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Cinderella (2015 film)

Cinderella is an upcoming American live action romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh, from a screenplay written by Chris Weitz. Produced by David Barron, Simon Kinberg and Allison Shearmur for Walt Disney Pictures, the story is inspired by the fairy tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault, and uses character names from Walt Disney’s 1950 animated film of the same name.

The film stars Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine (The Wicked Stepmother) with Lily James essaying the title role as Ella (“Cinderella”), Richard Madden as Kit, Sophie McShera as Drizella, Holliday Grainger as Anastasia and Helena Bonham Carter as The Fairy Godmother.

The film is scheduled to be released on March 13, 2015.

 

Plot

The story largely follows Disney’s 1950 animated adaptation, with several twists. In this version, Cinderella and the Prince meet prior to the fateful ball. At the time, he tells her he’s simply a palace employee. The Fairy Godmother is a larger character than in previous versions, as she is initially disguised as an old beggar who watches over Cinderella before ultimately revealing herself as a magical being.

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History

There are numerous ancient myths and stories containing Cinderella motifs, dating as far back as an Egyptian tale from the first century BC. The version of Cinderella as we know it today was created by French author Charles Perrault, whose fairy tale was first published in 1697. It has since been the basis of and inspiration behind innumerable operas, ballet, plays and films. The first film version was seven-minutes long, directed by George Méliès in France in 1899. The first Hollywood adaptation was Paramount Pictures’ 1914 silent film, starring Mary Pickford in the title role. Disney’s classic animated version of Cinderella came out in 1950. It was a huge box office success, and in 2008 was named the ninth-greatest animated film of all time by the American Film Institute. Other recent films based on the Cinderella concept over the years include Ever After (1998) and A Cinderella Story (2004).

Development

In May 2010, following the box office success of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, which was the second-highest grossing film of 2010 and earned over $1 billion at the box office worldwide, Walt Disney Pictures began developing a new film adaptation of Cinderella, making a deal on a live action reimagining based on a script by Aline Brosh McKenna and produced by Simon Kinberg. In August 2011, Mark Romanek was brought on to direct. On February 29, 2012, it was announced that Chris Weitz would be brought in to revise McKenna’s script. In January 2013, Romanek left the project due to creative differences, as he was developing a version that was darker than Disney wanted. Later that month, Disney negotiated with Kenneth Branagh to take over as director.

Casting

Cate Blanchett was the first actor to sign on, when it was announced in November 2012 that she would be playing Lady Tremaine. In March 2013, Emma Watson was in talks to portray Cinderella, but a deal could not be worked out. Gabriella Wilde, Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander, Bella Heathcote and Margot Robbie were also considered for the part, but deals could not be worked out due to scheduling and other conflicts.

On April 30, 2013, Lily James was added to the cast as the title character. A week later, Richard Madden was cast as the Prince. In June 2013, it was reported that Holliday Grainger and Sophie McShera joined the film as the mean stepsisters, Anastasia and Drisella. Later that month, Helena Bonham Carter was cast as the Fairy Godmother. In July 2013, Stellan Skarsgård began discussions to play the Grand Duke, and his involvement in the film was confirmed soon after. In August 2013, Hayley Atwell joined the cast to play Cinderella’s mother. On September 23, 2013, it was announced that Derek Jacobi was cast as the King and Nonso Anozie as the Captain, a loyal friend to the Prince.

Filming

Principal photography on Cinderella began on September 23, 2013. Production occurred at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, where Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Maleficent were also filmed, and throughout England at locations including Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle, Old Royal Naval College and Black Park.
Post-production

Post-production began in December 2013, and was completed in August 2014. The finished film was rated PG by the MPAA.