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|budget = $95 million<ref name="Pamela McClintock">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-cinderella-could-780535|title=Box Office Preview: 'Cinderella' Could Waltz to $65M-Plus|author=Pamela McClintock|work=]|date=March 10, 2015|accessdate=March 11, 2015}}</ref> | |||
|gross = $539 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cinderella2015.htm|title=Cinderella (2015)|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=June 28, 2015}}</ref> | |||
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'''''Cinderella''''' is a 2015 American ] film directed by ], with a screenplay written by ]. Produced by ], ] and Allison Shearmur for ], the story is based on ]'s ]. Although not a direct remake, the film borrows many elements from ]'s ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cinderella: Press Release|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/Cinderella/writen-material/Cinderella54dc0b6c538d2.pdf|website=The Walt Disney Company|publisher=The Walt Disney Studios|accessdate=February 13, 2015}}</ref> The film stars ] as ], ] as ] (the Wicked Stepmother), ] as ], ] as ], ] as ] and ] as the ]. | |||
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| runtime = 106 minutes<ref name="BBFC">{{Cite web |title=''Cinderella'' (U) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/cinderella-2014 |access-date=March 21, 2015 |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154616/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/cinderella-2014 |archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> | |||
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* United States<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web |title=Cinderella (2015) |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/54c821a2806ec |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321141605/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/54c821a2806ec |archive-date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=June 24, 2018 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="lum">{{Cite web |title=Cinderella |url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=55121 |access-date=June 24, 2018 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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'''''Cinderella''''' is a 2015 American ] film directed by ] from a screenplay by ]. Produced by ], ], ], and ], it is a live-action remake of ]'s 1950 animated film '']'', itself an adaptation of ]'s 1697 fairy tale "]".<ref name="PressKit">{{cite web|title=Cinderella: Press Release|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/Cinderella/writen-material/Cinderella54dc0b6c538d2.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725111321/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/Cinderella/writen-material/Cinderella54dc0b6c538d2.pdf|archive-date=July 25, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2015|website=The Walt Disney Company |publisher=The Walt Disney Studios}}</ref> Starring ] as the ], the film features a supporting ] including ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
Development for ''Cinderella'' began in May 2010, with producer ] and screenwriter ] attached to the project. ] was initially set to direct in August 2011, but left the project in January 2013 due to creative differences with Disney and was replaced by Branagh, while Weitz was hired to revise McKenna's script. Casting began in November 2012, with Blanchett being the first actor to be cast. James signed on to portray the title role in April 2013, and the rest of the cast joined between May and September 2013. ] took place at ] in ], England, from September to December 2013. | |||
''Cinderella'' had its world premiere on February 13, 2015, at the ]. It was released on March 13, 2015. Upon its release, the film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $539 million worldwide. | |||
''Cinderella'' premiered at the ] on February 13, 2015, and was released theatrically in the United States on March 13 in standard and ] formats by ]. It grossed over $542 million worldwide, becoming Branagh's highest-grossing film to date as a director. The film received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for costume design categories at the ], ], and ]. | |||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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], the kindhearted daughter of a wealthy merchant, lives happily with her parents. Ella's mother becomes ill; on her deathbed, she instructs Ella to always have courage and be kind. Years later, Ella's father marries the widowed ], who has two daughters of her own, ] and ]. After overhearing that Ella's father still misses his first wife, Lady Tremaine becomes bitterly jealous. When Ella's father leaves on a business trip, Lady Tremaine persuades Ella to give up her large bedroom to her stepsisters and move into the attic. Ella's father dies of illness during the journey, and Lady Tremaine dismisses all the household ] to save money, forcing their duties upon Ella instead. Seeing her face covered in ] after sleeping by the fireplace, Ella's stepfamily mockingly dubs her "Cinderella". | |||
Distraught by her stepfamily's mistreatment of her, Ella goes for a ride in the woods. There, she meets ], the ], who introduces himself as a palace apprentice. They take a liking to each other, but part without him learning her name. Back at the palace, Kit learns that his terminally ill father plans to throw a royal ball, so Kit may choose a princess to marry. Kit persuades the king to invite all the eligible maidens in the land, secretly hoping Ella will come. | |||
Ella lives with her wealthy parents on a beautiful estate in a peaceful kingdom. From a young age, she is taught by her mother to believe in the existence of magic, allowing her to befriend many animals on the estate, particularly the mice. Everything is perfect until her mother contracts an illness and dies. On her deathbed, she asks Ella to make her a promise that she will always have courage and show kindness to others. Years later, her father marries Lady Tremaine, the widow of an old acquaintance, who has two daughters: Drisella and Anastasia. Ella welcomes her stepfamily, despite the stepsisters' unpleasant attitudes and her need to protect her mouse friends from her stepmother's cat, Lucifer. | |||
Ella, also wanting to see Kit again, refashions her mother's old dress and attempts to join her stepfamily at the ball. However, they rip her dress and leave her behind. Running into the garden in tears, Ella meets an old beggar woman, who reveals herself to be her ]. She magically transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, mice into horses, lizards into ], and a goose into a ]. She then upgrades Ella's clothes to an exquisite ball gown, adding a pair of glass slippers. After casting a final spell to prevent Ella's stepfamily from recognizing her, the Fairy Godmother warns her the magic will end at the last stroke of midnight. | |||
Soon after, Ella's father goes abroad on business, promising his stepdaughters gifts of luxury. Ella, his own actual daughter, merely asks for the first branch to brush against his shoulder on the way. While he is gone, Lady Tremaine begins to gradually reveal her true cold, cruel and jealous nature, persuading Ella to sleep in the attic and let Drisella and Anastasia have her room. Soon they receive word that Ella's father has fallen ill and died. Desperate for money, Lady Tremaine dismisses the servants and forces Ella to do all their work; later she refuses to let Ella eat with the family. One cold evening, Ella sleeps by the fireplace for warmth. The next day, she rises with her face covered in ]<!--CINDERS. Cinders and Ashes are synonymous. DO NOT CHANGE!!!-->. Her stepsisters consequently mock her as "Cinderella" - a taunt in which Lady Tremaine also joins. | |||
When Ella arrives at the ball, Kit is delighted to see her, and gives her the first dance. The Grand Duke, who promised Kit to Princess Chelina of ] for political reasons, expresses annoyance and is overheard by Lady Tremaine. Although surprised to learn Kit is the prince, Ella bonds with him. However, before she can tell him her name, the clock chimes close to midnight, and she flees the palace, losing one of her glass slippers. The Grand Duke pursues her, but Ella manages to hide right before the magic dissipates. The next morning, Lady Tremaine notices Ella acting unusually jolly when hearing about the events at the ball, and becomes suspicious. | |||
Crushed by her stepfamily's cruelty, Ella goes for a ride into the woods, where she encounters a hunting party in pursuit of a stag. She meets one of the hunters, who claims to be an apprentice named Kit who lives in the palace. Unknown to her, he is actually the only son of the land's dying king. Despite never learning her name, Kit (a nickname given to him by his father) is enchanted by Ella's charm, kindness, and unique outlook on life and becomes infatuated with her. On learning that he has little time left, the King insists that Kit find a bride at an upcoming ball. Although Kit is required to marry a princess, he can't get over the mystery girl, and he persuades his father to let every eligible maiden in the land attend. | |||
On his deathbed, the King gives Kit his blessing to marry Ella. As the new King, Kit issues a proclamation professing his love for "the mysterious princess who wore glass slippers to the ball" and requests she present herself. Ella hurries to retrieve the slipper to prove her identity, but Lady Tremaine finds it first. She attempts to blackmail Ella into making her the head of the royal household, but Ella refuses. Lady Tremaine breaks the slipper and locks Ella in the attic. She brings the remains to the Grand Duke, and reveals the truth to him. He agrees to make Lady Tremaine a countess and secure advantageous marriages for her daughters, if she will keep Ella hidden forever. | |||
When the ball is announced, the Tremaine family is ecstatic at the prospect of marrying into royalty. However, when Lady Tremaine refuses to buy Ella a new dress, Ella fixes up an old pink dress of her mother's with help from the mice. On the night of the ball, Ella tries to join her stepfamily on the way out. Lady Tremaine, claiming that her mere presence will disgrace them, goads her daughters into helping her rip up the dress before leaving without her. Ella runs into the garden in tears and apologizes to her mother, saying that she doesn't know how she can keep her promise of being courageous and kind. She then encounters an old beggar woman, who reveals herself to be her fairy godmother. She uses her magic to reveal her true form and subsequently to turn a pumpkin into a magnificent carriage, four mice into horses, two lizards into footmen, and a goose into a coachman. She then transforms Ella's dress into a gorgeous blue gown, complete with a delicate pair of glass slippers before sending her on her way with the warning that the ] only lasts until midnight. | |||
Suspecting the Grand Duke is plotting something, Kit orders the Grand Duke and the Captain of the Guard to find the mystery princess by trying the intact slipper on every woman in the kingdom. At Ella's house, the shoe fits neither stepsister, and the company prepares to depart, until they hear Ella ] in the attic. Kit, who has secretly accompanied the group, commands the Captain to investigate, forcing Lady Tremaine to release Ella. Ella successfully tries on the slipper and, as she leaves with Kit, forgives her stepmother. Soon afterward, Lady Tremaine, her daughters, and the Grand Duke leave the kingdom permanently, while Ella and Kit marry and become its most beloved monarchs, ruling with the same courage and kindness that Ella had promised her mother. | |||
At the ball, the entire court is entranced by Ella, especially Kit. She wins the coveted first dance with him, whose true identity she is pleasantly surprised to learn. This irritates the Grand Duke, who secretly promised Kit to a specific princess—a fact that Lady Tremaine overhears. After dancing, Ella and Kit tour the palace and grounds together. But before he can learn her name, the clock begins to strike twelve, forcing her to flee and accidentally drop one of her glass shoes at the palace stairs in the process. She manages to get away before the stroke of midnight and hides the other shoe in her room as a memento, reasonably content that her one night will become a beautiful memory. | |||
Soon after, the King dies, but not before giving his son permission to find the girl and marry her if he wishes. After Kit becomes king, he has it announced that every maiden in the kingdom is to try on the shoe. Ella goes to her room to get the other shoe, only to find her stepmother waiting with it in her hand. Lady Tremaine has deduced that Ella is the mystery maiden. She demands to be made the head of the royal household if Ella marries Kit. She also demands that Ella ensure that Drisella and Anastasia get proper husbands as well. Ella refuses, so Lady Tremaine smashes the shoe and locks her in the attic. She then brings the shattered shoe and identity of the mystery girl to the Grand Duke and blackmails him into rewarding her with the title of countess and advantageous marriages for her daughters. The Duke takes the shattered shoe to Kit, hoping to persuade him to forget the mystery girl, but this makes Kit more determined than ever to find her. | |||
The Grand Duke and the captain of the guards lead a mission to try the remaining shoe on all the maidens in the land, but it fits none of them. When they arrive at the Tremaine estate, the shoe fits neither of the stepsisters. The officers turn to leave, only to hear Ella singing ("]") through a window that the mice opened for that purpose. The Grand Duke tries to leave anyway, but one of the men reveals himself to be Kit in disguise and demands that the captain investigate the sound. Once Ella is found, Lady Tremaine forbids her to try on the shoe on the grounds that she is Ella's mother, but is overruled by the captain. Ella then curtly tells Lady Tremaine that she never has been, and never will be, her mother. She and Kit are finally reunited. Kit recognizes Ella even without the shoe, which fits perfectly. The Grand Duke and the stepsisters plead for forgiveness. Ella leaves with Kit after forgiving her stepmother, who is forced to leave the kingdom soon after with her daughters and the Grand Duke. | |||
At the wedding, Kit and Ella are crowned as the new king and queen. The Fairy Godmother narrates that they become the land's most beloved monarchs, ruling with the courage and kindness that Ella had promised her mother, and they live ]. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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*] as Ella ("]") | |||
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**Eloise Webb as young Ella | |||
*] as ], Ella's bitter and jealous stepmother, who resents her stepdaughter for her unbreakable spirit and kindness. Blanchett described her character as a "woman who has tried to start her life again, and becomes intensely jealous of the deep affection that her new husband has for his daughter, Cinderella. She's not as beautiful and not as kind and as good as Cinderella. When Cinderella's father dies, the financial pressures, the panic and the jealousy grow… that is what makes her wicked."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/movies/cate-blanchett-talks-fairytales-evil-characters-and-cinderella-24106|title=Cate Blanchett talks fairytales, evil characters and Cinderella|date=March 2, 2015|website=Now to Love|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302220416/https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/movies/cate-blanchett-talks-fairytales-evil-characters-and-cinderella-24106|archive-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> | |||
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*] as ], a strong-willed and kind-hearted young woman who is forced to become a maidservant in her own house by her stepfamily. James described her character as a "kind, good person that is able to be happy in a cruel environment, and that is her superpower… I think we have to, to get through life, which can throw us off. I think what's amazing about Ella is that she's the best version of herself, at all times."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/cinderella-lily-james-interview/|title=CINDERELLA Interview: Lily James|last=Radish|first=Christina|date=March 10, 2015|website=]|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302211837/https://collider.com/cinderella-lily-james-interview/|archive-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> | |||
*] as ] | |||
