Descendants: The Rise of Red movie storyline. Uma, now headmaster of Auradon Prep, sends an invite to the school to another VK – 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 to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.
Descendants: The Rise of Red is an upcoming 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. The film debuted on July 12, 2024 on Disney+ and August 9, 2024 on Disney Channel.
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.
Filming for Descendants: The Rise of Red began in early January 2023 under its working title The Pocketwatch. Mark Hofeling return from the original trilogy as production designer. Phang said she wants the choreography during action sequences to still be able to tell an emotional story. For Wonderland’s design, Phang used Alice in Wonderland (1951) as a reference while also drawing inspiration from her previous filmmaking experience. Filming took place in Atlanta beginning at the end of January 2023 with plans to run through mid-March.
Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024)
Directed by: Jennifer Phang
Starring: Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, China Anne McClain, Dara Reneé, Rita Ora, Ruby Rose Turner, Brandy Norwood, Morgan Dudley, Paolo Montalban, Melanie Paxson, Grace Narducci, Shazia Pascal
Screenplay by: Dan Frey, Russell Sommer
Production Design by: Mark Hofeling
Cinematography by: Rob Berrey
Film Editing by: Katie Ennis
Costume Design by: Emilio Sosa
Set Decoration by: Kelly Anne Ross, Devita Walker
Art Direction by: Hunter Brown
Music by: Torin Borrowdale
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Disney+
Release Date: July 12, 2024
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