Sadie Stanley is officially making her debut as Kim Possible tonight!
The 17-year-old actress opened up with THR recently, revealing that the Kim in the live action movie is a bit more vulnerable than the cartoon version.
“We got to see her struggle a little bit more. We saw her perfect facade and this perfect girl you see in the cartoon — she’s got everything together, [but] we see her stumble a little bit and I think that’s even more relatable because high school is so daunting and scary for a lot of kids,†she shared in a joint interview with OG Kim, Christy Carlson Romano.
Sadie added, “I think that’s something that kids are going to relate to and she gets out of this slump she’s in because she has her best friends by her side. I think that’s a great message to the value of friendship and what that can do.â€
She also revealed to Seventeen recently just how similar she is to her character.
“We’re both very positive and optimistic people trying to see the best in situations,” she says. “Kim definitely takes challenges head on and I try to do that. We’re both very ambitious people. We like a lot on our plate. But, I guess one of our flaws is that we put too much on our plate.”
Kim Possible premieres TONIGHT @ 8PM ET/PT on Disney Channel.
The two actresses, who have both played and voiced Kim, chatted with THR about the flick, and how Kim is still the best role model out there.
“I think it’s true to who Kim should be in the live action,” Christy says of the type of person Kim becomes in the live action film.
She adds that she tried to wait to the premiere to watch the movie, but caved and saw it a few days before.
“It’s great, guys,” Christy boasts. “It’s really fun. It’s so vibrant…Adam [B. Stein] and Zach [Lipovsky, directors] did such a fantastic job. They are so dedicated to the world of KP.”
There are only a few more days until the premiere of Kim Possible and star Sadie Stanley is spilled a ton of secrets about the flick.
Talking with Seventeen, the 17-year-old actress opened up about training to become the teenage superhero.
“It was a very empowering experience,” she says about training for a month before shooting started. “I feel like as I went through that month, I was becoming more like Kim Possible so it was a very nice transition to filming and made me feel like I could really do this.”
Sadie adds that there was a lot of harness work for the movie, too.
“The second to last day we were filming, we were doing a bunch of green screen stuff. So I was in the harness for like 8 to 10 hours. It’s really fun at first cause you’re like, ‘I’m flying,’ and then it gets a little uncomfortable.”
Stay tuned for more tidbits and check out the first pics from the movie below!
Kim Possible premieres Friday, February 15th @ 8PM ET/PT on Disney Channel.
Sadie Stanley, Ciara Wilson and Sean Giambrone brave the cold temps outside to take a pic in Times Square in New York City on Thursday afternoon (January 31).
Joined by Taylor Ortega and Todd Stashwick, the group took a pic in front of the Disney Store ahead of meeting kids and families for an autograph signing.
Earlier, Christy Carlson Romano opened up about choosing not to give any advice to Sadie about playing the title character in Kim Possible.
“Out of respect to the directors and also to the process of a young actress, Sadie, learning about what her interpretation of Kim was, I chose not to be vocal about anything in particular with what I would think or would do or say,†she shared with EW.
“It wasn’t my place to overstep and try to be a control freak. I wanted them to experience Kim for how they saw her.â€
However, Christy was happy to be a part of the movie in a different way, as Poppy Blu.
“I thought it was really fun that they asked me to be that cameo, but I kind of look at it as a character,†she adds. “When I approached Poppy Blu, I wasn’t just playing it as Christy Romano, I really approached her as a character. I’m going to be very transparent in that I hope Poppy Blu comes back.â€
