| Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | |
| Director: | John Kafka |
| Producer: | Mary Thorne Mary Alice Drumm |
| Music: | Michael Tavera |
| Editing: | Julie Ann Lau |
| Studio: | Walt Disney Television Animation[1] |
| Distributor: | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 73 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (also known as Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True) is a 2002 American animated direct-to-video fantasy anthology film and serves as the sequel to the 1950 film Cinderella. Directed by John Kafka from a screenplay written by Jill E. Blotevogel, Tom Rogers, and Julie Selbo, it is the first in the Cinderella franchise to use digital ink and paint and stars the voices of Jennifer Hale, Russi Taylor, Corey Burton, and Rob Paulsen. The film centers on Jaq, Gus, the Fairy Godmother, and the rest of the mice, as they create a three-story narrative about what happened after Cinderella married Prince Charming and moved in his castle along with the mice, her stepsisters, and Lady Tremaine's cat, Lucifer.
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True was released on February 26, 2002, and received generally negative reviews from critics, though it was successful with its budget.
In the royal palace, Cinderella's mice friends Jaq and Gus head to a chamber where the Fairy Godmother is reading the story of Cinderella to the other mice. Much to their disappointment, Jaq and Gus arrive just as she has finished the story. With her help, the mice set off to make a new book to narrate what happens after the Happily Ever After, by stringing three segments of stories together into one narrative.
The mice finish their book, and they gather in front of the fire with Cinderella, who begins to read their story.
The songs for the film were performed by Brooke Allison, and while a true soundtrack was never released, all the songs were included on the compilation album Disney's Princess Favorites, which was released shortly before the film. One song, Put It Together (Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo), was also included on the compilation album Superstar Hits, which was released shortly after the film.
The film surpassed the $120 million mark in home media.
[2] Several critics agreed that it looked like pieced-together remains of a rejected television series, akin to and .[3]
The segment An Uncommon Romance, however, drew particular praise for developing Anastasia's character.
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True was released on February 26, 2002, on DVD and VHS.[4] It was then re-released on December 18, 2007, as a special-edition DVD, going back in the Disney Vault on January 31, 2008. On November 20, 2012, the film was released with the other Cinderella sequel as a two-movie collection on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray. Both sequels along with the 'Diamond Edition' release of the original film returned to the Disney Vault on January 31, 2017.