Late last week we told you about a new Disney Channel Original Movie in development: The Descendants, following the children of the Disney villains.
Today, the first cast member has been revealed.
Dove Cameron will play Mal, the daughter of Maleficient, Variety reports. “She’s the ringleader of a group of teenage kids of famed Disney villains who wind up tangling with the good-hearted son of the King and Queen from ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ among others,” the trade says.
Cameon currently stars on the Disney Channel comedy Liv and Maddie and will appear in their upcoming snowboarding film Cloud 9.
Mal is one of four lead villains who will have a choice to make in The Descendants: To be like her parent (Maleficent) or to turn over a new leaf? A synopsis released last week says they’ll be “allowed into the kingdom [ruled by the Beauty and the Beasts’ kids] to attend prep school alongside the offspring of iconic Disney heroes, including Fairy Godmother, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Mulan. However, the evil teens face a dilemma. Should they follow in their nefarious parents’ footsteps and help all the villains regain power or embrace their innate goodness and save the kingdom?”
The movie will be directed by High School Musical helmer Kenny Ortega and is scheduled for a 2015 release on Disney Channel.
We’ll be closely following the development of The Descendants and will share additional casting choices as they’re revealed.
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