{"id":99697,"date":"2025-05-07T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=99697"},"modified":"2025-05-07T17:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:46:09","slug":"brandy-and-rita-ora-return-as-cinderella-and-the-queen-of-hearts-in-descendants-wicked-wonderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/07\/brandy-and-rita-ora-return-as-cinderella-and-the-queen-of-hearts-in-descendants-wicked-wonderland\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandy and Rita Ora Return as Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts in &#8220;Descendants: Wicked Wonderland&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99698\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Descendants-Wicked-Wonderland-poster.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Descendants-Wicked-Wonderland-poster.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Descendants-Wicked-Wonderland-poster-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Today, Disney Branded Television announced that superstars Brandy and Rita Ora will reprise their roles of Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts, respectively, in the fifth installment of the smash hit Disney Channel Original Movie <em><strong>&#8220;Descendants&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> franchise, officially titled <em><strong>&#8220;Descendants: Wicked Wonderland.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> Also returning are Paolo Montalban as King Charming and Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother, making her the only actor to appear in all five <em>&#8220;Descendants&#8221;<\/em> films. <em>&#8220;Descendants: Wicked Wonderland&#8221;<\/em> is currently in production and set to release in 2026 on Disney Channel and Disney+.<\/p>\n<p>With these four iconic stars joining the line-up, casting for <em>&#8220;Descendants: Wicked Wonderland&#8221;<\/em> is now complete! The full cast includes:<\/p><div id=\"morty-1967358002\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 Kylie Cantrall as the Queen of Hearts&#8217; daughter Red<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Malia Baker as Cinderella&#8217;s daughter Chloe<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Liamani Segura as Red&#8217;s sister Pink<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Brendon Tremblay as Maddox Hatter&#8217;s son Max<\/p><div id=\"morty-1604760724\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 Alexandro Byrd as Luisa Madrigal&#8217;s son Luis<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kiara Romero as Captain Hook&#8217;s daughter Hazel Hook<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Joel Oulette as Robin Hood&#8217;s son Robbie<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Zavien Garret as Dr. Facilier&#8217;s son Felix<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ryan McEwen and Dayton Paradis as the Smee Twins, Squirmy and Squeaky<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Leonardo Nam as the Mad Hatter&#8217;s son Maddox<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Paolo Montalban as King Charming<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Brandy as Cinderella<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Descendants: Wicked Wonderland&#8221;<\/em> explores what &#8220;happily ever after&#8221; really means for Red (Cantrall) and Chloe (Baker) following their time-traveling adventures in the 2024 hit film <em>&#8220;Descendants: The Rise of Red.&#8221;<\/em> Set primarily in present-day Wonderland with a host of new and familiar characters, this sequel delves into the warning at the end of the previous movie: There are consequences when you alter the fabric of time.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmy Gatewood (<em>&#8220;Muppets Mayhem&#8221;<\/em>) directs with a script by co-executive producer Tamara Chestna (<em>&#8220;Sneakerella&#8221;<\/em>) and Dan Frey and Ru Sommer (<em>&#8220;Descendants: The Rise of Red&#8221;<\/em>). 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