Cinderella
Midnight is just the beginning.
Country
Budget
$95 000 000
Box office
$542 351 353
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
David Barron, Simon Kinberg, Allison Shearmur, Tim Lewis
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Dante Ferretti, Helen Xenopoulos
Audition
Editing
Martin Walsh, Katherine Tibbetts
Whole Team (101)
Whole Team (101)
Short description
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.
What's left behind the scenes
- The lead role was offered to Emma Watson, but she declined.
- Costume designer Sandy Powell used 120 meters of fabric, 400 LEDs, and thousands of Swarovski crystals to create the Fairy Godmother's dress. The width of the dress was nearly 120 centimeters.
- It took costume designer Sandy Powell 120 meters of fabric, 400 LEDs, and thousands of Swarovski crystals to create the Fairy Godmother’s dress. The dress was almost 120 centimeters wide.
- Mark Romanek was initially appointed as the film's director, but he left the project due to creative differences.
- More than 240 meters of fabric and 10,000 Swarovski crystals were used to create Cinderella’s dress, and over 4,800 meters of stitching were done. Nine identical dresses were made for filming the movie.
- The film was shot in the pavilions of the British Pinewood Studios and at various outdoor locations in England.
- Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander, Imogen Poots, and Gabriella Wilde were considered for the role of Cinderella.
- Cinderella reads aloud a fairy tale written by Pip the chipmunk—a character from the Disney film "Enchanted" (2007), in which Pip presents his book during the finale.
- When working on the castle and ballroom, Dante Ferretti used various architectural styles from different eras and locations, mostly elements of European architecture from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The hall turned out to be enormous – 45 meters long and 32 meters wide. It occupied the entire seventh pavilion of the Pinewood studio. The interior was luxurious: marble floors; a massive staircase; curtains, for the sewing of which more than 1800 meters of fabric were used; 17 huge chandeliers made to order in Italy; more than 3600 meters of turquoise velvet for wall upholstery; more than 16,000 silk artificial flowers, as well as 5000 candles, each of which was handmade.
- In the scene where the pumpkin transforms into a carriage, Ella and the Fairy Godmother, while trying to get out of the greenhouse, first follow each other, but in the next shot we see them exiting from opposite sides.
- Cinderella reads aloud a fairy tale written by Pip, the chipmunk from Disney's 'Enchanted' (2007), which culminates in Pip presenting his book.
- Mark Romanek was originally appointed as the film's director, but he left the project due to creative differences.
- In the film, stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella always wear dresses of the same style but different colors, just as in the Disney animated film of the same name.
- Emma Watson was offered the lead role, but she declined.
- While working on the castle and the ballroom, Dante Ferretti utilized various architectural styles from different eras and locations, primarily elements of European architecture from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The hall turned out to be enormous—45 meters long and 32 meters wide. It occupied the entirety of Pinewood Studios' seventh pavilion. The interior was luxurious: marble floors; a massive staircase; curtains that required more than 1,800 meters of fabric; 17 enormous custom-made chandeliers from Italy; over 3,600 meters of turquoise velvet for the wall coverings; more than 16,000 artificial silk flowers, as well as 5,000 candles, each of which was handmade.
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