Helena Bonham Carter Cast in Disney’s CINDERELLA

Helena Bonham Carter has been cast as the fairy godmother in Disney’s upcoming live-action feature CINDERELLA, directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh (THOR).

Carter and Branagh co-starred alongside Robert De Niro in the 1994 version of FRANKENSTEIN.

Branagh is currently helming Paramount Pictures’ JACK RYAN prequel due in theaters this Christmas.

Disney previously announced the casting of Cate Blanchett as the wicked stepmother, Lily James as Cinderella and Richard Madden as the prince. The film is scheduled for a 2014 theatrical release.