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‘The absolute disrespect’: Disney+ planned to remove Howard Ashman doc the same day live-action ‘Little Mermaid’ debuts

May 19, 2023 by admini

On Thursday it was announced that Disney+ and Hulu would follow HBO Max’s lead and begin purging certain titles from their libraries, starting May 26. One title originally on the list is especially perplexing: Howard, the Disney+ original documentary on Howard Ashman, the lyricist behind The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors, and Beauty … Read more

How Howard Ashman Gave Disney’s Ariel Her Voice

February 7, 2022 by admini

After watching a preview of the scene where Ariel sings “Part of Your World” and expresses her desire to become human, Katzenberg wanted to remove the ballad from the film, fearing that it was too slow-paced to keep the attention of young viewers. “I said to everybody, ‘I think you really ought to think about … Read more