Godmothered (film) At Christmastime, upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, young fairy godmother-in-training Eleanor decides to show the world the importance of her job. She finds a mislaid letter from Mackenzie, a 10-year-old girl in distress whom Eleanor discovers is now a 40-year-old single mom working at a news station in Boston. Having lost her husband several years earlier, Mackenzie has all but given up on the idea of “happily ever after,” but Eleanor is determined to give Mackenzie a happiness makeover, whether she likes it or not. Premiered digitally December 4, 2020, on Disney+. Directed by Sharon Maguire. Stars Jillian Bell (Eleanor), Isla Fisher (Mackenzie), Santiago Cabrera (Hugh), Mary Elizabeth Ellis (Paula), Jane Curtin (Moira), June Squibb (Agnes), Jillian Shea Spaeder (Jane), Willa Skye (Mia), Artemis Pebdani (Duff), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Grant), Stephnie Weir (Barb). 110 min. From Walt Disney Studios. Filmed in wide-screen format on location throughout Massachusetts in Boston, Ipswich, Westford, and Lowell.
