Sneakerella is an upcoming musical comedy film which is directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, also known as Liz Allen. She is best known for directing the award-winning film Ramona and Beezus, starring Joey King, Selena Gomez, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Sandra Oh.
The film is a re-imagining of the classic fairy tale Cinderella written by Charles Perrault, an iconic French author of 17the century. The screenplay of the film is written by David Light along with Joseph Raso, Tamara Chestna, Mindy Stern and Geoge Gore II.
It is jointly bankrolled by Christopher Scott, Jane Startz and Rachel Watanabe-Batton under the banners of Disney Channels and Jane Startz Productions. Matt Sakatani Roe and Ishai Setton has taken care of cinematographic and editing work. The film’s soundtrack and the score is composed by Elvin Rose.
Sneakerella Star Cast
- Chosen Jacobs is playing El, an aspirant sneaker designer from Queens who works as a stock boy in his late mother’s shoe store
- Lexi Underwood is playing the character named Kira King, who is a beautiful and fiercely independent daughter of Darius King
- John Salley is playing a sneaker tycoon and former basketball star Darius King
- Yvonne Senat Jones is plying Darius’s wife Denise King
- Devyn Nekoda is is playing El’s best friend Sami
- Juan Chioran as Gustavo, who is a friendly neighbor of El
- Robyn Alomar is playing Kira’s sister Liv
- Bryan Terrell Clark is plying Trey, El’s overburdened stepfather who runs his late wife’s shoe store
- Kolton Stewart as Zelly, El’s mean-spirited stepbrother
- Hayward Leach as Stacy, El’s another mean-spirited stepbrother
- Elia Press is playing as Sneakerhead
- Andrew Ward as Sneaker Buster, a popular sneaker authenticator social media influencer
- William Crockett as Sneak-Disser, a battle rapper known for his fresh kicks
Sneakerella OTT Release Date
The release date of the movie was changed multiple times. Initially, this musical comedy-drama was scheduled to be held in 2021 but was delayed to February 18, 2022. Again it was delayed and now it has been confirmed by the makers that the film will be released on May 13, 2022 through digital streaming on Disney Plus.
Sneakerella Trailer Out
Disney Plus released the 2-minute long trailer of the film on April 8, 2022. The trailer follows El, who is working in his late mother’s shoe store and wants to become a professional sneaker designer, but there are many obstacles that come to his way such as his stepfather who doesn’t believe in his dreams and his stepbrothers who harass him because of his passion.
Watch the trailer here:
