Ian Somerhalder, star of the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries,” has signed to topline the romantic gothic fairy tale “Cradlewood.” Hand Picked Films and Instinct Entertainment are behind the indie being directed by Harry Weinmann.
The movie centers on an Australian woman living in Boston with the heir (Somerhalder) to an incredible fortune whose family history is swirled in a legend that tells of a pact made with a demon which ensures that whenever a boy is born into the family, the father is killed.
The heir suspects his girlfriend is pregnant, and after strange events occur, he comes to believe he will die if he continues to fall in love.
Actress/singer Mandy Moore has been tapped to lend voice to a Disney princess in Rapunzel, and has shared her insight on her titular character. To Empire Online, the 25-year-old described Rapunzel as the “sort of the quintessential sassy, feisty Disney heroine”, adding “She’s quite modern, quite a curious girl as well.”
Revealing that she has begun working on the voicepart, Moore further explained, “She’s just coming into her own and is anxious to figure out a way to see the world around her that she’s been kept away from for so many years.” On her taking a part in the passion project of Disney’s head John Lasseter, the former girlfriend of actor Zach Braff said, “I just feel honored to be in such good company. Being a Disney Princess is kind of every girl’s ultimate dream.”
Based on the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm, “Rapunzel” is being co-directed by story artist Nathan Greno and “Bolt” helmer Byron Howard. It will be the 50th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, and is aimed for release in 2010.
