Godmothered is an upcoming American fantasy comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Kari Granlund and Melissa Stack. The film will star Jillian Bell in the lead role, alongside Isla Fisher. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and The Montecito Picture Company, the film will debut on Disney+ on December 4, 2020.
The Walt Disney Company first began developing the film in September 2019, with Maguire joining the production as director later that month. Principal photography began in January 2020 in Boston. Production for Godmothered began on January 20, 2020, in Washington Street and Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA, under the working title Frills.
Disney officially announced the start of production on the film on January 30, 2020. Filming was also expected to take place at North Square on February 6, 2020, but was rescheduled to February 28 due to weather conditions. Filming also occurred in Brasenose College, Oxford on March 7, 2020. Filming for Godmothered wrapped by April 2020. Additional filming took place in Malden.
On September 7, 2019, it was reported that Walt Disney Pictures was developing a film centered around a godmother in-training, tentatively titled Godmothered. The film will be an exclusive release for the company's streaming service, Disney+.
On September 22, Sharon Maguire had joined the production to serve as a director, from a script co-written by Kari Granlund and Melissa Stack, while Justin Springer is attached as a producer. On January 9, 2020, Ivan Reitman joined the production as executive producer. On January 30, 2020, Tom Pollock, Amie Karp, and Diane L. Sabatini were revealed to be serving as executive producers for the film alongside Reitman.
In a magical world known as The Motherland, a young fairy godmother-in-training named Eleanor discovers that her profession as a fairy godmother is in danger of ending. Determined to show that fairy godmothers are still needed, Eleanor tries to help a girl whose wish was ignored, only to discover that she grew into a woman named Mackenzie who, having lost her husband years ago, grew disillusioned with the idea of a "happily ever after
Set at Christmas time, “Godmothered” is a comedy about Eleanor, a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training (Jillian Bell), who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers.
Finding a mislaid letter from a 10-year-old girl in distress, Eleanor tracks her down and discovers that the girl, Mackenzie, is now a 40-year-old single mom (Isla Fisher) working at a news station in Boston. Having lost her husband several years earlier, Mackenzie has all but given up on the idea of “happily ever after,” but Eleanor is bound and determined to give Mackenzie a happiness makeover, whether she likes it or not.
Godmothered Cast
- Jillian Bell as Eleanor, an unskilled Fairy Godmother, who tries to save her profession by helping a grown woman.
- Isla Fisher as Mackenzie Walsh, Paula’s sister, Jane and Mia’s mother, and a reporter at a TV news station in Boston whom Eleanor tries to help.
- Erica Parks as Young Mackenzie
- Jane Curtin as Moira, the headmistress of The Motherland.
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Paula Walsh, Mackenzie's sister, and Jane and Mia’s aunt.
Additionally, Jillian Shea Spaeder and Willa Skye will play Jane Walsh and Mia Walsh, Mackenzie's daughters, and Paula’s nieces, while Santiago Cabrera, Artemis Pebdani, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Stephnie Weir, and Ken Kansky will play Hugh, Duff, Grant, Barb, and Murray, Mackenzie's colleagues at the TV news station. June Squibb and Carlease Burke will play Agnes, two fairy godmothers at The Motherland. Rosalind Chao was cast in an undisclosed role.
On January 9, 2020, Jillian Bell and Isla Fisher joined the cast in the lead roles. On January 30, 2020, Jane Curtin, Jillian Shea Spaeder, Willa Skye, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Santiago Cabrera, Artemis Pebdani, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Stephnie Weir, June Squibb, and Carlease Burke joined the film's cast. On April 21, 2020, Rosalind Chao joined the film's cast in an undisclosed role.
Godmothered Release Date
Godmothered is scheduled to be released on December 4, 2020, on Disney+.
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