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Cara Delevingne Hits Back At Richard Madden After He Calls Her 'Ungrateful' And 'Unprofessional'

By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 September 2015

The ‘Cinderella’ actor had criticised Delevingne after her infamous 'Good Day Sacramento' interview.

Cara Delevingne wasn’t going to let actor Richard Madden getting away with calling her out over that awkward 'Good Day Sacramento' interview which went viral in July. Taking to twitter, Delevingne has called the Cinderella actor ‘desperate’ after he branded her ‘ungrateful’ and ‘unprofessional’ in an interview with Style magazine.

Cara Delevingne has responded to Richard Madden’s comments on twitter.

Writing on Twitter, Tuesday, the former model said, ’@_richardmadden I have no idea who you are but I think it's little desperate for a grown man to be bad mouthing someone they don't know. If you really want attention that badly, try focusing on your own work and not other people’s."

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Lily James' Dream Came True With 'Cinderella' Casting

By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 March 2015

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Many actors and actresses grow up loving certain movies; if offered the chance to work on newer versions of those movies, it can be truly fantastic.

After their postmodern live-action remakes of 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Sleeping Beauty' (as 'Maleficent'), Disney has taken a much more traditional approach to the diamond in the crown, 'Cinderella'. This includes hiring an actress who looks like a princess.

Lily James and Richard Madden in 'Cinderella'

Best known as 'Downton Abbey''s rebellious young Lady Rose, 25-year-old English actress Lily James is still thrilled to have played such an iconic role. "The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White'. I loved all the Disney princess movies," she said. "I was completely infatuated with all of them. I had the little slippers and would parade around the house before my brothers sort of beat me up and shattered my dreams of being a princess!"

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Cinderella Review

By Rich Cline

Excellent

The thing that makes this Disney live-action remake so wonderful is the same thing that might put off some audience members: it's a pure fairy tale. This time, the studio has resisted the snarky, post-modern spin that threatened to turn previous live-action remakes (Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent) into pointless Lord of the Rings-style action epics. Instead, this is a genuinely beautiful, surgingly romantic, exquisitely made fantasy.

With only a few minor tweaks, this is the classic story of Ella (Lily James), whose widowed father (Ben Chaplin) marries Lady Tremaine (Cate Blanchett). She arrives with her two spoiled daughters Drizella and Anastasia (Sophie McShera and Holliday Grainger), and when she is also widowed, Ella ends up running the household just to keep things from falling apart. But Lady Tremaine and her daughters taunt her with the nickname "Cinderella" and treat her like a slave, refusing to let her attend the ball thrown by the Crown Prince (Richard Madden). He had met Ella before, and is hoping to see her at the ball, but she only gets a chance to go when her fairy godmother (Helena Bonham Carter) turns up with some magic to make that happen. And after dancing with the Prince all night, her sudden disappearance sends him on a desperate quest involving a single glass slipper.

To spice things up, screenwriter Chris Weitz has included a conspiratorial sideplot in which the increasingly wicked stepmother plots with a royal advisor (Stellan Skarsgard) to thwart the Prince's wishes. But otherwise, the film hews closely to both Charles Perrault's 1697 folktale and Disney's 1950 animated classic. This includes lavish sets and costumes that continually take the breath away, giving the characters the same silhouettes as their cartoon counterparts. And within this extravagant design work, the actors are able to create surprisingly textured characters. James' Ella isn't a simple farm girl in need of a man. Madden's Prince is looking for real love. And Blanchett's riveting Lady Tremaine is eerily sympathetic even in her darkest moments.

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"Cinderella's" $70 Million Debut Is Just A Part Of The Well-Oiled Disney Machine

By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 March 2015

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Disney is on a roll again.

Cinderella’s super successful release this weekend proves two things.

1. People will watch almost anything, if it’s colourful, loud and features Cate Blanchett and

2. There is still money to be made from the fairytale genre.

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Cinderella - Extended Trailer

Cinderella is an uncommonly kind young woman, overcome with the loss of her dear father. Her kindness extends to rescuing a stag from the woods, who's being hunted by the Prince and his men. Her resolute opinions strongly affect the Prince, who's life and sense of self begins to change following their frosty first meeting. But as determined and feisty as she may be, she still finds herself unable to stand up for herself back home, where she is forced into doing the cooking and cleaning by her wicked stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters. That is until she is invited to a ball at the Prince's palace. With the help of her mysterious Fairy Godmother, she transforms into a Princess for the day and, lo and behold, the Prince falls heavily in love with her and will do everything he can to find her after she disappears. But, alas, there are others determined to stand in the way of their happiness.

