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"Descendants: The Royal Wedding," an animated special that invites viewers to Auradon's epic social event - Mal and King Ben's wedding - will premiere this summer on Disney Channel. Reprising their popular roles are Dove Cameron as Mal, Sofia Carson as Evie, Booboo Stewart as Jay, Mitchell Hope as Ben, Sarah Jeffery as Audrey, Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother, China Anne McClain as Uma, Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad, Anna Cathcart as Dizzy, Dan Payne as Beast, Bobby Moynihan as Dude the Dog and Cheyenne Jackson as Hades. The absence of the character Carlos, played by the late Cameron Boyce, will be acknowledged in the storyline and Boyce's memory will be honored in the telecast.

Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Branded Television, said, "'Descendants' introduced a fantasy world of stories and characters anchored in Disney mythology. For the past six years, it captivated young viewers and grew to become among Disney Channel's biggest entertainment franchises ever. It had the benefit of immensely talented stars, who we now welcome back for this animated 'Royal Wedding' special that will bridge the audience to what we hope will be a new chapter of compelling 'Descendants' stories and characters yet to come."

"Descendants: The Royal Wedding," by Sara Parriott & Josann McGibbon and Ricky Roxburgh, is based on the "Descendants" movies by Parriott and McGibbon ("The Starter Wife," "Runaway Bride," "Descendants," "Descendants 2", "Descendants 3"). Produced by Le Cube, Salvador Simó is set to direct.

“I mean, you guys know how much I adore Descendants and Evie, she changed my life forever,” Sofia said. “This is an animation, like an animated special. There was an animated series for Descendants called Wicked World, and Disney wanted to do kind of one last chapter and it’s the wedding special.” “I don’t know how much I can spoil, but I know that that has been revealed, and you know, you can imagine it was tremendously difficult to do without Cam,” she continued. “But you know, the fans love this franchise so much, and I think they’re really excited about kind of seeing this special that they put together.”

When asked if there was a reason they did it as an animated special as opposed to live action, Sofia said, “I honestly couldn’t have imagined doing a live action without him… You have no idea [how hard it was]. Yeah, it was tough.” “They don’t bring back his character but he is honored,” Sofia added. “It is touched on… Fans, ever since Descendants 3 have been asking for another chapter, and I think this felt like the right way to do it.”

Bibbidi, Bobbidi, Boom! "Descendants: The Royal Wedding" invites viewers to Auradon's most anticipated social soiree —Mal and King Ben's wedding. Happily-ever-after continues for Auradon's power couple as they prepare to say "I do" at an epic celebration with their friends and family, but Hades threatens to ruin it all. TThe animated special will feature a brand new song, and the original "Descendants" cast is set to reprise their roles including Dove Cameron as Mal, Sofia Carson as Evie, Booboo Stewart as Jay, Mitchell Hope as Ben, Sarah Jeffery as Audrey, Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother, China Anne McClain as Uma, Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad, Anna Cathcart as Dizzy, Dan Payne as Beast, Bobby Moynihan as Dude the Dog and Cheyenne Jackson as Hades.

unprincess wrote:good lord I just accidentally stumbled upon the full trailer for this on YouTube while looking for something else:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0QOxiXNZ7Y

I think in this case I actually preferred the CGI animation from the shorts. At least those looked like the dolls. This reminds me of the animation used for straight to videos releases from the 90's(not the Disney ones, those had slightly higher quality animation, but for other studios), or those DC animated films. It just looks so weird.

I really REALLY hope the Tiana D+ show...or the animated segments for the Enchanted sequel... do NOT look like this.