The casting of Halle Bailey as the mermaid Ariel has been the subject of controversy in China and South Korea.
“Arielle, the Mermaid” has not been able to achieve good box office results in China and South Korea. The film grossed just $3.6 million in China in its first ten days. In South Korea it was $4.4 million. The live-action remakes of Disney classics have so far been well received in the land of the rising sun: “The Jungle Book” (2016) scored…
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