Now that Hollywood is done with Snow White, they’ll be moving on to Cinderella. Vying for the role of “evil stepmother” in the Disney picture will be Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). Blanchett is reportedly in negotiations for the new adaptation, which is currently known as the Untitled Cinderella Story. Blanchett would be the first casting addition in the picture directed by Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go). Produced by Simon Kinberg (X-Men), the Untitled Cinderella Story started as a pitch and initial script by Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) back in 2010, followed by a more recent draft by Chris Weitz (About a Boy). Hit the jump for more. 

Normally, I would have no interest in live-action Cinderella re-imagining, but attaching Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go) as the direct made it a must-follow project.  THR now reports that Chris Weitz (A Better Life) has signed on to write the screenplay.  Details on the tone and plot are currently being kept under wraps, but Weitz turned in a great screenplay for About a Boy with his brother Paul.  Weitz’ solo effort, The Golden Compass (which he also directed), turned out less-than-great.  It did, however, have polar bear wrasslin’.

It’s tough to say how Weitz will fare with Cinderella, especially since we don’t know what Disney and Romanek are going for.  But again, with Romanek at the helm, I’m interested to see what they’re planning.