The Drew Barrymore-led adaptation of classic Disney animation or Cinderella will be forever cemented in film history, and the director's canon of Pitch Perfect calls the fictional tale in 2021 with a modern aesthetic on Amazon Prime Video.
Starring Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Pierce Brosnan and singer Camila Cabello, this Cinderella remodeling has been labeled a "jukebox musical," promising long melodies from the actors to sing along to the pipes. If you're not yet struck by its majestic qualities or foot-tapping stretches, come and explore the filming locations where this musical was brought to life.
Cinderella filming locations
The Amazon story was filmed entirely on British soil in England, with a combination of a coordinated schedule of on-location and studio filming. Cameras started rolling back in February 2020, which was surprisingly affected by the pandemic.
Filming was forced to kick off in March before resuming in August and ending in October. Capturing all the scenes with large crowds was reportedly completed before the pandemic (fortunately), and England's architectural past of various kinds was depicted throughout the film.
Buckinghamshire, England
The grand Wedsden Manor was used to double Cinderella's residence, located in the village of Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire.
The manor was used to capture most of the interior and exterior scenes of the film, with good use of the large courtyard in front of the crew.
In addition to Wedsden Manor, the crew spent a lot of time entering Pinewood Studios in the county of Buckinghamshire. It was reported that Cinderella shot on Stage F and Stage C with sizes of 7,500 square feet and 8,910 square feet.
Before the pandemic, the crew was seen filming in Blackpool in the north-west of England. The scenes were apparently shot around the tourist attraction Blackpool Tower – a structure still standing from its construction by the British Empire in 1894.
Blenheim Palace, located in the town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, was also used to film the library scenes in Cinderella.