The Little Mermaid (2023) Pitch Meeting

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Disney has been rampaging through their list of classic animated films and remaking them with a blend of live-action and CGI. The next on the list is The Little Mermaid! Because they WILL do to every animated movie they’ve ever released. They will.
The Little Mermaid definitely raises some questions. Like why do all the creatures have to look so real? Why is Flounder scary? If Ursula can just lie and cheat, why even bother with a deal? Did Eric actually fall in love or was he just under the spell of the Siren call? How many of these remakes are left?
To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to The Little Mermaid!
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[@Khanflict]

“I think we pretended to be creative long enough” cut so deep it reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

[@joelibironke8101]

Gold

[@Kiyoone]

A burn hotter than the sun surface. Disney NEEDS to wake up

[@randomdude189]

Marianas

[@kaltaron1284]

By now their goal is probably the Kola Superdeep Borehole.

[@troubadour723]

@@Kiyoone And stop creating brand-centric entertainment? What do you think has made them billions over the past 20 years?

[@Ulrican414]

I can't wait for the animated remakes of the live action remakes to come out.

[@KyLewin]

It’s the logical next step in Disney’s plan to never have another original thought.

[@peterepeatepete2845]

Producer Guy loves the way you think.

[@sarcasticat6979]

In 3D if the original was 2D, and in 2D if the original was 3D! Can't wait for the hand-drawn classic Frozen next decade!

[@elfarlaur]

Yeah they're gonna 3d animate all the 2d animated ones and 2d animate the 3d ones.

[@suicune2001]

Please don't give them ideas. 🤮

[@Supreme_Court.]

Watching a pitch meeting not having to worry about spoilers because it's a remake that I'm never going to watch is TIGHT

[@christopherparks2987]

Melissa McCarthy ruined it for me. I refuse to watch because of her casting. Worst pick for Ursula imaginable.

[@Supreme_Court.]

@@christopherparks2987 I heard she was like the only good part

[@christopherparks2987]

@@Supreme_Court. from whom?

[@christopherparks2987]

@@Supreme_Court. wait before you answer that last one: how was Ariel’s performance? What have you heard about that?

[@Supreme_Court.]

@@christopherparks2987 Idk just from people in general, some reviewers. People tend to say Halle has a good singing voice, but changes to how the songs are preformed are more subjective and her general acting probably isn't anything to write home about.

[@carlpassaro5264]

I think at this rate we’re about 2-3 years away from a live action Encanto remake.

[@TharosTheDragon]

I think the current wave of live action remakes started in 2016 with The Jungle Book and it's interesting to me that Moana actually came out after that

[@temparalflux914]

We need a live action Bugs Life.

[@davidleigh7046]

​@@temparalflux914I feel like that would end up looking similar to the movie "cats"

[@squirrel_killer-]

​@@TharosTheDragonreminder Disney is making a Moana live action remake starring the Rock as himself.

[@TharosTheDragon]

@@squirrel_killer- That's why I made the comment

[@thetallestdwarf7041]

If I had a dollar for every original idea Disney has had recently, I would have 25 cents.

[@prezadent1]

That makes no cents.

[@nobody-cj8il]

@@prezadent1 maybe I can, change your mind

[@andresxcore1]

I'd bet that's what you've got on you before, because if not, you'd probably had 0 cents.

[@matsh5633]

great comment lol

[@alabamaman1372]

Here’s my 2 cents. 👎🏿

[@Blakblooded]

Having more creativity in the pitch meeting than the actual movie is tight!

[@allisonbergh4429]

Not to mention tragically easy

[@dikkie1000]

So pitching a live-action remake of an animated classic is super easy, barely an inconvenience?

[@muskyoxes]

Putting in more intellectual effort than Hollywood is super easy

[@lexnellis4869]

Well, it's super easy, barely an inconvenience. Disney only needs to change a few things to justify "making something new". Pitch Meeting has to generate a whole script based on the movie.

[@Endoe.McKronic]

It would have been funny to say, "will have a character that's really dark tanned, like she got a lot of sun from being underwater since she was born". Wow, Wow, Wow, wow!

[@brettcardon4552]

Pitch Meetings being better than the actual Disney film is tight!

[@yaqinmalul6467]

Im disagree All aside from real life problem of this movie But this movie is so good

[@hvyarms4496]

​@@yaqinmalul6467sht was trash, a 1 watcher

[@kefkaZZZ]

Tight tight tight!

[@yaqinmalul6467]

@@hvyarms4496 cap

[@RightURKen7]

Actually it's super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@Montesama314]

Sebastian being a land-dwelling crab species is the equivalent of: "Everything's better down where it's wetter... Or so I've heard."

[@SeenAGreatLight]

Wait, did they really make him a _land-dwelling_ crab? XD

[@HahsJeje]

​@@SeenAGreatLight forgot the name of said race if crab, but yes it can't breathe under water..

[@Six_Gorillion]

@@HahsJeje If he cant breathe he shoulda sang "Unda da knee"

[@user-in1gv1uh2v]

​@HahsJeje I think he's a Ghost Crab.

[@missxspencer1538]

They should've done a parent trap scenario where they switch places. Sebastian has to go to under water prom, and Ariel has to take a briefcase and go to work on land, or whatever

[@hansakkerman2611]

"What if Flounder's not fun to look at" had me in stitches.

[@spongebobsquarepants2981]

Ok.

[@flamgirlantquanxi]

That's gotta be simultaneously the nicest and most hurtful way to say someone's hideous

[@spongebobsquarepants2981]

​@@flamgirlantquanxiok

[@katiebennett7602]

My mom and I were watching this video last night and she laughed at that part!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜💗💓💞💕💖💝💘💌😅🤣

[@rollsymate1824]

I love that at no point writer guy actually says that its the little mermaid implying that producer guy is just fine with any live action remake

[@CraftyVegetarian13]

Hi

[@tranquilthoughts7233]

Damn i didn't even notice until you pointed it out, good catch^^

[@soundwall3907]

I realised that as well, but I was making food so I thought I just missed when he said it

[@laurendearnley9595]

Sounds like an accurate depiction of Disney.

