VIDEO : Sofia Coppola Wanted Dark Version Of 'The Little Mermaid'

Sofia Coppola was originally going to direct Universal?s live reboot of ?The Little Mermaid,? before she stepped down due to creative differences. In a recent interview, she explained her interpretation and how she would have not made it in the expected Disney styles. She stated, ?It wasn?t the Disney version, it was actually the original fairy tale, which is much darker. I thought it would be fun to do a fairy tale, I?ve always loved fairy tales, so I was curious about doing that.?