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Cinderella (2015
American
film)
Cinderella is a 2015 romantic fantasyhttps://youtube.com/shorts/2NF03jwLYnw?feature=share film
directed by Kenneth Branagh, from a
screenplay by Chris Weitz, and coproduced by Walt Disney Pictures, Kinberg
Genre, Allison Shearmur Productions, and
Beagle Pug Films. The film is based on the
folk tale and is a live-action adaptation of
Walt Disney's 1950 animated feature film
of the same name.[1] It stars Lily James as
the title character, alongside Cate
Blanchett, Richard Madden, Holliday
Grainger, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Cinderella
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
Screenplay by
Chris Weitz
Based on
Disney's Cinderella[1]
Cendrillon by Charles
Perrault
Produced by
Simon Kinberg
Allison Shearmur
David Barron
Starring
Cate Blanchett
Lily James
Richard Madden
Stellan Skarsgård
Holliday Grainger
Derek Jacobi
Helena Bonham
Carter
Cinematography
Haris Zambarloukos
Edited by
Martin Walsh
Music by
Patrick Doyle
Production
companies
Walt Disney Pictures
Kinberg Genre
Allison Shearmur
Productions
Beagle Pug Films
Distributed by
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
February 13, 2015
(Berlinale)
March 13, 2015
(United States)
March 27, 2015
(United Kingdom)
Running time
106 minutes[2]
Countries
United States[3]
United Kingdom[4]
Language
English
Budget
$84.21–95 million[5][6]
Box office
$542.4 million[5]
Development for a live-action reimagining
of the original animated film began in May
2010, with producer Simon Kinberg
attached to the project. In late January
2013, Branagh signed on to direct, with
Weitz hired to revise a script from Aline
Brosh McKenna. In November 2012,
casting began with Blanchett being the
first to sign on; James was eventually cast
in the titular role in April 2013. Principal
photography began at Pinewood Studios
in Buckinghamshire, England on
September 23, 2013, and wrapped on
December 14.
Cinderella premiered at the 65th Berlin
International Film Festival on February 13,
2015, and was released theatrically in the
United States on March 13, 2015, and in
the United Kingdom on March 27 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,
until her mother falls ill and dies. On her
deathbed, she asks her daughter 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. When Ella's
father leaves on business, Lady Tremaine
reveals her cruel and jealous nature,
forcing Ella to give up her bedroom to the
stepsisters and move into the attic. While
away, Ella's father unexpectedly dies. Lady
Tremaine dismisses the household staff to
save money, forcing all the chores upon
her stepdaughter. 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 rides off into 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 party 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 the
coachman. She then turns Ella's ripped
dress into an exquisite ball gown, and gifts
her a pair of glass slippers. As Ella
departs, the Fairy Godmother warns her
the magic will end at the last stroke of
midnight, and casts a final spell to prevent
Ella's stepfamily from recognizing her.
At the ball, Kit is delighted to see Ella, 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 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. Upon returning home,
she hides the remaining glass slipper
under the floorboards.
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 “mystery princess†and requests
she present herself. Ella hurries to retrieve
the slipper to prove her identity, but Lady
Tremaine finds it first. She refuses to allow
Ella to marry Kit unless Ella makes her the
head of the royal household. Ella refuses,
so Lady Tremaine locks her in the attic and
breaks the slipper, bringing its remains to
the Grand Duke and revealing the truth to
him. He agrees to make Lady Tremaine a
countess and secure advantageous
marriages for her daughters if she keeps
Ella hidden forever.
Unaware of these developments, 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 Tremaine'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 after, 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 years ago.
Cast
Top row: Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, and Helena Bonham Carter play Ella, Kit, Lady Tremaine and Fairy
Godmother.
Bottom row: Nonso Anozie, Stellan Skarsgård, Sophie McShera, and Holliday Grainger portray Captain, Grand Duke,
Drisella and Anastasia Tremaine.
Lily James as Ella, also known as
Cinderella, a strong-willed and kindhearted young woman who is forced to
become a maidservant in her own house
by her stepfamily. James was
announced to have been cast on April
30, 2013.[7] Hundreds of candidates
auditioned for the part,[8] with actresses
Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander, Gabriella
Wilde,[9] Bella Heathcote, and Margot
Robbie also being considered.[10] Emma
Watson was in early talks to play the
role,[11] but a deal ultimately did not
work out.[12] Later, when she was cast
as Belle in the live-action adaptation of
Beauty and the Beast (1991), Watson
elaborated that she refused because
she didn't resonate herself with the
character.[13] James originally
auditioned for the part of Anastasia, but
the casting director suggested that she
try out for Cinderella.[14] James
described her character as a "kind, good
person that is able to be happy in a cruel
environment, and that is her
superpower."[15]
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 was announced to
have been cast on May 8, 2013.[16] He
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."[17]
Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine, Ella's
bitter and broken stepmother, who
despises her stepdaughter for her
unbreakable spirit and kindness.
