If you need a minute to gather yourself for this amazing news, please, go right ahead. Because you’re about to feel Nostalgia Overload once you see these new images of Brandy reprising her beloved Cinderella role 26 years after her debut as the famous princess back in 1997.
Disney+ shared a video of the actress/singer/producer working alongside—who else?!— Prince Charming, played by actor Paolo Montalban (though now he goes by King Charming) on the set of the original movie Descendants: The Rise of Red.
The new movie is part of Disney’s Descendants series, which follows the teenage offspring of major Disney characters. The “Rise of Red” installment follows the “imaginative mythology of two new lands, idyllic Auradon and the ragtag Isle of the Lost,” where the offspring of Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Jafar and others reside. The new movie will also introduce “the hostile unincorporated territory of Wonderland, a magical, mysterious place made famous in Alice in Wonderland.”
Related: Viral TikToks perfectly nails every mom’s reaction to ‘Encanto’
“Rise of Red” focuses on Cinderella’s daughter, Chloe (played by Malia Baker, who fans will recognize from Netflix’s “The Baby-Sitters Club” which was tragically canceled way too soon), and Red, who is the daughter of the Queen of Hearts (played by Rita Ora). The two are, of course, polar opposites who must travel back in time together to undo a traumatic event that sent Red’s mother down her “villainous path,” Disney says.
Unfortunately, since this movie isn’t solely dedicated to Cinderella and Prince Charming, other OG cast members from “Cinderella” won’t be returning (let’s pour out a bucket of cinders for Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber, and Whoopi Goldberg). And though Whitney Houston, Cinderella’s legendary godmother, died in 2012, it’s “Impossible” to forget her (and that amazing duet with Brandy).
Brandy has said in the past that the production, which was nominated for seven Emmy Awards and took home one for art direction, meant a lot to her.
Last year, Brandy told PEOPLE she felt “blessed” to be chosen as the first Black woman to play the iconic fairytale character onscreen, adding that the film’s nontraditional casting “was ahead of its time” and “we just need to do more of it.”
Related: Critics say Disney’s first plus-size heroine is ‘glorifying obesity’—and not today, Satan
“I think that I was so just blessed and humbled to be chosen to be that vessel, to be the young girl that other Black girls could see. And just girls in general, just to see that this is possible. I was just so happy to be that person,” she said. “I’m pretty sure, I know, for other girls that look like me — Black girls that look like me — it inspired them to dream bigger and to know that they can do anything if they put their minds to it. I know it inspired girls my age at that time.”
No word yet on when “Rise of Red” will premiere, but filming is definitely underway!
Original Article Source | Author
ShoppingClever, luxe home glow-ups that won’t break the bank.by Candace Nagy39 minutes agoAmazonWe may receive… Read More
If you’re the type of fall fanatic who is eagerly covering your home in turkeys… Read More
DiversityComm, Inc. (DCI) is the proud publisher of six nationally recognized diversity focused magazines: Black… Read More
Some days, it can just feel like every word out of your mouth is “stop,”… Read More
Even if you’ve never been to a Thanksgiving dinner in the South, you probably have… Read More
Every now and then, we run into a video that says exactly what we need… Read More