Saturday, August 13, 2011

Will Mark Romanek helm a re-imagination of Cinderella?

Well, Disney certainly wants him to, according to Deadline:

Disney is trying to fit the glass slipper on Mark Romanek. The studio is circling Romanek, the accomplished video director and helmer of the featuresNever Let Me Go and One Hour Photo, to steer a new version of Cinderella, based on the pitch that The Devil Wears Prada scribe Aline Brosh McKenna sold to Disney last year in a seven-figure deal.

The studio bought that project after its billion-dollar grossing 3D Alice in Wonderland opened the floodgates on movies based on public domain fairy tales. Simon Kinberg is producing, and insiders describe Brosh McKenna's script as the re-imaging of the classic tale where the prince is set for a politically arranged marriage, until the evil plan is threatened when the prince meets Cinderella. No deal yet, but it’s moving toward one and the picture is a priority for the studio.


-Joey's Two Cents: Romanek is one of the most visually interesting directors out there today, so as much as this project doesn't interest me, his involvement does...thoughts?

1 comment:

  1. With the right cast, it could be potentially interesting, but who knows...

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