We review the latest installment in Disney’s juggernaut tween Descendants franchise: The Rise of Red. Can Aurodon survive the replacement of its core cast? Does the soundtrack live up to previous installments? Most importantly, how happy are we to see Brandy as Cinderella again? Spoiler alert: very happy.
Previous episodes we mention:
Check out Katie’s magnum opus on Cinderella adaptations featuring the Brandy version from the 90s.
Katie was not misremembering. Anne Hathaway did, in fact, play the White Queen in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
Descendants: The Rise of Red made us think of these movies and shows for grown ups:
- 13 Going on 30
- Back to the Future
- Clueless
We cast our gritty reboot with these actors:
- Anne Hathaway as Red
- Tessa Thompson as Uma
- Angelina Jolie or Jessica Shore as the Queen of Hearts
- John Cho as Prince Charming
- Adrien Brody as Hades
- Natasha Lyonne as the Fairy Godmother or the Evil Stepmother
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