**Eloise Webb as 10-year-old Ella. | |||
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*] as ], a humble and noble soon-to-be king who falls in love with Ella, despite his duty to marry the princess for the good of his kingdom. Madden described his character as "someone who had a sense of humor and who is aware of his own privilege and who has compassion for everyone around him."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/richard-madden-cinderella-interview/|title=CINDERELLA Interview: Richard Madden|last=Radish|first=Christina|date=March 14, 2015|website=Collider|access-date=May 29, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529094256/https://collider.com/richard-madden-cinderella-interview/|archive-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref> | |||
*] as ] | |||
*] as the ], a ditzy yet caring sorceress who helps Ella get to the ball. She also serves as the film's narrator. | |||
*] as Captain | |||
*] as the Captain, Kit's sarcastic yet loyal best friend and confidant. Anozie described his character as "somebody who's a bit of a role model and somebody who's rooting for him to get what he wants."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVCnQDhos50|title=Nonso Anozie Cinderella Interview|date=February 28, 2015|publisher=Flicks And The City|access-date=July 29, 2023|via=]}}</ref> | |||
*] as ] | |||
*] as the ], a shady and calculating royal functionary who seeks the prosperity of the kingdom by questionable actions. Unlike his animated counterpart, this version of the character is portrayed in a more antagonistic light. Skarsgård described his character as someone who "runs the show, is very pragmatic, and doesn't approve of the absolutely silly idea that anyone should marry out of love, the Prince included."<ref name="PressKit" /> | |||
*] as ] | |||
*] and ] as ] and ], Lady Tremaine's vain and shallow biological daughters and Ella's stepsisters. McShera described their characters as "pretty vile, but we look ridiculous, so you can't help but feel a bit sorry for us sometimes", while Grainger elaborated that "they are both so needy and look up to their mother so much that they have no self-esteem, which manifests itself through jealousy and selfishness directed toward Cinderella."<ref name="PressKit" /> | |||
*] as ] | |||
*] as the ], Kit's strict yet loving father who wants him to marry both for his own good and for the good of the kingdom. Jacobi described his character as "very traditional in that he wants his son to inherit a safe and secure kingdom, which means he needs to enter into a mutually-advantageous marriage."<ref name="PressKit" /> | |||
*] as Cinderella's Mother | |||
*] as Cinderella's Father | |||
The film also features ] and ] as Ella's biological parents. Additionally, ] plays Master Phineus, the royal painter. ] portrays Princess Chelina of ], Kit's unwanted suitor, whom the Grand Duke wants him to marry. ] appears as the Royal Crier. Tom Edden and Gareth Mason play Lizard Footman and Goose Coachman, the human forms of Ella's animal friends. Paul Hunter portrays John, a farmer who works for Ella's family. ] appears as the Palace Official. | |||
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===History=== | |||
There are numerous ancient myths and stories containing Cinderella motifs, dating as far back as an Egyptian tale from the first century BC.<ref> surlalunefairytales.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.</ref><ref name="comingsoon043013"> comingsoon.net, April 30, 2013.</ref> The modern version of ''Cinderella'' was created by French author ], whose fairy tale was first published in 1697.<ref name="Disney's Live">{{cite web|title=DISNEY'S LIVE-ACTION "CINDERELLA" BEGINS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN LONDON|url=http://www.waltdisneystudios.com/corp/news/1399|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|accessdate=September 23, 2013|date=September 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name="acheney">Alexandra Cheney, '']'', April 30, 2013.</ref> It has since been the basis of and inspiration behind innumerable operas, ballet, plays and films.<ref name="acheney" /> The first film version was seven minutes long, directed by ] in France in 1899.<ref> TCM.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.</ref> The first Hollywood adaptation was ]' ], starring ] in the title role.<ref name="cbrodesser">Claude Brodesser-Akner, ], January 31, 2013.</ref> Disney's classic animated version of ''Cinderella'' was released in 1950. It was a major box office success,<ref>Neal Gabler, ''Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination'', New York: Random House, pp. 476-78.</ref> and in 2008 was named the ninth-greatest animated film of all time by the ].<ref> ], June 17, 2008.</ref> Other modern films based on the ''Cinderella'' concept include '']'' (1976), '']'' (1998) and '']'' (2004).<ref name="deadline092513">{{cite news|title=Disney Pays Seven-Figures For Aline Brosh McKenna’s Live-Action ‘Cinderella’ Pitch|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/disney-pays-seven-figures-for-aline-brosh-mckennas-live-action-cinderella-pitch/|accessdate=September 25, 2013|publisher=deadline.com|date=May 17, 2010}}</ref> | |||
==Production== | |||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
] was attached to direct the film from August 2011 to January 2013.]] | |||
In May 2010, following the box office success of ]'s '']'', which was the second-highest grossing film of 2010 and earned over $1 billion at the box office worldwide,<ref> ]. Retrieved November 18, 2014.</ref> ] began developing a new film adaptation of ''Cinderella'', commissioning a live-action reimagining based on a script by ] and produced by ].<ref name="deadline092513" /> In August 2011, ] was brought on to direct.<ref>{{cite news|title=Disney Courting Mark Romanek To Direct Re-Imagined ‘Cinderella’|url=http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/disney-courting-mark-romanek-to-direct-re-imagined-cinderella/|accessdate=September 12, 2013|publisher=deadline.com|date=August 12, 2011}}</ref> On February 29, 2012, it was announced that ] would revise McKenna's script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/a-better-life-chris-weitz-cinderella-295972|title=A Better Life’ Director Chris Weitz Joins Disney’s Live-Action ‘Cinderella’ as Writer|author=Kit, Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/a-better-life-and-twilight-new-moon-direct-chris-weitz-to-rewrite-disneys-cinderella-for-mark-romanek|title=A Better Life’ And ‘Twilight: New Moon’ Director Chris Weitz To Rewrite Disney’s ‘Cinderella’ For Mark Romanek|author=Lyttelton, Oliver|work=]|date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> In January 2013, Romanek left the project due to creative differences, as he was developing a version that was darker than Disney wanted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a449452/disneys-new-cinderella-loses-director-mark-romanek.html#~oVPvJawX7DMPUv|title=Disney’s new ‘Cinderella’ loses director Mark Romanek|author=Dibdin, Emma|work=Digital Spy|date=January 8, 2013}}</ref> Later that month, Disney negotiated with ] to take over as director.<ref name="cbrodesser" /><ref name="rjackson">{{cite web|url=http://gottafilm.com/disneys-cinderella-returning-to-theaters-in-2015/392/|title=Disney’s ‘Cinderella’ Returning to Theaters in 2015|author=Jackson, Renee|publisher=GottaFilm.com|date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> | |||
] began developing a live-action reimagining of ]'s fairy tale '']'' in May 2010, following the box-office success of ]'s '']'' (2010). The studio made a seven-figure pitch deal with ] and ], who were set as screenwriter and producer, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=May 17, 2010|title=Disney Pays Seven-Figures For Aline Brosh McKenna's Live-Action 'Cinderella' Pitch|work=]|url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/disney-pays-seven-figures-for-aline-brosh-mckennas-live-action-cinderella-pitch-42002/|access-date=September 25, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323041121/https://deadline.com/2010/05/disney-pays-seven-figures-for-aline-brosh-mckennas-live-action-cinderella-pitch-42002/|archive-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref> According to ], studio chairman ] wanted to make the film a "definitive ''Cinderella'' for generations to come," and told him that if he needed to "spend a little more, spend it, to make sure it's one for the time capsule."<ref name="LowKeyApproach">{{cite magazine|last=Rainey|first=James|date=April 11, 2016|title=Disney's Alan Horn Uses Low-Key Approach, Keen Creative Vision to Find Hits of the Future|magazine=]|publisher=Variety Media|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/alan-horn-disney-chairman-1201749971/|access-date=December 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601082015/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/alan-horn-disney-chairman-1201749971/|archive-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> | |||
McKenna's initial drafts suggested a "swashbuckling" take on the story,<ref>{{cite news|last=Dominus|first=Susan|date=August 25, 2011|title=If Cinderella Had a BlackBerry…|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/28/magazine/if-cinderella-had-a-blackberry.html|work=]|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302083317/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/28/magazine/if-cinderella-had-a-blackberry.html|archive-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> with the prince being groomed for a politically arranged marriage until he meets Cinderella,<ref name="ToDirectReImagined">{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=August 12, 2011|title=Disney Courting Mark Romanek To Direct Re-Imagined 'Cinderella'|work=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2011/08/disney-courting-mark-romanek-to-direct-re-imagined-cinderella-156845/|access-date=September 12, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603152352/https://deadline.com/2011/08/disney-courting-mark-romanek-to-direct-re-imagined-cinderella-156845/|archive-date=June 3, 2023}}</ref> recast as a knight,<ref name="ReinventedTheRomanticComedy">{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2017/11/9/16625682/aline-brosh-mckenna-profile|title=How Aline Brosh McKenna Reinvented the Romantic Comedy—for TV|last=Herman|first=Alison|date=November 9, 2017|website=]|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327140441/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2017/11/9/16625682/aline-brosh-mckenna-profile|archive-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref> whom McKenna described as "somebody who's learning to go after what she wants. Basically, she gets separated from the prince and has to find her way back to him, but it's more complicated than that. She's very active and independent."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/99652/the-cinderella-stories-of-aline-brosh-mckenna/|title=The Cinderella stories of Aline Brosh McKenna|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=December 31, 2011|website=Jewish Journal|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302100159/https://jewishjournal.com/news/99652/the-cinderella-stories-of-aline-brosh-mckenna/|archive-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> However, the idea was discarded, since the studio needed a more "recognizable" approach to the story.<ref name="ReinventedTheRomanticComedy" /> | |||
] was the first actor to sign on, when it was announced in November 2012 that she would be playing Lady Tremaine.<ref>Dominic Patten, ], November 27, 2012.</ref> In March 2013, ] was in talks to portray Cinderella, but a deal could not be worked out.<ref> starpulse.com, March 2, 2013.</ref><ref name="mgraser">Marc Graser, ''Variety'', March 12, 2013.</ref> ], ], ], ] and ] were also considered for the part, but deals could not be worked out due to scheduling and other conflicts.<ref name="mgraser" /><ref>Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline.com, April 3, 2013.</ref> | |||
In August 2011, ] was hired to direct the film,<ref name="ToDirectReImagined" /> with ] brought on to revise McKenna's script in February 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=February 29, 2012|title='A Better Life' Director Chris Weitz Joins Disney's Live-Action 'Cinderella' as Writer (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/a-better-life-chris-weitz-cinderella-295972|work=]|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007102115/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/a-better-life-chris-weitz-cinderella-295972/|archive-date=October 7, 2022}}</ref> Romanek supervised the project for fifteen months,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/05/interview-mark-romanek-talks-making-one-hour-photo-what-happened-with-cinderella-what-might-be-up-next-98463/|title=Interview: Mark Romanek Talks Making 'One Hour Photo,' What Happened With 'Cinderella' & What Might Be Up Next|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|date=May 7, 2013|website=]|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125055402/https://www.indiewire.com/2013/05/interview-mark-romanek-talks-making-one-hour-photo-what-happened-with-cinderella-what-might-be-up-next-98463/|archive-date=January 25, 2023}}</ref> but left in January 2013 due to creative differences with Disney, as his vision of the film was darker than the studio wanted.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=January 7, 2013|title=Mark Romanek Exiting Disney's 'Cinderella'|work=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/mark-romanek-exiting-disneys-cinderella-398682/|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325110551/https://deadline.com/2013/01/mark-romanek-exiting-disneys-cinderella-398682/|archive-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref> Later that month, ] was announced to take over as director,<ref>{{cite web|last=Brodesser-Akner|first=Claude|date=January 31, 2013|title=Disney Negotiating With Kenneth Branagh to Direct ''Cinderella''|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/disney-negotiating-with-kenneth-branagh-to-replace-romanek-on-cinderella.html|access-date=June 22, 2019|website=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511012457/https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/disney-negotiating-with-kenneth-branagh-to-replace-romanek-on-cinderella.html|archive-date=May 11, 2023}}</ref> and by April 2013, ] and ] were hired as producers.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Graser|first=Marc|date=April 30, 2013|title=Lily James to Star in Disney's 'Cinderella'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/lily-james-to-star-in-disneys-cinderella-1200428618/|magazine=Variety|access-date=July 30, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405020323/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/lily-james-to-star-in-disneys-cinderella-1200428618/|archive-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> | |||
On April 30, 2013, ] was cast as the title character.<ref name="comingsoon043013" /><ref name="acheney" /> A week later, ] was cast as the Prince.<ref>Sophie Schillaci, ''The Hollywood Reporter'', May 8, 2013.</ref> In June 2013, it was reported that ] and ] joined the film as the mean stepsisters, Anastasia and Drisella.<ref>Jeff Sneider, ], June 10, 2013.</ref><ref>Borys Kit, ''The Hollywood Reporter'', June 11, 2013.</ref> Later that month, ] was cast as the Fairy Godmother.<ref name="bkit062013">Borys Kit, '']'', June 20, 2013.</ref> In August 2013, ] joined the cast to play Cinderella's mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a508938/hayley-atwell-joins-kenneth-branaghs-cinderella.html?rss|title=Hayley Atwell joins Kenneth Branagh's 'Cinderella'|work=Digital Spy|date=August 22, 2013|accessdate=August 27, 2013}}</ref> In September 2013, ]'s role as the Grand Duke was confirmed.<ref name="Disney's Live" /> On September 23, 2013, it was announced that ] was cast as the King and ] as the Captain, a loyal friend to the Prince.<ref name="Disney's Live" /> | |||
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Three-time Oscar-winning costume designer ] was in charge of the costumes for the film. Powell began working on concepts for the characters’ looks almost two years before principal photography began in the summer of 2013. Powell said she was aiming for the look of "a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or 1950s."<ref name="vanityfair.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/cinderella-wedding-gown-first-look|title=First Look: The Making of Cinderella’s Wedding Gown|last=Chi|first=Paul|website=Vanity Fair|date=February 11, 2015|accessdate=March 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Vogue" /> | |||