[@Iuwl]

As a child, I hated clowns. As an adult, live action super-realistic Disney talking monstrosities gives me the shudders.

[@user-pf1kk7zc2n]

no difference, disney is a clown XD

[@michaelkwon1274]

Not much has changed

[@thieupham493]

Well, that's good news because the new Snow White is not realistic at all, 7 guys find a lost girl in the forest and all they do is sing a couple of songs.

[@karapalmer7228]

Yeah and hey if you still hate clowns you should probably not meet the people who somehow believe remakes are creative

[@kanaric]

@@karapalmer7228 The originals weren't creative. They were literally a known fairy tale with songs.

[@liamphibia]

"That fish's life does not matter." Had me dead!💀

[@T_Syrep]

Are you a fish that doesn’t speak

[@Kejmur]

@@T_Syrep Well, maybe she/he doesn't speak, but he/she sure can use a keyboard. No idea how it works with fins, but hey, in this case, it does! :D

[@tgh2048]

Nazis are loving this zinger!

[@sapphireleya9335]

Just like the fish

[@CorePathway]

Fish lives matter* *sometimes

[@demogorghon]

Let's all give a nice "Thank you" to Disney for being great fans and spending literal millions of dollars just so Ryan could make those little sketches. I literally see no other reason they would make those remakes.

[@calmbbaer]

Reason: 💵💵💵💵💵

[@onequickthing8950]

Yeah, they're going to lose their shirt on this one.

[@demogorghon]

@@calmbbaer I mean... I know they do that for money and to keep it from going into public domain or something... But it's nice to think they are just huge fans of Ryan.

[@thesuncollective1475]

It cost $40 Million to make and they made $95 Million first week..so I guess you are alone..still pitch is funny

[@dantheanimator5072]

@@thesuncollective1475if only that mattered lolol people like you never factor how much they pay for marketing which is usually double, but Disney is NOTORIOUS for not admitting how much they spend on that But yeah, it’s doing so well :P

[@josephsteward3166]

“He’s the only one who writes original music. He’s the only one.” His delivery of that was perfect😂

[@cinemascore-along]

@@sebastianmarrero8861Alan Menken? Stephen Schwartz? Robert Lopez?

[@NeoDeXeno]

Lin-Manuel: "There can be only one"

[@spider1266]

​@@cinemascore-along Menken worked on this too I think

[@gayjoebiden]

@@sebastianmarrero8861you just have problem with your brain

[@mwt3579]

I must be a cultural Philistine because I had literally never heard of this person before he name-dropped him.

[@thelastarcadegamer6655]

When I saw Sebastian get assigned to follow and watch Ariel, I said out loud “that poor b*stard got the Zazu job”

[@PhenomsServant4]

At least Zazu got voiced by John Oliver.

[@argolds]

Except the fact that The Litte Mermaid came first (1989) and The Lion King after (1994). Soo.... It's the other way around.

[@lessismore8533]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thelastmanonearth2631]

For the past 2 years at least, every single pitch meeting has been better than the actual movie. Every single one.

[@adamsandler4832]

Did you actually watch the movie? I loved it

[@thelastmanonearth2631]

@@adamsandler4832 that's great dude

[@adamsandler4832]

@@thelastmanonearth2631 you didn’t answer the question ;)

[@vcdonovan5943]

Granted, being better than Disney isn't exactly a high bar. I believe I'd rate several violently explosive bowl movements I've experienced as better than a live action disney movie remake.

[@hvyarms4496]

Not much competition 😂

[@bluesEvanskro]

This is one of them where I watch the pitch meeting but have no interest in seeing the movie 😂

[@pjbpiano]

Exactly. 😂

[@davidrawls2782]

Same.

[@youtubegrowthexpert]

same

[@crazyworld54321]

Not watching Disney movies is tight.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Yes dammit!

[@primmoore6232]

Producer Guy: So wait. Some sea creatures can talk and others can't. What determines that? Disney: Our giant talking mouse who owns a non-talking dog but is friends with another dog who talks and wears clothes.

[@dawnfire82]

Judge: 'So I see here you want to divorce your wife because she's crazy?' Mickey: 'I didn't say she's crazy. I said she's f*#king Goofy!"

[@eclipsehorse8693]

and he's friends with a talking duck, and chipmunks who may or may not be talking

[@cheapskateotaku7123]

This really made my day 😂😂😂

[@torbenkristiansen2742]

Pluto having multiple owners at different times, make that observation surprisingly complicated at times.

[@marinesinspace6253]

Goofy isn't a dog, he's a cow.

[@Galimeer5]

_"Life being better down where it's wetter is tight!"_ Thank you! For the longest time, I thought that line was super sexually charged but no one believed me

[@KalonOrdona2]

You've just had a --dirty mind-- highly cultured associative cognition for longer

[@Montesama314]

I just said the same thing here at the video. "woah, wait a minute, tight..."

[@MollyHJohns]

Adults with experience know it but kids don't. But yeah Dissney had been known to have such subliminal messaging controversies since a long time ago *peen castle towers flashbacks*

[@Darthalas]

🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

a man of culture I see

[@Ledecral]

I feel so sorry for any writers with a shred of creative integrity forced to write for Disney right now.

[@valkyrie-randgris]

This this thiiiiiis! As a young(ish, 30's) creative myself, this sort of shit is fucking bleak. All the money's in creatively dead big ole corporations like Disney and honey they're only getting bigger and worse. ;_; Snapping up everything around them.

[@sixstringedthing]

Oh, I wouldn't worry about them. They'll all be replaced by a Large Language Model chatbot soon enough, then they'll be free to... well... learn a new profession I guess?

[@Riprake]

I don't think Disney has any of those anymore; they probably all got fired around 2018 or so.

[@goth9ever]

Watching Disney continue to do this to themselves is truly saddening, yet impressive. Like watching a methhead slowly lose their teeth, but continuing to eat corn on the cob.

[@TitularHeroine]

....vivid image there.

