Cinderella American romantic fantasy film ,the story is inspired by Charles Perrault's eponymous fairy tale. Although not a direct remake, the film borrows many elements from Walt Disney's 1950 animated musical film
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Producer: David Barron, Simon Kinberg and Allison Shearmur (for Walt Disney Pictures)
Budget: $95,000,000 (estimates)
Opening Weekend: $67,877,361 (USA) (15 March 2015) (3,845 Screens)
Rating : PG
Release Date: Cinderella had its world premiere on February 13, 2015, at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. It was released on March 13, 2015. Upon release, the film received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing over $494 million worldwide.
13th March USA, 27th March UK
Stars: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter
After the 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), Disney began developing a new adaptation of Cinderella in May 2010. Director Mark Romanek was initially going to direct the movie, however, he dropped out on January 9, 2013 due to creative differences. On February 1, 2013, Kenneth Branagh (Thor) stepped in as the new director.
There are numerous ancient myths and stories containing Cinderella motifs, dating as far back as an Egyptian tale from the first century BC. The modern version of Cinderella was created by French author Charles Perrault, whose fairy tale was first published in 1697. It has since been the inspiration behind innumerable operas, ballet, plays and films.The first film version was seven minutes long, directed by George Méliès in France in 1899. Disney's classic animated version of Cinderella was released in 1950. It was a major box office success, and in 2008 was named the ninth-greatest animated film of all time by the American Film Institute. Other modern films based on the Cinderella concept include The Slipper and the Rose (1976), Ever After (1998) and A Cinderella Story (2004).
The live action film has it's own collection in Disney Store The dolls are modeled after the likeness of Cinderella character and stars the Limited Edition Cinderella Dolls are carefully crafted by Disney Store artists to uniquely and exquisitely capture the essence of the character.
With the success of Cinderella and Maleficent (and with Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass being released in 2016), Disney has announced the development of several other live-action remakes from their Animated Classics series. Since the releases of these two films, Disney has announced the development of live-action adaptations of Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh, and Pinocchio.
