The cast of upcoming Netflix animated movie Steps continues to grow. After recently announcing that Amanda Seyfried had joined the cast, it’s now Bette Midler who has boarded the film which is set to stream globally on Netflix later in the year.
In this brand new reimagining of the classic Cinderella story, the award-winning Midler lends her voice as the Fairy Godmother and we have our first look courtesy of two new stills from the film.
“The beloved Fairy Godmother, the wholesome Fairy Godmother, the one with all the good intentions, has been around for a long, long time. This particular version of the Fairy Godmother has good intentions, but she’s a little bit of a bumbler and she’s a little bit of a schemer. I’m thrilled to be part of this film! And I’m thrilled to be with this cast!” says Midler of her casting.
Think you know Cinderella’s “evil” stepsisters? Think again. Sick of living in Cinderella’s shadow, Lilith (Ali Wong) steals the Fairy Godmother (Bette Midler)’s magic wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister Margot (Stephanie Hsu), breaking the Cinderella story as we know it and dooming the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of Priscilla, a villainous schemer who swoops in and snatches the throne. Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.
Steps is part of Netflix’s original slate of animated features which includes the most popular Netflix film ever, KPop Demon Hunters; Academy Award®-winner Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the Academy Award®-nominated films Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Nimona, The Sea Beast, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Over the Moon, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and Klaus; the BAFTA®-nominated Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and the comedy fan favorites Swapped, Leo and Back to the Outback.
Directed by Alyce Tzue (Student Academy Awards gold medal winner) & John Ripa (co-director on Raya and the Last Dragon), Steps stars Ali Wong (Lilith), Amanda Seyfried (Cinderella), Stephanie Hsu (Margot), Bette Midler (Fairy Godmother).
