Brandy and Paolo Montalban reunite for Descendants: The Rise Of Red… 26 YEARS after co-starring in Rodgers And Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Brandy and Paolo Montalban are reuniting for the upcoming Disney+ movie Descendants: The Rise Of Red.
The duo co-starred in the 1997 movie Rodgers And Hammerstein’s Cinderella as, respectively, the title character and Prince Charming.
Now in the upcoming Descendants movie the prince has become King Charming and Cinderella is his queen – but their rule is under threat.
They find themselves facing a revolt from Alice In Wonderland’s Queen Of Hearts, played by the pop act Rita Ora, Collider reports.
Cinderella and Charming’s daughter Chloe (Malia Baker) and the Queen Of Hearts’ daughter Red (Kyle Cantrall) must team up to prevent a catastrophe.
Together again: Brandy and Paolo Montalban are reuniting for the upcoming Disney+ movie Descendants: The Rise Of Red
Remember when: The duo co-starred in the 1997 movie Rodgers And Hammerstein’s Cinderella as, respectively, the title character and Prince Charming
Regalia: Brandy and Paolo starred in a behind-the-scenes video released Wednesday that allowed fans to get a glimpse of them slipping back into their old characters
The Queen Of Hearts evidently became a villain because of her past – so Chloe and Red have to embark on a spot of time travel in the course of their adventures.
There have previously been three Descendants movies, all of them revolving around the children of characters from the old Disney animated classics.
The fictional world of the movies includes a kingdom called Auradon – as well as an Isle Of The Lost where the Disney villains’ children live.
Originally the Descendants movies were a trilogy, premiering on the Disney Channel across four years between 2015 and 2019.
All three of them were directed by Kenny Ortega, whose work for the Disney Channel includes the beloved TV movie High School Musical.
Kenny, who also directed Hocus Pocus, is returning to the Descendants franchise for its upcoming fourth instalment, which has not yet been given a release date.
Brandy and Paolo starred in a behind-the-scenes video released Wednesday that allowed fans to get a glimpse of them slipping back into their old characters.
Rodgers And Hammerstein originally wrote their Cinderella musical for television in the 1950s, when the title character was played by Julie Andrews.
Throwback: Rodgers And Hammerstein originally wrote their Cinderella musical for television in the 1950s, when the title character was played by Julie Andrews
Details: There have since been two TV remakes – the second being the 1997 project that starred Brandy and Paolo in a cast that included Victor Garber and Whoopi Goldberg
Late great: That version featured Whitney Houston (right) as the Fairy Godmother amid a star-studded cast that included Jason Alexander and Bernadette Peters
There have since been two TV remakes – the second and latest one being the 1997 project that first brought Brandy and Paolo together.
That version featured Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother amid a star-studded cast that included Jason Alexander, Bernadette Peters and Whoopi Goldberg.
Brandy at that point was already a singing star and had just branched into television with the title role on the sitcom Moesha.
She hails from a high-profile showbiz family – Snoop Dogg is one of her cousins and her brother is Kim Kardashian’s sex tape co-star Ray J.
Rise to fame: Brandy at that point was already a singing star and had just branched into television with the title role on the sitcom Moesha (pictured)
