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Ever After remains a beloved Cinderella tale even after 25 years. In honor of the movie’s anniversary, Drew Barrymore reunited with her co-stars (and onscreen stepsisters) Melanie Lynskey and Megan Dodds for the March 28 edition of The Drew Barrymore Show. “I literally can’t even believe that I get to be here with my sisters — my stepsisters — Melanie Lynskey and Megan Dodds,” an emotional Drew says on her show as she holds hands with her co-stars.
Tomorrow, Drew reunites with her Ever After co-stars @melanielynskey and Megan Dodds in honor of the 25th anniversary of the film! Find out how you can tune in: https://t.co/sM7OB9ldEe pic.twitter.com/EcXRMMZp2e
— The Drew Barrymore Show (@DrewBarrymoreTV) March 27, 2023
Drew, Melanie, and Megan are all dressed up in character. Drew wears a recreation of Danielle’s gorgeous masquerade gown from the film, wings and all. Drew has some trouble sitting down with the wings still attached, but she makes it work! In the film, Melanie plays the nice stepsister Jaqueline, while Megan plays the wicked stepsister Marguerite.
Ever After was released on July 31, 1998. The film, based on the Cinderella fairy tale, also starred Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Jeanne Moreau, Patrick Godfrey, and more. Ever After took a feminist spin on the fairytale, with Danielle saving herself instead of waiting for a prince to rescue her.
Melanie, who is currently starring in the second season of Showtime’s hit series Yellowjackets, recently recalled a gift that Drew gave her when they began filming Ever After. “She gave me a gift when we started doing Ever After, and it was so sweet. And I was like, ‘I want to get her a gift,’” Melanie said on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. “And I found, at this antique market, these plates with the butterfly opening in different stages. I was like, ‘Perfect!’”
Drew Barrymore as Danielle in ‘Ever After.’ (©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection)
Drew first had Melanie on her show in 2022 and discussed filming Ever After in the South of France all those years ago. Melanie said Ever After was the second film she ever starred in, and it remains a “benchmark for joy.” She gushed that filming the movie was one of her “happiest experiences.”
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Oh, sweet child of Hollywood! <a href="https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/drew-barrymore/"><strong>Drew Barrymore</strong></a> has been gracing our screens with her talent for over 40 years now. Can you believe she made her acting debut at just six years old in the classic film, <em>E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</em>? Talk about a precocious superstar! But Drew didn't stop there, oh no! She continued to shine in front of the camera throughout her youth and into adulthood, earning her place as the reigning rom-com queen of the 90s and early 2000s. Who can forget her charming performances and on-screen chemistry with her good buddy <strong><a href="https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/adam-sandler/">Adam Sandler</a>?</strong> While she's known as one of Hollywood's darlings, she has some of her own cuties. Drew is a doting mother to <a href="https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/drew-barrymore-kids-4506313/">her daughters</a> <strong>Olive</strong> and <strong>Frankie,</strong> who were born in 2012 and 2014. She shares the pair with ex-husband <a href="https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/will-kopelman/"><strong>Will Kopelman</strong></a>, who the star split from in 2016. And can we take a moment to appreciate Drew's stunning transformation from child star to full-blown icon over the years? She simply killed it at the LA Premiere of the Netflix series <em>Santa Clarita Diet </em>back on March 28, 2019. Talk about making us green with envy! Ready for more Drew Barrymore photos? Check out all her best through the years, right here.
Six-year-old actress Drew Barrymore, a granddaughter of famed actor John Barrymore, Sr. and co-star in the hit film "E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial," is seen in 1982. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac)
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