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In November 2012, '']'' reported that ] was in deep negotiations to play Lady Tremaine. She was the first actor to sign on for the project<ref>{{cite news|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=November 27, 2012|title=Cate Blanchett Poised To Join Disney's New 'Cinderella'|work=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/cate-blanchett-poised-to-join-disneys-new-cinderella-378102/|access-date=March 3, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530222355/https://deadline.com/2012/11/cate-blanchett-poised-to-join-disneys-new-cinderella-378102/|archive-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref> and, according to Shearmur, was always the only choice for the role.{{sfn|Solomon|2015|page=127}} A few days later, ], ], and ] were reported to be in the running for the role of Cinderella,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/11/saoirse-ronan-alicia-vikander-gabriella-wilde-in-the-mix-for-the-title-role-in-cinderella-103440/|title=Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander & Gabriella Wilde In The Mix For The Title Role In 'Cinderella'|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|date=November 30, 2012|website=]|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302203830/https://www.indiewire.com/2012/11/saoirse-ronan-alicia-vikander-gabriella-wilde-in-the-mix-for-the-title-role-in-cinderella-103440/|archive-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> with ] also being considered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/emma-watson-may-put-on-the-glass-slipper-for-kenneth-branaghs-cinderella-101076/|title=Emma Watson May Put On The Glass Slipper For Kenneth Branagh's 'Cinderella'|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|date=February 28, 2013|website=IndieWire|access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref> By February 2013, ] entered negotiations for the title role,<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Graser|first1=Marc|last2=Kroll|first2=Justin|date=February 28, 2013|title=Emma Watson in very early talks for 'Cinderella'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/emma-watson-in-very-early-talks-for-cinderella-1118066680/|magazine=Variety|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302203835/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/emma-watson-in-very-early-talks-for-cinderella-1118066680/|archive-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> but a deal ultimately did not work out.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Graser|first1=Marc|last2=Kroll|first2=Justin|date=March 12, 2013|title=Cinderella's Glass Slipper Didn't Fit Emma Watson|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/cinderellas-glass-slipper-didnt-fit-emma-watson-1200007282/|magazine=Variety|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302210124/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/cinderellas-glass-slipper-didnt-fit-emma-watson-1200007282/|archive-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> Later, after she was cast as ] in the ] of '']'' (1991), directed by ] and starring alongside ], Watson elaborated that she refused because Cinderella's character did not resonate with her.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a33458/emma-watson-turned-down-cinderella-before-belle/|title=Emma Watson Reveals Why She Turned Down Cinderella Before Accepting Belle Role|last=Frost|first=Katie|date=January 17, 2017|magazine=]|access-date=May 25, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525073726/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a33458/emma-watson-turned-down-cinderella-before-belle/|archive-date=May 25, 2023}}</ref> By April 2013, ], ], and ] were testing for the title role,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/04/three-actresses-testing-to-see-if-glass-slipper-fits-for-cinderella-lead-466920/|title=Three Actresses Testing To See If Glass Slipper Fits For 'Cinderella' Lead|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=April 3, 2013|website=]|access-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729014838/https://deadline.com/2013/04/three-actresses-testing-to-see-if-glass-slipper-fits-for-cinderella-lead-466920/|archive-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> with James eventually cast later that month.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|date=April 30, 2013|title='Downton Abbey' star Lily James is 'Cinderella'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/04/30/downton-abbey-lily-james-cinderella/2124263/|work=]|access-date=February 24, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224153210/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/04/30/downton-abbey-lily-james-cinderella/2124263/|archive-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref> She originally auditioned for the role of Anastasia, before the casting director suggested that she try out for Cinderella.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Begley|first=Sarah|date=March 11, 2015|title=Lily James: My ''Cinderella'' Glass Slippers Didn't Fit Me|url=https://time.com/3738928/cinderella-lily-james/|magazine=]|access-date=February 24, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605213120/https://time.com/3738928/cinderella-lily-james/|archive-date=June 5, 2023}}</ref> In the following month, ] was cast as Prince Kit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/game-of-thrones-star-richard-madden-joins-disneys-cinderella/|title=Game of Thrones Star Richard Madden Joins Disney's Cinderella|last=Gallagher|first=Brian|date=May 8, 2013|website=]|access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref> | |||
By June 2013, ] was set to play Anastasia,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/borgias-star-holliday-grainger-talks-join-disneys-cinderella-exclusive-96416/|title='The Borgias' Star Holliday Grainger Joins Disney's 'Cinderella' (Exclusive)|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=June 10, 2013|website=]|access-date=July 30, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320090546/https://www.thewrap.com/borgias-star-holliday-grainger-talks-join-disneys-cinderella-exclusive-96416/|archive-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> and a few days later, ], who had previously co-starred with James in the ] television series '']'' (2010–2015), was reported to be in talks for the role of Drisella.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a489274/cinderella-eyes-sophie-mcshera-as-second-stepsister/|title='Cinderella' eyes Sophie McShera as second stepsister|last=Armitage|first=Hugh|date=June 12, 2013|website=]|access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref> McShera's casting was confirmed later that month,<ref>{{cite news|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=June 25, 2013|title='Downton Abbey's' Sophie McShera Joins Disney's 'Cinderella'|work=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/downton-abbeys-sophie-mcshera-joins-disneys-cinderella-529614/|access-date=July 30, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205022024/https://deadline.com/2013/06/downton-abbeys-sophie-mcshera-joins-disneys-cinderella-529614/|archive-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> while ], who had previously worked with Branagh in '']'' (1994) and '']'' (1998), was cast as the Fairy Godmother.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=June 20, 2013|title=Helena Bonham Carter to Play Fairy Godmother in Disney's 'Cinderella' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/helena-bonham-carter-boards-cinderella-572595/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 24, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224153211/https://movieweb.com/game-of-thrones-star-richard-madden-joins-disneys-cinderella/|archive-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref> Like Blanchett, Bonham Carter was the first and only choice for her respective role.<ref name="ComesToLife">{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfj3Q96zKS8|title=A Fairy Tale Comes to Life|type=Documentary film|publisher=]|location=''Cinderella'' (Blu-ray)|date=2015|via=YouTube}}</ref> The following month, ], who had previously worked with Branagh in '']'' (2011), signed on to portray the Grand Duke,<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=July 8, 2013|title=Stellan Skarsgard in Talks to Join 'Cinderella' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stellan-skarsgard-talks-join-cinderella-581812/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 30, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221202628/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stellan-skarsgard-talks-join-cinderella-581812/|archive-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> and ] landed the role of Cinderella's mother in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a508938/hayley-atwell-joins-kenneth-branaghs-cinderella/|title=Hayley Atwell joins Kenneth Branagh's 'Cinderella'|last=Armitage|first=Hugh|date=August 22, 2013|website=Digital Spy|access-date=July 30, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407223340/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a508938/hayley-atwell-joins-kenneth-branaghs-cinderella/|archive-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref> In September 2013, as the principal photography began, ] announced the casting of Branagh's frequent collaborator ] as the King and ] as the Captain.<ref name="PrincipalPhotography">{{cite web|date=September 23, 2013|title=DISNEY'S LIVE-ACTION "CINDERELLA" BEGINS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN LONDON|url=http://www.waltdisneystudios.com/corp/news/1399|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926211126/http://www.waltdisneystudios.com/corp/news/1399|archive-date=September 26, 2013|access-date=September 23, 2013|work=]|publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
For the stepmother and stepsisters, Powell had a very clear idea about the look; "They are meant to be totally ridiculous on the outside—a bit too much and overdone—and ugly on the inside."<ref name="Vogue">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/4463911/cinderella-movie-2015-sandy-powell-costume-designer/|title=What Would Cinderella Wear? Costuming Lily James and Cate Blanchett in Kenneth Branagh’s Forthcoming Film|date=November 19, 2014|first=Leslie|last=Camhi|website=Vogue|accessdate=March 12, 2015}}</ref> The silhouette of the prince came from the original animation, however she created a more fitted look and less masculine colors. Some of the prince costumes were dyed to accentuate Madden’s eyes.<ref name="vanityfair.com" /> | |||
===Costumes=== | |||
The ball gown was inspired by the Disney animated film in its color and shape; "The gown had to look lovely when she dances and runs away from the ball. I wanted her to look like she was floating, like a watercolor painting."<ref name="vanityfair.com" /> The dress was made with more than a dozen fine layers of fabric, a corset and a petticoat. Nine versions of the Cinderella gown were designed, each with more than 270 yards of fabric and 10,000 crystals. It took 18 tailors and 500 hours to make each dress.<ref name="vanityfair.com" /> | |||
Three-time Oscar-winning costume designer ] was in charge of the costumes for the film. Powell began working on concepts for the characters' looks almost two years before principal photography began in the summer of 2013. Powell said she was aiming for the look of "a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or 1950s."<ref name="vanityfair.com">{{Cite magazine |last=Chi |first=Paul |date=February 11, 2015 |title=First Look: The Making of Cinderella's Wedding Gown |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/cinderella-wedding-gown-first-look |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=March 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Vogue" /> | |||
For the Fairy Godmother, Powell took a major departure from the animated film of the 1950s, instead giving actress ] an opulent white ballgown, featuring fairy wings, puff sleeves and a very full skirt. The skirt also had battery lights underneath it, which Carter said caused issues when filming scenes as the batteries would run low quite quickly. | |||
The wedding dress was another difficult project. "Creating the wedding dress was a challenge. Rather than try to make something even better than the ball gown, I had to do something completely different and simple... I wanted the whole effect to be ephemeral and fine, so we went with an extreme-lined shaped bodice with a long train", said Powell. It took 16 people and 550 hours to complete the silk-organza, hand painted dress. While the crew photographed James in the gown, the actress stood too close to an electric heater and the dress caught on fire; the top layer of the dress had to be redone because only one wedding dress was created due to time and budget constraints.<ref name="vanityfair.com" /> | |||
For the stepmother and stepsisters, Powell had a very clear idea about the look; "They are meant to be totally ridiculous on the outside—a bit too much and overdone—and ugly on the inside."<ref name="Vogue">{{Cite web |last=Camhi |first=Leslie |date=November 19, 2014 |title=What Would Cinderella Wear? Costuming Lily James and Cate Blanchett in Kenneth Branagh's Forthcoming Film |url=http://www.vogue.com/4463911/cinderella-movie-2015-sandy-powell-costume-designer/ |access-date=March 12, 2015 |website=Vogue}}</ref> The silhouette of the prince came from the original animation, however she created a more fitted look and less masculine colours. Some of the prince costumes were dyed to accentuate Madden's eyes.<ref name="vanityfair.com" /> | |||
The ball gown was inspired by the Disney animated film in its color and shape; "The gown had to look lovely when she dances and runs away from the ball. I wanted her to look like she was floating, like a watercolour painting."<ref name="vanityfair.com" /> The dress was made with more than a dozen fine layers of fabric, a corset and a petticoat. Nine versions of the Cinderella gown were designed, each with more than 270 yards of fabric and 10,000 crystals. It took 18 tailors and 500 hours to make each dress.<ref name="vanityfair.com" /> | |||
For the glass slipper, Powell took inspiration from a 1950s shoe she saw in a museum. Since glass does not sparkle, they decided to use crystal instead. ] partnered with Disney to make the famous shoe. Powell went directly to Swarovski headquarters in ] to meet the product developers. It took 6 digital renderings of the shoes until they found the right one for the film. Swarovski made eight pairs of crystal shoes for the film, though none were actually wearable. Consequently, the leather shoes James wore on set had to be digitally altered into crystal. Alongside the slipper, Swarovski provided more than 7 million crystals that were used in costumes and 100 tiaras for the ball scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGe-3y5EkoU|title=Magic in the Making|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 12, 2015}}</ref> | |||
The wedding dress was another difficult project. "Creating the wedding dress was a challenge. Rather than try to make something even better than the ball gown, I had to do something completely different and simple... I wanted the whole effect to be ephemeral and fine, so we went with an extreme-lined shaped bodice with a long train," said Powell. It took 16 people and 550 hours to complete the silk-organza, hand-painted dress. While the crew photographed James in the gown, the actress stood too close to an electric heater and the dress caught on fire; the top layer of the dress had to be redone because only one wedding dress was created due to time and budget constraints.<ref name="vanityfair.com" /> | |||
For the glass slipper, Powell took inspiration from a 1950s shoe she saw in a museum. Since glass does not sparkle, they decided to use crystal instead. ] partnered with Disney to make the famous shoe. Powell went directly to Swarovski headquarters in ] to meet the product developers. It took 6 digital renderings of the shoes until they found the right one for the film. Swarovski made eight pairs of crystal shoes for the film, though none were actually wearable. Consequently, the leather shoes James wore on set had to be digitally altered into crystal. Alongside the slipper, Swarovski provided more than 7 million crystals that were used in costumes and 100 tiaras for the ball scene.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magic in the Making |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGe-3y5EkoU |access-date=March 12, 2015 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
===Filming=== | ===Filming=== | ||
