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Bette Midler will activity her magic wand – erstwhile she’s really sewage power of it – successful Netflix‘s reimagined Cinderella movie Steps.
She will sound nan fairy godmother successful nan animated pic, which is nan first afloat in-house produced movie from Netflix Animation Studios. Midler joins nan likes of Ali Wong, who plays Lilith, Amanda Seyfried (Cinderella) and Stephanie Hsu (Margot) successful nan cast.
The communicative follows Cinderella’s ‘evil’ stepsister Lilith, who steals nan Fairy Godmother’s magic wand and hijacks nan Royal Ball on pinch Margot, breaking nan Cinderella communicative arsenic we cognize it and dooming nan kingdom to nan tyrannical norm of Priscilla, a villainous schemer who swoops successful and snatches nan throne. Lilith is forced to squad pinch Cinderella to prevention nan kingdom and, astir importantly, their relationship.
“The beloved Fairy Godmother, nan wholesome Fairy Godmother, nan 1 pinch each nan bully intentions, has been astir for a long, agelong time,” said Midler. “This peculiar type of nan Fairy Godmother has bully intentions, but she’s a small spot of a bumbler and she’s a small spot of a schemer. I’m thrilled to beryllium portion of this film.”
Steps is being directed by Alyce Tzue and John Ripa, pinch Amy Poehler, Jane Hartwell and Kim Lessing. Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions is attached.
The movie is scheduled to merchandise this year.
