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John DeLuca (born in Orange, New Jersey) is an American film producer. He most frequently works with his partner, director Rob Marshall. They met as Off-Broadway performers. Filmography. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, co-producer) Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006, executive) Nine (2009)
John DeLuca. Producer: Mary Poppins Returns. John DeLuca was born in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Chicago (2002) and The Little Mermaid (2023).
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Since producer John DeLuca and director Rob Marshall revolutionized musical film in the early years of the new millennium, Disney has entrusted them with some of its most complex productions. With their 2023 underwater musical »The Little Mermaid,« both had to face their biggest challenge to date.
May 15, 2023 · Screen Rant spoke with director Rob Marshall and producer John DeLuca about their latest Disney musical The Little Mermaid. Marshall explained the secret to making a live-action Disney adaptation and reminisces about Halle Bailey's audition. DeLuca shared why they incorporated mermaid mythology and what it was like working with legendary Disney ...
- Creating An Underwater Musical
- Updating The Classic Film
- Bringing 'Under The Sea' to Life
- 'A Love Letter to The Original film'
Marshall described directing this project as "the challenge of all challenges." "It was sort of daunting to be quite honest," Marshall said on taking on the project. "How do you begin? An underwater musical where people are singing and speaking, weightless, moving through water?" Cinematographer Dion Beebe said complex lighting effects were used to...
While Marshall's goal for the film was to stay true to its message, he and composer Alan Menken, who worked on the 1989 animated feature, said it was also important to "bring the old experience and open it up in fresh and new ways." One of those ways was updating all of the songs, including "Poor Unfortunate Souls," which is sung by McCarthy, and "...
When it came to producing the musical number for one of the film's hits songs, "Under the Sea," which won an Academy Award for best original song in 1989, Marshall said that it was a "massive amount of work." Similar to the animated film, the scene features an array of tropical fish surrounding Bailey, as her crustacean friend Sebastian sings the p...
In addition to Awkwafina, Diggs and Tremblay putting their own spin on Scuttle, Sebastian and Flounder, respectively, the film's star, Bailey, 23, is breaking barriers in her role as Ariel, as the first Black actress to play the iconic character. While news of her casting was initially met with various opinions and commentaryacross the spectrum, th...
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INTO THE WOODS, first four from left: James Corden, Daniel Huttlestone, director Rob Marshall, producer John DeLuca, on set, 2014. ph: Peter Mountain/©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures INTO THE ...
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John DeLuca was born in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He is known for his work on Chicago (2002), Mary Poppins Returns (2018) and Nine (2009). ... Executive Producer: 2009 ...
