Cinderella is a tale old as time and we\u2019ve got plenty of versions to go by. Whether it\u2019s Disney\u2019s 1950s classic or the Charles Perrault original, everyone has come across the infamous story, but nobody has done it quite like Amazon. In this new retelling, Camilla Cabello stars as Cinderella and Idina Menzel as Vivian aka the evil stepmother. Produced by James Corden and written by American screenwriter Kay Cannon, the new musical lends its voice to a high-fashion cinematic reboot. GAY TIMES sat down with stars Camilla Cabello and Idina Menzel to find out more about their roles in the sparkling new film.<\/p>\n
Camila Cabello:<\/strong> Fairy tales have a lot of lesson power and they carry a lot of messages. They get to a lot of people, especially young people, and I think Cinderella adds to the legacy in that it\u2019s kind of an updated value system on fairy tales. It has these feminist ideals of equality for women and inclusivity, with Billy Porter playing the fabulous godmother as a genderless magical entity. It\u2019s an updated version and I think it captures where we are now and where we want to go as a society.<\/p>\n Idina Menzel:<\/strong> Yeah, especially when you say you want to be in the entertainment industry, a lot of people go, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s hard, such a small percentage of people make it and it\u2019s so much rejection\u2019. You get that a lot when you\u2019re younger. I had very supportive parents and I think you have a sense of yourself and love what you\u2019re doing, and this idea that you\u2019re destined to do it, and nobody\u2019s going to stop you \u2014 that\u2019s how you have to feel.<\/p>\n Camila Cabello:<\/strong> I think women like Kay Cannon are very aware and have these progressive ideals and strive to be really inclusive, ethical, and have fought to get here and these opportunities. She\u2019s going to be a trailblazer for other women. She already is and that\u2019s thanks to the women that came before her and the kind of minorities that came for her. So, I think slowly but surely, hopefully, I think the people that are underrepresented are having more of a voice and more time to shine.<\/p>\n Idina Menzel:<\/strong> I feel a real sense of pride to be in a project like this. I think it\u2019s important to take note of it and see how important it is and celebrate it. I also feel a sort of shame sometimes that we even have to make it a subject that isn\u2019t the norm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Camila Cabello:<\/strong> I\u2019ve definitely been lucky to have had a few Cinderella moments. I think the first moment of getting a chance to audition for X factor when I was 15 literally changed my life. That was somebody taking a chance on me and it completely changed my life. A lot of full-circle moments like that completely changed my life, even being Cinderella was a Cinderella moment for me!<\/p>\n Idina Menzel:<\/strong> We\u2019re doing what we love and that is our fairy tale for us. It\u2019s funny, I want to stay away from it being about a man and, yet I think it\u2019s important to give good men credit as well. I would say that my husband and not because he saves me, although I have felt that before. He supports me in being who I am being my best self. Being a good mother, having a career and doing everything that I want to do and being my best friend. I think that\u2019s the kind of Cinderella relationship that we would hope that she would have, healthy. It\u2019s beautiful.<\/p>\n Camila Cabello:<\/strong> For me, off the top of my head right now, I think of the compassion that my character shows for Vivian. Vivian has been a little bit annoying and hard on Cinderella. She still wants the best for her and wants her to find her own happiness and forgives in a very short amount of time. It\u2019s a movie but that can be hard to do sometimes, so I think that\u2019s really beautiful.<\/p>\n Idina Menzel:<\/strong> I think Camila\u2019s version of Cinderella is a very forgiving person who sees the best in everybody and wants everyone to have their dreams just like she wants to. 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Kay Cannon\u2019s version of Cinderella has significantly more representation than previous iterations of the fairytale. Do you think these changes reflect Hollywood becoming more inclusive?<\/h4>\n
Have either of you experienced your own Cinderella moments?<\/h4>\n
Both of you play vastly different roles in Cinderella. Did either of you find a moment where you resonated with your character?<\/h4>\n