Disney Announces Live-Action Stepsisters Film

Disney has announced development of a live-action film centered on the infamous stepsisters from its classic Cinderella story, marking another spinoff that shifts focus to the tale's antagonists. Titled Stepsisters, the project will explore the characters of Anastasia and Drizella, the spoiled siblings who torment Cinderella in the original narrative. The film draws from the 1950 animated feature and Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale, with production overseen by Disney's live-action division.

Akiva Schaffer, known for directing the 2022 Disney+ film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, will helm the movie. Writers Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who collaborated with Schaffer on that project and Paramount's recent The Naked Gun reboot, have been brought on to rewrite an original screenplay by Michael Montemayor. Ali Bell is producing through her company Party Over Here, co-founded by Schaffer and fellow Lonely Island members Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. Disney executives Jessica Virtue, executive vice president of live action, and creative executive Cady Stark are supervising the effort. Details on the plot, cast, and release date remain undisclosed, though the team is currently...