Kenneth Branagh to possibly direct CINDERELLA film

[CukorLover]

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

[Wynbish]

Awww.... love him.

[darquegk]

Kenneth Branagh looks like Elvis Costello in that photo.

[wonkit]

Hair gel does not suit him.

[beautywickedlover]

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






Emma Watson May Put On The Glass Slipper For Kenneth Branagh's 'Cinderella'

[PennybankBill]

So glad to see him back in the spotlight again.

[willep]

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]

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]

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

[willep]

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]

"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.


Hogwarts Alumni Newsletter: What's new for the ‘Harry Potter’ kids

[beautywickedlover]

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


Cinderella's Glass Slipper Didn't Fit Emma Watson

[beautywickedlover]

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]

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]

Let's not forget Cinderfella.

[darquegk]

And the pornographic musical Cinderella too!

[degrassifan]

And that Hillary Duff movie, A Cinderella Story.

[beautywickedlover]

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/

[Jungle Red]

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]

"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.