Brandy and Rita Ora are set for the newly titled Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, the fifth installment in the musical fantasy movie franchise Descendants, following the teenage progeny of Disney‘s most iconic characters.
The pair reprise their respective roles as Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts from Descendants: The Rise of Red, the franchise’s fourth entry, released last year. Others newly announced to be coming back include Paolo Montalban as King Charming and Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother, the latter being the only actor to appear in all five installments. As previously announced, Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker will be back, as well, in their respective lead roles as Princesses Red and Chloe, the daughters of the Queen of Hearts and Cinderella.
Picking up shortly after the events of The Rise of Red, Descendants: Wicked Wonderland explores what “happily ever after” is really like for Red and Chloe following their return from their time-traveling adventures and delves into the warning at the end of the film — that “there are consequences when you alter the fabric of time.”
Production began in April, with the film to release on Disney Channel and Disney+ sometime next year. Rounding out the cast, there’s Liamani Segura as Red’s sister Pink, Brendon Tremblay as Maddox Hatter’s son Max, Alexandro Byrd as Luisa Madrigal’s son Luis, Kiara Romero as Captain Hook’s daughter Hazel, Joel Oulette as Robin Hood’s son Robbie, Zavien Garret as Dr. Facilier’s son Felix, Ryan McEwen and Dayton Paradis as the Smee Twins, Squirmy and Squeaky, and Leonardo Nam as the Mad Hatter’s son Maddox.
Kimmy Gatewood (The Baby-sitter’s Club) is directing from a script by co-executive producer Tamara Chestna (Sneakerella) and Dan Frey and Ru Sommer (Descendants: The Rise of Red). Suzanne Todd and Gary Marsh have returned as executive producers, with Gatewood also serving as co-producer.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Descendants, a major draw in kids’ TV which debuted on Disney Channel in July 2015. Each of the first three films ranked as the most-watched cable movie of their year, with Descendants: The Rise of Red debuting on Disney+ as the most-watched original movie among Kids and Girls 6–11, generating over 10 billion social impressions.
Brandy is repped by CAA and SALXCO; Ora by CAA and Range Media Partners; Montalban by BRS/Gage and Prime Talent Media; and Paxson by Artists & Representatives.