] on ''Cinderella'' began on September 23, 2013.<ref name="PrincipalPhotography" /> The film was shot at ] in ], England, and at various other locations including ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="rjackson">{{Cite web |last=Jackson, Renee |date=September 16, 2014 |title=Disney's ''Cinderella'' Returning to Theaters in 2015 |url=http://gottafilm.com/disneys-cinderella-returning-to-theaters-in-2015/392/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821085948/http://gottafilm.com/disneys-cinderella-returning-to-theaters-in-2015/392/ |archive-date=August 21, 2017 |access-date=November 19, 2014 |publisher=GottaFilm.com}}</ref> Although the royal palace is mainly computer-generated, it was modeled after the ] in ], Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2015 |title=Cinderella kommt neu ins Kino – der Dresdner Zwinger ist im Bild |url=http://www.dnn-online.de/dresden/web/regional/kultur/detail/-/specific/Cinderella-kommt-neu-ins-Kino-der-Dresdner-Zwinger-ist-im-Bild-2664373076 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625195028/http://www.dnn-online.de/dresden/web/regional/kultur/detail/-/specific/Cinderella-kommt-neu-ins-Kino-der-Dresdner-Zwinger-ist-im-Bild-2664373076 |archive-date=June 25, 2015 |access-date=June 24, 2015 |website=DNN-Online}}</ref> | |||
] on ''Cinderella'' began on September 23, 2013.<ref name="Disney's Live" /> The film was shot at ] in ], where Disney's '']'' and '']'' were also filmed,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2217461/Disney-comes-Pinewood-American-giant-set-historic-studios-5m-major-victory-British-film-industry.html|title=Disney comes to Pinewood: American giant set to move into historic studios in £5m 'major victory' for British film industry|author1=Churcher, Sharon|author2=Carlin, Brendan|work=]|date=October 13, 2012}}</ref> and at various other locations including ], ], ] and ].<ref name="rjackson" /> Although the movie's royal palace is mainly Computer-generated imagery, it has been modeled after the ] in ], Germany. | |||
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnn-online.de/dresden/web/regional/kultur/detail/-/specific/Cinderella-kommt-neu-ins-Kino-der-Dresdner-Zwinger-ist-im-Bild-2664373076|title=Cinderella kommt neu ins Kino - der Dresdner Zwinger ist im Bild|work=DNN-Online|date=February 25, 2015}}</ref> | |||
===Post-production=== | ===Post-production=== | ||
Post-production began in December 2013, and was completed in August 2014.<ref name="rjackson" /> The finished film was rated PG for "mild thematic elements" by the ].<ref>{{ |
Post-production began in December 2013, and was completed in August 2014.<ref name="rjackson" /> The finished film was rated PG for "mild thematic elements" by the ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 5, 2014 |title='Cinderella', 'Camp X-Ray', 'November Man' & 'Red Army' in Today's MPAA ratings |url=http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/cinderella-camp-x-ray-november-man-red-army-todays-mpaa-ratings/ |url-status=dead |access-date=August 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013190809/http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/cinderella-camp-x-ray-november-man-red-army-todays-mpaa-ratings/ |archive-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the film received a ] for 'very mild scenes of emotional upset' by the ].<ref name="BBFC" /> | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
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On June 7, 2013, news confirmed that composer ] would score the film, with the music having an emphasis on romance.<ref>{{ |
On June 7, 2013, news confirmed that composer ] would score the film, with the music having an emphasis on romance.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 7, 2013 |title=Patrick Doyle to Reunite with Kenneth Branagh on Disney's ''Cinderella'' |publisher=filmmusicreporter.com |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/06/07/patrick-doyle-to-reunite-with-kenneth-branagh-on-disneys-cinderella/ |access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> Doyle has previously scored several Branagh films, including '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weintraub, Steve |date=January 17, 2014 |title=Kenneth Branagh Talks Jack Ryan, Changes Due to Budgetary Reasons, Whether He Will Make Another Shakespeare Movie, Cinderella, and More |url=https://collider.com/kenneth-branagh-cinderella-shakespeare-jack-ryan/ |publisher=Collider.com}}</ref> He has also scored the Disney·] animated fantasy-comedy film '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walt Disney Records to Release Patrick Doyle's 'Brave' Soundtrack |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/05/01/walt-disney-records-to-release-patrick-doyles-brave-soundtrack/ |access-date=November 30, 2014 |website=Film Music Reporter }}</ref> Doyle recorded the film's score with the ] conducted by ] at the ] in London.<ref name="prnewswire.com">{{Cite news |date=February 22, 2015 |title=Walt Disney Records Presents The Cinderella Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Available March 10 |agency=PR Newswire |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/walt-disney-records-presents-the-cinderella-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-available-march-10-300041449.html |access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> | ||
The soundtrack debuted at No. 60 on the ], selling 8,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{ |
The soundtrack debuted at No. 60 on the ], selling 8,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Keith Caulfield |date=March 21, 2015 |title=Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Marvin Gaye Sales Up 246% After 'Blurred Lines' Trial |url=https://www.billboard.com/entry/view/id/118962 |magazine=] |access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> | ||
== Marketing == | |||
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The first official presentation of the film occurred at Disney's three-day ] in August 2013.<ref>Brooks Barnes, , '']'', August 11, 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brigante |first=Ricky |date=August 10, 2013 |title=Walt Disney Studios reveal live-action films at 2013 D23 Expo: Marvel, Maleficent, Tomorrowland, Muppets, Saving Mr Banks |work=Inside the Magic |url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/08/walt-disney-studios-reveal-live-action-films-at-2013-d23-expo-marvel-maleficent-tomorrowland-muppets-saving-mr-banks/ |access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> The film was previewed at ] in ], in March 2014, with a teaser showing Cinderella hearing about her father's death, meeting the prince while riding through the forest, her mother's ball gown being torn apart by her step-family, and a comedic section where the Fairy Godmother transforms a pumpkin into a carriage.<ref>Rebecca Ford, , ''The Hollywood Reporter'', March 26, 2014.</ref><ref>Brent Lang, , TheWrap, March 26, 2014.</ref> | |||
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|title1 = A Golden Childhood | |||
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|title16 = La Valse Champagne | |||
|length16 = 1:35 | |||
|title17 = La Polka Militaire | |||
|length17 = 1:47 | |||
|title18 = La Polka De Paris | |||
|length18 = 1:22 | |||
|title19 = A Secret Garden | |||
|length19 = 2:48 | |||
|title20 = La Polka De Minuit | |||
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|title21 = Choose That One | |||
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|title22 = Pumpkin Pursuit | |||
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|title26 = Ella and Kit | |||
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|title27 = Courage and Kindness | |||
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|title28 = Strong | |||
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|title32 = A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Instrumental Version) | |||
|length32 = 2:01 | |||
|title33 = Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song) (Instrumental Version) | |||
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The first official trailer debuted on May 15, 2014. In the minute-long teaser, which doesn't include any footage from the film, a sparkling glass slipper is slowly revealed over a black background.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ng |first=Philiana |date=May 15, 2014 |title=Disney's 'Cinderella' Gets Teaser Trailer (Video) |work=] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinderella-teaser-trailer-video-704464 |access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spencer, Hayley |date=May 16, 2014 |title=The first trailer for Disney's ''Cinderella'' movie is here |url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2013/09/24/cinderella-kenneth-branagh-lily-james |website=] |access-date=November 19, 2014 |archive-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511174555/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2013/09/24/cinderella-kenneth-branagh-lily-james |url-status=dead }}</ref> The second official trailer – two-and-a-half minutes long and containing footage from the film – debuted on '']'' on November 19, 2014, with a 15-second trailer preview released two days prior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Brian |date=November 17, 2014 |title=''Cinderella'' Trailer Preview Teases Live-Action Disney Fairy Tale |url=http://www.movieweb.com/cinderella-movie-trailer-preview-disney-live-action |access-date=October 7, 2015 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson, Zach |date=November 19, 2014 |title=Cinderella Trailer Debuts! Director Sir Kenneth Branagh Opens Up About the Live-Action Disney Movie! |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/598785/cinderella-trailer-debuts-director-sir-kenneth-branagh-opens-up-about-the-live-action-disney-movie |publisher=]}}</ref> In its first 24 hours of release, the trailer was viewed 4.2 million times on ] and 33 million times on ], the highest views among all Disney films in history, except for ] releases.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=November 20, 2014 |title=Trailer Report: 'Cinderella' Shatters Disney Record |work=] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trailer-report-cinderella-shatters-disney-750772 |access-date=November 22, 2014}}</ref> The movie's official poster was also released on November 19, featuring James as Cinderella and photographed by ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 19, 2014 |title=The New Trailer, Poster and Photos for Disney's ''Cinderella''! |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/384421-the-new-trailer-poster-and-photos-for-disneys-cinderella#/slide/1 |publisher=ComingSoon.net}}</ref> Disney released an international trailer on December 16, 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evry |first=Max |date=December 16, 2014 |title=The New International Trailer for Disney's ''Cinderella'' |publisher=comingsoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/392721-the-new-international-trailer-for-disneys-cinderella#/slide/1 |access-date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> A new trailer was released on January 1, 2015.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Zuckerman |first=Esther |date=January 2, 2015 |title='Cinderella' gets midnight-themed trailer for New Year's |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/02/cinderella-gets-midnight-themed-trailer-for-new-years/ |magazine=] |access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref> On February 11, 2015, Disney released a final trailer for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lesnick |first=Silas |date=February 11, 2015 |title=The New Cinderella Trailer is Here! |publisher=comingsoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/408701-the-new-cinderella-trailer-is-here#/slide/1 |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> | |||
==Release== | |||
The film had its world premiere on February 13, 2015 at the ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/14/kenneth-branagh-debuts-updated-non-sexist-cinderella-in-berlin-film-festival|title=Kenneth Branagh debuts updated, non-sexist Cinderella in Berlin film festival|work=]|author=Connolly, Kate|date=February 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Berlin">{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=201508077|title=Programme - Cinderella|accessdate=February 12, 2015|publisher=berlinale.de}}</ref> and was released on March 13, 2015.<ref name="release">{{cite news|title=Disney Dates ‘Cinderella’ For March 2015|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/cinderella-movie-release-date-march-13-2015-disney/|accessdate=June 25, 2013|publisher=deadline.com|date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> Theatrically, it was accompanied by ]' short film '']'', featuring the characters from '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=‘Frozen Fever’ Short to Debut in Front of Disney’s ‘Cinderella’|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/frozen-fever-short-to-debut-in-front-of-disney-cinderella-1201369889/|work=Variety|accessdate=December 3, 2014|date=December 3, 2014}}</ref> On February 10, 2015, ] and Disney announced plans to digitally re-master the film into the ] format and release it in IMAX theaters globally on the scheduled release date.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Evry|first1=Max|title=Disney’s Cinderella to Get an IMAX Release|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/408397-disneys-cinderella-to-get-an-imax-release?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disneys-cinderella-to-get-an-imax-release#/slide/1|accessdate=February 11, 2015|publisher=comingsoon.net|date=February 10, 2015}}</ref> | |||
===Novelization=== | |||
The first official presentation of the film occurred at Disney's three-day ] in August 2013.<ref>Brooks Barnes, '']'', August 11, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/08/walt-disney-studios-reveal-live-action-films-at-2013-d23-expo-marvel-maleficent-tomorrowland-muppets-saving-mr-banks/|title=Walt Disney Studios reveal live-action films at 2013 D23 Expo: Marvel, Maleficent, Tomorrowland, Muppets, Saving Mr Banks|work=Inside the Magic|date=August 10, 2013|accessdate=September 17, 2014|last=Brigante|first=Ricky}}</ref> The film was previewed at ] in ], in March 2014, with a teaser showing Cinderella hearing about her father's death, meeting the prince while riding through the forest, her mother's ball gown being torn apart by her step-family, and a comedic bit where the Fairy Godmother transforms a pumpkin into a carriage.<ref>Rebecca Ford, ''The Hollywood Reporter'', March 26, 2014.</ref><ref>Brent Lang, TheWrap, March 26, 2014.</ref> | |||
A tie-in novelization of the film written by Elizabeth Rudnick was published by ] on January 27, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinderella (Live Action) Junior Novel |url=https://books.disney.com/book/cinderella-live-action-junior-novel/ |access-date=December 24, 2020 |website=Disney Books}}</ref> | |||
==Release== | |||
The first official trailer debuted on May 15, 2014. In the minute-long teaser, which doesn't include any footage from the film, a sparkling glass slipper is slowly revealed over a black background.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinderella-teaser-trailer-video-704464|title=Disney's 'Cinderella' Gets Teaser Trailer (Video)|work=]|date=May 15, 2014|accessdate=September 17, 2014|last=Ng|first=Philiana}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2013/09/24/cinderella-kenneth-branagh-lily-james|title=The first trailer for Disney’s Cinderella movie is here|work=]|author=Spencer, Hayley|date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> The second official trailer, two-and-a-half minutes long and containing footage from the film, debuted on '']'' on November 19, 2014, with a 15-second trailer preview released two days prior.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=111205|title=First Look At Footage From Thor Director Kenneth Branagh’s Tak On Cinderella|publisher=ComicBookMovie.com|date=November 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/cinderella-movie-trailer-preview-disney-live-action|title=Cinderella’ Trailer Preview Teases Live-Action Disney Fairy Tale|work=]|author=Gallagher, Brian|date=November 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/598785/cinderella-trailer-debuts-director-sir-kenneth-branagh-opens-up-about-the-live-action-disney-movie|title=Cinderella Trailer Debuts! Director Sir Kenneth Branagh Opens Up About the Live-Action Disney Movie!|publisher=]|author=Johnson, Zach|date=November 19, 2014}}</ref> In its first 24 hours of release, the trailer was viewed 4.2 million times on ] and 33 million times on ], the highest views among all Disney films in history, except for ] releases.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trailer-report-cinderella-shatters-disney-750772|title=Trailer Report: 'Cinderella' Shatters Disney Record|first1=Pamela|last1=McClintock|work=]|date=November 20, 2014|accessdate=November 22, 2014}}</ref> The movie's official poster was also released on November 19, featuring James as Cinderella and photographed by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/384421-the-new-trailer-poster-and-photos-for-disneys-cinderella#/slide/1|title=The New Trailer, Poster and Photos for Disney’s Cinderella!|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=November 19, 2014}}</ref> Disney released an international trailer on December 16, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/392721-the-new-international-trailer-for-disneys-cinderella#/slide/1|title=The New International Trailer for Disney’s Cinderella|first1=Max|last1=Evry|publisher=comingsoon.net|date=December 16, 2014|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref> A new trailer was released on January 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/02/cinderella-gets-midnight-themed-trailer-for-new-years/|title='Cinderella' gets midnight-themed trailer for New Year's|first1=Esther|last1=Zuckerman|work=]|date=January 2, 2015|accessdate=January 3, 2015}}</ref> On February 11, 2015, Disney released a final trailer for the film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lesnick|first1=Silas|title=The New Cinderella Trailer is Here!|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/408701-the-new-cinderella-trailer-is-here#/slide/1|accessdate=February 11, 2015|publisher=comingsoon.net|date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> | |||
