The new Cinderella movie is shaping up to be the BEST ONE EVER, tbh.
I know this ONLY because legend and icon Billy Porter will be playing a genderless Fairy Godmother.
Needless to say, The Fairy Godmother is the most important character!
Without her, Cinderella would have never made it to the ball, and what a NIGHTMARE that would have been!
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While chatting with CBS News on Monday, Billy expressed how MAJOR the role is to him.
“It hit me when I was on the set last week, how profound it is that I am playing the Fairy Godmother — they call it the Fab G.”
“Magic has no gender.”
Billy described this version of Cinderella as “a classic fairytale for a new generation.”
“We are presenting this character as genderless — at least that’s how I’m playing it. And it’s really powerful.”
“I think the new generation is really ready,” he continued .
“The kids are ready. It’s the grownups that are slowing stuff down,” he explained.
“I’m an artist. When you’re inside of something, as an artist, the outside stuff … has to fall away. Because if you think about it too much, it’s really heady.”
“I represent something that I, as a young man, never had. That’s the greatest news,” he continued.
“That’s where I have to leave it though so that I can continue to do the work.”
Social media is BUZZING with the news of Billy as the Fairy Godmother.
‘Absolutely excited about this new #Cinderella movie…Watching Billy on screen is always a joy,” wrote one fan.
WE COULDN’T AGREE MORE.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, I think this is going to be AWESOME!!!!!
Cinderella is set to hit theatres in 2021.