Blanchett was announced to have been
cast on November 27, 2012.[18] She
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."[19]
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. Bonham
Carter was announced to have been
cast on June 20, 2013.[20] According to
Simon Kinberg, she was the first choice
for the role.[21]
Nonso Anozie as the Captain, Kit's
sarcastic yet loyal best friend and
confidant.
Stellan Skarsgård as the Grand Duke, a
shady and calculating royal functionary
who seeks the prosperity of the
kingdom through questionable actions.
Sophie McShera as Drisella Tremaine
Holliday Grainger as Anastasia Tremaine
Derek Jacobi as the King, Kit's strict yet
loving father, who passed away near the
end of the film.
Ben Chaplin as Ella's father
Hayley Atwell as Ella's mother
Rob Brydon as Master Phineus
Jana Pérez as Princess Chelina of
Zaragoza
Alex Macqueen as Royal Crier
Tom Edden as Lizard Footman
Josh O'Connor as Ballroom Palace
Guard
Production
Development
In May 2010, following the box office
success of Tim Burton's Alice in
Wonderland, Walt Disney Pictures began
developing a live-action reimagining of
Charles Perrault's fairy tale "Cinderella",
making a seven-figure pitch deal with Aline
Brosh McKenna and Simon Kinberg.[22]
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."[23]
McKenna's initial drafts suggested a
"swashbuckling" take on the story,[24] with
the prince being groomed for a politically
arranged marriage until he meets
Cinderella,[25] recast as a knight,[26] whom
McKenna described as a "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."[27] However,
the idea was discarded due to the studio
striving for a more "recognizable"
approach to the story.[26] In August 2011,
Mark Romanek was hired to direct the
film,[25] and Chris Weitz was brought on to
revise McKenna's script in February
2012.[28] Romanek supervised the
development for fifteen months,[29] but in
January 2013, he left the project due to
creative differences with Disney, as his
version was darker than the studio
wanted.[30] Later that month, Disney
negotiated with Kenneth Branagh to take
over as director.[31]
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."[32][33]
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."[33] 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.[32]
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."[32] 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.[32]
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.[32]
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.[34]
Filming
Principal photography on Cinderella began
on September 23, 2013.[35] 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.[36] Although the royal palace is
mainly computer-generated, it was
modeled after the Zwinger in Dresden,
Germany.[37]
Post-production
Post-production began in December 2013,
and was completed in August 2014.[36]
The finished film was rated PG for "mild
thematic elements" by the Motion Picture
Association of America.[38] In the United
Kingdom, the film received a U
classification for 'very mild scenes of
emotional upset' by the British Board of
Film Classification.[2]
Music
On June 7, 2013, news confirmed that
composer Patrick Doyle would score the
film, with the music having an emphasis
on romance.[39] Doyle has previously
scored several Branagh films, including
Hamlet and Thor.[40] He has also scored
the Disney·Pixar computer-animated
fantasy-comedy film Brave.[41] Doyle
recorded the film's score with the London
Symphony Orchestra conducted by James
Shearman at the Air Lyndhurst Studios in
London.[42]
The soundtrack debuted at No. 60 on the
Billboard 200, selling 8,000 copies in its
first week.[43]
Marketing
The first official presentation of the film
occurred at Disney's three-day D23 Expo in
August 2013.[44][45] 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.[46][47]
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.[48][49] 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.[50][51] 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.[52] The movie's official
poster was also released on November 19,
featuring James as Cinderella and
photographed by Annie Leibovitz.[53]
Disney released an international trailer on
December 16, 2014.[54] A new trailer was
released on January 1, 2015.[55] On
February 11, 2015, Disney released a final
trailer for the film.[56]
Novelization
A tie-in novelization of the film written by
Elizabeth Rudnick was published by Disney
Publishing Worldwide on January 27,
2015.[57]
Release
Theatrical
The film had its world premiere on
February 13, 2015, at the 65th Berlin
International Film Festival,[58][59] and was
released on March 13, 2015.[60]
Theatrically, it was accompanied by Walt
Disney Animation Studios' short film
Frozen Fever, featuring the characters from
Frozen.[61] 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.[62]
In September 2020, the film returned to
theaters in the United Kingdom following
their reopening from closure due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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.[63] Bluray 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.[64] The film debuted in second
