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'Cinderella' Finds a Prince Charming in 'Game of Thrones' Star Richard Madden

Britt Hayes — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:48:04 +0000

Richard Madden is going from ‘Game of Thrones‘ royalty to a much sweeter royal role as Prince Charming in ‘Cinderella.’ Announced by Disney, ‘Game of Thrones’ star Richard Madden has been chosen to play the role of Prince Charming in the upcoming re-imagining of the classic fairy tale after a competitive search for the live-action [...]

'Cinderella' Reboot Will Star 'Downton Abbey' Actress Lily James

Britt Hayes — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:58:24 +0000

Our long national nightmare is over. Disney has finally cast its new ‘Cinderella‘ for the upcoming live-action version of the classic tale — Lily James of ‘Downton Abbey.’ Disney has announced that they’ve found the right girl to wear the glass slipper in their new ‘Cinderella’ movie — it’s Lily James of ‘Downton Abbey.’ You [...]

Emma Watson Could Slip into 'Cinderella'

Damon Houx — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:15:19 +0000

Today is a good day for the former cast-mates of 'Harry Potter' as not only is Daniel Radcliffe signing up for 'Frankenstein,' while Emma Watson is now in early talks for 'Cinderella,' which will be directed by her 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' co-star Kenneth Branagh.

'Cinderella' Reboot Hires Kenneth Branagh to Direct

Mike Sampson — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:07:01 +0000

After the success of 'Alice in Wonderland' (over $1 billion - yes, with a B - worldwide), Disney has been hot to reboot their Disney princess movies. With a 'Sleepy Beauty' reboot on the way (in the form of Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent'), the next live-action princess film on the way was scheduled to be 'Cinderella' but that was before director Mark Romanek abruptly left the project. What Prince Charming could step in and rescue the project before it turned into a pumpkin? Enter: Kenneth Branagh.

News Round-Up: Casting 'Cinderella' and Creating a 'God Particle'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:05:02 +0000

Last week, the news broke that the ever-wonderful Cate Blanchett was close to joining director Mark Romanek's 'Cinderella' in the role of the evil stepmother, firmly establishing it as the Hollywood Revision Of A Classic Fairy Tale to watch out for. It still feels odd that the director of 'One Hour Photo' and 'Never Let Me Go' is making a Cinderella movie, but putting quality actors on the screen is the first step in giving us hope. On the heels of the Blanchett news, Variety reports that the short list for the title role is down to three actresses: Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander and Gabriella Wilde. You'll probably recognize Ronan from 'Atonement,' 'The Lovely Bones' and 'Hanna' and if you were unlucky enough to see 'The Three Musketeers' you may remember Wilde, but Vikander seems to be a newcomer, making this role her potential big break and her own potential Cinderella story. Life imitating art and so forth.

Cate Blanchett Poised to Join Mark Romanek's 'Cinderella'

Damon Houx — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:55:18 +0000

Okay, so we've had Snow White twice ('Mirror Mirror' and 'Snow White and the Huntsman'), and we're going to get 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' and the new take on 'Sleeping Beauty' with 'Maleficent,' so what fairy tales are left to redo as a live action re-imagings? It turns out the next one will likely be 'Cinderella' and it could be pretty great as it's got Mark Romanek attached to direct and is looking to land Cate Blanchett as the evil stepmother.

NCAA Basketball Tournment Round-Up – Cinderellas In the Final Four

brad.bruner — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:31:25 +0000

Virginia Commonwealth University and Butler will meet Saturday in the most unlikely Final Four match up in NCAA Tournament history.

Led by Jamie Skeen’s 26 points, 11-seed VCU continued their impressive run of giant slaying with a surprisingly easy 71-61 victory over the one-seed Kansas Jayhawks.

Eight-seed Butler punched their ticket to Houston with a thrilling 74-to-71 overtime win over the Florida Gators, making their 34-year old coach Brad Stevens the youngest man to ever twice coach his team to the Final Four.