The upcoming Descendants: The Rise Of Red movie on Disney+ will feature a reunion of Brandy Norwood and Paolo Montalban in their characters of Cinderella and King Charming, and we have all the details.
No More Pocketwatch
We’ve written about this newest movie in the Descendants franchise before, but under its original working title of The Pocketwatch.
Now it has a new title to better anchor it within the fairytale universe: Descendants: The Rise Of Red.
The Story
Descendants: The Rise of Red follows the story of two fairytale descendants: Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter.
When the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.
The Reunion
In a casting coup for the production, Brandy Norwood and Paolo Montalban are returning in their roles of Cinderella and King Charming, from the 1997 TV movie, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. That film recently celebrated its 25th anniversary on ABC.
Brandy was previously announced as a part of this film, but this reunion with her co-star Pablo is a nice touch.
Take look at the duo filming Descendants: The Rise of Red:
The Cast and Crew
Besides Brandy and Pablo, the cast includes Kylie Cantrall as Red, Malia Baker as Chloe, Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts, China Anne McClain as Uma, Dara Reneé as Uliana, Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts, Morgan Dudley as Ella/Young Cinderella, Joshua Colley as Hook, Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother, Jeremy Swift as Principal Merlin, and Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter.
Jennifer Phang (The Flight Attendant) is the director and co-executive producer, with a script written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (Magic: The Gathering).
Returning to the franchise is production designer Mark Hofeling (Descendants). Suzanne Todd and Gary Marsh are executive producers, and the casting directors are Alexis Frank Koczara and Christine Smith Shevchenko (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers).
A release date for the movie has not yet been announced, but we will let you know when it’s been revealed.
Are you and your family looking forward to watching Descendants: The Rise of Red? Let us know in the comments.