In the 1990s, a little girl named Jocinda Siff (portrayed by AnnaSophia Robb) lives in a mansion with Aunt Zilda and Grandpa Henry near Walt Disney Studios, in Orlando, Florida, and dreams of becoming a movie star as she portrays Madeline in the original specials based on the books by Ludwig Bemelmans, the adapted television series, and other special movies, with the help of French Tickner (Tom Hanks), the director of the Madeline originals who plays Lord Cucuface, Stevie Vallance (Judith Mason) playing Miss Clavel, and Michael Siff (Gavin Butler), playing Pepito in the series. Jocinda's friends Riley, Sarah, and Brittany play three of Madeline's peers, Chloe, Nicole, and Danielle. The Madeline series has songs written by various songwriters, composers, and lyricists. In the television series, every episode only has one song per episode. The series was located in Paris, France. This movie was shot at Walt Disney World.
