Billy Porter has been cast as the Fairy Godmother in the forthcoming live-action remake of Cinderella. Following casting rumors last week, Porter confirmed the news onstage at The New Yorker Festival, per People, and piqued my interest in seeing this latest iteration of the classic film.
It will be difficult for anything to ever top the 1997 Cinderella starring Brandy and Whitney Houston, but Porter is probably the only person who could promise a movie that would even land in the same stratosphere as the former. Back when Porter made history at the 2019 Emmys as the first openly gay Black man to win Best Actor in a Drama Series for Pose, he came one letter closer to achieving his EGOT, so this casting could mean major things for him.
How Paolo Montalban Introduced Us To A New Kind Of Prince Charming In 'Cinderella' Look Back At It: Before Nick Young in 'Crazy Rich Asians,' there was Prince Christopher So far, Camila Cabello is the only other celebrity officially attached to the project, starring as the titular character. Idina Menzel is reportedly in talks to play the wicked stepmother, per Deadline; previously, she starred as Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway , so I totally wouldn't mind this casting. I love a good play on words and am ready to go wild.
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