===Theatrical=== | |||
The film had its world premiere on February 13, 2015, at the ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Connolly, Kate |date=February 14, 2015 |title=Kenneth Branagh debuts updated, non-sexist Cinderella in Berlin film festival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/14/kenneth-branagh-debuts-updated-non-sexist-cinderella-in-berlin-film-festival |website=]}}</ref><ref name="Berlin">{{Cite web |title=Program me – ''Cinderella'' |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=201508077 |access-date=February 12, 2015 |publisher=berlinale.de}}</ref> and was released on March 13, 2015.<ref name="release">{{Cite news |date=June 24, 2013 |title=Disney Dates ''Cinderella'' For March 2015 |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/cinderella-movie-release-date-march-13-2015-disney-528345/ |access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> Theatrically, it was accompanied by ]' short film '']'', featuring the characters from '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=December 3, 2014 |title=''Frozen Fever'' Short to Debut in Front of Disney's ''Cinderella'' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/frozen-fever-short-to-debut-in-front-of-disney-cinderella-1201369889/ |access-date=December 3, 2014 |website=Variety}}</ref> On February 10, 2015, ] and Disney announced plans to digitally re-master the film into the ] format and release it in IMAX theaters globally on the scheduled release date.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evry |first=Max |date=February 10, 2015 |title=Disney's ''Cinderella'' to Get an IMAX Release |publisher=comingsoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/408397-disneys-cinderella-to-get-an-imax-release |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> | |||
===Home media=== | |||
In October 2014, a licensing agreement between Disney and ] was announced, in which ''Cinderella'' would premiere across Turner's cable network portfolio (including ] and ]) in Spring 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Philiana|title=Disney's Live-Action 'Cinderella,' 'Jungle Book' Films Land at Turner Broadcasting|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-cinderella-jungle-book-films-742080|accessdate=October 22, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> | |||
] released ''Cinderella'' on ] combo pack, Digital HD, ], and "Disney Movies Anywhere" on September 15, 2015.<ref> DVDs Release Date, Retrieved September 15, 2015</ref> Blu-ray bonus features include an alternate opening, the '']'' short, and the featurettes: "Staging The Ball", "Ella's Furry Friends", "A Fairy Tale Comes to Life", and "Costume Test Fun". Five deleted scenes with an introduction by ] are included exclusively on ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evry |first=Max |date=June 12, 2015 |title=Cinderella Blu-ray and Digital HD Announced, Watch Alternate Opening |work=comingsoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/trailers/449773-cinderella-blu-ray-and-digital-hd-announced-watch-alternate-opening#/slide/1 |access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> The film debuted in second place on the home media sales charts behind '']''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arnold |first=Thomas K. |date=September 24, 2015 |title=''Furious 7'' Speeds to Top of Disc Sales Chart |work=variety.com |url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/furious-7-speeds-to-top-of-disc-sales-chart-1201601817/ |access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> Cinderella was released on 4K Blu-ray on June 25, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinderella (2015) – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review {{!}} High Def Digest |url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/73213/cinderella4kultrahdbluray.html |access-date=May 23, 2019 |website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com}}</ref> | |||
In October 2014, a licensing agreement between Disney and ] was announced, in which ''Cinderella'' would premiere across Turner's cable network portfolio (including ] and ]) in the Spring of 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ng |first=Philiana |date=October 20, 2014 |title=Disney's Live-Action 'Cinderella,' 'Jungle Book' Films Land at Turner Broadcasting |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-cinderella-jungle-book-films-742080 |access-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> The film had its network television premiere on TBS on August 13, 2017. The film also premiered on Disney Channel on August 14, 2018. The film aired on ABC's ''Wonderful World of Disney'' programming block on January 19, 2021. | |||
] will release ''Cinderella'' on Blu-ray combo pack, Digital HD and ''Disney Movies Anywhere'' on September 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Evry|first=Max|title=Cinderella Blu-ray and Digital HD Announced, Watch Alternate Opening|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/trailers/449773-cinderella-blu-ray-and-digital-hd-announced-watch-alternate-opening#/slide/1|accessdate=June 12, 2015|work=comingsoon.net|date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
===Box office=== | ===Box office=== | ||
''Cinderella'' grossed $201.2 million in the United States and Canada and $341.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $542.4 million against a budget of $95 million.<ref name="BOM" /><ref name="filmla" /> It was the twelfth-highest-grossing film of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818152249/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2015/ |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> The film had a worldwide opening of $132 million,<ref name="OP" /> and an IMAX opening of $9 million.<ref name="McClintock" /> '']'' calculated the film's net profit as $164.77 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it eighth on their list of 2015's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mike Fleming Jr |date=March 23, 2016 |title=No. 8 ''Cinderella'' – 2015 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament |url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/cinderella-movie-profit-2015-box-office-disney-1201724740/ |access-date=March 24, 2016 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
{{Asof|2015|06|28|df=US}}, ''Cinderella'' has grossed an estimated $200.3 million in North America and $338.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $539 million, against a budget of $95 million.<ref name=BOM /> It had a worldwide opening of $131.5 million,<ref name="OP"/> and an IMAX opening of $9 million.<ref name="THRR"/> | |||
In the U.S. and Canada, ''Cinderella'' opened on Friday, March 13, 2015, across 3,845 theaters, and earned $23 |
In the U.S. and Canada, ''Cinderella'' opened on Friday, March 13, 2015, across 3,845 theaters, and earned $23 million.<ref name="DDD">{{Cite web |last=Scott Mendelson |date=March 14, 2015 |title=Friday Box Office: Disney's 'Cinderella' Conjures $23M For $65M-$75M Weekend |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/03/14/box-office-disneys-cinderella-conjures-23m-friday/ |access-date=March 14, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> The film's Friday gross included a $2.3 million late night run.<ref name="DDD" /> It topped the box office during its opening weekend as projected, earning $67.9 million,<ref name="mojo0315">{{Cite news |last=Subers |first=Ray |date=March 15, 2015 |title=Weekend Report: 'Cinderella' Shines, 'Run' Stumbles |work=] |publisher=] |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4043&p=.htm |access-date=March 15, 2022 |quote=The movie received a strong "A" CinemaScore}}</ref> including a record $5 million from 358 ] theaters, and became Disney's biggest 2D PG-rated opening of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott Mendelson |date=March 15, 2015 |title=Box Office: 'Cinderella' Goes Bippity Boppity Boom For $70M Weekend |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/03/15/box-office-cinderella-goes-bippity-boppity-boom-for-70m-weekend/ |access-date=March 15, 2015 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ray Subers |date=March 15, 2015 |title=Weekend Report: 'Cinderella' Shines, 'Run' Stumbles |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4043&p=.htm |access-date=March 15, 2015 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> It is director Kenneth Branagh's biggest opening of his career (breaking 2011's '']'' record), the fourth-highest Disney opening in March,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nancy Tartaglione |date=March 15, 2015 |title=''Cinderella''{{'}}s Glamorous Weekend: $70.1M Box Office Opening – First Sunday Update |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/cinderella-weekend-box-office-liam-neeson-run-all-night-1201392631/ |access-date=March 15, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> and was the seventh-highest opening in March overall (not counting for inflation).<ref>{{Cite web |title=TOP OPENING WEEKENDS BY MONTH – APRIL |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=03&p=.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316054849/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=03&p=.htm |archive-date=March 16, 2015 |access-date=March 15, 2015 |website=]}}</ref><ref name="NAopeningBO">{{Cite news |date=March 14, 2015 |title=NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Estimates: 'Cinderella' Arrives at the Box Office Ball with a Strong $70.1M; 'Run All Night' a Distant Second with a Modest $11.0M |work=] |url=http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2015-03-13-north-america-thursday-night-report-cinderella-draws-strong-23m-from-early-shows-2 |access-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-date=March 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314205553/http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2015-03-13-north-america-thursday-night-report-cinderella-draws-strong-23m-from-early-shows-2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Audiences during its opening weekend comprised 66% female, 66% families, 26% adults, 8% teenagers, 31% under the age of 12 and 9% 50 years and older.<ref name="McClintock" /> ''Cinderella'' finished its first week at the box office with $87.55 million, which was very high end of the film's lofty pre-release expectations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 20, 2015 |title=NORTH AMERICA: 'Cinderella' Impresses With $87.55M In Its First Week After Ruling Thursday With $4.47M |work=] |url=http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2015-03-20-north-america-cinderella-impresses-with-8755m-in-its-first-week-after-ruling-thursday-with-447m |url-status=dead |access-date=March 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192042/http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2015-03-20-north-america-cinderella-impresses-with-8755m-in-its-first-week-after-ruling-thursday-with-447m |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> In its ], the film declined 49% to $35 million and was surpassed by '']'', dropping to #2.<ref name="weekend">{{Cite web |title=Cinderella (2015) – Weekend Box Office Results — Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=cinderella2015.htm |access-date=March 29, 2015 |website=] |publisher=]}}</ref> The drop was in between two of Disney's previous live-action fantasy films, '']'' (48%) and '']'' (51%).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subers |first=Ray |date=March 29, 2015 |title=Weekend Report: 'Insurgent' Surges to $52.3 Million, 'Gunman' Bombs |work=] |publisher=] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4047&p=.htm |access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> In North America, ''Cinderella'' was the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic Box Office For 2015 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2015/?grossesOption=totalGrosses |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108071113/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2015/?grossesOption=totalGrosses |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
Outside North America, box office analysts predicted as much as $60 |
Outside North America, box office analysts predicted as much as $60 million opening.<ref name="OT">{{Cite web |last=Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro |date=March 11, 2015 |title=''Cinderella'' To Cast $100M-$120M Spell In Global Debut – Box Office Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/cinderella-box-office-liam-neeson-run-all-night-1201390746/ |access-date=March 12, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> The film made its debut outside of North America on the same weekend as its wide North American release and earned an estimated $62.4 million from 31 countries,<ref name="OP">{{Cite web |last=Nancy Tartaglione |date=March 15, 2015 |title=''Cinderella'' Waltzes Onto World Stage With $62.4M Offshore Bow; $132M Global |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/cinderella-international-box-office-china-biggest-march-opening-disney-1201392972/ |access-date=March 15, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> including $4 million from IMAX theaters.<ref name="McClintock">{{Cite web |last=Pamela McClintock |date=March 15, 2015 |title=Box Office: 'Cinderella' Lives Happily Ever After With $132.5M Global Debut |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-cinderella-lives-happily-781558 |access-date=March 15, 2015 |website=] |quote=In North America, Cinderella earned an A CinemaScore.}}</ref> It topped the box office for two non-consecutive weekends.<ref name="CINDERELLA">{{Cite web |last=Nancy Tartaglione |date=March 29, 2015 |title=''Cinderella'' Returns To Top Of Offshore Box Office; ''Home'' Brings $49M+ To Pass $100M Worldwide – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/cinderella-leads-international-weekend-box-office-kingsman-china-home-get-hard-1201400720/ |access-date=March 30, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> It opened in China with $25 million, the biggest March opening in the country,<ref name="OP" /> and Russia with $7.3 million.<ref name="OP" /> The opening in these two countries were considered impressive given that both the countries are famous for their keenness for 3D films rather than 2D.<ref name="OP" /> Other high openings occurred in the UK, Ireland and Malta ($5.6 million), Mexico ($5 million), Japan ($4.8 million), France ($3.3 million), and Brazil ($3.7 million).<ref name="CINDERELLA" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nancy Tartaglione |date=April 27, 2015 |title=''Ultron'', ''Furious'' Lead As ''Cinderella'' Scores In Japan: International B.O. Update |url=https://deadline.com/2015/04/ultron-furious-cinderella-japan-home-china-international-box-office-1201416669/ |access-date=May 3, 2015 |website=] |publisher=(])}}</ref> In Australia, where the release date was coinciding with the ], it managed to open with $3.4 million.<ref name="CINDERELLA" /> Italy opened with $4.6 million and topped the box office for three consecutive weekends.<ref name="OP" /><ref name="CINDERELLA" /> It also topped the Japanese box office for five consecutive weekends.<ref name="JOX">{{Cite web |last=Gavin J. Blair |date=May 25, 2015 |title=Japan Box Office: 'Cinderella' Spends Fifth Weekend on Top |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-cinderella-top-797840 |access-date=May 25, 2015 |website=] |publisher=(])}}</ref> It became the second-highest grossing Disney live-action film in China, behind '']'' and in the Philippines, behind '']''.<ref name="DL">{{Cite web |last=Nancy Tartaglione |date=March 22, 2015 |title=''Insurgent'' Tops Overseas Box Office; DWA's ''Home'' Runs Up $19M – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/international-box-office-insurgent-home-gunman-cinderella-kingsman-1201396540/ |access-date=March 23, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> In total earnings, its largest markets outside of the US and Canada are China ($71.1 million), Japan ($46 million) and the UK, Ireland and Malta ($29.2 million).<ref name="JOX" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anita Busch |date=May 6, 2015 |title=''Cinderella'' Crosses $500M Worldwide for Disney |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/cinderella-passes-500-million-worldwide-for-disney-1201421720/ |access-date=May 7, 2015 |website=] |publisher=(])}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gavin J. Blair |date=June 15, 2015 |title=Japan Box Office: Anime Film Unseats 'Tomorrowland,' 'Cinderella' Passes $45 Million |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-tomorrowland-unseated-802419 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |website=] |publisher=(])}}</ref> | ||
