After A Cinderella StoryStars such as Hilary DuffAnd Chad Michael MurrayContinued to be a success in the industry
The film was a take on Cinderella folklore. It focused on the blossoming romance of two internet pen pals who have never met in person. They plan to meet at their high school dance — with Murray’s character Austin becoming determined to find out the identity of the girl (Duff) behind the mask.
Following the rom-com’s box office success, A Cinderella StoryThis movie became a cult-favorite and spawned several sequels. Another Cinderella StoryFeatured Selena Gomez, Drew SeeleyAnd Jane LynchIn the main cast.
In the meantime, the 2011 version A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a SongStarred Lucy Hale, Freddie StromaAnd Megan Park. Later, the franchise was continued by Sofia CarsonAnd Thomas Law‘s A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe FitsIn 2016. Three years later, A Cinderella Story: Christmas WishIntroduced Laura MaranoAnd Gregg SulkinAs the main characters in the retelling.
In 2021 A Cinderella Story: Starstruckbecame the sixth installment of the series. Bailee MadisonAnd Michael Evans Behling as the movie’s love interests.
Duff previously admitted that she felt a connection with Murray after working on set. “I definitely had a crush on [Chad]. We had a few kissing scenes in the movie and I remember feeling pretty nervous about that, but then we became friends and I wasn’t so nervous anymore,” she told CosmopolitanJanuary 2016.
The actor shared a memory of taking his costar out to coffee to help them develop chemistry. “Just to get to know her and work with her so we could create some sort of relationship between each other so it would be easier on set,” he explained to Black FilmShortly after the film was released, it was still in production.
Murray tried to be committed to his role but he later admitted that he was still confused about one aspect of the story.
“If you go to masquerade mall and a girl you see almost every day is wearing a small mask and her entire face is exposed and you still can’t recognize her, you should probably see an eye doctor — among a few other doctors,” he jokingly told E! News2019
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