GODMOTHERED (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jillian Bell (Brittany Runs A Marathon), Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Jane Curtin (The Heat), Mary Elizabeth Ellis (Free State of Jones), Jillian Shea Spaeder (Theatre and Me’s The Bully), Willa Skye (Lazy Susan), Santiago Cabrera (Love and Other Disasters), Artemis Pebdani (Sex Tape), Utkarsh Ambudkar (The Broken Hearts Gallery), Stephnie Weir (Fun with Dick and Jane), Ken Kansky (Stronger), June Squibb (Nebraska), Carlease Burke (Prom), Rosalind Chao (Magic Camp)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary), director; Kari Granlund (Lady and the Tramp) and Melissa Stack (The Other Woman), writers; Justin Springer (Dumbo), producer; Rachel Portman (Their Finest), composer; Christopher Norr (Sinister), cinematographer; Gary Dollner (How to Build a Girl), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Eleanor (Bell) is a young fairy godmother-in-training who is at risk of losing her job, and to prove that there is still a need for fairy godmothers in the world, she decides to help a young girl whose wish had been ignored. Unfortunately, the girl – Mackenzie (Fisher) – has grown up to be a jaded news reporter who has become disillusioned with the idea of a happy ending, which is set to make Eleanor’s job a lot more difficult…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Disney dives into the magical world of fairy godmothers in this live-action family comedy with plenty of laughs and, of course, a lot of heart.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2020 (AVAILABLE ON DISNEY+)

 

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