[@SafetyBriefer]

I’m stealing this one.

[@carleyleavitt3894]

That is such a great analogy 😂

[@thomas04smith]

You’re not getting the upvotes you deserve for this. Well done

[@80PercentAshamedOfU]

It’s so suspiciously specific but I love it.

[@Lucifronz]

Please stop, Disney... ...or don't, because these pitch meetings we get are great.

[@reidysmeidy5772]

I kind of want Disney to die at this point... so I welcome these remakes. Gonna run out of steam eventually.

[@dantheanimator5072]

The new movie watching IS watching movie reviewers of all walks of life and backgrounds ABSOLUTELY DUMPING on this era of Hollywood trash It’s very diverse and inclusive…..seeing us all unite over how bad this stuff is lol

[@ToyKeeper]

I love that Disney is willing to spend so much to bring us these great pitch meetings.

[@genegayda3042]

I love it when Disney spends $200 million to make a 6 minute Pitch meeting video.

[@cerdgold225]

You know, I would be okay with not having a couple of Pitch Meetings if it meant that Disney went back to being original...

[@bobbobbobbobb]

A thought occurs: Wouldn't it have been smarter if they wanted to not make Ariel a damsel in distress for Eric to rescue in the final sequence to instead have her DELIBERATELY distracting Ursula so that Eric can get to the ship and stab her?

[@petloverspy]

That’s literally what I was thinking while watching it. I have no qualms about making her more active in the final part of the movie, but let Eric the sailor maybe do the sailing part? Hell, she could even be the one to come up with the idea, but the way they handled it felt like it left Eric with … nothing he actually contributed in the whole movie? At least even though Ariel was pretty damsel in distress in the final act of the original movie she *saved Eric’s life* early on and was mostly an active protagonist (even making a bad deal is moving the plot forward!) - but Eric in this version does nothing plot wise but almost die, be in love/dubiously hypnotized by one woman, definitely be hypnotized by another, and then need to be rescued again. There’s a nice balance to be found where Ariel can be the primary force of moving the plot but Eric can still actually DO something

[@4lackofbetter]

Eric did something, he saved Max, and nothing else.

[@BrcRosa]

​@@4lackofbetterbut she even had to be involved in that by giving Max a little unnecessary boost. They castrated Eric. Made him whiny and ungrateful.

[@christophjohnson3777]

That would involve a white male being useful. Disney cant have that now, its against "the rules".

[@gracekim25]

Exactly 😅

[@dondousloves]

"HEY, SHUT UP" LINE NEVER GETS OLD. 😂😅

[@libertyprime7911]

Hey, shut up..

[@supreme7738]

never!

[@mikeb4481]

Hey, shutup is Tight !

[@harrymills2770]

I wonder how he dialed-in the timing, because it's perfect. My editing never gets past cutting out the throat-clearing and other waste of time.

[@liamfutrill7458]

Hey shut up

[@stevemic6942]

"Those clips are from the wrong movie I think." "What clips?!?!" Ryan simply does not get enough credit! Had to pause the video I was laughing too hard

[@dsbmitchell]

The fact that he said “I think” at the end really made this all the much better 😂😂

[@CommanderLost]

Hey..... Shut up

[@OddityDK]

He doesn’t? 600.000 views in a day - what would be enough credit do you think?

[@kingleech16]

@@OddityDK ALL THE VIEWS!

[@OddityDK]

@@kingleech16 Haha.. well played sir!

[@yumjoystyle2]

"Spoilers Ahead!" It's ok, Disney spoiled it LOOOONG before Ryan could ever!!

[@WillCamx]

There wasn't anything left to spoil.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

True fact.

[@gridley]

I'm just disappointed the Disney Co didn't cast Dylan Mulvaney to play Ariel. Step up your game, Disney!

[@kiwipie9415]

Also, i'm never watching it lol

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

I mean, chances are if you wanna watch this one, you already saw the original. The only things you can spoil are the small changes that will either barely add to or remove from the original.

[@madelinegates6027]

"Hey Shut up" is basically Disney's go to retort for every life action mistake they've made. Thank you for making something good out of these!

[@brysontaylor1223]

The fact that we are getting a live action Moana before we get a live action Hercules is a crime

[@joesuh7492]

Naw don't ruin a perfectly good animation and my man, Hades.

[@eienvine]

Honey, you mean HUNKules.

[@lewieanderson6579]

They'll put the host of America got talent as hercules...with Eddie Murphy shouting "my little Hercules" over and over and...

[@TheRayfield77]

They can take their time with both. Take a lot of time.

[@Hagunemnon]

I mean, we DID have Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Though, that does unfortunately star Kevin Sorbo...

[@lightsabermetrics]

When Disney is finished making live action versions of their classics they should make animated versions of these remakes.

[@Ceejay-gl9ld]

Lmfao!! Wut???

[@SJ-qd6ev]

GENIUS

[@Dilandau3000]

Nah, the next logical step is hand-drawn versions of every Pixar movie.

[@alexpowers5117]

As long their is a pitch meeting iam down for all those ideas

[@Arcessitor]

@@Dilandau3000 Thanks for taking the joke but making it significantly less funny.

[@wandileletsoalo271]

"Life being better down where it's wetter is tight" is now my new favorite sentence

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Take it from me 😉

[@grantchampaign]

@@MyBiPolarBearMax no

[@franciscodanconia4324]

I guess I’m not the only one that has distinctly non-Disney thoughts whenever I hear Sebastian sing that line.

[@randomname4726]

Always found that line dodgy, lol

[@deandre6559]

Sounds like a great pickup line. Or really awful. Depends on if you're Jason Momoa or not when you say it

[@carldzoga1348]

At this point AI would be a more creative writer than anyone at current Disney😂😂

[@mikejunior211]

Yes, I hope the Strike never ends.

[@hayond656]

It is already

[@JMDarkly1]

You are not even joking. AI created stuff at least has the chance of going super weird or super creepy to catch you off guard.~

[@isaacschmitt4803]

No no no no no! Put the AI *back* in the box! BACK. IN. THE. BOX.

