Descendants: Wicked Wonderland takes viewers back to the world of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland, continuing the story of Red and Chloe while also introducing new characters.
The new movie, which is now streaming on Disney Channel and Disney+, picks up where the fourth film, Rise of Red, left off: The Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora) is nice, Cinderella (Brandy) is safe, and things seem perfect for their respective daughters, Red (Kylie Cantrall) and Chloe (Malia Baker). However, they soon learn that changing the past created a new villain: Maddox Hatter (Leonardo Nam, son of the Mad Hatter).
Cantrall says stepping back into her role as Red, the Queen of Hearts’ daughter, was like putting on a comfy pair of shoes that fit just right.
“It was so special; it felt like I never left,” says the actress. “At the same time, I feel like I’ve lived so much life in between both of these movies, and getting to bring my own personal evolution into the character’s evolution was really fun and also what makes this film so different. She evolved in so many ways.”
For Baker, the shoot was a literal homecoming for her: The movie filmed scenes in Vancouver (including at the castle featured in the original Descendants), her hometown.
