


But she has hope and resilience, and that’s what builds her into a strong and courageous character. She’s an orphan, and she’s been forced to be a servant for her stepmother and stepsisters since childhood. I wanted to explore what might happen to Cinderella in that scenario, and if she had to make her own “happily ever after.”ĭ23: We can imagine Cinderella experiences an awful lot of heartache in this story – what was it like to tap into that?ĮL: Cinderella is no stranger to heartache. The scene where Lady Tremaine locks Cinderella in the attic was always very tense for me, and when I got the chance to write Cinderella’s Twisted Tale that scene immediately came to me as a pivotal moment for a “twist.” If Cinderella stayed locked in the attic, she’d never get to try on the glass slipper and the “happy ending” that we all know and love would be forever changed. What was it like for you to imagine Cinderella’s story if she never got the chance to try on the Glass Slipper?Įlizabeth Lim (EL): When I was a kid, Cinderella was one of the few Disney movies I had on VHS, and I must have watched it at least a hundred times.
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Twisted Tales explores alternate versions of classic Disney tales-and we sat down with author Elizabeth Lim to find out how she created a new twist on the story of Cinderella.ĭ23: The Official Disney Fan Club: The Twisted Tales series takes classic Disney stories and turns them upside down. On April 7, Disney fans can discover what would have happened if Cinderella never put on the glass slipper when So This Is Love, a part of the Twisted Tale book series, debuts.