===Critical response=== | ===Critical response=== | ||
''Cinderella'' received <!--NOTE: Do not add "critically acclaimed without a WP:Reliable source supporting.--> |
''Cinderella'' received positive<!--NOTE: Do not add "critically acclaimed" without a WP:Reliable source supporting it.--> reviews from critics.<ref name="Barnes">{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=March 15, 2015 |title=Forget the Ball, ''Cinderella'' Is the Belle of the Box Office |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/forget-the-ball-cinderella-is-the-belle-of-the-box-office/ |access-date=December 24, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> On the ] website ], the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 258 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Refreshingly traditional in a revisionist era, Kenneth Branagh's ''Cinderella'' proves Disney hasn't lost any of its old-fashioned magic."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinderella |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cinderella_2015 |access-date=January 15, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> ] assigned the film a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinderella |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cinderella |access-date=December 22, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film a grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="McClintock" /><ref name="mojo0315" /> | ||
David Rooney of '']'' reviewed the film at the Berlin Film Festival and praised the special effects, screenplay and Blanchett's performance and said that "anyone nostalgic for childhood dreams of transformation will find something to enjoy in an uplifting movie that invests warm sentiment in universal themes of loss and resilience, experience and maturity."<ref>{{ |
David Rooney of '']'' reviewed the film at the Berlin Film Festival and praised the special effects, the screenplay, and Blanchett's performance and said that "anyone nostalgic for childhood dreams of transformation will find something to enjoy in an uplifting movie that invests warm sentiment in universal themes of loss and resilience, experience and maturity."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rooney, David |date=February 14, 2015 |title='Cinderella': Berlin Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/entry/view/id/914145 |access-date=February 14, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> Peter Debruge of '']'' said, "It's all a bit square, big on charm, but lacking the crackle of ''Enchanted'' or ''The Princess Bride''. But though this ''Cinderella'' could never replace Disney's animated classic, it's no ugly stepsister either, but a deserving companion."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge, Peter |date=February 13, 2015 |title=Berlin Film Review: 'Cinderella' |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/berlin-film-review-disneys-new-live-action-cinderella-1201433243/ |access-date=February 14, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> Guy Lodge of '']'' gave the film three stars out of five and said, "While it might have been nice to see the new-model ''Cinderella'' follow ''Frozen''{{'}}s progressive, quasi-feminist lead, the film's naff, preserved-in-amber romanticism is its very charm."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lodge, Guy |date=February 13, 2015 |title=Cinderella review – Kenneth Branagh's perky, pretty cupcake of a fairytale |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/13/cinderella-review-kenneth-branaghs-perky-pretty-cupcake-of-a-fairytale |access-date=February 15, 2015 |website=] |location=London}}</ref> Scott Mendelson of '']'' admired the film's visual effects and production design, and deemed the costume design Oscar-worthy, adding, "with an emphasis on empathy and empowerment, Walt Disney's ''Cinderella'' is the best film yet in their 'turn our animated classics into live-action blockbuster' subgenre."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendelson, Scott |date=February 23, 2015 |title=Review: Disney's 'Cinderella' Is the Fairest of Them All |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/02/23/review-disneys-cinderella-is-the-fairest-of-them-all/ |access-date=February 24, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
] of '']'' |
] of '']'' magazine said Branagh's ''Cinderella'' successfully updates and revitalizes Disney's "ill-conceived" animated film, and praised the empowered Ella, the visuals, and Blanchett's performance.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Corliss, Richard |date=March 13, 2015 |title=Review: Disney's Live-Action ''Cinderella'' Rekindles Old Studio Magic |url=https://time.com/3743894/cinderella-review-disney-live-action/ |magazine=] |access-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref> Katy Waldman of '']'' similarly deemed the film a commendable and authentic upgrade that does not undermine its heroine while maintaining its classic splendor and charm.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waldman, Katy |date=March 12, 2015 |title=Ashes to Sashes |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2015/03/live_action_2015_cinderella_movie_from_kenneth_branagh_reviewed.html |access-date=March 25, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> ] of '']'' commended James' and Blanchett's performances, the sets, costumes, and minimal digital effects, as well as Branagh's direction, stating he "set a tone of lushly sustainable fantasy that's often affecting, frequently witty, seldom cloying, nearly free of self-comment and entirely free of irony."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgenstern, Joe |date=March 12, 2015 |title=''Cinderella'' Review: Finding New Soul in Old Shoe |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/cinderella-review-finds-new-soul-in-old-shoe-1426187867 |access-date=March 25, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> Likewise, Claudia Puig of '']'' complimented the performances along with Branagh and screenwriter Chris Weitz for "ground this romantic tale with sincerity amid the dazzle."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puig, Claudia |date=February 28, 2015 |title=Review: Remake is true 'Cinderella' story |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/02/28/cinderella-disney-movie-review/24129149/ |access-date=March 25, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> Betsy Sharkey of the '']'' praised Blanchett's and James' performances and described the film as a "poetically, if not prophetically, imagined storybook fable" that succeeds because of its earnestness, humor, its lack of modern-day pretenses, and Branagh's "singular focus".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharkey, Betsy |date=March 12, 2015 |title=In 'Cinderella,' no sly asides. Goodness and romance rule |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-cinderella-20150313-column.html? |access-date=March 25, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> Lawrence Toppman of '']'' proclaimed, "This version has more psychological depth than usual and answers questions we may always have had. Branagh's ''Cinderella'' does something extraordinarily rare among fairy-tale adaptations: It leaves out nothing we want and adds nothing we don't."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toppman, Lawrence |date=March 11, 2015 |title=Movie review: Sumptuous, subtle ''Cinderella'' satisfies in every way |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/lawrence-toppman/article13485305.html |access-date=March 25, 2015 |website=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref> Noting the religious themes and symbols of the film, cultural commentator ] wrote that, due to Branagh's traditional telling of the story, "he actually allows the spiritual – indeed specifically Christian – character of the tale to emerge."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barron |first=Robert |date=March 20, 2015 |title=A Very Christian Cinderella |url=http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2015/03/20/a_very_christian_emcinderellaem.html |access-date=March 27, 2015 |website=Real Clear Religion}}</ref> | ||
The film was ranked #1 on '']''{{'}}s list of "Every Disney Live-Action Remake of an Animated Classic Ranked, Worst to Best",<ref>{{Cite web |last=William Bibbiani |date=November 17, 2019 |title=All 17 Disney Live-Action Remakes of Animated Classics, Ranked from Worst to Best (Photos) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/disney-live-action-remake-animated-classic-ranked-worst-best-cinderella-aladdin/ |access-date=January 8, 2020 |publisher=]}}</ref> #2 in '']''{{'}}s list of "Disney's Live-Action Remakes Ranked From '101 Dalmatians' to 'Mulan'",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenelle Riley |date=September 3, 2020 |title=Disney's Live-Action Remakes Ranked, From '101 Dalmatians' to 'Mulan' |url=https://variety.com/lists/disney-live-action-remakes-ranked-mulan-101-dalmatians/alice-in-wonderland-2010/ |access-date=September 6, 2020 |publisher=]}}</ref> #3 on the ] list of "All 14 Disney Live-Action Remakes Ranked",<ref>{{Cite web |title=All 14 Disney Live-Action Remakes Ranked |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-disney-live-action-remakes-ranked/ |access-date=January 8, 2020 |publisher=]}}</ref> and #1 on ]'s "All 20 Disney live-action remake movies, ranked."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |last2=Robinson |first2=Tasha |last3=Goslin |first3=Austen |last4=Patches |first4=Matt |date=2019-07-28 |title=All 20 Disney live-action remake movies, ranked |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/28/8910209/disney-live-action-remake-movies-ranked-list |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Polygon}}</ref> | |||
==Impact== | |||
After the subsequent release and success of ''Cinderella'', as well as ''Maleficent'' and '']''—and with '']'' and '']'' in 2016—] has announced the development of several other live-action remakes from their ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2015/04/cinderella-box-office-400-million-worldwide-1201405180/|title=‘Cinderella’ Is Having A Ball Worldwide With $400M Box Office|accessdate=April 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/bill-condon-beauty-and-the-beast-disney-1201151834/|title=Bill Condon to Direct Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Film for Disney (EXCLUSIVE)|author=Justin Kroll|work=]|date=June 4, 2014|accessdate=April 9, 2015|quote=With the recent release of “Maleficent,” which grossed more than $170 million worldwide in its opening weekend, Disney is working fast on its next live-action fairy-tale adaptation.}}</ref> Since the releases of these three films, Disney has announced the development of live-action adaptations of '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Emma-Watson-Joining-Disney-Live-Action-Beauty-Beast-Get-Details-69391.html|title=Emma Watson Is Joining Disney's Live-Action Beauty And The Beast, Get The Details|accessdate=April 10, 2015}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenrant.com/mulan-disney-live-action-movie-remake/|title=‘Mulan’ Live-Action Movie Being Developed by Disney|accessdate=April 10, 2015}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/tim-burton-to-direct-live-action-dumbo-for-disney-1201449920/|title=Tim Burton to Direct Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ for Disney|accessdate=April 10, 2015}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/02/disney-develop-live-action-adaptation-winnie-pooh|title=Disney developing live-action adaptation of Winnie the Pooh|accessdate=April 10, 2015}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2015/04/pinocchio-inspired-live-action-film-being-developed-at-disney-1201406564/|title=‘Pinocchio’-Inspired Live-Action Film Being Developed At Disney|accessdate=April 10, 2015}}</ref> and '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/disney-developing-fantasia-sequence-into-live-action-movie-1201511401/|title=Disney Developing ‘Fantasia’ Sequence Into Live-Action Movie|accessdate=June 3, 2015}}</ref> along with a live-action spin-off of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/21/reese-witherspoon-tinker-bell-disney-developing-peter-pan-spinoff-tink|title=Reese Witherspoon as Tinker Bell: Disney developing 'Peter Pan' spinoff 'Tink'|accessdate=May 22, 2015}}</ref> | |||
===Accolades=== | |||
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! scope="col" | Date of ceremony | |||
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! scope="col" | Recipient(s) | |||
! scope="col" | Result | |||
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| ''Cinderella'' | |||
|rowspan=7 {{nom}} | |||
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Variety Staff |date=August 17, 2015 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2015 Winners: Full List |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/ |access-date=June 24, 2018 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| October 24, 2015 | |||
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| ] | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="WSA">{{Cite web |title=Winners of the 15th World Soundtrack Awards |url=https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/en/news/winners-of-the-15th-world-soundtrack-awards/24-10-2015/2087 |access-date=June 24, 2018 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| November 1, 2015 | |||
| Costume Designer of the Year | |||
| Sandy Powell | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2015 |title=2015 Hollywood Film Awards winners |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2015-hollywood-film-awards-winners/ |access-date=December 4, 2015 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| November 11, 2015 | |||
| Best Original Score – Fantasy Film | |||
| Patrick Doyle | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Feinberg, Scott |date=November 12, 2015 |title=Hollywood Music in Media Awards: 'Hunting Ground,' 'Furious 7,' '50 Shades of Grey' Claim Top Prizes |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6760930/hollywood-music-in-media-awards |magazine=] |access-date=November 3, 2016}}</ref> | |||
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| Best Art Direction | |||
| Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2015 |title=2015 WAFCA Award Winners |url=http://www.wafca.com/awards/2015.htm |access-date=December 7, 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
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| Best Art Direction | |||
| Dante Ferretti | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2015 |title=Annual StLFCA Awards |url=http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/awards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504082034/http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/awards |archive-date=May 4, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
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| January 2, 2016 | |||
| Best Costume | |||
| Sandy Powell | |||
