1905 Film Network News A few days ago, the live-action film "Cinderella" filmed by Sony Pictures underwent major changes. According to foreign media reports, this highly anticipated film will abandon the theater release and turn to the embrace of streaming media. This time, it is not giants like Netflix who bought the copyright of the film, but Amazon.
It is said that the reason why Sony made this decision is because of the epidemic. Although the epidemic situation in North America has improved, the theater line is still not enough to support the release of high-cost films. That's why Sony decided to sell the film to Amazon. Sony's new version of Cinderella is a modern new compilation of classic fairy tales, the story comes from James Corden's original ideas, but will still focus on the orphan girl Cinderella. The film contains musical theater elements, and the actors currently joining are good at singing or dancing. Cuban-American pop singer "Ka mei" Camilla Cabello electrocuted the big screen for the first time, playing the new version of "Cinderella" who loves music and has a dream, in addition to playing "Cinderella", "Ka Mei" will also fully participate in the music creation of the film. Prince Robert is played by actor Nicholas Galicina; veteran "007" Pierce Brosnan plays the king; Idina Menzel plays the stepmother of "Cinderella"; and "The Godmother" is played by actor Billy Potter.
As a classic fairy tale, "Cinderella" has been adapted several times in Hollywood before. Among them, the Disney version of "Cinderella" in 1950 should be the most famous film in this IP. In addition, two live-action adaptations of the film, the 1997 version and the 2015 version of "Cinderella" are also quite well received. In 2015, "Cinderella", starring Lily James, grossed $543 million worldwide. According to Amazon's arrangement, the film will be released in the second half of this year.