Magical Trailer for Disney's Live-Action CINDERELLA
Disney has released the full trailer for director Kenneth Branagh's live action adaptation of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. If you've enjoyed the other live-action adaptations that Disney has made, then you'll like what you see here. It actually looks like it's going to be a really good movie, which makes sense because it was brought to life by Branagh, who is a great director. One of the more popular films that he has made in recent years is Marvel's Thor. Cinderella has an awesome look, and it looks like it sticks pretty closely to the classic story that we all know and love.
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 is set to be released in theaters on March 13th, 2015.