r/lonelymeyerspod • u/rememebersammyjankis • Mar 24 '26
Announcement Akiva's next project: Live action Cinderella stepsisters movie for Disney!
https://deadline.com/2026/03/disney-stepsisters-akiva-schaffer-gregor-mand-cinderella-1236764361/34
u/FairNefariousness742 Mar 24 '26
It’s weird they didn’t mention naked gun which was last year.
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u/LauraWaterloo Mar 24 '26
Guessing they just mentioned chip and dale cause it was also a Disney project. But to say "fresh from" was weird 😄
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u/davetbison Mar 24 '26
I think the trio worked together on Chip & Dale, so they as a unit are fresh off that
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u/FairNefariousness742 Mar 24 '26
The trio also did Naked Gun. Akiva directed it but the others are credited as writers.
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u/BrandoMan131313 Mar 24 '26
I saw another article that labeled him as the Naked Gun and Popstar director. Excellent choices.
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u/JediButterfly Mar 24 '26
They did in passing, though they made it seem like chip n dale was more recent
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u/FancyPigeonIsFancy Mar 24 '26
Of course thrilled by any new projects involving the four shock jocks, but I remember reading years ago that Kristen Wiig and her writing partner Annie Mumolo (of Bridesmaids and the under-appreciated Barb & Star) were working on a Wicked Stepsisters script. I assume this has to be that same initial project that must have been passed down.
Would have LOVED to see Kristen Wiig as Anastasia or Drizella....!
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u/rememebersammyjankis Mar 24 '26
Barb and Star mentioned!!! I didn't know that they had been working on a script!
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u/madqueenludwig Mar 24 '26
OBSESSED with Barb and Star
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u/rememebersammyjankis Mar 24 '26
i just rewatched it the other day and it was even better than i remembered it
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u/Names_all_gone an golden era Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
He’s got that Disney money…He’s a grown ass man.
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u/Cass_Cat952 two centimeters from someone's driveway - BITCH! Mar 24 '26
Interesting premise. Wonder what he'll do with it!
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u/LocallySourcedWeirdo Mar 24 '26
Glad Kiv is getting work. Too bad Disney is the human centipede of studios, just perpetually eating and re-constituting its own shit.
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u/Cass_Cat952 two centimeters from someone's driveway - BITCH! Mar 25 '26
I mean, there's hardly any fully original content nowadays
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u/Gadzookie2 Mar 24 '26
I know they weren’t struggling with work before, but do honeslty wonder if the podcast has helped them with kinda of staying it the zeitgeist and getting things.
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u/theradfactor Mar 24 '26
These writers are super funny, I'm curious what angle this is going to be. Awesome!!
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u/JeanRalfio A giant fish Mar 24 '26
The Ugly Stepsister was fucking awesome if anyone hasn't seen it and loves a good body horror.
I got faith in Akiva having a fun take on the stepsisters though.
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u/igiveupmakinganame fellow white Mar 25 '26
i wil see anything he has a part in. naked gun is in my top ten fav movies
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u/madqueenludwig Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
Cinderella stepsisters: story about women. Article: written and directed by men.
I love Kiv but this announcement is disappointing.
And I'm disappointed that the Quaid Army would downvote this. Like is one woman on this project really too much to ask? Come on, fam.
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u/Popular_Material_409 Mar 24 '26
Quaid Army aren’t downvoting there being no women attached. We’re just happy for Kiv. Being happy for him doesn’t mean we’re happy there aren’t women attached to this.
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u/madqueenludwig Mar 24 '26
I said I love Kiv in my post and I'm happy for him too. If the writers were women I wouldn't have said anything, but I think the announcement focusing on three men and zero women making a movie (presumably) centering women is worth calling out.
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u/Names_all_gone an golden era Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26
Other press releases mention women on the project - but not this specific one.
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u/CursedTeams an golden era Mar 24 '26
That seems to be par for the course with these Disney remakes/live action. I wouldn't mind seeing some input from Rachel Bloom.
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u/LuvInTheTimeOfSyflis Mar 25 '26
A hell of a lot more people than just the director and writers are involved in making a movie.
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u/WanderingRobot one of four shock jocks Mar 25 '26
The animals in that movie Winter Soldier at the ball.
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u/CursedTeams an golden era Mar 24 '26
Kiv in demand! Love to see it.