Forget glass slippers, new Disney+ movie 'Sneakerella' flips the script on 'Cinderella' story
Music and dancing fill the family friendly Disney+ movie "Sneakerella."
The new movie "Sneakerella" gives us a modern take that flips the script on the classic "Cinderella" story.
No glass slippers here! Instead, we meet a male hero who is really into... sneakers
"Sneakerella" introduces us to El, a young man who dreams of designing his own line of sneakers. He meets Kira King, the daughter of a mega footwear tycoon. She helps El gain the confidence he needs to pursue his dreams.
Chosen Jacobs plays EL, and he is proud to be part of a feel good family friendly movie.
"I feel we all could use a little epic-ness, a little fly, a little dance party, I feel like that's the tone we wanted to set with this movie," said Jacobs. "It's a movie you can watch with anyone from your little brother to your great grandma."
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"Thanks Disney for having faith in me, and the team and my mother for helping me practice all hours of the night!" laughed Jacobs.
Former NBA All-star John Salley plays the sneaker King. He says he just could not say 'no' to a role that let him do things he had never done before.
"I love to do what they don't expect. A lot of people have dreams and I've lived out a lot, but everyone that knows me... I talk about the Wizard of Oz and West Side Story. I just love that I finally got to be in a musical!" said Salley.
"Sneakerella" debuts on Disney+ on Friday, May 13.
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