Cinderella 2015 Live-Action Looks Fantastic

Mark Brown Writer

Being a dad of a little girl, I have watched the animated Cinderella film more times than I can tell you. And frankly I’ve had my fill of the film. But in 2015 Disney will release a new live-action version and it looks magical. Instead of calling it Cinderella Live-Action and to not confuse it with the animated version, I’m simply going to call it Cinderella 2015.

And what a cast.Cinderella 2015 had me at Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother. But add in Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine, Lily James as Cinderella, and frigging Derek Jacobi as the King and I’m already camping out in line to get a ticket.

And I love love love this dialogue exchange, that addresses the question of the ridiculousness of wearing shoes made of glass:

Cinderella: “They’re made of glass.”

Fairy Godmother: “And you’ll find them really comfortable.”

Helena Bonham Carter makes me laugh with her line reading.

I suppose Disney felt the Cinderella franchise was starting to wane so they decided to make Cinderella 2015. I can’t wait for remakes of all of the other 1930s – 1940s princess movies.

Here’s the trailer to Cinderella 2015.

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Here is the official synopsis for Cinderella 2015:

The story of Cinderella follows the fortunes of young Ella, whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother and her daughters Anastasia and Drisella 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. 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 steps forward and – armed with a pumpkin and a few mice – changes Cinderella’s life forever.