Liza Moryak is set to portray an evil stepmother in a new version of the story of the sleeping princess and seven dwarfs. Veronika Zhuravleva will play the princess. The announcement presents the two castings as part of a fresh take on a familiar Russian literary work. That source is Alexander Pushkin's 'The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Giants,' published in 1833. The report says the story has retained public interest almost two centuries after it was written. It does not identify the director or the production format. A release date was also not supplied. Nor does the excerpt explain whether the adaptation will change the plot or stick closely to Pushkin's original.