Nikolaj Coster-Waldau hasn’t watched the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon yet, and he likely won’t for a while.
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reported the news in an exclusive report.Lead duo Montalban and Brandy Norwood will return to their roles of fairytale couple King Charming and Cinderella alongside Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts who “rules over the kingdom of Wonderland with an iron fist.”Montalban first starred as Prince Christopher in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” (1997) alongside Norwood as Cinderella with the late Whitney Houston playing the Fairy Godmother. Other ensemble cast members included Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Barger, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters and Jason Alexander.“The Rise of Red” will bring viewers back to Auradon and the Isle of Lost, where the “Descendants” franchise begins.
The plot follows Chloe (Malia Baker), daughter of Cinderella and King Charming and Red (Kylie Cantrall), daughter of the Queen of Hearts as they join forces to prevent her mother from throwing a coup against Auradon.Returning characters include Ursula’s daughter Uma (China Anne McClain), Uma’s younger sister Uliana (Dara Reneé), Bridget the younger version of the Queen of Hearts (Ruby Rose Turner), younger Cinderella Ella (Morgan Dudley), Hook (Joshua Colley), Fairy Godmother (Melanie Paxson), Principal Merlin (Jeremy Swift) and Maddox Hatter (Leonardo Nam).Jennifer Phang (“Advantageous,” “Half-Life,” “Foundation,” “The Flight Attendant”) is the director and co-executive producer of “Descendants: The Rise of Red. The script was written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (“Magic: The Gathering”).
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
.Nikolaj Coster-Waldau hasn’t watched the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon yet, and he likely won’t for a while.
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Brandy say reuniting has been like seeing family again. ET spoke with the stars of the beloved 1997 film, , on the set of Disney's in which they're reprising their iconic roles as Cinderella and Prince Christopher, all grown up. Disney announced Brandy's return as Cinderella back in November, but the studio really brought it home for fans when they announced that Paolo was joining her. The lead duo will return to their royal roots as King and Queen, with their onscreen daughter, Chloe Charming, played by Malia Baker.In Cinderella and King Charming's perfectionist daughter, Chloe, joins forces with Red (Kylie Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora).
Twenty-five years later, Brandy is Cinderella once again.
Descendants: The Rise of Red.” Montalban will play the role of King Charming, reuniting with Brandy as Cinderella after they stared as the dynamic royal duo in ABC’s 1997 “Wonderful World of Disney” TV movie “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” “The Rise of the Red” comes as the latest installment in Disney’s “Descendants” franchise.
as the titular princess and Paolo Montalban as her hunky Prince Charming, right? Of course, you do. Well, now it's 26 years later and , and we have our first look at the fairytale couple as King and Queen. Brandy posted a short, behind-the-scenes video of the upcoming movie to her , showing herself and Montalban posing for pics in costume.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director The glass slippers still fit Brandy. The singer’s long-awaited return as Cinderella in a new Disney television movie has been given an official first look, courtesy of footage from the set of “Descendants: Rise of Red.” Brandy is reprising the role of Cinderella 26 years after becoming the princess opposite Whitney Houston’s Fairy Godmother in the 1997 television movie “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” The set footage also confirmed that “Descendants: Rise of Red” will feature the return of Paolo Montalban, who played Brandy’s Prince Charming in the 1997 movie. Charming is now king, and Cinderella is queen. Variety confirmed last November that Brandy boarded the “Descendants” movie as Cinderella. At the time, the movie musical had the working title of “The Pocketwatch.” The film centers on the relationship between Red (Kylie Cantrall), the rebellious teenage daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe (Mia Baker), the cheerful but naive daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming. The two must travel back in time to prevent the destruction of their home, the kingdom of Auradon.
-- will be reunited once again!On Wednesday, Disney+ announced that Paolo Montalban will join Brandy and reprise his role as Prince Charming, who is «as much in love with Cinderella as he ever was,» for the upcoming installment of the franchise, Brandy and Paolo starred as Cinderella and Prince Christopher in the beloved 1997 film, , alongside the late Whitney Houston, who played the Fairy Godmother. Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters and Jason Alexander also appeared in the fan-favorite flick. The film earned seven Emmy nominations at the time, including for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. The lead duo will return to their royal roots alongside the previously cast Rita Ora, playing the Queen of Hearts who, according to the streamer, «rules over the kingdom of Wonderland with an iron fist.» brings fans back to the idyllic land of Auradon and the ragtag Isle of the Lost, which were introduced when movie trilogy kicked off in 2015. Per the film's official description, the «bold new story of 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 .» The story follows «polar opposites» Chloe (Malia Baker), the perfectionist daughter of Cinderella and King Charming, and Red (Kylie Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts. The unlikely duo meets during a momentous celebration in Auradon when unexpected chaos breaks out as the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon.