If you’ve been waiting for more news about the sequel to Descendants, then you’ll be excited to hear about the latest news about those teenage sons and daughters of Disney’s most infamous villains, Carlos, son of Cruella de Vil (Cameron Boyce), Evie, daughter of the Evil Queen (Sofia Carson), Mal, daughter of Maleficent (Dove Cameron), and Jay, son of Jafar (Booboo Stewart) and Ben, King of Auradon, son of Beast and Belle (Mitchell Hope).
“Descendants 2” director, choreographer and executive producer Kenny Ortega, says “When Ben realizes Mal has left Auradon, he decides to go after her. Mal’s friends — Carlos, Evie and Jay — decide to go with him to help, but first they have to teach him their wicked ways so he can sneak around the Isle of the Lost without being recognized.”
“Descendants 2” is currently in production for a 2017 premiere on Disney Channel
About “Descendants 2”
The story deepens in the music-driven sequel to the global smash hit “Descendants,” as the teenage sons and daughters of Disney’s most infamous villains — Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay (also known as Villain Kids or VKs) — try to find their place in idyllic Auradon. When the pressure to be royally perfect becomes too much for Mal, she returns to her rotten roots on the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, the daughter of Ursula, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen of the run-down town. Uma, still resentful over not being selected by Ben to go to Auradon Prep with the other Villain Kids, stirs her pirate gang including Captain Hook’s son Harry and Gaston’s son Gil, to break the barrier between the Isle of the Lost and Auradon, and unleash all the villains imprisoned on the Isle, once and for all.
“Descendants 2” Creative Team
Emmy Award-winning director Kenny Ortega (“Descendants,” “High School Musical” movies, 2016’s “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”) will return as director, executive producer and choreographer. “Descendants” executive producer Wendy Japhet (“An Education”, “The Italian Job”) also returns for the sequel. Lauded writers Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon (“The Starter Wife,” “Runaway Bride”), who won a 2016 Writers Guild Award for “Descendants,” wrote “Descendants 2” and also serve as executive producers. “Descendants” costume designer Kara Saun (“Project Runway”) and production designer Mark Hofeling (“Teen Beach Movie,” “High School Musical”) are signed on for the sequel. Tony Testa (“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “This Is It”) joins the creative team as choreographer with Ortega, and Shawn Williamson (“Adventures in Babysitting”) is producer.
#D2Deets: FYI – keep an eye out on @DisneyChannelPR for more details coming up.
