Cinderella III: A Twist in Time DVD Press Release/Discussion

[Luke]

With no source, I'm sure that claim is rubbish. For one thing, it never received a PG rating from the MPAA or else, it would be noted along with the granting of the appeal on the MPAA website. Also, on a sequel like this, DisneyToon Studios is bound not to include anything questionable. The only one of their sequels to be rated PG is <i>Lilo & Stitch 2</i>, which is because the MPAA has an odd aversion to "sci-fi violence."

[bradhig]

Or tremaine abuses Cindy. Ugggh send in the Daleks EX TER MIN ATE EXTER MIN ATE EXTER MIN ATE!!

[Disney Duster]

With no source, I'm sure that claim is rubbish. For one thing, it never received a PG rating from the MPAA or else, it would be noted along with the granting of the appeal on the MPAA website. Also, on a sequel like this, DisneyToon Studios is bound not to include anything questionable. The only one of their sequels to be rated PG is <i>Lilo & Stitch 2</i>, which is because the MPAA has an odd aversion to "sci-fi violence."

Thanks for dispelling that, Luke! That would have killed me not knowing what we missed out on. Too bad I already got my hopes up...

[BambiFan87]

Yea I hope at the end of Cindy 3 Lady Tramain uses the magic to turn into some kind of monster that the prince has to right off it would be a cool wink to Sleeping Beauty. well maybe more of a complete copy but are we really expecting more from it?

[Disney Duster]

Well, this qualifies as news, but the dates seem to be incorrect! The press release mentioned one of the "enchanting new songs" being sung by Hayden Panettiere, and she wrote on her her own site:

Over the weekend I filmed a music video for the song I recorded for Cinderella III. The song is called "I Still Believe" and was written by the same composers who wrote Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway". It's a beautiful song. It will be featured at the end credits of Cinderella III which will be coming out on DVD in January. You will be able to see the video on the Disney Channel in late January 2007.

So, this January, should we expect a sneak preview of Cinderella III scenes set to music on the Disney Channel? Kind of like how we saw a sneak preview of restored Cinderella scenes in that Circle of Stars "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" music video on the Disney Channel?

[Disneykid]

That makes perfect sense. The DVD comes out early February and the video premieres late January. Disney always starts promoting their titles early. Besides, this isn't nearly as unexpected as the "Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" video which premiered a whopping four months before the Cinderella DVD came out. Hopefully the theme song won't be cloying and saccharine. Something simple and classy in the lines of the original "Dream Is A Wish..." would be most welcome.

[Disney Duster]

Some more plot details for Cinderella III! But I'm putting some of it in white, because it has some spoilers. To read the white, just highlight it by clicking down on your mouse and dragging it over the text. I got this from IGN, which was posted in the Peter Pan Platinum Edition thread as well:

"It really turned out beautifully," says Siditsky. "Story-wise, it's based on the original Cinderella movie which we just put out [on DVD] this past year. It starts about a year after 'Happily Ever After' and they're celebrating their first anniversary. The Fairy Godmother has decided to give them a little party, but she wants to do it discretely so she goes into a little portion of the woods and, using her magic, creates this beautiful little party environment. But unbeknownst to the Fairy Godmother, one of the stepsisters is stumbling along in the woods, hears a noise, peeks in, and realizes that there's Cinderella and some people. She hears the Fairy Godmother and the Prince and Cinderella talking about that night and about the magic and the slipper and all that stuff, so she runs back to her mother, Cinderella's evil stepmother, and says, 'You're not going to believe this, but that whole night was all magic.' So they start to plot to steal the wand and see if they can use magic to turn things back. The subtitle of this is Twist in Time, and that's what this story is really about."

Soon enough the evil stepmother gains possession of the wand, uses it to turn back time, and arranges for that ultimate moment of royalty verification — the fitting of the glass slipper — to magically insert her daughter into the proceedings rather than Cinderella. So the ugly stepsister Anastasia is soon on the fast track to becoming royalty, and Cinderella realizes that she's got a lot of floors to scrub and not too many showers lined up in her future unless she can awaken her prince from this dark spell. Of course, her faithful rodent friends Gus and Jaq are ready to help Cinderella plot to steal the wand and bring things back to normal.

So, that's why Cinderella and the prince were seen dressed in what looked like wedding outfits! Also, since it says Cinderella has to awaken her prince from a dark spell, I wonder if the stepmother casts an extra spell on him, just in case the fit into the slipper is not enough. We'll also see if Disneykid's prediction of the stepmother putting a spell on the guards comes true, too!