[@jasonschuler2256]

@@isaacschmitt4803 You can’t put the monsters back in Pandora’s Box once it’s been opened.

[@Exayevie]

I had not heard ANYTHING about Lin writing a song for this movie, yet I _also_ said it at the same time. #truestory

[@elisaliz1569]

Same! 😂

[@VioletMontesdeoca-pt6me]

Same, like who else but him, poor lin though 🥲🥲

[@gr4ce..]

same

[@maeh2460]

Screenwriter Guy and Producer Guy are so in sync that they both know exactly what movie they're talking about without having to actually say the title. I love that for them.

[@timothyvenable3336]

I didn’t even notice that! Wow that was awesome lol

[@tarantinoish]

They're so in sync that it almost feels like they're the same person some times, you know?

[@dayhefner]

Lol, I came here to make this comment

[@eugenetswong]

@@tarantinoish In my mind, the writer is Ryan, and the other guy is George.

[@yagelbar]

@@eugenetswong And sometimes the other way around (!)

[@nigelradford5670]

Oh making a live action movie from a classic animated movie but making the animals super terrifying is TIGHT

[@danavixen6274]

That is the Disney way! It works! 😂

[@MrMadXenomorph]

Also the main character

[@edgardomartin8299]

Producer: Animals are TIGHT! Pitcher: phrasing!

[@kamenanew9867]

I love all the cgi in these not animated movies, makes so much sense seriously

[@WelcomeApathy]

@@MrMadXenomorph You find a teenage girl terrifying?

[@goodfellabeats]

Wait, Writer Guy never told Producer Guy which classic animated movie they wanted to remake. These guys have been doing it so long they can read each other's minds.

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

In the original, the fact she couldnt talk made the romance fun to watch as Aerial had to work off only facial expression and emoting and body language. In this she just forgets her goal with the prince? Why?

[@OldManGamingTV]

"Life is better, down where it's wetter is tight" Best pitch meeting line ever.

[@simonhowell4486]

Was looking for this comment. A lot of people didn't get this one 😅😅😅

[@steveroberts9222]

Ahhhhh…. Didn’t get this one at first. 110% agree tho!

[@Johnson-gb7ks]

​@@steveroberts9222 explain

[@Johnson-gb7ks]

​@@simonhowell4486 I don't get it lol

[@inigo137]

Vajj?

[@AnikIsGreat]

They should make a live action Ryan George remake in a few years, maybe hire some real actors instead of the robot clones we have currently.

[@ameribano8910]

That’d would be super easy! Barely an inconvenience!

[@Memerroni]

That sounds tight

[@kadelin3318]

But photorealistoc CGI count as live action why not robot clones

[@Memerroni]

​@@kadelin3318 maybe a 2D cartoon remake instead. Do something new

[@LuisSierra42]

A gender swap is also essential for this remake

[@matthewhines7895]

Who else knew it was coming and said "Lin-Manuel Miranda" with them two? Getting involved with Ryan's videos is tight. Haha.

[@DanteDelorian]

I love that the executive's eyes are ever-so-slightly starting to glaze over with each pitch

[@jacobcox4565]

Fun Fact: Sebastian's design in the remake is based on a ghost crab, which is a species of crab that lives exclusively on land.

[@andybrice2711]

I'm going to do a 40-minute video essay on the profound symbolism of this.

[@jacobcox4565]

@@andybrice2711 All that symbolizes is Disney getting lazy and not caring about the quality of their products or audience.

[@Montesama314]

"Everything's better, down where it's wetter... Or so I've heard."

[@Nhia89]

I'm subscribing just to see that video

[@sotakovatereza352]

Bravo, Disney 🙏🙏🙏😑😑😑

[@Unlikely_Pirate]

I want them to live action Lilo and Stitch. I wanna see how horrifying and deprived of emotion they can make those aliens.

[@felizcuervito]

There is a live action Lilo & Stitch in the works. They are well into casting.

[@mikejunior211]

@@felizcuervito Yes, they apparently fired the young girl playing Nani, because twitter calmly and politely pointed out that she did not look like the depiction of the cartoon character she was supposed to portray and Disney of course reasonably understood the mistake and course corrected, you know, as they usually do to please their audience and consumer base.

[@mere7583]

@@mikejunior211 yep, she was native Hawaiian, but not "dark enough" because that's ok to say

[@bigbird4481]

​@@felizcuervito NO THEY WILL NOT DESTROY MY FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIE, TODAY IS THE DAY WE RIOT IN THE STREETS

[@Anon1gh3]

So are they just trying to live action everything now, even though obviously no one wants any of these remakes and it's literally draining all their money?

[@bwgan2440]

I’ve only discovered this channel in the last week and I have now watched a shameful amount of videos…what can say? They are far funnier and better written than pretty much anything on the traditional television! As an aside, I’d love to see a Pitch Meeting for the 13th Warrior…an oldie I know but I love that film!🤪😊

[@wolfishpotato6978]

Watching an absurd number of pitch meetings in a short span of time is super easy, barely an inconvenience. I see no reason for shame

[@davidmcmahon4633]

I can't wait for them to decide to do one of the earliest Mickey Mouse cartoons - Steamboat Willie - as a live action movie.

[@z0ned_out]

Not watching a movie and instead watching the Pitch Meeting is TIGHT

[@sinedddmk8996]

yeah, giving'nt money for Disney remakes is super easy, barely an inconvenience

[@ands1983]

It really is

[@renab.7390]

hell yeah it is

[@Spiralredd]

In all honesty I would rather watch the pitch meeting instead of the movie

[@Darthalas]

I will never understand people bragging about purposely missing out on an experience and then stating that they're getting the same thing or something somewhere by watching a parody that is dumbed down of said experience 😅. You were like those people that watch cinemaSins videos and actually think it's the same thing as watching the movie 🤣

[@mattc9598]

At this point when I hear about a new Disney movie i just go "well at least there'll be a good pitch meeting out of it all"

[@TheOrangeRoad]

Unfortunately this pitch meeting wasn't one of them imo. Kinda weak this time

[@mozxz]

I don't get why they make these inferior versions of their old classics, sure, its to to cash in on the nostalgia wave, because the people who watched them as kids are now adults, most with kids of their own. BUT!!! I still think by making it ultra realistic, that, they lose all charm the originals had. Lion King Looks super impressive from a CGI standpoint, but its boring compared to the original. also, the skin color thing in this movie makes no sense, the reason why people has brown skin, is because they are from places that get a lot of sunlight, and they need darker skin to not get sunburnt, There is no sun light at the bottom of the ocean. So she should be super pale if anything.

