Photo: Walt Disney Studios/Everett Collection The first ... Jonah Hauer-King’s Eric bonds with Halle Bailey’s Ariel over geology and cartography; he also cares about malaria.

and the mermaid princess Sh’eenaz (Emily Carey) is in love with Bremervood’s prince Agloval (Camrus Johnson). Any similarities to Disney’s The Little Mermaid are probably not coincidental.

Disney princess movies aren't the only film royalty. It's hard to resist the allure of princess movies -- so why try? It's true that some movie princesses are less can-do than others, and there's no ...