place on the home media sales charts
behind Furious 7.[65] Cinderella was
released on 4K Blu-ray on June 25,
2019.[66]
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.[67] The film had its network
television premiere on TBS on August 13,
2017. 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
U.S. and Canada, and $341.2 million in
other countries, for a worldwide total of
$542.4 million against a budget of
$95 million.[5][6] It is the twelfth highestgrossing film of 2015 in any genre.[68] The
film had a worldwide opening of
$132 million,[69] and an IMAX opening of
$9 million.[70] Deadline Hollywood
calculated the net profit of the film to be
$164.77 million, when factoring together
all expenses and revenues for the film.[71]
In the U.S. and Canada, Cinderella opened
on Friday, March 13, 2015, across 3,845
theaters, and earned $23 million.[72] The
film's Friday gross included a $2.3 million
late night run.[72] It topped the box office
during its opening weekend as projected,
earning $67.9 million,[73] including a record
$5 million from 358 IMAX theaters, and
became Disney's biggest 2D PG-rated
opening of all time.[74][75] It is director
Kenneth Branagh's biggest opening of his
career (breaking 2011's Thor record), the
fourth-highest Disney opening in March,[76]
and was the seventh-highest opening in
March overall (not counting for
inflation).[77][78] 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.[70] 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.[79] In its second
weekend, the film declined 49% to
$35 million and was surpassed by The
Divergent Series: Insurgent, dropping to
#2.[80] The drop was in between two of
Disney's previous live-action fantasy films,
Oz the Great and Powerful (48%) and
Maleficent (51%).[81] In North America,
Cinderella is the ninth highest-grossing
2015 film.[82]
Outside North America, box office analysts
predicted as much as $60 million
opening.[83] 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,[69]
including $4 million from IMAX
theaters.[70] It topped the box office for
two non-consecutive weekends.[84] It
opened in China with $25 million, the
biggest March opening in the country,[69]
and Russia with $7.3 million.[69] 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.[69] 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).[84][85] In Australia,
where the release date was coinciding
with the Cricket World Cup finale, it
managed to open with $3.4 million.[84] Italy
opened with $4.6 million and topped the
box office for three consecutive
weekends.[69][84] It also topped the
Japanese box office for five consecutive
weekends.[86] It became the secondhighest grossing Disney live-action film in
China, behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On
Stranger Tides and in the Philippines,
behind Maleficent.[87] 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).[86][88][89]
Critical response
Cinderella received positive reviews from
critics.[90] On review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 83%
approval rating based on 259 reviews, with
a rating average of 7.20/10. The site's
critical consensus reads, "Refreshingly
traditional in a revisionist era, Kenneth
Branagh's Cinderella proves Disney hasn't
lost any of its old-fashioned magic."[91]
Metacritic assigned the film a weighted
average score of 67 out of 100, based on
47 critics, indicating "generally favorable
reviews".[92] Audiences polled by
CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A"
on an A+ to F scale.[70][73]
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."[93] 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."[94] 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."[95] Scott Mendelson of
Forbes admired the film's visual effects,
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."[96]
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.[97] 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.[98] 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."[99] Likewise, Claudia Puig of
USA Today complimented the
performances along with Branagh and
screenwriter Chris Weitz for "ground[ing]
this romantic tale with sincerity amid the
dazzle."[100] Los Angeles Times ' Betsy
Sharkey 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 modernday pretenses, and Branagh's "singular
focus".[101] 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."[102] Noting the religious themes and
symbols of the film, cultural commentator
Fr. Robert Barron writes that due to
Branagh's traditional telling of the story,
"he actually allows the spiritual – indeed
specifically Christian – character of the
tale to emerge."[103]
The film was ranked #1 on TheWrap 's list
of "Every Disney Live-Action Remake of an
Animated Classic Ranked, Worst to
Best",[104] #2 in Variety 's list of "Disney's
Live-Action Remakes Ranked From '101
Dalmatians' to 'Mulan'",[105] and #3 on the
Rotten Tomatoes list of "All 14 Disney LiveAction Remakes Ranked".[106]
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