Disney Faces Backlash Over Sebastian and Flounder in New ‘Little Mermaid'

Disney is facing an online backlash over the character designs of Flounder and Sebastian in the upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid.

It’s less than a month until the new live-action version hits cinemas, but there’s growing discontent on Twitter over the design of the two fan-favorite characters. . .

Jacob Tremblay (@JacobTremblay) is #Flounder pic.twitter.com/T6z94QkLWZ

— The Little Mermaid (@LittleMermaid) April 26, 2023

This latest furor centers on the decision to depict Sebastian and Flounder in a hyper-realistic manner, with some fans evidently unhappy at the filmmakers for moving away from the cuddly, cartoonish approach adopted in the 1989 movie. . .

Commenting on a tweet by Discussing Film, featuring posters of Sebastian and Flounder, one fan wrote: “These don’t look like memorable, one-of-a-kind Disney characters, they just look like generic realistic crab and fish renders.”