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Cinderella Today Dream Comes True

A live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.

The Legacy of A Classic

For years, Walt Disney Studios has been interested in bringing “Cinderella” back to the big screen, to reintroduce the timeless tale to a 21st-century audience and build on the nostalgia and memories cherished by millions around the world. Of utmost importance, the film needed to be entertaining and bring as much fun and humanity to the fairy-tale characters as possible, while preserving the unforgettable elements from the animated classic.

Director Kenneth Branagh (“Hamlet,” “Thor”) had never toyed with the idea of directing a fairy tale before, but after reading the script by screenwriter Chris Weitz (“About a Boy”), found that the story spoke to him in ways he never imagined.

In order to make the film relevant to modern audiences, it was this core of kindness and compassion that would be fundamentally important. And the filmmakers were convinced that the powerful story, combined with an exceptionally-talented cast and a strong script with more complex and realistic characters, would make for a truly entertaining cinematic experience.

Bringing the Fairy Tale to Life

Kenneth Branagh is one of the most talented and respected filmmakers working today, equally adept with the works of William Shakespeare as he is with Tom Clancy or a superhero from a Marvel comic book.

When the production team first sat down to discuss the project, the director said he was interested in doing the film so as to develop a complex psychology and a more fleshed-out understanding of who these characters were. In addition, he was looking to make a movie where kindness was a super power.

The kindness is a quality that defines Cinderella, this notion that her strength and her ability to change people and to overcome difficulty and have good triumph over evil through kindness, was tremendously appealing. It’s a level of inner strength and clarity which allows her to put up with as much as she does, and she does it cold, and she does it with little food, with no human company and no conversation, and she does this because she is absolutely clearheaded about what she believes. And while she is tested, and tested, and there are times when she loses faith and doesn’t believe, she ultimately sticks to her beliefs, and is able to not only transform her own life, but the lives of those around her as well.

The task of writing a screenplay that would deftly balance the essence of the animated film while making the characters more appealing and relevant was placed in the skilled hands of screenwriter Chris Weitz. It was intrigued with the prospect of expanding the story to give audiences a glimpse into the backgrounds and motivations of each character.

This is more about telling the story from the inner journeys and the inner worlds of each character, rather than just the visual aspect of it all.

The Unforgettable Glass Slipper

The quintessential glass slippers Cinderella wears to the ball, one of which she subsequently, yet memorably, loses, is one of the most cherished elements in Charles Perrault’s original story.

For Sandy Powell, the design process was exciting, but very daunting as well. Powell soon realized the only way she could even attempt to make a crystal shoe was with the help of the Austrian crystal company Swarovski, and when approached, the company was more than up to the challenge. Thus began a collaboration featuring Powell’s designs and Swarovski’s execution, which took place over months and months and resulted in numerous tests and trials, but which ultimately yielded great success.

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Synopsis

The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother’s dying words and to “have courage and be kind.” She will not give in to despair nor despise those who mistreat her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an apprentice at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul. It appears her fortunes may be about to change when the Palace sends out an open invitation for all maidens to attend a ball, raising Ella’s hopes of once again encountering the charming Kit (Richard Madden). Alas, her stepmother forbids her to attend and callously rips apart her dress. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand, and a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and – armed with a pumpkin and a few mice – changes Cinderella’s life forever.