A new teaser and poster for Descendants: The Rise of Red has arrived ahead of the debut of this new film on Disney+ this summer. This is the next installment of the Descendants franchise that follows the stories of the teenage progeny of iconic Disney heroes and villains. This new musical Disney Original movie will be arriving exclusively on Disney+ on Friday, July 12. It will then be shown on the Disney Channel on August 9 at 8:00 PM EDT/PDT. This new teaser introduces Red, played by Kylie Cantrall, who is the princess of the hostile kingdom of Wonderland and also Auradon’s newst Villain Kid (aka VK), who is caught “red-handed” by Chloe (Malia Baker), the daughter of Cinderella and King Charming. Check out the new teaser here:
Descendants: The Rise of Red Official Description
“Descendants: The Rise of Red” follows Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter. When the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.
In addition to Cantrall and Baker, the film stars a new ensemble of VKs and legacy characters, including Brandy as Cinderella, Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts, Dara Reneé as Uliana, Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts, Morgan Dudley as Ella/Young Cinderella, Joshua Colley as Young Hook, Peder Lindell as Morgie, Grace Narducci as Fay/Young Fairy Godmother, Jeremy Swift as Principal Merlin, Paolo Montalban as King Charming, and Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter. China Anne McClain is back as fan-favorite Uma and the new principal at Auradon Prep. Melanie Paxson also reprises her role as Fairy Godmother.
True to the “Descendants” tradition of music-driven stories, this fourth installment features seven new original songs, two reprises and a cover of “So This Is Love” from the classic animated “Cinderella” film that will engage viewers and bring them along on the emotional journey with our bold new characters. The “Descendants: The Rise of Red Original Soundtrack” is set for release on July 12 from Walt Disney Records.
“Descendants: The Rise of Red” is executive-produced by Suzanne Todd and Gary Marsh. The film is directed by Jennifer Phang, with a script from Dan Frey and Russell Sommer. The movie is choreographed by Ashley Wallen (“The Greatest Showman”) with a score by Torin Borrowdale (“Searching”). The production design is by Mark Hofeling, with Declan Quinn serving as the director of photography. Katie Ennis is the editor. Co-executive producers include Mahita P. Simpson and Jennifer Phang, and Wendy S. Williams is producer. Costume design is by Julia Caston and Emilio Sosa.
This new Descendants film will include seven original songs. It will also have to reprises and a cover of So This is Love from the Disney’s animated classic, Cinderella. Descendants: The Rise of Red Original Soundtrack is set to be released on July 12 from Walt Disney Records.
The Descendants movies have been incredibly successful for Disney. Each movie in the franchise has had a premiere that ranks as the most-watched movie of each year they were released among Kids 6-11 and Tween 9-14 in 2015, 2017, and 2019. The music for the Descendants franchise has over 15 billion audio and video streams and 8 billion TikTok views. The soundtracks for the films have also been certified by the RIAA, with three certified gold albums, three certified platinum singles, and also two certified gold single.s There have been almost 7 million dolls and 9 million Descendants books sold. This includes four New York Times bestsellers. Descendants Halloween costumes were among Disney’s top 5 licensed costumes for seven consecutive years between 2015 and 2021.
Along with the arrival of Descendants: The Rise of Red, fans will also be able to look forward to a wide range of merchandise as well. These offerings will include fashion dolls, playsets, apparel, role play, costumes, books and more. All of these will arrive this summer.
What do you think of what you are seeing of Descendants: The Rise of Red? Which Descendants movie is your favorite? Which song from the franchise is your favorite? What are you most looking forward to in this upcoming film? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
