She puts on her mother 's dress, but her wicked stepmother ruins her dress and forbids her to go. When the palace holds a ball, Ella plans to attend for the chance to find Kit. The two immediately share a connection, but she may never see him again. In frustration, she rides away on horseback into the forest, where she meets a dashing young man named Kit, (Richard Madden) whom she believes is a palace employee, but is really a prince. Because she 's constantly covered in dirt and cinders, they give her the nickname "Cinderella. Under her stepmother 's watch, she essentially becomes a servant, and is forced to do all of the household chores as the stepsisters live in extravagance. When her father remarries, Ella (Lily James) welcomes a new stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and two new stepsisters into her live, but after her father sets off on travels to a land far away, her new family begins to show their true colors. Ella 's mother asks that she always be courageous and kind, and she takes those words to heart after her mother 's tragic death. The trailer begins with a mother and her young daughter, Ella.
The first trailer for the upcoming live-action Disney film Cinderella promises a gorgeous retelling of a beloved princess story!