[Jasmine1022]

wow, that sounds really interesting. although i wasnt much of a fan of the first cinderella (sorry, disney duster!) i definitely want to see the third one. i should probably see the second one first although i heard it was a waste. do you think i NEED to see it in order to understand? because if not, im not going to waste my time. i am a disney sequel hater.... sorry!

[Disney Duster]

It seems Japan either has a redrawn cover or a version of the cover before it was redrawn. You decide. There are differences, look carefully:



Here's what I think is better in the new cover (the one on the right):

The Prince looks a tad better. I say a tad because he still looks awful, but his white shirt somehow looks better, and his expression is more serious, less goofy.

The Prince's horse looks better. He looked kind of strange in the first cover. I think he looks more serious in the new cover.

The mice look way more on-model.

Cinderella's head is less wide, it makes the DVD cover look taller and more vertical, which looks better, and I also think Cinderella's face shape is more akin to its shape in the first film, as is the shape of her hair.

Here's what I think is bad in the new cover:

Drizella didn't look quite right in the first cover, but now she looks even less like herself in the new cover, and her yellow bustle is huge and sticking out.

The stepmother's face is less subtle, and looks more cartoony. It also is less on-model, as I thought the first cover's stepmother was excellent.

Cinderella's face looks less like how her face is in the first film. Now it looks more innocent and girly...maybe even kind of stupid. I think it's her eyes. It's like the spunk is gone, the sharpness.

[Disneykid]

I agree with all your points except for two: I think Cinderella and Tremaine's faces look more on-model on the Japanese cover besides the fact that their faces are more narrow than wide like you said. Cinderella's eyebrows are arched like they should be, making her look more mature. Her eyes are open wider, making her look more alive and less dainty than in the American cover. While it's true that Tremaine looks more 2-D now thanks to more solid outlines, her facial structure looks more like the film's. Her nose is crooked like it should be, her chin is longer, and her eyes aren't so closed that she looks drugged like in the first cover. They still need to make Cindy's hair slightly darker and her gown white and silver, though (assuming we actually see her in that gown again in this film and they get it right).

[Disney's Divinity]

The mice and the prince definitely look better in the new cover. Lady Tremaine looks better as well. There was something about the nose in the first cover that just didn't seem right. As for Cinderella herself, I preferred the first cover. It had more of a mystique to it and also made her seem a little older than her film version (which it should a little).

I'm starting to consider buying this. Now that the amount of sequels is going to be toned down, it seems as if they're finally getting to "decent."

[lord-of-sith]

I think the new cover is overall the better one. Tremaine just looks so much better and more like herself. And the mice look a lot better!

[Chernabog_Rocks]

It says that Anastasia is the one who's going to marry Prince Charming. Judging from the way I percieved things I would have thought that Drizella would be the one Lady Tremaine would have marry the Prince instead. I know lots of people here hate sequels but isn't Anastasia in love with the Baker? Either way having to marry one of those sisters would be a nightmare

[xxhplinkxx]

It says that Anastasia is the one who's going to marry Prince Charming. Judging from the way I percieved things I would have thought that Drizella would be the one Lady Tremaine would have marry the Prince instead. I know lots of people here hate sequels but isn't Anastasia in love with the Baker? Either way having to marry one of those sisters would be a nightmare

I know! I keep thinking the same thing about Anastasia and the baker from Cindy II (which I've only seen once, courtesy of Toon Disney, thank god!)

Maybe theyre just completely ignoring the fact the she likes him... or maybe Lady Tremain wants her to forget about him so she chooses Anastasia to marry Prince Charming?

[Flanger-Hanger]

It says that Anastasia is the one who's going to marry Prince Charming. Judging from the way I percieved things I would have thought that Drizella would be the one Lady Tremaine would have marry the Prince instead. I know lots of people here hate sequels but isn't Anastasia in love with the Baker? Either way having to marry one of those sisters would be a nightmare

I know! I keep thinking the same thing about Anastasia and the baker from Cindy II (which I've only seen once, courtesy of Toon Disney, thank god!)

Maybe theyre just completely ignoring the fact the she likes him... or maybe Lady Tremain wants her to forget about him so she chooses Anastasia to marry Prince Charming?

I have no clue what time in Cinderella's life this story takes place. In movie #2 she arrives at the palace right after her honeymoon, then she gets ajusted to castle life, then Anastasia falls in love.

If the movie were to have any continuity, the baker would have to be aknoledged because it woulsn't make any sense for it to take place any earlier (unless the magic spell was used during the honeymoon).

This is so confusing! Only Disney Duster (this sites Cinderella expert) could figure this out

[Disney Duster]

If the movie were to have any continuity, the baker would have to be aknoledged because it woulsn't make any sense for it to take place any earlier (unless the magic spell was used during the honeymoon).

