Director Mark Romanek Exits Disney's 'Cinderella'

Cate Blanchett is attached to star in the live-action remake written by 

Chris Weitz.

Director Mark Romanek has exited Disney's live-action Cinderella 

remake, The Hollywood Reporter confirms.

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by Simon Kinberg (X-Men trilogy, Elysium).

Disney said in a statement Monday that it's now looking for a new 

director.

"The Walt Disney Studios and Mark Romanek have parted ways on 

Disney's Cinderella project," the company said in a statement. "We are 

committed to moving the project forward and have begun the search for 

a new director.  The team here at Disney respects Mark as both a 

director and a friend, and we hope to find something to work on 

together in the future."

Romanek previously helmed Never Let Me Go and One Hour Photo.

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The Cinderella project was first set up at Disney in May 2010 in the 

wake of the studio's success with Alice in Wonderland, the live-action 

adaptation of the Lewis C. Carroll book that starred Johnny Depp.

Devil Wears Prada writer Aline Brosh McKenna wrote the initial draft of 

the script.