I guess it's that time when Disney thinks traditional glass slippers are not cool for the young generation, but sneakers surely are. From the title of Disney's new musical romantic comedy, Sneakerella, you can tell it has something to do with Cinderella. Yes, it's based on the classic, but it's a new, modernised version. They gender-swap the characters and then dive into sneakerhead culture and dance music. Whether this sounds like a weird combination, well, such a movie now exists.
Sneakerella was directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum and stars the teen actor Chosen Jacobs from It (2017). Set in modern-day New York City, Jacobs plays El, a young man from Queens who works as a stock boy in his late mother's shoe store, now run by his stepfather. He's an aspiring sneaker designer but is discouraged from pursuing his passion by his stepfamily. However, one day El's dream starts to come true when he meets Kira King (Lexi Underwood), the daughter of sneaker tycoon and former basketball star Darius King (John Salley). He becomes inspired to create a truly unique pair of sneakers. And while hoping to strike a business deal with a shoe company, El still has to deal with his evil stepbrothers who threaten to tear his dreams and relationship with Kira apart.