[@Dargonhuman]

@@mozxz Also, how is her dad white and she's black? It's the Fan4tastic conundrum all over again - if Hollywood wants to race swap a character, then they need to fully commit to it and do that character's entire family otherwise they just look like lazy virtue signalers, and no one likes that.

[@mattc9598]

@@mozxz it makes money. That is why they did it. They don't need to hire writers, the story is written. They don't need a good director, the shots are already determined. They don't care about being creative, they just want the money.

[@mattc9598]

@@TheOrangeRoad Sadly a pitch meeting for this movie has to be bland. All the best jokes you could make for this movie, need to be avoided or else Ryan gets canceled.

[@MrMViceroy]

I saw it with my girlfriend, and it's certainly the least terrible of the live action remakes, but Ryan does a great job of pointing out why nearly everything they changed only makes it worse than the original. Also with Ariel on the ship at the end, I was thinking "she's never been on a ship before in her life and literally doesn't know anything about them or how they work, so how does she know what the helm does?"

[@samblack5313]

Well, she’s a black female, so I’m not sure why you’re even asking that question, and quite frankly, I find it phobic. She helped Jennifer Lawrence design and build the first ever boat.

[@chewymew]

​@@samblack5313You do have a point there

[@iRazenrak]

If her cavern of human treasures was inside an sunken ship as opposed to a cave, that would make it make more sense.

[@hybrid3006]

@@samblack5313 Wait what? How is that related to he question?

[@TrenchcoatJesus]

@@iRazenrak I mean, no? Owning a wrecked car does not make you proficient in driving cars.

[@tanvirpost]

I like how the producer sometimes catches basic scientific mishaps and other times adds half+half to figure out that now it is complete.

[@brettbeyer73]

Also, having someone who has no clue how to pilot a giant galleon works figures out how to pilot it perfectly as a weapon makes perfect sense.

[@nelsinki5177]

Hey, Ariel got in her treasure lair all Pirates of the Caribean collection except for the mermaid one (????).

[@tomc8157]

Was she standing on her tail / flipper?

[@YourResidentPersonWhoDoesStuff]

I haven’t seen the movie but I have a feeling they had her do it instead of Eric to shove in a “HEY LOOK STRONG WOMAN” message that nobody needed

[@Darthalas]

@@YourResidentPersonWhoDoesStuff kind of makes sense for the protagonist of the story to actually, I don't know, protagonist? She is supposed to be at Disney princess after all

[@Darthalas]

I don't know bro, she seemed to have spent more than enough time watching them and following their ships.... Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out turning the wheel turns the ship. You don't....please tell me... you don't seriously think the crews that sailed around on these vessels were super highly intelligent Mensa members do you? Because that would be absolutely hilarious if you do 😂😂😂

[@zainaman710]

Hollywood has run out of ideas but Ryan hasn't. Keep doing the amazing work

[@johnpoole3871]

Hollywood has ideas I am sure...they are just too chickenshit to use any of them.

[@mikejunior211]

Not running out of ideas...The writers have been in a strike...since 2008 apparently.

[@MrMacavity]

I want them to do a live action remake of Treasure Planet. Come on Disney, make it happen.

[@Aileil]

The discussion, above, about doing "Lilo and Stitch" made me think of "Treasure Planet" and I'll give 'em this: Live action would almost have to make the characters look less freaky (that cat captain and the spider-esque pirate always really weirded me out; if they had more human proportions, I think they'd look more friendly).

[@JenamDrag0n]

@@Aileil Silver is a character animated by Glen Keane. Glen Keane also animated Ariel, the Beast, and Aladdin. None of his characters have come to life in live action with anywhere near the same vibrancy and emotion as their animated counterparts, and Silver would be completely ruined without his fun, exaggerated charm.

[@Aileil]

@@JenamDrag0n Silver always reminded me of the hot dog vendor in "Oliver and Company".

[@thebatman4279]

Just so they can ruin it and make it inferior to the original?

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

Staaaaahhhhhhhp wishing for things that are *ONLY* gonna be a huge disappointment

[@lexdeobesean]

You are an absolute professional! Making comedy out of something so divisive and making it very hard for people to get offended 🤣👍💯

[@christopherparks2987]

It’s only divisive if you consider bigots real people.

[@bonjolivent7130]

When he showed the lion king clips while narrating the little mermaids story 😩😭 got me shook and laughing.

[@shindean]

Are we under the assumption the original had a great story? It was always trash, the movie excelled because of the songs.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

​@@shindean while it wasn't really original or creative at least it was memorable, well drawn and the songs were good

[@shindean]

@Hassan Al Khalaf Yeah, beautiful presentation. But defending the story is the problem, suddenly we're going to lie because people can't stand a black mermaid? Sure....🙄

[@LEWIS1992]

You laughed at a comedy sketch? OMG!!

[@Ahnoldsplayhouse]

How "shook"? Like did you get dizzy? Oh man. I'm concerned.

[@those1kidds]

Can't believe nothing was said about King Triton's very diverse set of daughters. He is quite the player of the ocean.... And where are all the moms?

[@lowbird7947]

Mermaids are fictional creatures. That's like saying "wow that cat gave birth to a lot of diverse kittens". Also Ariel's mother died.

[@those1kidds]

@@lowbird7947 so mermaids don't follow race?

[@xAwesomeGameplay]

@@those1kidds Kittens can be the same “race”, as in literally come from the same litter, and be different colors. Maybe mermaids can too.

