(ETH) – The forthcoming remake of “Cinderella.” due out in 2021, will have the role of the Fairy Godmother being played by Billy Porter, according to a report from CBS News. Billy is calling it “a classic fairytale for a new generation.”
Porter has won an Emmy, Grammy and Tony award, and expresses gender fluidity in statement-making gowns on almost every red carpet he steps onto. “It hit me when I was on the set last week, how profound it is that I am playing the Fairy Godmother – they call it the Fab G,” Porter told CBS News on Monday.
“Magic has no gender.” “We are presenting this character as genderless – at least that’s how I’m playing it. And it’s really powerful,” he said, adding this Cinderella is going to be “a classic fairytale for a new generation.” “I think the new generation is really ready. The kids are ready. It’s the grownups that are slowing stuff down,” he said.
