Descendants: The Rise of Red Debuts on Disney Channel — What We Know About the Ending (And What’s Next)
If you just finished watching the Disney Channel debut of Descendants: The Rise of Red, you’re probably asking yourself one question: Now what?!
The fourth full-length installment in Disney’s Descendants franchise originally premiered last month on Disney+, and fans have been theorizing about the film’s ambiguous ending ever since.
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The movie musical concludes with Red (Kylie Cantrall) and Chloe (Malia Baker), the daughters of Cinderella (Brandy) and the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora), returning from their time-traveling adventure to discover that they successfully prevented the Queen from turning evil in the first place. But all’s not well that ends well, as a closing voiceover from Principal Uma (China Anne McClain) suggests that the story isn’t over yet. “Getting what you want can be dangerous,” she warns, “especially when you mess with the fabric of time.”
Although a fifth Descendants film hasn’t officially been ordered (yet!), executive producer Suzanne Todd confirms to TVLine that Disney is “definitely working on and thinking about a follow-up movie.”
What that movie would be about, however, is still anyone’s guess. One popular theory is that turning the Queen of Hearts good somehow made Cinderella into a villain. On that front, Todd tells TVLine, “I can neither confirm nor deny the future good or evil-ness of anybody, other than saying that there will be future good and evil turns for sure. It’s super fun thinking about it and trying to work it out.”
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For what it’s worth, Cantrall and Baker are both totally on board with the idea of Cinderella taking a dark turn, à la Audrey in Descendants 3, especially if the change extends to her offspring.
“I’m putting it out there, I want Chloe to have a little VK moment,” Baker tells TVLine in our video interview above. “Maybe that’s what happens, Chloe goes a little crazy.” And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Trust us, these girls have just as many theories as the fans, if not more.
What’s your take on that mysterious ending? And what are your hopes for the future of the Descendants franchise? Grade The Rise of Red in our poll below, then drop a comment with all of your thoughts.
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