[@AG-ng8gt]

​@@xAwesomeGameplay You're just pointing out that siblings can have different hair colors. That's not the same as race. The sisters are clearly different races, which does suggest that Trident is a major player. It's a fair question: Where are the other baby mamas?

[@yaraakl419]

the 7 sisters represent the 7 seas so they made her sisters look like the race that is present around the sea they represent and mermaids are fictional characters. this movie is pure imagination so please stop thinking about logic.

[@AnneNathalie-yj3pe]

The fact that Ryan George did NOT make a Pitch Meeting for Cinderella (2017) only proves that it's the ONLY Disney Live action that worked!!! 😇🥳🎉

[@Skullid]

"Wow... Okay, i think we've pretended to be creative long enough" bro literally roasted a multi-billion company 💀

[@OnlyAtJaMart]

Remember when Disney just re-released their classics theatrically every decade or so? That was so much better than what they’re doing now by remaking every animated movie with live-action, and doing a horrible job.

[@SeraphsWitness]

They don't like their originals, that's the issue. They're "problematic". You can't have a white male saving the day in Little Mermaid, come on!

[@StephOMacRules]

@@SeraphsWitness They're probably also trying to burn all the copies of Pocahontas to erase it from existence.

[@kipolem53]

They did do this in 2013 for three movies at least, Lion King, Finding Nemo, and Little Mermaid, but now I think on it ANY MONEY AT ALL they earn from doing this is money in the bank, whereas by making a film you can't guarantee success on, they could lose money, as they did with this title, so yeah your suggestion makes so much more sense. Though I dunno, I wouldn't count Lilo and Stitch out oof the woods just yet,. The main issue right now is the character descriptions of personality don't sound like Nani and Lilo, but that doesn't necessarily ruin the movie.

[@kipolem53]

@@SeraphsWitness But can you have a white male saving the day in Hercules? Huncback of Notre Dame? Sword in the Stone?

[@SeraphsWitness]

@@kipolem53 Yes, 20-30 years ago? Of course. Those were great films. Times have changed, if you hadn't noticed.

[@jarink1]

Spoilers Ahead? I don't think there's any way you could spoil these live-action remakes any more than Disney already has.

[@Arigator2]

I don't see the point in remaking a great movie. They should remake bad ones and try to make them good. I would love to remake Sharknado but as an actual comedy instead of an accidental comedy.

[@Ari-ll1wp]

Somehow the fact that King Triton seems to have a baby mama from each of the seven seas didn't make it into the pitch meeting.

[@KrisAdamsTV]

My favourite part is definitely when Ryan says "hey shut up so..." 😂

[@theskyrat4546]

The Lin Manuel Miranda joke was the hardest I've laughed at a Pitch Meeting in a while.😂

[@kipolem53]

He did not bring his A-game to this movie. More like his C-game. All three new songs highest they can earn is a C. I think he should stick with originals. Also, after Frozen it seemed like they only wanted THOSE composers/songwriters, they had them for Gigantic, though that film never materialized. The ironic thing is they said at the time that it ding' meet their standard...that's why they couldn't release it... But Strange World did? What?

[@Charok1]

lame though when no idea who this mix of man and woman's name person is

[@primmoore6232]

@@Charok1 - Moana, In the Heights, Hamilton, the family of Encanto -- THEY all know who Lin-Manuel Miranda is. You need to get out more.

[@dantheanimator5072]

I was expecting him to dog harder on that Akwafina rap but I am fine with the results lol

[@dantheanimator5072]

@@Charok1hey, you are within your Miranda Rights to think that

[@TardisGirl9]

The first words out of my mouth once the movie ended were, “I can’t *wait* for the Pitch Meeting.” He did NOT disappoint.

[@muskyoxes]

Wait, you watched the movie? You knew what it was going to be, right?

[@jdsartre9520]

shame on you for going to that movie

[@TardisGirl9]

@muskyoxes I figured I’d give it a shot. 🤷‍♀️

[@cheogt4623]

I'm gonna watch it tomorrow

[@crikxouba]

Pitch meeting of this pitch meeting: "How are you going to make this without mentioning that she is black and it was an Scandinavian story or that her father is not even the same race as she is? Actually it's going to be super easy, barely an inconvenience"

[@alaricsilver-lord2279]

I love the spoiler warning on a REMAKE of a 30+ year old movie that is so ingrained in the zeitgeist that it's basically impossible to not already know everything.

[@thenewherooftime815]

That ending killed me, 'Whos to say that a 2016 movie isn't a classic" Both screenwriter guy and producer guy are just terrible in this episode, I love it

[@ryan4627]

THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!

[@Avvy89]

Aren't they also doing Lilo and Stich as live action?

[@DeaddMax]

Once again, we should honor Ryan's sacrifice for watching that movie so he can do this pitch meeting.

[@chriscalland4098]

He watched it so that we wouldn't have to - like Jesus

[@heetsees]

Can Jesus watch a movie so bad that even ryan cannot rip on it?

[@SamJ.J.]

​@heetsees eventually it get so bad that its amusing so thats probably not possible.

[@heetsees]

@@SamJ.J. haha good point. Ryan has already made it clear that he can't make fun of comedies because it's already a joke. How pensive of you. These films are already jokes. You even taught me a new word. Pensive. Btw why or how did you @ heetsees?

[@SamJ.J.]

@heetsees clicked the name and it auto pops up. Sometimes it breaks though

[@sgtpaloogoo2811]

4:55 " Who's to say a 2016 movie is in a classic?" "I like the way you think." Gosh I hate these guys 🤣

[@holahola-ym1xv]

not instead of in

[@JGott0001]

I love how upset writer guy gets with producer guy’s tangent about nonexistent “clips“

[@the_idiot_eris5029]

when i saw the trailer for the little mermaid I was horrified by flounder and subastians design how did anyone greenlight their designs?!

[@motaman8074]

It's Disney. Logic is frowned upon.

[@Stoic_grimace]

because Disney.

[@ands1983]

Have you seen The Lion King? Emotion in CGI characters is reserved for Pixar.

