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Brandy & Rita Ora Among 7 Cast In 'Descendants' Sequel 'The Pocketwatch' At Disney+
By Denise Petski
Cinderella star Brandy and Rita Ora (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight) have joined the cast of The Pocketwatch (working title), a music- and dance-filled original movie sequel to the megahit Descendants franchise.
Brandy will return to the role of Cinderella, which she first played in Walt Disney Television's iconic 1997 version of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Ora will portray the villainous Queen of Hearts.
They join previously announced cast members China Anne McClain, Kylie Cantrall and Dara Reneé.
Also joining the cast are Malia Baker (The Babysitter's Club), Ruby Rose Turner (Disney's Coop and Cami Ask the World), Morgan Dudley (Jagged Little Pill on Broadway) and Joshua Colley (Senior Year). Additionally, Melanie Paxson (Dealbreakers) will reprise her role as Fairy Godmother from the previous Descendants movies.
The Descendants movies unfurled an imaginative mythology of two new lands, idyllic Auradon and the ragtag Isle of the Lost, home to the teenage progeny of Disney's most iconic characters and notably, its most notorious villains. Per Disney, The Pocketwatch returns to these lands and also takes audiences through the rabbit hole to the hostile unincorporated territory of Wonderland, a magical, mysterious place made famous in Alice in Wonderland.
Written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (Magic: The Gathering), the new story finds polar opposites Red and Chloe crossing paths at a momentous celebration in Auradon when unexpected chaos breaks out. In order to prevent an impending coup, they must join forces to travel back in time, via a magical pocket watch created by the Mad Hatter's son, to stop an event that would lead to grave consequences.
Cast breakdown below:
Brandy plays Cinderella, the classic Disney character, who is elegant, warm, good-hearted and diplomatic.
Ora portrays the withholding, tyrannical "Queen of Hearts," who rules over the kingdom of Wonderland with an iron fist.
Cantrall is Red, the rebellious 16-year-old daughter of the Queen of Hearts. Red knows she'll never get the Queen's approval, so she finds ways to provoke her mother and stir up trouble.
Baker plays Chloe, the cheerful 16-year-old daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming, who is book smart and athletic, but her privilege makes her somewhat naive about the real world.
McClain returns as Uma, daughter of the infamous sea-witch Ursula, a role she previously played in Descendants 2 and 3. Strong and fierce, Uma always fights for what she thinks is right.
Reneé is Ulyana, the younger sister of Ursula. She's a teen sea-witch and mean-girl bully with eight wicked tentacles and a crew of lackeys.
Turner portrays Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts," who is sweet-natured, bubbly, generous, and the complete opposite of her grown-up self.
Dudley is Ella/Young Cinderella, who is blunt, pragmatic and has a bit of a chip on her shoulder about being forced to work for her wicked stepmother.
Colley plays Hook, one of Ulyana's sycophants, a rich kid with a hoop earring and a shiny hook where his left hand should be. His arrogance is only surpassed by his vanity.
Paxson returns as Fairy Godmother, the wise and kind headmistress of Auradon Prep.
Written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (Magic: The Gathering), the new story finds polar opposites Red and Chloe crossing paths at a momentous celebration in Auradon when unexpected chaos breaks out. In order to prevent an impending coup, they must join forces to travel back in time, via a magical pocket watch created by the Mad Hatter's son, to stop an event that would lead to grave consequences.
Jennifer Phang (Advantageous, Half-Life, Foundation, The Flight Attendant) is the director and co-executive producer. Returning to the franchise is production designer Mark Hofeling (Descendants, Zombies, High School Musical). Suzanne Todd (Noelle) and Gary Marsh are executive producers and the casting directors are Alexis Frank Koczara and Christine Smith Shevchenko (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers).
https://deadline.com/2022/11/brandy-amp-rita-ora-cast-descendants-sequel-the-pocketwatch-disney-plus-1235176605/
Well they reboot everything else.. This will be an iconic reprisal of the role
The comeback Queen. She deserves all good shit. I love that Disney gave her a deal last year.
gurl...
Come on Ghan, not her reprising Cinderella a bit!!
:gorlonfire:
ACKKKKK IM EXCITED AS FUCK LKLKDJKLJDLKJDLKJASD SKD
OMGGGGGG
This heffa stays booked :plzstop:
Omggggg :flamebroiled:
We make money Moves! Imma stream the shit outta this. Go head, Brandy. That film resume getting thick.
