The sequel to the wildly popular fairy tale musical Disney’s Descendants — about the teenage children of classic Disney villains and heroes — starts shooting in Vancouver and Victoria this week. Directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical), Descendants 2 stars Dove Cameron as Maleficent’s daughter Mal, Booboo Stewart as Jafar’s son Jay, Cameron Boyce as Cruella’s son Carlos and Sofia Carson as the Evil Queen’s daughter Evie, along with Mitchell Hope as King Ben, son of Belle and the Beast and Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad, son of Prine Charming. New villain Descendants include China Anne McClain as Uma, daughter of Ursula, Thomas Doherty as Harry, son of Captain Hook and Dylan Playfair (Some Assembly Required) as Gil, son of Gaston (Beauty and the Beast).
Pre-production in Vancouver began last month with an open call for dancers aged 17 to 35 on August 10th at Burnaby’s The Bridge Studios. Director Kenny Ortega flew in and main cast followed for weeks of rehearsals ahead of the start of principal photography this Thursday, September 8th.
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Dove Cameron’s instagram.
#d2 rehearsal candid. what (or who) do you think I’m so focused on? 😈⚔🍭
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Disney’s Descendants 2 is scheduled to film in metro Vancouver and greater Victoria from Septenber 8th to October 28th (dates subject to change) under the working title The Lair.