Ella and Kit take a liking to each other, but they part without him learning her name. He hides that he is a prince, and instead introduces himself as a palace apprentice. Seeing Ella's face covered in cinders after sleeping by the fireplace, her step-family mockingly dubs her 'Cinderella'.ĭistraught over her step-family's treatment of her, Ella rides off into the woods, where she encounters Kit, the crown prince, out hunting. When Ella's father unexpectedly dies, Lady Tremaine dismisses the household staff to save money, and forces all of their chores upon Ella. Ella's father leaves on business, and Lady Tremaine reveals her cruel and jealous nature, forcing Ella to give up her bedroom to the stepsisters and move into the attic. Years later, Ella's father marries recently-widowed Lady Tremaine, who has two unpleasant daughters, Drisella and Anastasia. Ella promises to follow her mother's dying wish: to have courage and be kind. The film received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for costume design categories at the 88th Academy Awards, 21st Critics' Choice Awards, and 69th British Academy Film Awards.Ī beautiful and kind-hearted girl named Ella and her parents live happily in a large house with a few servants, until her mother falls ill. It grossed over $542 million worldwide, becoming Branagh's highest-grossing film to date as a director. Principal photography began at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England on September 23, 2013, and wrapped on December 14.Ĭinderella premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2015, and was released theatrically in the United States on March 13, 2015, and in the United Kingdom on March 27 in standard and IMAX formats by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. In November 2012, casting began with Blanchett being the first to sign on James was eventually cast in the titular role in April 2013. In late January 2013, Branagh signed on to direct, with Weitz hired to revise a script from Aline Brosh McKenna.

It stars Lily James as the title character, alongside Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Holliday Grainger, and Helena Bonham Carter.ĭevelopment for a live-action reimagining of the original animated film began in May 2010, with producer Simon Kinberg attached to the project. The film is based on the folk tale and is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney's 1950 animated film of the same name. Cinderella is a 2015 romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh, from a screenplay by Chris Weitz, and co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Kinberg Genre, Allison Shearmur Productions, and Beagle Pug Films.

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