Rita Ora??
But I will be glad to see Bran ❤️
Quote from: Ulysses on November 21, 2022, 12:56:38 PMRita Ora??
But I will be glad to see Bran ❤️
I said the same thing but they've been forcing this bitch into mess for the past decade.
Lolz, She got a lot IG followers, let's get them streaming numbers Rita. I don't know one song by her btw :dead:
Netflix Christmas movie, A24 horror movie, reprising her role as Cinderella on Disney+
What's next Queen? :feelinmyself:
We eating real good over here. :supluv:
BOOK
Cmon Disney Queen!!! Stay busy then!
If Brandy gave a great performance in The Front Room the that will do wonders for her career. Michelle Yeoh said she's in her prime after doing Everything Everywhere All At Once.
I think she used a new acting coach that isn't Tasha Smith for the Christmas movie, so the same coach may have helped her for The Front Room
When she goes back to Broadway she should only perform in original work and non-musicals to challenge herself and try to get a role in an August Wilson play
Legacy wise doing programming and music for Disney is perfect it keeps her visible with the younger generation
Quote from: Say Something on November 21, 2022, 04:30:38 PMIf Brandy gave a great performance in The Front Room the that will do wonders for her career. Michelle Yeoh said she's in her prime after doing Everything Everywhere All At Once.
I think she used a new acting coach that isn't Tasha Smith for the Christmas movie, so the same coach may have helped her for The Front Room
When she goes back to Broadway she should only perform in original work and non-musicals to challenge herself and try to get a role in an August Wilson play
Legacy wise doing programming and music for Disney is perfect it keeps her visible with the younger generation
She's been working with acting coach Amy Lyndon who I believe they forged a working relationship during Queens.
I also think when she makes her return to Broadway that she could very much star in a musical it just has to be a revival or new musical in order for to qualify for a Tony nomination unlike Chicago which has been running over two decades now.
Descendants 4!!
This is a very good look for Brandy. I hope it's just the beginning of her partnership with Disney again.
These movies are musicals and they each release a ton of singles and music videos to go along with them including Top 40 hits and the soundtracks hit #1 on Billboard
Can't wait to see what Brandy/Cinderella brings to the table..
The plot includes the characters Red & Chloe going to Wonderland ... Chloe is the daughter of Cinderella.and they are going to THE Wonderland... There's tons of potential in this story and future stories from this franchise.
Chloe is being played by Dara Reneé from Black-Ish and High School Musical
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Congratulations Brandy!!! Keep the good news coming. This is set to be released next summer.
This bitch is really out here WORKING
BOOK!
This sounds cute. Get those Disney coins Queen.
They're filming this now. Rita Ora and other cast members recorded songs for the movie, so maybe Brandy did as well. This movie, the A24, and Netflix movies all coming out around the same time is going to be amazing. Filming is for almost 2 months in ATL.
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Hopefully we see some pictures from the set soon and I hope that Brandy gets a couple of songs in the movie too. I'm sure she will. :gorlonfire:
Quote from: Summertime on February 01, 2023, 08:35:32 PMThey're filming this now. Rita Ora and other cast members recorded songs for the movie, so maybe Brandy did as well. This movie, the A24, and Netflix movies all coming out around the same time is going to be amazing. Filming is for almost 2 months in ATL.
Wait! Where'd you get the tea? :sobusyjetsetter:
Quote from: Sovereign. on February 01, 2023, 11:49:01 PMQuote from: Summertime on February 01, 2023, 08:35:32 PMThey're filming this now. Rita Ora and other cast members recorded songs for the movie, so maybe Brandy did as well. This movie, the A24, and Netflix movies all coming out around the same time is going to be amazing. Filming is for almost 2 months in ATL.
Wait! Where'd you get the tea? :sobusyjetsetter:
I saw regarding the filming on Twitter. Rita and several of the cast members posted themselves in the studio recording music for the movie last month.
The dance and musical drama, The Pocketwatch (Descendants 4) will begin filming on January 30 in Atlanta and will take around 50 days to wrap on March 21, 2023. Currently, there is no official release date for the film, but it is expected to release sometime in late 2023 on Disney+.https://moviesr.net/p-descendants-4-the-pocketwatch-filming-schedule-revealed-at-disney