| {{won}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="VAR">{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=January 4, 2016 |title=Quentin Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight' Wins Best Movie at Capri Hollywood Film Fest |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/capri-hollywood-film-festival-winners-the-hateful-eight-1201670934/ |access-date=June 24, 2018 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| ] | |||
| Favorite Family Movie | |||
| ''Cinderella'' | |||
|rowspan=5 {{nom}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2015 |title=People's Choice Awards 2016: Full List Of Nominees |url=http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2015/11/03/peoples-choice-awards-2016-nominees/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104222127/http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2015/11/03/peoples-choice-awards-2016-nominees/ |archive-date=November 4, 2015 |access-date=February 23, 2016 |publisher=People's Choice}}</ref> | |||
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| Best Costume Design | |||
|rowspan=2|Sandy Powell | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2016 |title=Critics' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-critics-choice-awards-winners-856447 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411071053/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-critics-choice-awards-winners-856447 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| Technical Achievement of the Year | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2016 |title=Mad Max: Fury Road and 45 Years take top honours at the 36th Critics' Circle Film Awards |url=http://www.criticscircle.org.uk/film/?ID=479&PID=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306172054/http://criticscircle.org.uk/film/?ID=479&PID=4 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=January 17, 2016 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
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| ] | |||
| Dante Ferretti | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=January 28, 2016 |title='Star Wars,' 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Among Art Directors Guild Award Nominees |work=] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-art-directors-guild-awards-860208/item/period-film-2016-art-directors-860180 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref> | |||
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| ] | |||
| Sandy Powell | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=February 14, 2016 |title=BAFTA Awards: Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-bafta-winners-complete-list-856951/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412232853/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-bafta-winners-complete-list-856951/ |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| rowspan=2|February 20, 2016 | |||
| Feature Motion Picture: Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling | |||
| Carol Hemming, Orla Carroll, and Wakana Yoshihara | |||
| {{win}} | |||
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=February 20, 2016 |title=Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards: The Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/makeup-artists-hair-stylists-guild-867080 |access-date=June 24, 2018 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| Feature Motion Picture: Best Period and/or Character Makeup | |||
| Naomi Dunne and Norma Webb | |||
|rowspan=9 {{nom}} | |||
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| Dante Ferretti | |||
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2015 |title=Satellite Awards (2015) |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2015/ |access-date=December 2, 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
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| rowspan=3|Sandy Powell | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary, Dave |date=January 7, 2016 |title='Star Wars,' 'Mad Max,' 'Empire' Land Costume Designers Guild Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/2016-costume-designers-guild-nominations-star-wars-1201674236/ |website=Variety}}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row"|] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2016 |title=Oscars: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-winners-list-updated-results-856950/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509015439/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-winners-list-updated-results-856950/ |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row" rowspan=2|] | |||
| rowspan=2|] | |||
| ] | |||
| ''Cinderella'' | |||
|rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kids' Choice Awards: Adele, Justin Bieber, 'Star Wars' Among Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kids-choice-awards-adele-justin-861147 |access-date=February 3, 2016 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| Favorite Movie Actress | |||
| Lily James | |||
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| Best Costume Design | |||
| Sandy Powell | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2016 |title='Mad Max', 'Star Wars' lead Empire nominations |url=http://www.screendaily.com/awards/mad-max-star-wars-lead-empire-nominations/5100614.article |access-date=March 16, 2016 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| May 4, 2016 | |||
| Best Animation/Family Trailer | |||
| rowspan=2|''Cinderella'' | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=GTA17 Nominees |url=http://www.goldentrailer.com/gta17_nominees/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515112453/http://www.goldentrailer.com/gta17_nominees/ |archive-date=May 15, 2016 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2016 |title=''Star Wars'', ''Mad Max'', ''Walking Dead'' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2016-star-wars-mad-max-1201713942/ |website=Variety}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2016 |title=Saturn Award nominations |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I49YbmV2Jxc|publisher=Saturn Awards |via=]}}</ref> | |||
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| Sandy Powell | |||
| {{nom}} | |||
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Film by Kenneth Branagh
Cinderella | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Kenneth Branagh |
Screenplay by | Chris Weitz |
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Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos |
Edited by | Martin Walsh |
Music by | Patrick Doyle |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $90 million |
Box office | $542.4 million |
Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Chris Weitz. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Allison Shearmur Productions, Beagle Pug Films, and Kinberg Genre, it is a live-action remake of Disney's 1950 animated film Cinderella, itself an adaptation of Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale "Cinderella". Starring Lily James as the title character, the film features a supporting ensemble cast including Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Development for Cinderella began in May 2010, with producer Simon Kinberg and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna attached to the project. Mark Romanek was initially set to direct in August 2011, but left the project in January 2013 due to creative differences with Disney and was replaced by Branagh, while Weitz was hired to revise McKenna's script. Casting began in November 2012, with Blanchett being the first actor to be cast. James signed on to portray the title role in April 2013, and the rest of the cast joined between May and September 2013. Principal photography took place at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, from September to December 2013.
Cinderella premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2015, and was released theatrically in the United States on March 13 in standard and IMAX formats by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It grossed over $542 million worldwide, becoming Branagh's highest-grossing film to date as a director. 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.
Plot
Ella, the kindhearted daughter of a wealthy merchant, lives happily with her parents. Ella's mother becomes ill; on her deathbed, she instructs Ella to always have courage and be kind. Years later, Ella's father marries the widowed Lady Tremaine, who has two daughters of her own, Drisella and Anastasia. After overhearing that Ella's father still misses his first wife, Lady Tremaine becomes bitterly jealous. When Ella's father leaves on a business trip, Lady Tremaine persuades Ella to give up her large bedroom to her stepsisters and move into the attic. Ella's father dies of illness during the journey, and Lady Tremaine dismisses all the household servants to save money, forcing their duties upon Ella instead. Seeing her face covered in cinders after sleeping by the fireplace, Ella's stepfamily mockingly dubs her "Cinderella".
Distraught by her stepfamily's mistreatment of her, Ella goes for a ride in the woods. There, she meets Kit, the crown prince, who introduces himself as a palace apprentice. They take a liking to each other, but part without him learning her name. Back at the palace, Kit learns that his terminally ill father plans to throw a royal ball, so Kit may choose a princess to marry. Kit persuades the king to invite all the eligible maidens in the land, secretly hoping Ella will come.
Ella, also wanting to see Kit again, refashions her mother's old dress and attempts to join her stepfamily at the ball. However, they rip her dress and leave her behind. Running into the garden in tears, Ella meets an old beggar woman, who reveals herself to be her fairy godmother. She magically transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, mice into horses, lizards into footmen, and a goose into a coachman. She then upgrades Ella's clothes to an exquisite ball gown, adding a pair of glass slippers. After casting a final spell to prevent Ella's stepfamily from recognizing her, the Fairy Godmother warns her the magic will end at the last stroke of midnight.
When Ella arrives at the ball, Kit is delighted to see her, and gives her the first dance. The Grand Duke, who promised Kit to Princess Chelina of Zaragoza for political reasons, expresses annoyance and is overheard by Lady Tremaine. Although surprised to learn Kit is the prince, Ella bonds with him. However, before she can tell him her name, the clock chimes close to midnight, and she flees the palace, losing one of her glass slippers. The Grand Duke pursues her, but Ella manages to hide right before the magic dissipates. The next morning, Lady Tremaine notices Ella acting unusually jolly when hearing about the events at the ball, and becomes suspicious.
On his deathbed, the King gives Kit his blessing to marry Ella. As the new King, Kit issues a proclamation professing his love for "the mysterious princess who wore glass slippers to the ball" and requests she present herself. Ella hurries to retrieve the slipper to prove her identity, but Lady Tremaine finds it first. She attempts to blackmail Ella into making her the head of the royal household, but Ella refuses. Lady Tremaine breaks the slipper and locks Ella in the attic. She brings the remains to the Grand Duke, and reveals the truth to him. He agrees to make Lady Tremaine a countess and secure advantageous marriages for her daughters, if she will keep Ella hidden forever.
Suspecting the Grand Duke is plotting something, Kit orders the Grand Duke and the Captain of the Guard to find the mystery princess by trying the intact slipper on every woman in the kingdom. At Ella's house, the shoe fits neither stepsister, and the company prepares to depart, until they hear Ella singing in the attic. Kit, who has secretly accompanied the group, commands the Captain to investigate, forcing Lady Tremaine to release Ella. Ella successfully tries on the slipper and, as she leaves with Kit, forgives her stepmother. Soon afterward, Lady Tremaine, her daughters, and the Grand Duke leave the kingdom permanently, while Ella and Kit marry and become its most beloved monarchs, ruling with the same courage and kindness that Ella had promised her mother.
Cast
Main article: List of Disney's Cinderella characters- Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine, Ella's bitter and jealous stepmother, who resents her stepdaughter for her unbreakable spirit and kindness. Blanchett described her character as a "woman who has tried to start her life again, and becomes intensely jealous of the deep affection that her new husband has for his daughter, Cinderella. She's not as beautiful and not as kind and as good as Cinderella. When Cinderella's father dies, the financial pressures, the panic and the jealousy grow… that is what makes her wicked."
- Lily James as Ella, also known as Cinderella, a strong-willed and kind-hearted young woman who is forced to become a maidservant in her own house by her stepfamily. James described her character as a "kind, good person that is able to be happy in a cruel environment, and that is her superpower… I think we have to, to get through life, which can throw us off. I think what's amazing about Ella is that she's the best version of herself, at all times."
- Eloise Webb as 10-year-old Ella.
- Richard Madden as Prince Kit, a humble and noble soon-to-be king who falls in love with Ella, despite his duty to marry the princess for the good of his kingdom. Madden described his character as "someone who had a sense of humor and who is aware of his own privilege and who has compassion for everyone around him."
- Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother, a ditzy yet caring sorceress who helps Ella get to the ball. She also serves as the film's narrator.
- Nonso Anozie as the Captain, Kit's sarcastic yet loyal best friend and confidant. Anozie described his character as "somebody who's a bit of a role model and somebody who's rooting for him to get what he wants."
- Stellan Skarsgård as the Grand Duke, a shady and calculating royal functionary who seeks the prosperity of the kingdom by questionable actions. Unlike his animated counterpart, this version of the character is portrayed in a more antagonistic light. Skarsgård described his character as someone who "runs the show, is very pragmatic, and doesn't approve of the absolutely silly idea that anyone should marry out of love, the Prince included."
- Sophie McShera and Holliday Grainger as Drisella and Anastasia Tremaine, Lady Tremaine's vain and shallow biological daughters and Ella's stepsisters. McShera described their characters as "pretty vile, but we look ridiculous, so you can't help but feel a bit sorry for us sometimes", while Grainger elaborated that "they are both so needy and look up to their mother so much that they have no self-esteem, which manifests itself through jealousy and selfishness directed toward Cinderella."
- Derek Jacobi as the King, Kit's strict yet loving father who wants him to marry both for his own good and for the good of the kingdom. Jacobi described his character as "very traditional in that he wants his son to inherit a safe and secure kingdom, which means he needs to enter into a mutually-advantageous marriage."
The film also features Ben Chaplin and Hayley Atwell as Ella's biological parents. Additionally, Rob Brydon plays Master Phineus, the royal painter. Jana Pérez portrays Princess Chelina of Zaragoza, Kit's unwanted suitor, whom the Grand Duke wants him to marry. Alex Macqueen appears as the Royal Crier. Tom Edden and Gareth Mason play Lizard Footman and Goose Coachman, the human forms of Ella's animal friends. Paul Hunter portrays John, a farmer who works for Ella's family. Joshua McGuire appears as the Palace Official.
Production
Development
Walt Disney Pictures began developing a live-action reimagining of Charles Perrault's fairy tale Cinderella in May 2010, following the box-office success of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010). The studio made a seven-figure pitch deal with Aline Brosh McKenna and Simon Kinberg, who were set as screenwriter and producer, respectively. According to Sean Bailey, studio chairman Alan F. Horn wanted to make the film a "definitive Cinderella for generations to come," and told him that if he needed to "spend a little more, spend it, to make sure it's one for the time capsule."
McKenna's initial drafts suggested a "swashbuckling" take on the story, with the prince being groomed for a politically arranged marriage until he meets Cinderella, recast as a knight, whom McKenna described as "somebody who's learning to go after what she wants. Basically, she gets separated from the prince and has to find her way back to him, but it's more complicated than that. She's very active and independent." However, the idea was discarded, since the studio needed a more "recognizable" approach to the story.
