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Mystery’s Afoot in Star-Studded ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Trailer
Mystery’s Afoot in Star-Studded ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Trailer
Mystery’s Afoot in Star-Studded ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Trailer
The game is afoot, chums. There’s been a murder most foul, and you are a suspect. That is, in the event that you happen to be Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, or one of the other travelers aboard the Orient Express. As the grand locomotive makes its hazardous journey through a snow-tipped mountain range, one of the riders commits a heinous crime, and it falls to none other than the great investigator Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh, who also happens to be directing this hullabaloo) to sort out the facts in pursuit of the truth.
‘Cinderella’ Review: This Old Fairy Tale Still Has Some Magic
‘Cinderella’ Review: This Old Fairy Tale Still Has Some Magic
‘Cinderella’ Review: This Old Fairy Tale Still Has Some Magic
The name “Disney” brings to mind images of fair princesses, charming princes, magical fairy tales, and simple happily ever afters. In recent years, though, Disney has begun rethinking their classic properties, and releasing more thematically complex versions of their famous films. Sleeping Beauty became Maleficent, which turned a wicked witch into a sympathetic anti-hero; a whole mess of fairy tales turned into Into the Woods, where happily ever after preceded a whole bunch of death and tragedy. The ranks of Disney Princesses grew to include women like Merida, the bow-slinging heroine of Brave, and Anna and Else from Frozen, who rescued each other from an prince, rather than the other way around. Every value and concept that Disney had established and reinforced through decades of repetition was seemingly up for reconsideration and revision.
Watch the ‘Cinderella’ Trailer Before it Turns Back Into a Pumpkin
Watch the ‘Cinderella’ Trailer Before it Turns Back Into a Pumpkin
Watch the ‘Cinderella’ Trailer Before it Turns Back Into a Pumpkin
Disney’s big kick right now is revisionist versions of classic fairy tales. ‘Sleeping Beauty’ became ‘Maleficent,’ a sympathetic look at the supposedly “evil” witch. Last Christmas’ ‘Into the Woods’ followed numerous fairy tales to find the unhappy endings after their “happily ever after.” Even ‘Frozen’ reconfigured numerous classic fairy tale tropes (the handsome price was secretly [SPOILER ALERT] the bad guy, and the film’s true love story was actually between a pair of sisters). What’s most surprising about Disney’s new live-action ‘Cinderella’ is how unsurprising it looks; it seems totally unlike those films in its old-school vibe.
‘Cinderella’ Trailer: Meet the New Cinderella, Same as the Old Cinderella
‘Cinderella’ Trailer: Meet the New Cinderella, Same as the Old Cinderella
‘Cinderella’ Trailer: Meet the New Cinderella, Same as the Old Cinderella
Following the success of films like 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Maleficent' (two films not highly regarded by critics, but highly regarded by people who like buying movie tickets), it wasn't a surprise that Disney would continue the trend of adapting some of their classic animated tales into live-action movies. Today, we get our first real look at their next effort, a live-action version of one of their most revered tales, 'Cinderella'.
‘Cinderella’ Trailer: Meet the New Cinderella, Same as the Old Cinderella
‘Cinderella’ Trailer: Meet the New Cinderella, Same as the Old Cinderella
‘Cinderella’ Trailer: Meet the New Cinderella, Same as the Old Cinderella
Following the success of films like 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Maleficent' (two films not highly regarded by critics, but highly regarded by people who like buying movie tickets), it wasn't a surprise that Disney would continue the trend of adapting some of their classic animated tales into live-action movies. Today, we get our first real look at their next effort, a live-action version of one of their most revered tales, 'Cinderella'.
‘Cinderella’ Scoops Up ‘The Borgias’ Star Holliday Grainger for a Wicked Stepsister
‘Cinderella’ Scoops Up ‘The Borgias’ Star Holliday Grainger for a Wicked Stepsister
‘Cinderella’ Scoops Up ‘The Borgias’ Star Holliday Grainger for a Wicked Stepsister
Despite its fair share of early development problems, Disney's upcoming 'Cinderella' movie finally seems to be getting its act together. The most recent news from the production is that 'The Borgias' star Holliday Grainger is in final talks to join as one of the title character's cruel stepsisters.
‘Cinderella’ Reboot Hires Kenneth Branagh to Direct
‘Cinderella’ Reboot Hires Kenneth Branagh to Direct
‘Cinderella’ Reboot Hires Kenneth Branagh to Direct
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 C