Cinderella (2015 American film)

Cinderella
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKenneth Branagh
Screenplay byChris Weitz
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHaris Zambarloukos
Edited byMartin Walsh
Music byPatrick Doyle
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • February 13, 2015 (2015-02-13) (Berlinale)
  • March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13) (United States)
  • March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27) (United Kingdom)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90 million[4][5]
Box office$542.4 million[4]

Cinderella is a 2015 romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Chris Weitz. Co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Allison Shearmur Productions, Beagle Pug Films, and Kinberg Genre, the film is based on Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale "Cinderella" and also serves as a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney's 1950 animated film.[6] Lily James stars as the title character, with Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, and Helena Bonham Carter in supporting roles.

Development for Cinderella began in May 2010, with producer Simon Kinberg and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna attached to the project. Mark Romanek was initially set to direct in August 2011, but left the project in January 2013 due to creative differences with Disney and was replaced by Branagh, while Weitz was hired to revise McKenna's script. Casting began in November 2012, with Blanchett being the first actor to be cast. James signed on to portray the title role in April 2013, and the rest of the cast joined between May and September 2013. Principal photography took place at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, from September to December 2013.

Cinderella premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2015, and was released theatrically in the United States on March 13 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.

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  5. ^ "2015 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. p. 21. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Cinderella" (PDF). Walt Disney Media File Website (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2015.