This is so confusing! Only Disney Duster (this sites Cinderella expert) could figure this out

Wow, thanks! At first I thought maybe it would be during Cinderella's honeymoon because of the white outfits she and the prince were wearing, but we later found out that they're celebrating their one year anniversary.

But even though I may be the one digging up a lot information, analyzing things, and forming theories, Disneykid came up with the best theory I heard. He said he thought that because the stepmother didn't approve of Anastasia being with the Baker, because he was beneath her, when she turns back time, she will probably make Anastasia marry the prince because he is royalty (way above her!) and it will prevent her from marrying the poor, lowly baker. That's all Disneykid said, and personally I think that's exactly what will happen!

[Disneykid]

I have no clue what time in Cinderella's life this story takes place. In movie #2 she arrives at the palace right after her honeymoon, then she gets ajusted to castle life, then Anastasia falls in love.

If the movie were to have any continuity, the baker would have to be aknoledged because it woulsn't make any sense for it to take place any earlier (unless the magic spell was used during the honeymoon).

This is so confusing! Only Disney Duster (this sites Cinderella expert) could figure this out

I may not be Disney Duster, but I can clear up some confusion. This movie starts during Cinderella and Prince Charming's one-year wedding anniversary. Since part II (Dreams Come True) took place immediately after the honeymoon, we can say this takes place about a year after that film, as well. The Fairy Godmother throws a big anniversary party for the couple, and the step family attends. When the party's over, one of the stepsister (it hasn't been made clear who) overhears Cindy, P.C., and Godmother all discussing the magic used to not only throw the party, but how it influenced the night of the ball. The stepsister goes and tells Tremaine and the other sister, and all three hatch a scheme to steal the wand and change back time. Lady Tremaine uses the wand to time travel back to the events of the first film and manipulates them so that Anastasia becomes the one whom the slipper fits. I'm not sure if Anastasia actively lobbies for this to happen (since she should still be in love with the baker boy) or if Tremaine forces this on her to prevent her from being the baker. I hope for the latter since the former would not make any sense if you take into account the second film.

What's also unclear is how they're going to approach this time travelling aspect, exactly. If Tremaine goes back in time, wouldn't she have to somehow avoid her past self? On top of that, it appears Cinderella, Jaq, and Gus attempt to steal the wand back. Do they realize that they're in an alternate reality, or do they simply see Tremaine with a wand and immediately flip out knowing that something bad can happen? The whole time travelling concept is cool, but needs to be dealt with carefully. I'll have a hard time buying the concept of Tremaine going back to the original film's events and replacing her original self.

[Disney Duster]

I never thought of that, Disneykid. I guess that specifies exactly when this will take place! It's nice to know exact time frames. But you ddidn't quite get everything right. I'm sorry, I'm just mean that's not exactly the way the information from that IGN article is. Here's the quote from IGN:

It starts about a year after 'Happily Ever After' and they're celebrating their first anniversary. The Fairy Godmother has decided to give them a little party, but she wants to do it discretely so she goes into a little portion of the woods and, using her magic, creates this beautiful little party environment. But unbeknownst to the Fairy Godmother, one of the stepsisters is stumbling along in the woods, hears a noise, peeks in, and realizes that there's Cinderella and some people. She hears the Fairy Godmother and the Prince and Cinderella talking about that night and about the magic and the slipper and all that stuff, so she runs back to her mother, Cinderella's evil stepmother, and says, 'You're not going to believe this, but that whole night was all magic.' So they start to plot to steal the wand and see if they can use magic to turn things back.

So, it looks like the stepfamily wasn't invited, but one stepsister discovered the party, heard them talk about the magic that got Cinderella to the ball, and reported it to the stepmother, then the two of them plotted to steal the wand.

I'm guessing the stepsister is Drizella. This image seems to point in that direction:

And it doesn't tell us anything new, but another, similar image:

And finally, an obscure image of coloring pages that seem to depict the Fairy Godmother making the party and the Prince at the party:

I'll admit, those coloring pages look like they could be from any Ciinderella coloring book, but it's from Cinderella III for sure, because it's from this site.

How did I find these? I'm the Official UD Cinderella Expert.

[Flanger-Hanger]

Where did you find those images !!!!!!!!!!!!

This is why I called you the Cinderella expert! (also because you had the guts to say that Cinderella is better than the Little Mermaid. I completely agree but I would be to afarid to say that on this site )

BTW those images do help to explain the plot

[Flanger-Hanger]

Also I think that we should have people on this site to be specific animation film experts

Disney Duster can be the Cinderella expert
Disneykid can be the Alice in Wonderland expert
and I can be..................the..........oh will get back to me later