Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo take on Cinderella’s Evil Stepsisters movie for Disney

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Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo move from Del Mar to Cinderella’s Castle for Disney. Deadline exclusively reports that the comedy-writing duo will team up for a live action movie centered around the Evil Stepsisters.

After the critical success of Barb and Star go to Del Mar the Disney head honchos have given the Oscar-nominated duo the opportunity to develop a film based on Drisella and Anastasia. There’s no word yet on whether Wiig or Mumolo will star in the film as it’s very early in the development phase, but the story does indicate that they will be looking for younger actresses to fill the roles.

The self-titled film is a fairytale musical comedy that the Cinderella classic from the point of view of her infamous wicked stepsisters. During their early childhood through their universally beloved stepsister’s marriage and beyond, we follow Anastasia and Drizella Tremaine as they struggle to uphold their family’s legacy.

Disney must like what they see of the upcoming Emma Stone 101 dalmatiers spin-off Cruella, or the Luke Evans and Josh Gad Disney + Beauty and the Beast precursor Gaston and LeFou, and so they chase more of these live action forays for some of the secondary characters or villains from the animated films.

Are Drisella and Anastasia characters you’d like to see given the live-action treatment, and are you just excited that it’s Wiig and Mumolo who bring them to life? Let us know by visiting our social channels on FlickeringMyth …

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