Cinderella is back on the big screen. Prince Charming's main squeeze first appeared on film in 1899, but she is probably best known for the 1950 Disney animated adaptation of her story. Now the company is giving the classic princess tale another go with its 2015 live-action version starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter and Robert Madden. It's hard to believe that a fairy tale this well-known, played out and beloved would have any mystery surrounding it, but there are still so many burning Cinderella questions. While the Web is all riled up about how James got her waist so small for the title role,...
- 3/12/2015
- by Kelli Bender, @kbendernyc
- PEOPLE.com
Traditionally Cinderella's stepsisters are as ugly on the outside as they are on the inside, but Disney seems to be going the more traditional Hollywood route and making them as beautiful as the future princess herself. The Wrap reports British actress Holliday Grainger has signed on for Kenneth Branagh.s upcoming live-action adaptation, written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Chris Weitz. Branagh already has a strong cast lined up for Cinderella, with Downton Abbey.s Lily James in the lead role and Robert Madden as her Prince Charming. As a stepsister, Grainger would be playing the daughter of Cate Blanchett, who will star as the wicked stepmother Lady Tremaine. Something tells me someone equally beautiful is going to nab the other sisterly role. Call me crazy. I wouldn.t be the least bit surprised if Cinderella turned into a period piece, since it seems like Grainger has become the...
- 6/11/2013
- cinemablend.com
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