Descendants: The Rise of Red

Descendants: The Rise of Red Movie Details:

Descendants: The Rise of Red Movie Cast & Characters:

• Kylie Cantrall as Red, the daughter of Queen of Hearts
• Malia Baker as Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming
• China Anne McClain as Uma, the daughter of Ursula
• Dara Reneé as Uliana, the sister of Ursula and aunt of Uma
• Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts, Red’s mother
  • Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget, the young Queen of Hearts
• Brandy Norwood as Cinderella, Chloe’s mother
  • Morgan Dudley as Ella, the young Cinderella
• Paolo Montalban as King Charming, Chloe’s father
  • Tristan Padil as teen Prince Charming
• Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother
  • Grace Narducci as Fay, teenage Fairy Godmother
• Levin Valayil as Aladdin
  • Kabir Bery as teen Aladdin
• Shazia Pascal as Jasmine
  • Aiza Azaar as teen Jasmine
• Jeremy Swift as Principal Merlin
• Leonardo Nam as Maddox, the son of the Mad Hatter and chief inventor for the Queen of Hearts
• Alex Boniello as Jack of Diamonds, captain of the Queen of Hearts’ Red Army
• Sam Morelos as Zellie, the teen Rapunzel
• Peder Lindell as Morgie, son of Morgana le Fay
• Marissa Kruep as young Maleficent
• Joshua Colley as teen Hook
• Anthony Pyatt as teen Hades
• Julee Cerda as Evil Stepmother

Storyline:

Uma, now headmistress of Auradon Prep, sends an invite to Princess Red, the rebellious daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts has long held a grudge against Auradon, especially Cinderella, and seizes the opportunity to seek revenge when she drops her daughter off at school. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red must team up with Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter Chloe and travel back in time using a magical pocketwatch to try to undo the traumatic event that leads Red’s mother down her villainous path.

About Descendants: The Rise of Red Movie:

Descendants: The Rise of Red is a musical fantasy film directed by Jennifer Phang from a screenplay by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer. Produced by Disney Channel, the film will be the fourth in the Descendants franchise, being a spin-off of the previous three films.

Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker star in the roles of Red (daughter of Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland) and Chloe Charming (daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming from Cinderella), respectively. China Anne McClain and Melanie Paxton reprise their roles of Uma and Fairy Godmother, respectively, from previous Descendants films. Cinderella and King Charming are played by Brandy and Paolo Montalban, who previously played versions of the characters in the 1997 television adaptation of Cinderella.

On August 18, 2021, Disney Branded Television’s Senior Vice President Lauren Kisilevsky hinted at future Descendants stories following the animated special “Descendants: The Royal Wedding.” On September 21, 2021, a fourth Descendants film was confirmed as part of a deal with Gary Marsh’s production company. By May 2022, Disney+ greenlit the film as a spin-off titled “The Pocketwatch,” with Jennifer Phang directing and co-executive producing, and a screenplay by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer.

On March 21, 2023, the official title for the film was announced as Descendants: The Rise of Red.

Filming for “Descendants: The Rise of Red” began in early January 2023 in Atlanta, under the working title “The Pocketwatch.” Production designer Mark Hofeling returned from the original trilogy. Director Jennifer Phang emphasized emotional storytelling through choreography and drew design inspiration from “Alice in Wonderland” (1951) and her previous work. Filming was scheduled to continue through mid-March 2023.

According to Phang, visual effects will be used to “enhance” the locations featured in the film.

Descendants: The Rise of Red is set to release on Disney+ on July 12, 2024, followed by the Disney Channel premiere on August 9, 2024.