[@the_idiot_eris5029]

@@ands1983 truee And even though it’s not animated Mulan did a great job at not showing emotion

[@HUNbullseye]

*scubastian

[@alexandercolburn317]

It’s so relatable how Ryan’s break consists of him staring off into space with a frown on his face.

[@la_scrittice_vita]

It could become a running bit. One break he has a snack. Next vid he reads a book. Next time he's playing fruit ninja on his phone.

[@LetThatStuffGo]

Loving these more and more. Introduce a new character: Casting Director Guy! 😂

[@Mibs-Mibby]

Lin Manuel Miranda is the ONLY person who can make original music for disney movies 😂

[@v1de0gamr23]

"Any major changes?" *"None that I can foresee anyone on the internet getting mad about."* I laughed so hard 🤣

[@fie2281]

I can legit see them going in and making 3d animated remakes of the old 2d disney movies once they finish all these live action ones

[@mattmorehouse9685]

Aren't they only sort of live action, since half the characters are cgi? Or is the average audience member so shallow they don't get that fish don't talk?

[@cyberius7042]

I think "Life being better down where it's wetter is TIGHT" might be my new favorite Pitch Meeting line.

[@Shardae8810]

The “what clips” bit was hilarious to me 😂😂. Love Disney’s originality and creativity.

[@Onikage55]

I'm surprised he didn't mention the advisor having a foreign accent for no reason

[@spongebobsquarepants2981]

Ok

[@Missjunebugfreak]

The fact that the stories are so similar up to that point never even crossed my mind till those clips started playing. 😅

[@user-zh5kg2op4h]

It's all about father-son relationship. Every Disney movie. Every Marvel movie. Nolan clearly did a total inception.

[@inuhundchien6041]

Not a father son relationship, but parent children relationship since Ariel is a daughter. Nowadays people don't really like 'true love' romance story since everyone is a cynic. They even need to put that the siren voice that caused 'love', not love at first sight of a pretty face.

[@M.A.D.D.Y]

1:41 So wait, the producer guy can see the clips we're seeing? Huh

[@kishaa819]

I love how you literally just turned being awkward into a career.

[@LucasCarter2]

I cannot understand why they took her iconic rich red hair and turned it nearly brown. Snow whites defining feature was her Snow White skin, and Ariel’s defining feature is her red hair. Imagine if repunzal suddenly didn’t have long hair.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

"LIN MANUEL-MIRANDA! I literally don't know anyone else who writes original music." "He's the only one. He's the only one." Perfectly summarised my feelings about Lin Manuel-Miranda's oversaturation in Hollywood right now.

[@Darion350]

True, he's everywhere, but most of his music is pretty damn good.

[@jlev1028]

​@@Darion350Except for "The Scuttlebutt". That song deserves to be used as an instrument of psychological torture.

[@Darion350]

@@jlev1028 Thankfully I'm never watching this movie, so I don't have to put myself through such pain.

[@HurdyGurdyNerd]

I did not even know he was in on this, but I said his name at the same time as well.

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Yeah I love him and his musics are meh at worse and great at best, but Scuttlebutt was the first music where I wanted to scream “Shut up”

[@wingblade6023]

There's like 2 Disney films I'd actually be excited to watch in live action. Treasure Planet Atlantis

[@kurtnewman7182]

Don’t worry they’ll ruin those too

[@SuperSeriouslyJoking]

I used to want to see these along with Gargoyles done in live action, but in all honesty they would ruin them so much.

[@m9105826]

They already made a live action version of Atlantis. It came out a few years before the animated one and was called Stargate.

[@tanishatate5806]

The only one I'd consider now would be reviving The Black Cauldron. Imagine the horned king & his undead army if Disney put some effort in it.

[@TheOrangeRoad]

I hate you

[@javkalrabbit]

im laughing crying at the abrupt switch to the use of lion king footage

[@euphan123]

2:54 THAT sound BROKE my speaker!!

[@AmazingKevinWClark]

Thank you, somebody else mentioned that not having Eric stab Ursula ruins the motivations in the end. People keep mentioning that it makes more sense because he's the experienced sailer and she's the mermaid. While those points are also good ones, they're not the biggest issue with that switch. I cant believe the director of Chicago did this. The movie Chicago added so much to the material while with this movie you have to wonder if he fell asleep at the wheel. I dont know if Chicago was as good because of him or if he just didn't care about the Little Mermaid and it was a gig.

[@sabee3064]

I don't know about that. One of the things always bugged me about the original was that Ariel basically left her father helpless at the bottom of the ocean to go chasing after Eric. Ursula could have killed him. She didn't even try to get the trident back, or warn the other merpeople. She had no thought about any of trouble that she caused, yet she was rewarded at end.

[@LittleHobbit13]

@@sabee3064 Okay but the story doesn't quite hit as hard if you build up to the climactic conflict of the story and the MC just......leaves to go get help. It would not be very empowering, the narrative doesn't stay where the action is, and she'd be leaving Triton just as helpless (which was by the design of the contract, there was no way to help Triton other than for Ariel to defeat Ursula; it was literally the basis of Ursula's whole plan - to achieve max power).

[@gscurd75]

​@@sabee3064 She was also a 16 year old girl in lust. No kid at that age is great at prioritizing.

[@AmazingKevinWClark]

@Sa Bee I think you need to watch the original movie over again. King Trident is never helpless. He's more powerful than Ursula. The only reason she over comes him is because she holds Ariel hostage with the contract and Trident agrees to take her place.

[@sabee3064]

@@AmazingKevinWClark He was helpless. Ursula had the trident and he was a sea slug. He was completely at her mercy. There was nothing stopping her from killing him if she wanted to. Also I watched the original many times as a child. It was my favorite movie. As an adult there are some things that I notice.

[@ianchandler4649]

While we’re on ludicrous movies, you should do a Pitch Meeting for “Bullet Train.” (As long as it’s barely an inconvenience) That film was completely off the rails and it’d be perfect for the channel.

[@Visethelegend]

It was a very fun bad movie. I enjoyed it a lot

[@Betta66]

That movie was great

[@lunaloveless2837]

I second this request, as I requested it previously.

