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Cinderella director Kay Cannon on flash mob flak: 'Don't know if I'd compare it to the Imagine video'

Cinderella director Kay Cannon has watched the flash mob video that the internet is having a great time hating on. She, however, found it funny.

Published on: Sep 2, 2021, 07:12:07 IST
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From creepy Suspiria music to the clownish Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song, the internet has made James Corden dance to hundreds of songs so far. How could they not, it's meme material for the ages.

James Corden and the rest of the Cinderella cast took to the streets to promote the movie. However, it did remind some people of Gal Gadot's Imagine video.
James Corden and the rest of the Cinderella cast took to the streets to promote the movie. However, it did remind some people of Gal Gadot's Imagine video.

Earlier this week, James and the rest of the cast of Cinderella--Idina Menzel, Billy Porter and lead star Camila Cabello--took to a busy Los Angeles street, stopped traffic and danced to Jennifer Lopez's Let's Get Loud. To make things spicier, James even threw in a few pelvic thrusts. And did we mention he was in a rat costume?

As expected--perhaps not by Amazon Studios--the response was not all positive. The internet's long-running feud with James meant more jokes, memes and ridicule. Some were scarred by his gyrating groin, others got flashbacks of that 'cringeworthy' Imagine video, shared by Gal Gadot and friends last year, to soothe our pandemic-tired nerves.

Also read: Cinderella teaser: Camila Cabello leads a Bridgerton-style version of fairytale

However, she would not commit to saying that it was as bad as the Imagine video. "I don't know if I'd compare it to the Imagine video. It's just James Corden in a mouse outfit, thrusting a car... It got a lot of attention. I was supposed to go for it too but decided not to. I watched the video; to me, it's hilarious. James Corden in a mouse costume, it's funny," she added.

Crosswalk The Musical is a recurring segment on James' CBS show The Late Late Show. In it, he and his guests publicly break out in song and/or dance. James is also the producer of Cinderella and stars as a mouse in it too. Camila plays Ella, Idina, her evil stepmother and Billy, her Fabulous Godmother.

The film will be out on September 3 on Amazon Prime.

 
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