Kenneth Branagh to possibly direct CINDERELLA film

[CukorLover]

Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:41pm

Things that make you go hmmmmmm...
Disney Negotiating With Kenneth Branagh to Direct Cinderella

[Wynbish]

Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:42pm

Awww.... love him.

[darquegk]

Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:43pm

Kenneth Branagh looks like Elvis Costello in that photo.

[wonkit]

Posted: 2/2/13 at 8:27am

Hair gel does not suit him.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 2/28/13 at 11:28pm

Could a little bit of a Harry Potter reunion happen here?






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[PennybankBill]

Posted: 3/1/13 at 7:50am

So glad to see him back in the spotlight again.

[willep]

Posted: 3/1/13 at 10:02am

Would love to see the Potter reunion with Emma...I just hope it doesn't end up as an Alice in Wonderland or Oz the Great and Powerful type of over-CGI-ed movie.

[Jungle Red]

Posted: 3/1/13 at 2:25pm

I don't see how it can't be that way. If it's a straight live action adaptation from the cartoon, they're going to have to use CGI for the animals and the magic.

It wouldn't be the same without Gus Gus and the other mice.

[LYLS3637]

Posted: 3/1/13 at 2:50pm

Too bad he won't be in it... Truly an underrated actor.

[willep]

Posted: 3/1/13 at 3:03pm

There is a difference, though, between a movie with some CGI and that mess of a film that is Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (and what Oz the Great and Powerful looks to be).

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 3/1/13 at 3:22pm

"85 points to Gryffindor because not only will Watson make a great fairy-tale princess, but Sir Kenneth Branagh, a.k.a Professor Lockhart, will direct. Is it too much to hope that the two might also appear together onscreen?"

Hopefully, Branagh can have a role in the film.


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[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 3/12/13 at 11:27pm

At least she's attached to play Belle in a new 'Beauty and the Beast' film.


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[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 4/30/13 at 2:29pm

Disney has confirmed Branagh as director. Cate Blanchett will play the stepmother, and Lily James of 'Downton Abbey' has been cast as Cinderella.


Lily James is Disney's Cinderella

[degrassifan]

Posted: 4/30/13 at 10:56pm

I'm excited for this! I wonder what new layer this version will add to the tale. What more really can you add to the Cinderella story that hasn't already been done by Ever After, Disney, R&H, Ella Enchanted, Slipper and the Rose, The Glass Slipper, First Love, etc?

[Playbilly]

Posted: 4/30/13 at 11:02pm

Let's not forget Cinderfella.

[darquegk]

Posted: 4/30/13 at 11:11pm

And the pornographic musical Cinderella too!

[degrassifan]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 12:44am

And that Hillary Duff movie, A Cinderella Story.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 12:51am

There was also the episode of 'Faerie Tale Thetare'.

Articles say that we should hear some more casting for this in the upcoming weeks.

ETA: "I wonder what new layer this version will add to the tale."

Mark Romenak was originally signed on to direct it, but his version was too dark for Disney. I guess they did not want to go down the road they went when they made 'Return to Oz'.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/mark-romanek-exiting-disneys-cinderella/


Updated On: 5/1/13 at 12:51 AM

[Jungle Red]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 1:04am

Do we need two threads on two boards? Especially since this isn't about the Broadway show?

Anyway, I'm excited for the news. Even though there are countless versions, I love them all. I really, really wanted to write my own live action version one day. Oh well. I guess I still could, but getting around all the copyrights would be a hassle.

My favorite version, though, is AN UGLY STEPSISTER, by Gregory Maguire.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 1:08am

"Do we need two threads on two boards? Especially since this isn't about the Broadway show?"

This thread does discuss the director, who has done a LARGE amount of stage work. The actress playing the Stepmother has plenty of theatre credits as well.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 6/20/13 at 7:26pm

It looks like this film will be using the Crazy Marie version of the Fairy Godmother from the current Broadway production of 'Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella'.

Quote:

The godmother will be "disguised as an old beggar who watches over Cinderella before revealing herself as the magical being she truly is."

End Quote



Helena Bonham Carter to Play 'Fairy Godmother' in Kenneth Branagh's CINDERELLA

[Will42]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 2:54am

I haven't seen the musical, but is it right that in it the part of the Fairy Godmother is actually bigger than the Wicked Stepmother? In the film I image Blanchett will be the lead, since she was the first being cast.

[Marnie2]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 3:23am

This should be good. Love Kenneth Brannagh. Would love to see him back on stage soon and out from behind the camera

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 7:54pm

Stellan Skarsgard, who did 'Thor', with Branagh might be playing the Grand Duke in this film.


Stellan Skarsgard in Talks for Kenneth Branagh's CINDERELLA

[justincharacter]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 10:50pm

I personally think it would be interesting to see Cinderella grab the shoe, then leave it when she returns back for the banquet (as done in R&H's Cinderella that's now playing on Broadway). I loved the book, and I love how they changed and added some stuff (especially how the Prince chases Cinderella through the woods). But I don't believe Disney will put up with the changes, as I'm guessing they'd want to keep it similar to the original animated version.

Updated On: 7/8/13 at 10:50 PM