Disney+'s new Descendants film will see Brandy return to her fan favorite role as Cinderella years after taking on the part for ABC's TV movie.
Brandy returns to her role as Cinderella in a new Descendants movie for Disney+. A modernization of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1957 musical, Walt Disney Television's Cinderella was the first adaption to feature a Black woman in the role of the fairytale princess. Airing on ABC in 1997, Cinderella saw Filipino actor Paolo Montalbán as the Prince, opposite Brandy as Cinderella. The late pop legend Whitney Houston also starred as the Fairy Godmother, and Whoopi Goldberg as the Queen.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Now, IndieWire reveals that Brandy will return as Cinderella in a new Descendants film for Disney+. Based on a script by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer, the movie is currently using the working title The Pocketwatch, and will also feature pop star Rita Ora as The Queen of Hearts. Set to be directed by Jennifer Phang, the cast announcement includes Morgan Dudley and Ruby Rose Turner, playing the younger version of Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts.
The Pocketwatch will follow Chloe and Red as they journey back in time, attempting to stop a coup by using a mystical pocketwatch in the possession of the Mad Hatter's son. Based on the initial plot, there are two possibilities for the central characters. It could be that Red will cross over from the dark side early on, following in the footsteps of the Descendants franchise's previous protagonists.
For this new Descendants, it seems more likely that that Chloe and Red strike up a surprising friendship early on, or perhaps they are friends against their mothers' wishes. However, with castings for both a younger version of Cinderella and a younger version of the Queen of Hearts announced, this implies the pair have a complicated history with each other.
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