A new Descendants movie is in the works!
Following weeks of rumors, Disney has just announced they have greenlit the upcoming movie Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story.
The movie will be a music-and-dance-fueled adventure expanding the Descendants franchise, but this time, centering on “the journey of the unsung heroes behind Disney’s greatest adventures — the sidekicks.”
What is Hidden Heroes about?
Hidden in the center of each fairy tale is a portal to a secret training facility where the descendants of legendary sidekicks are challenged to join the elite ranks of partners to heroes. When a villainous duo comes to Sidekick Academy, a group of fresh recruits must band together — without heroes, without parents — using only their new skills to save the fairytale realm before it’s too late.
Who stars in the new movie?
Joining the cast of the movie are pictured above from left to right: Welcome to Flatch‘s Eva Smedley as Meri, the daughter of Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty; Bury Your Nephew‘s Harry Jones as Lou, the son of Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast; Percy Jackson‘s Dior Goodjohn as Jennie, the daughter of Genie from Aladdin; Tell Me Lies‘ Jacob Rodriguez as Kronk Jr, the son of Kronk from The Emperor’s New Groove; and Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Momona Tamada as Zara, the daughter of Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove.
Also in the cast are Rhys Dawkins, Connor Wong and Kyra Wong as the Potts siblings, from Beauty and the Beast.
Jude Weng is serving as director, with a script by Tamara Chestna, Eydie Faye and Emma Fletcher. If you didn’t know, Tamara also wrote the recently released Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, while Eydie wrote the upcoming Camp Rock 3 and Zombies 5: Secrets of the Sea!
“One of the things that has always made Descendants so special is the way it invites audiences to experience familiar Disney stories through an entirely new perspective,” Ayo Davis, president, Disney Kids & Family, shared in a statement. “With Hidden Heroes, we’re finally putting the sidekicks center stage, because they’ve always been an essential part of Disney’s greatest adventures. It’s a fun, surprising new chapter that expands the Descendants universe with all the music, dance and heart fans love and expect from the franchise.”
Production is set to kick off next week – Stay tuned for more!
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