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Richard Madden Opens Up About Cinderella And Prince Charming's Equal Partnership

By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 February 2015

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Fairytales are being adapted for audiences with modern values.

Richard Madden opens up about just how Cinderella and her Prince Charming get together, and how they rely on each other to free them from the restrictions in their lives in the forthcoming adaptation by director Kenneth Branagh and screenwriter Chris Weitz.

Richard Madden in Cinderella
Richard Madden stars as Prince Charming in Cinderella

It's nice to see modern big screen fairytale re-tellings looking at relationships in a much more equal way. Rather than princesses of late being swept of their feet by proverbial knights in shining armour, they're coming together while fighting for justice in their own lives. You had 'Snow White and the Huntsman', which saw a clear romance forming between the two title characters as they worked together to lead an army, and then there is, of course, 'Frozen' which saw bravery on the part of both Anna and her faithful quest companion Kristoff. Now 'Cinderella' brings together two souls, who must help each other escape the prison of their families.

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'Cinderella' Villain Cate Blanchett Says Big Screen Fairytales Are Bringing Heroines To The Fore

By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 February 2015

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Kenneth Branagh shows how kindness is a superpower in the cinematic re-telling.

Cate Blanchett talks about her exploration of the female superhero within Cinderella, ahead of the March 2015 release of Kenneth Branagh's vibrant re-telling of the Disney fairytale in which she stars as the title character's terribly wicked stepmother Lady Tremaine.

Cate Blanchett in Cinderella
Cate Blanchett is the wicked Lady Tremaine in Cinderella

Everyone loves a good fairytale; a timeless classic that will never cease to have meaning in a person's life no matter how old they get. Nowadays, they're providing much needed relief from male role models in cinema, with numerous feisty heroines that we already all know and love taken over the screen, from Kristen Stewart's vision of Snow White in 'Snow White And The Huntsman' to Angelina Jolie's misunderstood character in 'Maleficent' - not to mention the more original arrivals of Elsa and Anna in 'Frozen'.

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Lily James Admits Cinderella Is Not 'Swept Off Her Feet' In Live Action Re-Boot

By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 February 2015

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The actress will portray the fairytale character in Kenneth Branagh's forthcoming movie.

There's been astronomical success in modern fairytale reboots recently, with 'Cinderella' being the next to be released starring Lily James from 'Downton Abbey'. However, according to her, this movie presents a lot more modern themes than you might think.

Lily James and Richard Madden star in 'Cinderella'

'Cinderella' seems to have become a particular favourite in recent months, with the exceptionally well-received Broadway show having recently played and not to mention the story's appearance in Rob Marshall's cinematic adaptation of Stephen Sondheim musical 'Into The Woods'. The forthcoming new movie directed by Kenneth Branagh is a live action rendition of the Oscar nominated 1950 Disney animation, with all the vibrancy and magic multiplied tenfold.

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Game Of Thrones Star Richard Madden Takes A Turn In Disney's Cinematic Cinderella

By Charlotte Court in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 November 2014

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The trailer for Disney's Cinderella is out and Richard Madden is very charming

Robb Stark has been resurrected! But, alas Game Of Thrones fans, not in the capacity that you may have all been hoping. Instead, the Scottish actor, Richard Madden, who played the GOT character from 2011 - 2013, has popped up in a different fantasy ... this time as Prince Charming in Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Cinderella.

Richard Madden plays a convincing Prince Charming in Cinderella

Madden’s Prince stars opposite Lily James’ titular heroine as shown in the recent release of Disney’s Cinderella trailer.

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Cinderella Trailer

Following her mother's death, Cinderella was faced with a lonely existence while her beloved father took frequent long trips away from home on business. The reality was much, much worse, however, when he remarries the selfish Lady Tremaine who brings with her her two hideous daughters Anastasia and Drizella. She is thus forced to cook and clean tirelessly for her step-family, who ruthlessly take advantage of her chronic generosity and unwavering kindness. Soon, she meets a handsome stranger in the woods while out on an errand, and news of a royal ball quickly reaches the family household. Thrilled at the idea of meeting some new people, Cinderella jumps at the chance to attend, but she is forced back to work by Tremaine and the girls out of sheer spite - and jealousy. The only person who can get Cinderella to the ball on time is her magical Fairy Godmother.

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Nonso Anozie and Richard Madden - Nonso Anozie and Richard Madden take a break on the set of 'Cinderella' filming in Greenwich. Anozie, still in costume, was also spotted smoking a cigarette - Greenwich, United Kingdom - Monday 18th November 2013

Richard Madden and Jenna-louise Coleman - Premiere of the third season of HBO Series 'Game of Thrones' - Arrivals - Hollywood, California, United States - Monday 18th March 2013