In August 2011, Mark Romanek was hired to direct the film, with Chris Weitz brought on to revise McKenna's script in February 2012. Romanek supervised the project for fifteen months, but left in January 2013 due to creative differences with Disney, as his vision of the film was darker than the studio wanted. Later that month, Kenneth Branagh was announced to take over as director, and by April 2013, Allison Shearmur and David Barron were hired as producers.
Casting
Top row: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, and Helena Bonham Carter play Lady Tremaine, Ella, Kit, and Fairy Godmother.Bottom row: Nonso Anozie, Stellan Skarsgård, Sophie McShera, and Holliday Grainger portray Captain, Grand Duke, Drisella and Anastasia Tremaine.
In November 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Cate Blanchett was in deep negotiations to play Lady Tremaine. She was the first actor to sign on for the project and, according to Shearmur, was always the only choice for the role. A few days later, Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander, and Gabriella Wilde were reported to be in the running for the role of Cinderella, with Imogen Poots also being considered. By February 2013, Emma Watson entered negotiations for the title role, but a deal ultimately did not work out. Later, after she was cast as Belle in the 2017 live-action film adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (1991), directed by Bill Condon and starring alongside Dan Stevens, Watson elaborated that she refused because Cinderella's character did not resonate with her. 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 the following month, Richard Madden was cast as Prince Kit.
By June 2013, Holliday Grainger was set to play Anastasia, and a few days later, Sophie McShera, who had previously co-starred with James in the ITV television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), was reported to be in talks for the role of Drisella. McShera's casting was confirmed later that month, while Helena Bonham Carter, who had previously worked with Branagh in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) and The Theory of Flight (1998), was cast as the Fairy Godmother. Like Blanchett, Bonham Carter was the first and only choice for her respective role. The following month, Stellan Skarsgård, who had previously worked with Branagh in Thor (2011), signed on to portray the Grand Duke, and Hayley Atwell landed the role of Cinderella's mother in August 2013. In September 2013, as the principal photography began, The Walt Disney Studios announced the casting of Branagh's frequent collaborator Derek Jacobi as the King and Nonso Anozie as the Captain.
Costumes
Three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell was in charge of the costumes for the film. Powell began working on concepts for the characters' looks almost two years before principal photography began in the summer of 2013. Powell said she was aiming for the look of "a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or 1950s."
For the Fairy Godmother, Powell took a major departure from the animated film of the 1950s, instead giving actress Helena Bonham Carter an opulent white ballgown, featuring fairy wings, puff sleeves and a very full skirt. The skirt also had battery lights underneath it, which Carter said caused issues when filming scenes as the batteries would run low quite quickly. For the stepmother and stepsisters, Powell had a very clear idea about the look; "They are meant to be totally ridiculous on the outside—a bit too much and overdone—and ugly on the inside." The silhouette of the prince came from the original animation, however she created a more fitted look and less masculine colours. Some of the prince costumes were dyed to accentuate Madden's eyes.
The ball gown was inspired by the Disney animated film in its color and shape; "The gown had to look lovely when she dances and runs away from the ball. I wanted her to look like she was floating, like a watercolour painting." The dress was made with more than a dozen fine layers of fabric, a corset and a petticoat. Nine versions of the Cinderella gown were designed, each with more than 270 yards of fabric and 10,000 crystals. It took 18 tailors and 500 hours to make each dress.
The wedding dress was another difficult project. "Creating the wedding dress was a challenge. Rather than try to make something even better than the ball gown, I had to do something completely different and simple... I wanted the whole effect to be ephemeral and fine, so we went with an extreme-lined shaped bodice with a long train," said Powell. It took 16 people and 550 hours to complete the silk-organza, hand-painted dress. While the crew photographed James in the gown, the actress stood too close to an electric heater and the dress caught on fire; the top layer of the dress had to be redone because only one wedding dress was created due to time and budget constraints.
For the glass slipper, Powell took inspiration from a 1950s shoe she saw in a museum. Since glass does not sparkle, they decided to use crystal instead. Swarovski partnered with Disney to make the famous shoe. Powell went directly to Swarovski headquarters in Austria to meet the product developers. It took 6 digital renderings of the shoes until they found the right one for the film. Swarovski made eight pairs of crystal shoes for the film, though none were actually wearable. Consequently, the leather shoes James wore on set had to be digitally altered into crystal. Alongside the slipper, Swarovski provided more than 7 million crystals that were used in costumes and 100 tiaras for the ball scene.
Filming
Principal photography on Cinderella began on September 23, 2013. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, and at various other locations including Hampton Court Palace, Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle, Cliveden, Old Royal Naval College, and Black Park. Although the royal palace is mainly computer-generated, it was modeled after the Zwinger in Dresden, Germany.
Post-production
Post-production began in December 2013, and was completed in August 2014. The finished film was rated PG for "mild thematic elements" by the Motion Picture Association of America. In the United Kingdom, the film received a U classification for 'very mild scenes of emotional upset' by the British Board of Film Classification.
Music
Main article: Cinderella: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackOn June 7, 2013, news confirmed that composer Patrick Doyle would score the film, with the music having an emphasis on romance. Doyle has previously scored several Branagh films, including Hamlet and Thor. He has also scored the Disney·Pixar animated fantasy-comedy film Brave. Doyle recorded the film's score with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Shearman at the Air Lyndhurst Studios in London.
The soundtrack debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard 200, selling 8,000 copies in its first week.
Marketing
The first official presentation of the film occurred at Disney's three-day D23 Expo in August 2013. The film was previewed at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada, in March 2014, with a teaser showing Cinderella hearing about her father's death, meeting the prince while riding through the forest, her mother's ball gown being torn apart by her step-family, and a comedic section where the Fairy Godmother transforms a pumpkin into a carriage.
The first official trailer debuted on May 15, 2014. In the minute-long teaser, which doesn't include any footage from the film, a sparkling glass slipper is slowly revealed over a black background. The second official trailer – two-and-a-half minutes long and containing footage from the film – debuted on Good Morning America on November 19, 2014, with a 15-second trailer preview released two days prior. In its first 24 hours of release, the trailer was viewed 4.2 million times on YouTube and 33 million times on Facebook, the highest views among all Disney films in history, except for Marvel Studios releases. The movie's official poster was also released on November 19, featuring James as Cinderella and photographed by Annie Leibovitz. Disney released an international trailer on December 16, 2014. A new trailer was released on January 1, 2015. On February 11, 2015, Disney released a final trailer for the film.
Novelization
A tie-in novelization of the film written by Elizabeth Rudnick was published by Disney Publishing Worldwide on January 27, 2015.
Release
Theatrical
The film had its world premiere on February 13, 2015, at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, and was released on March 13, 2015. Theatrically, it was accompanied by Walt Disney Animation Studios' short film Frozen Fever, featuring the characters from Frozen. On February 10, 2015, IMAX Corporation and Disney announced plans to digitally re-master the film into the IMAX format and release it in IMAX theaters globally on the scheduled release date.
Home media
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Cinderella on Blu-ray combo pack, Digital HD, DVD, and "Disney Movies Anywhere" on September 15, 2015. Blu-ray bonus features include an alternate opening, the Frozen Fever short, and the featurettes: "Staging The Ball", "Ella's Furry Friends", "A Fairy Tale Comes to Life", and "Costume Test Fun". Five deleted scenes with an introduction by Kenneth Branagh are included exclusively on Disney Movies Anywhere. The film debuted in second place on the home media sales charts behind Furious 7. Cinderella was released on 4K Blu-ray on June 25, 2019.
In October 2014, a licensing agreement between Disney and Turner Broadcasting was announced, in which Cinderella would premiere across Turner's cable network portfolio (including TBS and TNT) in the Spring of 2017. The film had its network television premiere on TBS on August 13, 2017. The film also premiered on Disney Channel on August 14, 2018. The film aired on ABC's Wonderful World of Disney programming block on January 19, 2021.
Reception
Box office
Cinderella grossed $201.2 million in the United States and Canada and $341.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $542.4 million against a budget of $95 million. It was the twelfth-highest-grossing film of 2015. The film had a worldwide opening of $132 million, and an IMAX opening of $9 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $164.77 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it eighth on their list of 2015's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".
In the U.S. and Canada, Cinderella opened on Friday, March 13, 2015, across 3,845 theaters, and earned $23 million. The film's Friday gross included a $2.3 million late night run. It topped the box office during its opening weekend as projected, earning $67.9 million, including a record $5 million from 358 IMAX theaters, and became Disney's biggest 2D PG-rated opening of all time. It is director Kenneth Branagh's biggest opening of his career (breaking 2011's Thor record), the fourth-highest Disney opening in March, and was the seventh-highest opening in March overall (not counting for inflation). Audiences during its opening weekend comprised 66% female, 66% families, 26% adults, 8% teenagers, 31% under the age of 12 and 9% 50 years and older. Cinderella finished its first week at the box office with $87.55 million, which was very high end of the film's lofty pre-release expectations. In its second weekend, the film declined 49% to $35 million and was surpassed by The Divergent Series: Insurgent, dropping to #2. The drop was in between two of Disney's previous live-action fantasy films, Oz the Great and Powerful (48%) and Maleficent (51%). In North America, Cinderella was the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2015.
Outside North America, box office analysts predicted as much as $60 million opening. The film made its debut outside of North America on the same weekend as its wide North American release and earned an estimated $62.4 million from 31 countries, including $4 million from IMAX theaters. It topped the box office for two non-consecutive weekends. It opened in China with $25 million, the biggest March opening in the country, and Russia with $7.3 million. The opening in these two countries were considered impressive given that both the countries are famous for their keenness for 3D films rather than 2D. Other high openings occurred in the UK, Ireland and Malta ($5.6 million), Mexico ($5 million), Japan ($4.8 million), France ($3.3 million), and Brazil ($3.7 million). In Australia, where the release date was coinciding with the Cricket World Cup finale, it managed to open with $3.4 million. Italy opened with $4.6 million and topped the box office for three consecutive weekends. It also topped the Japanese box office for five consecutive weekends. It became the second-highest grossing Disney live-action film in China, behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and in the Philippines, behind Maleficent. In total earnings, its largest markets outside of the US and Canada are China ($71.1 million), Japan ($46 million) and the UK, Ireland and Malta ($29.2 million).
Critical response
Cinderella received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 258 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Refreshingly traditional in a revisionist era, Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella proves Disney hasn't lost any of its old-fashioned magic." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.
David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter reviewed the film at the Berlin Film Festival and praised the special effects, the screenplay, and Blanchett's performance and said that "anyone nostalgic for childhood dreams of transformation will find something to enjoy in an uplifting movie that invests warm sentiment in universal themes of loss and resilience, experience and maturity." Peter Debruge of Variety said, "It's all a bit square, big on charm, but lacking the crackle of Enchanted or The Princess Bride. But though this Cinderella could never replace Disney's animated classic, it's no ugly stepsister either, but a deserving companion." Guy Lodge of The Guardian gave the film three stars out of five and said, "While it might have been nice to see the new-model Cinderella follow Frozen's progressive, quasi-feminist lead, the film's naff, preserved-in-amber romanticism is its very charm." Scott Mendelson of Forbes admired the film's visual effects and production design, and deemed the costume design Oscar-worthy, adding, "with an emphasis on empathy and empowerment, Walt Disney's Cinderella is the best film yet in their 'turn our animated classics into live-action blockbuster' subgenre."
Richard Corliss of Time magazine said Branagh's Cinderella successfully updates and revitalizes Disney's "ill-conceived" animated film, and praised the empowered Ella, the visuals, and Blanchett's performance. Katy Waldman of Slate similarly deemed the film a commendable and authentic upgrade that does not undermine its heroine while maintaining its classic splendor and charm. Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal commended James' and Blanchett's performances, the sets, costumes, and minimal digital effects, as well as Branagh's direction, stating he "set a tone of lushly sustainable fantasy that's often affecting, frequently witty, seldom cloying, nearly free of self-comment and entirely free of irony." Likewise, Claudia Puig of USA Today complimented the performances along with Branagh and screenwriter Chris Weitz for "ground this romantic tale with sincerity amid the dazzle." Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times praised Blanchett's and James' performances and described the film as a "poetically, if not prophetically, imagined storybook fable" that succeeds because of its earnestness, humor, its lack of modern-day pretenses, and Branagh's "singular focus". Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer proclaimed, "This version has more psychological depth than usual and answers questions we may always have had. Branagh's Cinderella does something extraordinarily rare among fairy-tale adaptations: It leaves out nothing we want and adds nothing we don't." Noting the religious themes and symbols of the film, cultural commentator Fr. Robert Barron wrote that, due to Branagh's traditional telling of the story, "he actually allows the spiritual – indeed specifically Christian – character of the tale to emerge."
The film was ranked #1 on TheWrap's list of "Every Disney Live-Action Remake of an Animated Classic Ranked, Worst to Best", #2 in Variety's list of "Disney's Live-Action Remakes Ranked From '101 Dalmatians' to 'Mulan'", #3 on the Rotten Tomatoes list of "All 14 Disney Live-Action Remakes Ranked", and #1 on Polygon's "All 20 Disney live-action remake movies, ranked."
Accolades
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