New and Improved Cinderella

The mega corporation of Disney is coming out with another potential blockbuster for this summer. Disney is taking their classic cartoon of Cinderella that came out in the 1950's and turning it into a live action film. Earlier this year, Disney revamped their classic tale of Sleeping Beauty into the hit film Maleficent. Maleficent told the story of Sleeping Beauty in a new light. Unlike Maleficent, the new trailer of Cinderella seems to be following the same storyline of the original story. The draw of this remake will most likely be the artistry of the film, and its star-studded cast. Lily James, from Downtown Abbey will star as Cinderella, Cate Blanchett will be the evil step-mother, and Helena Bonham Carter will play the fairy god-mother.

Disney seems to playing on older audiences nostalgia with remaking these classic fairy-tale cartoons into action films.  It seems to working, with Maleficent raising $69,431,298 in the US with its opening weekend. It will be interesting to see how this remake of Cinderella does, but with most children still obsessed with Frozen. I think it is safe to say that Disney knows how to sell its movies.