‘Descendants: The Rise of Red’ At Disney+ Casts Alex Boniello As Jack Of Diamonds
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Alex Boniello (Jessica Jones) has been cast as Jack of Diamonds in the Disney+ original movie Descendants: The Rise of Red (formerly known as The Pocketwatch), the latest installment in Disney Branded Television’s Descendants franchise.
The Jack of Diamonds is a captain in the Queen of Hearts’ Red Army, whose soldiers wear military uniforms in the style of playing cards.
Boniello, who is also a Tony-winning producer for Hadestown, joins previously announced cast members Kylie Cantrall (Disney’s Gabby Duran and the Unsittables) as Red; Malia Baker (The Babysitters Club) as Chloe; Brandy (Queens) as Cinderella, Rita Ora (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight) as The Queen of Hearts; China Anne McClain (Descendants 2 and Descendants 3) as Uma; Dara Reneé (High School Musical: The Musical: the Series) as Uliana; Ruby Rose Turner (Coop and Cami Ask the World) as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts; Morgan Dudley (Jagged Little Pill on Broadway) as Ella/Young Cinderella; Joshua Colley (Senior Year) as Hook; Melanie Paxson (Descendants franchise) as Fairy Godmother; Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso), Principal Merlin; Leonardo Nam (Westworld) as Maddox Hatter and Paolo Montalban (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella) as King Charming.
Descendants: The Rise of Red follows the story of Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter.
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