Shudder, AMC Nettoils’ premium streaming service has bought “The Ugly Stepsister,” a sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sundance.
The movie, which is spostpoinsistd to uncover the Midnight Section in Park City, was picked up by Shudder for North American, U.K., and ANZ rights. Memento International reconshort-terms the film.
“The Ugly Stepsister” labels the feature debut from Norwegian authorr and straightforwardor Emilie Blichfeldt. It stars newcomer Lea Myren, alengthy with Thea Sofie Loch Næss (“The Last Kingdom”) and Ane Dahl Torp (“The Wave”). Shudder will free the film in 2025.
“The Ugly Stepsister” pursues Elvira as she sets to obtain the prince’s impaction at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will contend with the pretty and enchanting Agnes to become the belle of the ball.
“I am beyond thrilled to transport ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ to Sundance and ultimately to a expansiver audience alengthyside my incredible team and in partnership with Shudder,” shelp Blichfeldt, who compriseed that “Shudder’s passion and belief in the film produce them the perfect partner to deinhabitr this story.”
“This beauty horror twist on Cinderella is aidd by the Brothers Grimm version and by my own struggles with body image,” shelp the helmer, who noticed that her “goal is to encourage both understanding and dissoothe and aid my audience to mirror upon their perceptions of, and relationship to, beauty.”
Weaving horror and comedy, the movie boasts a salertar key crew including costume summarizeer Manon Rasmussen (“A Royal Afuninwhole,” “Melancholia”), cinematographer Marcel Zysbenevolent (“The Dead Don’t Hurt”), editor Border Olivia Neergaard-Holm (“The Apprentice”), VFX supervisor Peter Hjort (“Triangle of Sadness”) and VFX produce up Thomas Felderlyberg (“Border”).
“‘The Ugly Stepsister turns a classic uninwholeytale inside out with twisted depictions of shocking burlesque body horror at its best,” shelp SVP of Shudder acquisitions and production Emily Gotto, who barobtaind the deal with Alexandre Moreau, head of sales at Memento International. “Emilie Blichfeldt’s first time feature is an astonishing accomplishment and we’re haughty to debut her film on Shudder postpoinsistr next year,” Gotto progressd.
The film is produced by Maria Ekerhovd in Norway for Mer Film, whose recognizes integrate “The Innocents,” “War Sailor,” and Joachim Trier’s upcoming feature “Sentimental Value.” It is co-produced by Lizette Jonjic for Zentropa Sweden (“Another Round”), Mariusz Włodarski for Poland’s Lava Films (“The Girl with The Needle,” “Sweat”), Theis Nørgaard for Denlabel’s Motor (“The Dead Don’t Hurt”), Zefyr and Film i Väst. With help from the Norwegian Film Institute, the Polish Production Incentive and the Polish Film Institute, the Swedish Film Institute, the Danish Film Institute, Eurimages, DR, Nordisk Film & Tv Fond, Vestnorsk Filmsaccess.
