It's been a while since we've seen Species star Natasha Henstridge, who played Sil in the first two instalments of the much-maligned sci-fi horror franchise, but she's set to make a comeback with a dark new take on Cinderella.
We recently learned that ChampDog Films is developing Cinderella’s Curse, and Deadline is reporting that another horror-tinged retelling of the classic Disney tale is also in the works.
Andy Edwards (Zombie Spring Breakers) will direct Cinderella's Revenge, which has Henstridge on board to play the Fairy Godmother. She'll be joined by Lauren Staerck (Trust) in the title role, with Stephanie Lodge, Beatrice Fletcher, Megan Purvis and Darrell Griggs in supporting parts.
In this interpretation of the story, "Cinderella (Staerck)’s wicked stepsisters and stepmother push her too far, leading her to swap her glass slippers in pursuit of blood-soaked vengeance with the help of her Fairy Godmother (Henstridge)."
“Cinderella is the most famous fairy tale in the world,” says Sobini Films' Mark Amin. “We were able to develop a great horror script that is also a female empowerment story with global appeal.”
Details are few and far between on this one, but it sounds like Cinderella is going to take a more active role in doling out justice to her Wicked Step Mother and the "ugly" sisters! It'll also be nice to see Henstridge back on the screen after she dropped off the radar somewhat over the past few years.
We have seen slightly darker takes on this story over the years, and a previous horror-inspired version was released in India in 2021 to mixed reviews (see the trailer below).