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1. The film's writer Leigh Dunlap revealed it took Duff, a major Disney star at the time, signing on to star in the film to ultimately get the movie made and lead to a bidding war."
"I was actually approached by some producers to write a 'modern take on Cinderella' and went from there, Dunlap told Slayground. "It didn't take long to write originally but it took forever to sell. There were several competing Cinderella projects at the time."
2. Cinderella was Duff's favorite fairy tale growing up and she signed on to do the movie after Mark Rosman, one of her favorite Lizzie McGuire directors, brought the script to her mom and manager, Susan Duff.
3. Harry Potter star Rupert Grint was reportedly set to star as Austin Ames, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with the beloved franchise.