By April 2013, Bella Heathcote, Lily James, and Margot Robbie were testing for the title role, with James eventually cast later that month. She originally auditioned for the role of Anastasia, before the casting director suggested that she try out for Cinderella.
In March 2013, it was reported that Watson was in negotiations to star as the title character in Kenneth Branagh's live-action Disney adaptation of Cinderella. Watson was offered the role, but turned it down because she did not connect with the character. The role ultimately went to Lily James.
Director Kenneth Branagh said he saw something in James that made her perfect for the lead role. “She's a funny kid,” Branagh said. “She knew there's a beautiful absurdity about it as well. Ultimately, it need not be taken that seriously, and that was a Cinderella quality that we wanted.
By April 2013, Bella Heathcote, Lily James, and Margot Robbie were testing for the title role, with James eventually cast later that month. She originally auditioned for the role of Anastasia, before the casting director suggested that she try out for Cinderella.
Cinderella's Lily James and Richard Madden on Their Weird First Meeting
Is there going to be a new Cinderella movie 2023?
ITN Studios will be releasing Cinderella's Curse in October 2023. Produced and Directed by Louisa Warren, the film is written by Harry Boxley (Mary Had A Little Lamb). The cast includes Kelly Rian Sanson, Chrissie Wunna and Danielle Scott.
Who was the first black actress to play Cinderella on Broadway?
Keke Palmer, best known for starring in Akeelah and the Bee, will be the first black actress to play Cinderella on Broadway. Palmer announced that she'd landed the titular role in Rogers & Hemmerstein's Cinderella on Twitter.
PLAYING a Disney princess may sound like a dream come true to many, but Emma Watson has revealed her concerns about it, confirming that she rejected the role of Cinderella - before taking the lead in Beauty And The Beast - for conflicting with her values.
"I didn't know they were going to make Beauty And The Beast at the time I turned down Cinderella," Watson explained to Total Film magazine. "But when they offered me Belle, I just felt the character resonated with me so much more than Cinderella did. She remains curious, compassionate and open-minded.
She may not have been a victim of airbrushing, but James revealed that the appearance of her whittled waist did involve a tricky and constricting corset that lined the Cinderella gown. “It was tight whilst filming,” James said.
Lizzo showcased her audition for The Little Mermaid's Ursula in a since-privated viral video. She didn't get the part, but she "was down to make Ursula a THOT, shaking ass." The role went to Melissa McCarthy, whom Lizzo met during a taping of Adele's "One Night Only" concert.
What did Emma Watson turn down for Beauty And The Beast?
Emma Watson turned down La La Land to 'be all-in' on Beauty And The Beast. The making of the two films caused too much of a clash for the ex-Harry Potter star. Emma Watson turned down a role in Oscar-winning musical La La Land for Beauty And The Beast because she did not want to “half-arse” her work on the Disney film.
NEW YORK – Anne Hathaway is stepping into a new Cinderella story. The star of "Ella Enchanted" and "The Princess Diaries" will appear in the film adaptation of David Nicholls' popular novel "One Day," about a working-class woman's romance with a charming rich man, played by Jim Sturgess.
Another Cinderella Story is a 2008 American teen musical comedy film directed by Damon Santostefano and written by Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott. The film stars Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley, and Jane Lynch.
Brandy Norwood stars in "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella." "My dream when I was a young girl was to be a singer, have my own band and meet Whitney Houston. That was it," she said. "I had no idea that my destiny would take me to a role [like] Cinderella, [or that I would] be the first woman of color to play her.
Barrymore went on to explain that Ever After's messaging — the film is a retelling of the classic Cinderella fairy tale — "changed the way I saw the world" after she filmed the movie, which released when the actress was 23.
Hilary Duff was only 15 years old when she filmed the iconic rom-com A Cinderella Story, despite her character being 17 years old and a high school junior.
Celeste Holm makes a fine Fairy Godmother, and it's lovely to see Ginger Rogers as the Queen, though it makes for a terrible tease when the King (Walter Pidgeon) leads her out onto the ballroom floor for a dance that's merely a stately procession (perhaps the 54-year-old Rogers had no more dancing in her, but either ...
Disney announced today that Brandy will reprise her role as the iconic character of Cinderella in the upcoming television film Descendants: The Rise of Red.
Brandy became the first Black actress to play Cinderella in a movie. Twenty-six years later, she is reprising the iconic role. The singer and actress, who starred in the 1997 TV movie adaptation of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," will play the princess again in Disney's "Descendants: The Rise of Red."
Cinderella is a 2021 romantic musical film based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault. Written and directed by Kay Cannon, it stars singer Camila Cabello as the title character in her acting debut, alongside Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Billy Porter and Pierce Brosnan.
