After the release of Cinderella’s Revenge in US cinemas, a film will also arrive about one of the two stepsisters of the beloved character made immortal by Disney, strictly in a horror key. Reportedly, Memento International joined the project, entitled The Ugly Stepsister, which will follow Elvira’s fierce quest to find a way to outshine her beautiful stepsister. The film, described as a combination of comedy and horror, will be led by the Norwegian debut actress Lea Myren.
In addition to Myren in the role of Elvira, the Norwegian director’s directorial debut Emilie Blichfeldt will also see in the cast Thea Sofie Loch Naess (The Last Kingdom) e Ane Dahl Torp (The Wave). In addition to the names involved in the project, other information on The Ugly Stepsister they are still relatively scarce. However, the outlet shared that the film will follow “Elvira as she fights to compete with her beautiful half-sister in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business. She will do anything to capture the prince’s attention”ready to give audiences a twisted version of the beloved story through the unprecedented point of view of Cinderella. Memento International will begin sales of The Ugly stepsister in Cannes this May.