[@RKroese]

The producers didn't have a good track record. It never gained any steam.

[@LetThatStuffGo]

Well. Yes that movie also crossed my mind recently. It will be saved for a train-y day. I'm sure we all be rail-ly happy to wait for the signal and be on track watch it for sure... 😇

[@joshrayne724]

I would LOVE to see a pitch meeting on a true cinematic masterpiece where the writers and directors actually don’t screw things up, and see a weird opposite version of this premise where it’s just, actually good decisions left and right and it’s a true praise of artful film making. Ig I’d love to see a pitch meeting where it’s a real win, and show the current trend in film making why it was such a win

[@islasullivan3463]

So the John Wick one?

[@samsampleman2439]

The only reason some animated movies don't have a live action remake yet is that the writers have yet to figure out which characters they'll turn black.

[@vusimuzibuthelezi8974]

"Who's to say a 2016 movie isn't a classic" had me dead😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@a24396]

10 thousand views in in less than 12 minutes of being posted?!?! Ryan, you DESERVE every bit of your success - you are, without a doubt, one of the best content creators on youtube!

[@sergiohalaby]

23k at 23 minutes.

[@zzzguyzzz2073]

45k @ 50 minutes

[@t34r]

53k at 1h.

[@kamenanew9867]

137k in 2 hours. Man deserves more imho. Goddamn genius.

[@ky1ebetts]

Thumbnail is too nice, putting both of her eyes close together when its well known that they live in different states.

[@dexterussalt3917]

The pitch guy never specified they were remaking the little mermaid which must mean they both have telekinetic powers and can think to each other

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

The creativity is never-ending at Disney!

[@somerandolad]

Unlike Disney, Ryan never disappoints.

[@EmmanQuinones5234]

A VERY creative team indeed!

[@alandoane9168]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ArchibaldClumpy]

Disney doesn't deserve to crap on the graves of the people who made the originals they're bastardizing. The thing that gets me is the color-grading that always makes it look like God has removed sunlight from the world, even for scenes taking place in the middle of a sunny day.

[@MediaMinuteShorts]

Disney Team: Making creative movies is super hard, very much so an inconvenience

[@ferrariflat12]

An animated remake of this live action pitch meeting would be tight!

[@samblack5313]

I’m picturing Mulvaney as the writer, and Jada Pinkett-Smith as the producer. This current version is “too white”.

[@napoleonbonafide4185]

@@samblack5313 you're trash

[@MollyHJohns]

​@@samblack5313 *black Cleopatra "documentary" disaster flashbaks* nuuuuu

[@KBomb86]

Disney doing all these live action remakes but ignoring the only two films that ABSOLUTELY do need and deserve a live action remake... Atlantis and Treasure Planet...

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

I can't wait to see the live action remake of The Aristocats. And the live action remake of the animated animal version of Robin Hood. Not to mention The Great Mouse Detective. And it would be super awesome if Disney acquired Tom and Jerry and did live action remakes of 50 years of those cartoons.

[@PichettoFratame]

The “you gotta be photorealistic” part killed me Hahhaha perfect lines and perfect delivery

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Except they don't fully do that either. The crab has these weird cartoon eyes.

[@jakeryan2805]

I do not recommend seeing he live action Pinnochio, but that movie proved they can still do cartoony "live action" cgi if they actually try. Pinoc, and Honestly John looked great. The rest of the movie was dog shite of course.

[@erkfx4154]

Meanwhile, Kaiju Ursula was the most non photorealistic looking thing in the whole movie 😂

[@ChanahAngelicaKamen]

"At nipple level!!!!!!" "He was present while it happened, so that works". I'm on the floor! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Really too bad that they changed that part where Eric has a chance to save Ariel, it represented both characters being partners and saving each other.

[@monmothma3358]

Exactly. Ariel had already saved Erik. But we can't have men saving women any longer, that's taboo. Not surprised to hear they changed it this way. It's one reason I'm not going to watch the movie.

[@MegamanXfan21xx]

It's part of the unwritten Hollywood rules after MeToo happened. No woman can ever need saving by a man, and no man can ever defeat a woman in any way. Eric taking down Ursula to save Ariel falls under both of those.

[@Jsa460]

@@MegamanXfan21xx It's silly though, because it completely derails the core storyline. Triton only comes to see Eric as possibly worthy because he saves his daughter and his entire kingdom by defeating Ursula at risk to himself. Besides, I mean they play to their strengths. Eric can do this because he's an expert sailor. Ariel can save Eric at the start of the movie because she's a mermaid and capable of swimming far better than Eric can. This does not make Ariel a damsel in distress, it's just a matter of strengths and weaknesses to give interesting characters we can relate to. Ariel shouldn't have a clue how to manage a ship well enough to "save the day", and without Eric being given a change to show humans can be heroic too, why would Triton change his mind about how terrible he believes all humans are? It makes no sense. I hate this change to the movie so much.

[@vewyscawymonsta]

@@Jsa460 See, you pointed out why in your own comment. "It's about strengths and weaknesses" Women in modern film are no longer allowed to have weaknesses.

[@LesyasHowTos]

Erik did help Ariel defend herself from Ursula by throwing a rock in the live action remake tho

[@1Mutton1]

Probably a good decision to only make a slight hint at the elephant in the room - and just focus on its other flaws.

[@francesca5295]

the fact that I, a person who never put that much interest in knowing movies composer, knew immediately it was Lin-Manuel Miranda when "they" said "let's say at the same time" it's scary XD

[@jexxy1806]

playing the lion king panels was a stroke of genius. Well Played!

[@DarkEclipse23]

In fairness any movie starting out with a main lead related to a leader of a large kingdom generally rehashes the same plot. Some relative wants it for themselves, is involved with the dispatching of the mother/father of the kingdom, good guy has to fight to retake it. Etc. Even Black Panther was that. The only real difference is that T’Challa was both the lead and the king. Yet his uncle’s kid wanted his rightful place. Etc. etc. etc.