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Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo have been hired to write a live-action movie focusing on the origins of Cinderella s evil stepsisters.
The duo, who recently wrote and starred in the critically-acclaimed Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, will team up once again to pen the script for the Disney musical comedy, which is in development, according to Deadline.
Sources told the outlet that it s not yet known if Wiig and Mumolo will star in the movie, but even if they were to appear in the film, it wouldn t be as the evil stepsisters as they will be played by younger actresses.
Cinderella’s Evil Step-Sisters Are Getting Their Own Movie
Disney is set to give Cinderella’s evil stepsisters a moment to shine with a movie of their own from
Bridesmaids’ duo Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo!
That’s right – the two evil sisters will have their story told for the very first time by Bridesmaids’ writers Wiig and Mumolo, who recently collaborated on the comedy
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
Whilst the upcoming movie remains untitled for the time being, the Disney project is in early development and we do know that it will be a live-action movie.
Wonder Woman 1984, while Mumolo s upcoming project is alongside Kristen Bell in the movie
Queenpins. In 2012, the pair shared an Oscar nomination for the Best Writing Original Screenplay category for their work on
Bridesmaids.
Cinderella stepsisters movie under Gloria Sanchez Productions.
Disney s new project is thought to be a fairytale musical that re-tells and reimagines the story of
Cinderella. It will be told from the perspective of Cinderella s two evil stepsisters. The movie s narrative will travel from the events of early childhood and will go beyond Cinderella s marriage to Prince Charming. Disney
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The last half year has quite eventful for Saturday Night Live alum Kristen Wiig. First, we finally got to see her play The Cheetah in
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, which the women also wrote and produced. Now Wiig and Mumolo are teaming back up to make a Cinderella musical for Disney, only this project wonât focus on the young woman who caught attention with her glass footwear.
Instead, Kirsten Wiig and Annie Mumolo have been tapped by the Mouse House to write a movie about Cinderellaâs evil stepsisters, who are known as Drizella and Anastasia Tremaine in 1950âs
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