{"id":96,"date":"2025-05-07T00:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T00:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/2025\/05\/07\/brandy-returning-as-cinderella-for-disneys-descendants-wicked-wonderland\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T00:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T00:14:35","slug":"brandy-returning-as-cinderella-for-disneys-descendants-wicked-wonderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/brandy-returning-as-cinderella-for-disneys-descendants-wicked-wonderland\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandy Returning as Cinderella for Disney\u2019s \u2018Descendants: Wicked Wonderland\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/brandy\/\">Brandy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/rita-ora\/\">Rita Ora<\/a> are returning as Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts for <em>Descendants: Wicked Wonderland<\/em>, Disney announced on Tuesday (May 6). The fifth installment of the hit Disney Channel Original Movie series is set for release in 2026 on Disney Channel and Disney+.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/best-disney-songs-movies-tv\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-100-Greatest-Disneyverse-Songs-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-100-Greatest-Disneyverse-Songs-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"The 100 Greatest Disneyverse Songs\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe 100 Greatest Disneyverse Songs of All\u00a0Time\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p>\t05\/25\/2023\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe two music stars were also featured in 2024\u2019s <em>Descendants: The Rise of Red<\/em>, in which Brandy returned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/tv-film\/brandy-cinderella-descendants-the-rise-of-red-trailer-watch-1235691604\/\">role of Cinderella<\/a> for the first time since she starred alongside Whitney Houston in the 1997 TV movie <em>Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Cinderella<\/em>. Ora originated the Queen of Hearts role in <em>The Rise of Red<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlso returning are Paolo Montalban as King Charming \u2014 who played Brandy\u2019s Prince Charming in the 1997 film too \u2014 and Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother, making her the only actor to appear in all five <em>Descendants<\/em> films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKylie Cantrall will once again play the Queen of Hearts\u2019 daughter Red and Malia Baker will reprise her role as Cinderella\u2019s daughter Chloe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFilling out the <em>Wicked Wonderland<\/em> cast are: Liamani Segura as Red\u2019s sister Pink; Brendon Tremblay as Maddox Hatter\u2019s son Max; Alexandro Byrd as Luisa Madrigal\u2019s son Luis; Kiara Romero as Captain Hook\u2019s daughter Hazel Hook; Joel Oulette as Robin Hood\u2019s son Robbie; Zavien Garret as Dr. Facilier\u2019s son Felix; Ryan McEwen and Dayton Paradis as the Smee Twins, Squirmy and Squeaky; and Leonardo Nam as the Mad Hatter\u2019s son Maddox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKimmy Gatewood will direct <em>Wicked Wonderland<\/em> \u2014 her first time helming a <em>Descendants<\/em> film \u2014 with a script from Tamara Chestna and <em>The Rise of Red<\/em> writers Dan Frey and Ru Sommer. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first <em>Descendants<\/em> film, which debuted on Disney Channel in July 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAll four <em>Descendants<\/em> albums reached No. 1 on both <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/soundtracks\/\">Soundtracks<\/a> chart and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/kids-albums\/\">Kid Albums<\/a> chart, and reached the all-genre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200<\/a>. The first three titles all reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200, with the first release debuting at No. 1. The four projects have collectively earned 3.9 million equivalent album units in the United States, through May 1, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee Cantrall and Baker reveal the title of the fifth movie in the series below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandy and Rita Ora are returning as Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts for Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, Disney announced on Tuesday (May 6). 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