Disney is expanding its live-action fairy tale universe once again — this time putting the stepsisters front and center. According to The Star, the studio is developing a live-action spinoff focused on Cinderella's infamous Tremaine stepsisters, Drizella and Anastasia.
The 'Villain Gets a Story' Playbook Strikes Again
Disney has made a habit of mining its classic antagonists for fresh stories — Maleficent got two films, Cruella de Vil earned a stylish origin story — and now it looks like the Tremaine sisters are next in line for a redemption arc, a deeper backstory, or possibly both. This is exactly the kind of project that gets the fancasting community fired up, because the roles demand actors who can walk a razor-thin line between comedy, menace, and genuine emotional depth. Who can be cartoonishly petty and make you feel something? That's a genuinely hard casting puzzle.
For myCast users, this spinoff opens up a full roster of roles worth dreaming about. Beyond Drizella and Anastasia themselves, you'd expect Lady Tremaine to feature prominently — and potentially Cinderella herself in some capacity. The creative possibilities are wide open, which means the fancasting conversation is only just getting started.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been casting Cinderella stories for years, and there are some genuinely compelling picks already on the board. Over in the Cinderella fan cast — which covers 13 roles — fans have tapped Abigail Cowen for Anastasia Tremaine and Idina Menzel for Drizella Tremaine. Both picks make a lot of sense: Cowen has the dramatic range and an undeniable screen presence from her work on Fate: The Winx Saga, while Menzel is practically built for a role that requires big personality and show-stopping vocal potential. If this spinoff has even a hint of musical DNA, that Menzel pick looks even smarter.
That same story has Yasmin Finney leading the pack for Cinderella herself with 4 votes — the strongest single-role consensus across any of the platform's Cinderella stories — and Lily Tomlin earning a vote for Fairy Godparent, which is honestly a casting choice that deserves its own conversation.