Disney Releases Footage from Kenneth Branagh's CINDERELLA
Up until this point the only thing that we've seen from this film was a revolving glass slipper in a teaser trailer. Disney is prepping to release a trailer for the film this coming Wednesday, and in anticipation of that they've released a brief new teaser that gives us our first look at some actual footage from the fairy tale movie. We still don't have much to go off of, but it looks like it's going to at least look great. Here's the synopsis released for the film:
The story of "Cinderella" follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella's father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother's dying words and to "have courage and be kind." She will not give in to despair nor despise those who mistreat her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an apprentice at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul. It appears her fortunes may be about to change when the Palace sends out an open invitation for all maidens to attend a ball, raising Ella's hopes of once again encountering the charming Kit (Richard Madden). Alas, her stepmother forbids her to attend and callously rips apart her dress. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand, and a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham-Carter) steps forward and -- armed with a pumpkin and a few mice -- changes Cinderella's life forever.
The movie will be released in theater on March 13th, 2013. The kids are for sure going to love this. Mine currently have this trailer on a constant loop. I've really gotta stop showing them stuff.