Weitz Will Rewrite New Cinderella Pic

Chris Weitz ("The Golden Compass," "About a Boy") is in talks to rewrite the latest live-action film version of the fairy tale "Cinderella" says THR.

"The Devil Wears Prada" writer Aline Brosh McKenna sold the pitch to Disney back in 2010 which re-imagines the story as it follows a "prince set for a politically arranged marriage, until the evil plan is threatened when the prince meets Cinderella".

Mark Romanek ("Never Let Me Go") is attached to direct

Simon Kinberg will produce the film.