Overview
- Disney revealed Tuesday it is developing Stepsisters, a live-action film centered on stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella, with no cast or release date yet.
- Akiva Schaffer will direct, with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand rewriting an original script by Michael Montemayor.
- The film is framed as a comedy focused on the villains, and its connection to Disney’s 2015 Cinderella remains unconfirmed.
- Development may take time because the creative team is filming the Netflix action comedy Protecting Jared in Hawaii.
- The project extends Disney’s run of live-action remakes and villain stories that includes new takes on Moana, Tangled, and Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston.