Brandy Norwood has had quite a year, including returning as Cinderella more than two decades after first playing the role for Disney.
Norwood played the storybook heroine in the 1997 ABC television movie cinderellaWith Paul Montalban as Prince Charming. The two returned once again to reprise their respective roles Descendants: The Rise of Redis currently streaming on Disney+ and is set to premiere on Disney Channel on August 9.
“We’re very honored, very lucky and very excited,” Norwood said hollywood reporter On reuniting with Montalban. “It was such a magical experience to be able to work with Paul again, to waltz with him and sing with him.”
The new movie is the fourth Disney Channel production descendants The franchise first launched in 2015. Descendants: The Rise of Red Centered on Rhett (Kelly Cantrall), the daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora), and Chloe, the daughter of Cinderella (Norwood), putting aside their differences, with the help of time travel to save their world.
Jason Alexander, Paul Montalban, Whitney Houston, Brandi, Bernadette Peters, Natalie Dessell and Vianne Cox on ABC cinderella (1997).
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Narrated by Norwood THR The “chemistry” between her and Montalban was natural. He agreed, revealing that his favorite moment while working on the new project was seeing Norwood’s original introduction in it: “It was raining, so we were in our palace, and she emerged out of the mist. It was just amazing. Glorious.
Baker experienced firsthand their special bond while playing the couple’s daughter. “The connection after all these years is actually crazy,” Baker said of Norwood and Montalban. “It’s exactly what you hope and imagine. It’s a surreal reality to be a small part of that. It’s amazing.
1997 version cinderella With a cast that also included Whitney Houston, Whoopi Goldberg and Bernadette Peters, the show continues to be fondly remembered and won praise for casting people of color in many of its leading roles. This was not lost on the performers themselves, Montalbán praised descendants Movies that continue this legacy.
Brandi Norwood, Malia Baker and Paul Montalban Descendants: The Rise of Red.
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“Not only were there a large number of representatives at the conference [Descendants] characters, but also representatives of different types of families,” said Montalban. “It feels normal in the world because it should be normal and because it’s normal in our world. It makes people feel like they belong and feel seen.
The film is just one of a string of recent achievements for Norwood. Stars to star in A24 psychological horror film lobby The song hits theaters in September and Ariana Grande reprises Norwood’s chart-topping 1998 duet with Monica “The Boy Is” The Boy Is Mine has been played on the radio and Monica and Norwood have guest appearances in the music video.
“Resurrection!” exclaimed Norwood when asked about the busy stretch of road. “I’m still inspired. I love what I do. I’m excited to see everything come out and see what people think and see if people can still be inspired by what I do.
As for the final joke Descendants: The Rise of Red Norwood has hinted that she has been involved in talks to return to play Cinderella again, which seems promising for a follow-up film. “I’ve heard some stuff,” she quipped. “I don’t know if I can confirm these things, but I’ve heard some talk here and there. That’s great.
