Descendants: The Rise of Red, the fourth installment in the beloved Descendants franchise, premiered on Disney+ on July 12 and has already been a massive success. Within the first few days of debut, the film broke a Disney+ viewership record with 6.7M views in the first three days, the most-viewed film premiere ever on the streamer. 

Nostalgia from the previous three films, coupled with new characters, new songs and new outfits has led Descendants: The Rise of Red to become one of our favorite movies of 2024. We got to chat with many of the film’s cast members before it premiered including Kylie Cantrall (Red), Malia Baker (Chloe), Dara Reneé (Uliana), Morgan Dudley (Ella), Ruby Rose Turner (Bridget), and Joshua Colley (Hook) and we fell in love with their chemistry, love of Disney channel original movies, and appreciations for their characters.

Descendants: The Rise of Red follows Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, played by Rita Ora, and Chloe, the perfectionist daughter of Cinderella, played by Brandy Norwood. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, the polar opposite Red and Chloe must join forces to stop her. The film stars many new and returning faces to Disney including China Anne McClain as Uma and Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother but also features some of the brightest and best upcoming stars. The film even features some of the original actors from the 1997 Disney television film Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella including Brandy and Paolo Montalban as King Charming. 

While getting the chance to talk to these cast members, we had to ask them about their characters, their experiences on set, and being a part of an iconic Disney franchise. Each of them expressed their excitement of becoming a part of the Disney family and being a part of such an iconic franchise like Descendants. If you want to hear more about how they got into character, wardrobe, wigs, and all, what their experience was like filming on such a big and busy set, and what they learned from each other, watch the video below!

Thank you, Kylie, Malia, Dara, Ruby, Morgan, and Joshua for chatting with Young Entertainment. Follow them on their Instagram’s at @kyliecantrall, @maliabakermsb, @dararenee, @morgandudley, @rubyroseturner, and @joshuarobertcolley. We are so excited to watch all of your careers grow. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe to our channel for the latest news in young entertainment.