Cinderella (2021 American film)

Cinderella
Cinderella
	Official release poster
Directed by	Kay Cannon
Written by	Kay Cannon
Based on	"Cinderella"; by Charles Perrault
Produced by	James Corden; Leo Pearlman; Jonathan Kadin; Shannon McIntosh; Irene Marquette;
Starring	Camila Cabello; Nicholas Galitzine; Idina Menzel; Minnie Driver; Billy Porter; Pierce Brosnan;
Cinematography	Henry Braham
Edited by	Stacey Schroeder
Music by	Mychael Danna; Jessica Weiss;
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Fulwell 73;
Distributed by	Amazon Studios
Release dates	August 30, 2021 (Greek Theatre); September 3, 2021 (United States);
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom;
Language	English

Cinderella is a 2021 romantic musical film based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault. Written and directed by Kay Cannon, it stars singer Camila Cabello as the title character in her acting debut, alongside Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Billy Porter and Pierce Brosnan. It is a jukebox musical, featuring pop and rock hits, in addition to several original songs.^[2]

Development began in April 2019, when Sony Pictures announced a musical-style film of Cinderella, with Cannon writing and directing. The film was produced by James Corden, through Fulwell 73 with Leo Pearlman, Jonathan Kadin and Shannon McIntosh. Principal photography began in February 2020 at Pinewood Studios, and was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production resumed in August 2020 and concluded in September.

Cinderella was released in select theaters and digitally on Amazon Prime Video on September 3, 2021^[3] to mixed reviews from critics. Commercially, according to Samba TV, it was watched in 1.1 million U.S. households over its four-day Labor Day weekend debut and in 2.2 million households by the end of its first 30 days. According to the analytics company Screen Engine, Cinderella was the most-watched streaming movie during its opening weekend, as well as the most-watched movie musical of 2021.

^ "Cinderella". Writers Guild of America West. December 2, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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