‘The Little Mermaid’ Premiere: Photos Of Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy & More

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Elissa Anderson, Audrey Rock

May 8, 2023 9:32PM EDT

‘The Little Mermaid’ live action film has a release date of May 26, 2023 for the entire United States. See photos of the star-studded premieres here.

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‘The Little Mermaid’ Premiere: Photos From The Red Carpet

‘The Little Mermaid’ Premiere: Photos From The Red Carpet — ‘The Little Mermaid’ live action adaptation is based on Disney’s 1989 animated film of the same name. It is officially released in the USA on May 26, 2023 and started having its premieres on May 8, 2023. The film stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, and more.

The first star-studded premiere of the film was on May 8, 2023 in Hollywood, CA. It brought out the stars of the film as well as other numerous actors and actresses. Here, Halle wears a stunning, mermaid-inspired shimmering blue gown as the star herself arrives for the big event. Browse through the gallery to see some of the best premiere photos.

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Halle Bailey at the Australia premiere

Halle Bailey at the Australia premiere — Halle Bailey wears a baby blue dress to ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in Sydney, Australia on May 22. Halle also wore silver earrings and styled her long hair in a bun with braids.

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Melissa McCarthy at the Australia premiere

Melissa McCarthy at the Australia premiere — Melissa McCarthy is pretty in purple at ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in Australia on May 22. Melissa’s dress featured white and purple patterns with purple sequins.

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Halle Bailey at the London premiere

Halle Bailey at the London premiere — Halle Bailey wears a stunning white gown to ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in London on May 15. Her dress had a plunging neckline and sexy cutouts on the side.

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Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King at the London premiere

Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King at the London premiere — ‘The Little Mermaid’ stars Jonah Hauer-King and Halle Bailey attend the film’s London premiere on May 15. Jonah wore a beige suit and Halle rocked a white dress.

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Melissa McCarthy at the London premiere

Melissa McCarthy at the London premiere — Melissa McCarthy wears a ruffled pink dress with matching shoes to ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in London on May 15.

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Simone Ashley at the London premiere

Simone Ashley at the London premiere — Simone Ashley wears a gorgeous dress to ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in London. She plays Ariel’s sister, Indira.

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Halle Bailey at Mexico premiere of ‘The Little Mermaid’

Halle Bailey at Mexico premiere of ‘The Little Mermaid’ — Halle Bailey looked gorgeous in this Georges Chakra Spring 2004 Couture gown at the Mexico premiere of ‘The Little Meramid’ at Toreo Parque Central on May 11.

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Halle Bailey & Javier Bardem at Mexico premiere of ‘The Little Mermaid’

Halle Bailey & Javier Bardem at Mexico premiere of ‘The Little Mermaid’ — Halle Bailey posed with Javier Barden, who plays King Triton in the film, at the Mexico premiere of ‘The Little Mermaid’ on May 11.

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Halle Bailey

Halle Bailey — Halle Bailey transformed into ‘The Little Mermaid’ at the film’s world premiere on May 8, 2023. She looked like an aquatic dream in a shimmering blue strapless dress that practically grew fins as she shined on the blue carpet.

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‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere, Arrivals, Hollywood, California, USA – 08 May 2023

‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere, Arrivals, Hollywood, California, USA – 08 May 2023 — Offset with daughters Kalea Marie Cephus and Kulture Kiari Cephus
‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere, Arrivals, Hollywood, California, USA – 08 May 2023

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Chloe Bailey

Chloe Bailey — Chloe Bailey wears a daring yellow cutout dress with a plunging neckline at
‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood on May 8. Her whole look was a vibe.

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Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, & Their Daughter

Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, & Their Daughter — Melissa McCarthy smiled between her daughter Georgette and husband Ben Falcone at ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere. Her family rocked black outfits, while she wore ocean blue.

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Melissa McCarthy & Javier Bardem

Melissa McCarthy & Javier Bardem — Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood. She wore a blue dress and he wore an all black suit.

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Tamera Mowry-Housely

Tamera Mowry-Housely — Tamera Mowry-Housley at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood, CA on May 8. 2023. She wore a blue and white dress.

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Kenya Moore & Brooklyn Daly

Kenya Moore & Brooklyn Daly — Kenya Moore and daughter Brooklyn Daly at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood. They wore matching white, red, and green floral patterned dresses.

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Rachel Lindsay

Rachel Lindsay — Rachel Lindsay at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood. She wore a neon yellow outfit.

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Kelly Rowland and Daughter

Kelly Rowland and Daughter — Kelly Rowland and her daughter arrive for the premiere of ‘The Little Mermaid’ in Los Angeles on May 8, 2023. She wore a stunning blue and pink gown with a cape, while her daughter was a poofy dream in cream colored tulle.

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Tia Mowry and Daughter

Tia Mowry and Daughter — Tia Mowry and her daughter step onto the blue carpet at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood on May 8. Tia wore a tiny mini skirt and white top, while her daughter paired a sweet unicorn dress with a denim jacket.

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Marsai Martin

Marsai Martin — Marsai Martin at ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in Hollywood. She wore a brown dress.

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Caitlin McHugh and John Stamos

Caitlin McHugh and John Stamos — Caitlin McHugh and John Stamos arrive at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere, in Hollywood on May 8. Caitlin stunned in a yellow dress, while John opted for an aquatically hued suit.

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Trevor Jackson

Trevor Jackson — Trevor Jackson at ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in Hollywood. He wore a white vest over a white sleeveless top and white pants.

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Eric Benet & Family

Eric Benet & Family — Eric Benet and his family at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood. They looked epic in black and maroon outfits.

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Jacob Tremblay

Jacob Tremblay — Jacob Tremblay wearing Reiss at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood. He wore a gray blazer over a white top, gray pants, and white sneakers.

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Patrick Starr

Patrick Starr — Patrick Starrr at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood. What a purple dress!

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Mykal-Michelle Harris

Mykal-Michelle Harris — Mykal-Michelle Harris at ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in Hollywood. She looked epic in a black jacket over a white collared top and gray and red skirt.

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‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere, Arrivals, Hollywood, California, USA – 08 May 2023

‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere, Arrivals, Hollywood, California, USA – 08 May 2023 — Daveed Diggs
‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere, Arrivals, Hollywood, California, USA – 08 May 2023

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Yvette Nicole Brown

Yvette Nicole Brown — Yvette Nicole Brown wears a sweeping floral dress at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere on May 8.

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Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum — Heidi Klum is nothing if not a stunning model and she proved it again in what looked like a dramatic Betta fish-inspired gown. Here, she arrives in perfect form at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood.

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Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose — Anika Noni Rose at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere in Hollywood on May 8. She wore a tasteful strapless gown with gorgeous beaded details.

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Awkwafina

Awkwafina — Awkwafina arrives in a stylish gold dress with puffed sleeves at ‘The Little Mermaid’ premiere in Los Angeles on May 8, 2023. She paired the look with platform heels and a huge smile.

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