Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella

[The Mad Kiwi]

Helena Bonham Carter's been cast as the Fairy Godmother

Now, I can see this working if they're going for a off-kilter type of fairy godmother, one that's frumpy and not all together there. I can actually see that working well. What really shocks me about this is that Kenneth Branagh's Carter's ex-husband. I never in a million years thought they'd work together again. I wonder if it was Disney that pushed for this since they've used her in Alice in Wonderland and The Lone Ranger. I was rooting for Emma Thompson in the role, but I'm very curious to see how this pans out.