“Exactly what we were looking for in casting.
Brandy was Cinderella back in 1997. It’s a great honor to have an actor play the classic part from more than two decades ago. “woke” mob took control. We’ve always needed this kind of casting.
— Kori O (@KB_SFWArtist) November 21st, 2022
Twitter user One expressed support for the decision and tweeted his appreciation “Brandy was Cinderella in 1997, I’m happy we’re getting an actor reprising their classic role from over 2 decades ago before the “Wake up” mob took over. She’s exactly the kind of casting we’ve been needing.”
“This is only logical.”
Hell yeah! Cinderella was never better portrayed than she did, so it only makes sense.
— your friend (@FriendJakey) November 21st, 2022
A second Twitter user enthusiastically commented. “Hell yeah! there has never been a better portrayal of Cinderella since her, so this only makes sense.”
“Without Brandy, Cinderella wouldn’t have happened.”
Whitney Houston needs a devotion or some other thing.
Brandy would never have seen cinderella without her. pic.twitter.com/ZFga5fCBUu
— packergirl (@p9cker_girl) November 21st, 2022
One commenter posted a still from the film with Brandy and Whitney Houston. “There better be a dedication or SOMETHING for Whitney Houston. Without her Brandy’s cinderella would have never happened.”
“My little one is going to get so excited.”
Oh, how my baby is going to get so excited. Her favorite thing about ’97 is the gloriousness.☺️
— Joshua Polacheck 🇺🇸 – I stand with 🌻 🇺🇦 🌻 (@JoshuaP_AZ) November 21st, 2022
A user on Twitter provided proof that the younger generation loves the movie. “Ohhh, my little is going to be so excited. She’s a fan of (fortunately) the ’97 gloriousness and (unfortunately) the whole Descendants nonsense.”