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==Release==
==Release==

Decendants was released on [[DVD]] on July 31, 2015.
Decendants was released on [[DVD]] on July 31, 2015.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==

=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===
Before the film made its TV debut, it was viewed more than one million times on the Watch Disney Channel app.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2015/07/30/disneys-descendants-garners-over-one-million-views-on-the-watch-disney-channel-app-ahead-of-its-television-premiere-tomorrow-689400/20150730disney01/|title=Disney's "Descendants" Garners Over One Million Views on the WATCH Disney Channel App Ahead of Its Television Premiere Tomorrow|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=July 30, 2015|accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref>
Before the film made its TV debut, it was viewed more than one million times on the Watch Disney Channel app.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2015/07/30/disneys-descendants-garners-over-one-million-views-on-the-watch-disney-channel-app-ahead-of-its-television-premiere-tomorrow-689400/20150730disney01/|title=Disney's "Descendants" Garners Over One Million Views on the WATCH Disney Channel App Ahead of Its Television Premiere Tomorrow|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=July 30, 2015|accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref>
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==Novels==
==Novels==

===''The Isle of the Lost''===
===''The Isle of the Lost''===
A prequel novel called ''The Isle of the Lost'' by [[Melissa de la Cruz]], has the villains' descendants banding together to retrieve the Dragon's Eye. The book has spent over 14 weeks as a Children's Middle Grade [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]].<ref name="nytimesbooks">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-08-23/childrens-middle-grade/list.html|title=Best Sellers|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Khatib |first=Joumana|accessdate=August 24, 2015}}</ref>
A prequel novel called ''The Isle of the Lost'' by [[Melissa de la Cruz]], has the villains' descendants banding together to retrieve the Dragon's Eye. The book has spent over 14 weeks as a Children's Middle Grade [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]].<ref name="nytimesbooks">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-08-23/childrens-middle-grade/list.html|title=Best Sellers|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Khatib |first=Joumana|accessdate=August 24, 2015}}</ref>
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Besides detailing about the children of Maleficent, Jafar, Cruella De Vil, and the Evil Queen, it also talks about some of the known locations of the Isle of the Lost like Dragon Hall (the only school on the Isle of the Lost), Goblin Wharf (which is operated by goblins who would like amnesty for their involvement with Maleficent), Bargain Castle (which sells enchanter robes and bargain hats while the top floor is where Maleficent lives), Jafar's Junk Shop (which is owned by Jafar as mentioned in the film), Castle Far Away (where the Evil Queen lives), Hell Hall (where Cruella de Vil lives), and the Isle of the Doomed (which is hidden next to the Isle of the Lost). The sorcerer [[List of Fantasia characters#Yen Sid|Yen Sid]] from ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' is positioned here by King Beast to work at Dragon Hall to help the students with formerly magical parents adapt to more modern methods since the Isle of the Lost's barrier negates all magic.
Besides detailing about the children of Maleficent, Jafar, Cruella De Vil, and the Evil Queen, it also talks about some of the known locations of the Isle of the Lost like Dragon Hall (the only school on the Isle of the Lost), Goblin Wharf (which is operated by goblins who would like amnesty for their involvement with Maleficent), Bargain Castle (which sells enchanter robes and bargain hats while the top floor is where Maleficent lives), Jafar's Junk Shop (which is owned by Jafar as mentioned in the film), Castle Far Away (where the Evil Queen lives), Hell Hall (where Cruella de Vil lives), and the Isle of the Doomed (which is hidden next to the Isle of the Lost). The sorcerer [[List of Fantasia characters#Yen Sid|Yen Sid]] from ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' is positioned here by King Beast to work at Dragon Hall to help the students with formerly magical parents adapt to more modern methods since the Isle of the Lost's barrier negates all magic.


Other villains mentioned or hinted to be on the Isle of the Lost are [[Captain Hook]] from ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'', [[Ursula (character)|Ursula]] from ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (who owns "Ursula's Fish and Chips" while the Strait of Ursula that's named after her is what separates the Isle of the Lost from Charmington), Dr. Facilier from ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' (who was the founder of Dragon Hall), [[Mother Gothel]] from ''[[Tangled]]'' (who is mentioned to be a teacher at Dragon Hall teaching "Selfishness 101"), Lady Tremaine and her two daughters Drizella and Anastasia from ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' (Lady Tremaine is a teacher at Dragon Hall teaching "Evil Schemes and Nasty Plots" while her cat Lucifer is the school mascot), Clayton from ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'', Madame Mim from ''[[The Sword in the Stone (film)|The Sword in the Stone]]'', Governor John Ratcliffe from ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', Gaston from ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', Shan Yu from ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', [[Shere Khan]] from ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', Scar from ''[[The Lion King]]'', the Horned King from ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'', Professor Padraic Ratigan from ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', and [[Claude Frollo]] from ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''.
Other villains mentioned or hinted to be on the Isle of the Lost are [[Captain Hook]] from ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' (who is mentioned to own "Hook's Inlet and Shack" and is the father of Harriet Hook), [[Ursula (character)|Ursula]] from ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (who owns "Ursula's Fish and Chips" while the Strait of Ursula that's named after her is what separates the Isle of the Lost from Charmington), Dr. Facilier from ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' (who was the founder of Dragon Hall and the father of Freddie Facilier), [[Mother Gothel]] from ''[[Tangled]]'' (who is mentioned to be a teacher at Dragon Hall teaching "Selfishness 101" and is the mother of Ginny Gothel), Lady Tremaine and her two daughters Drizella and Anastasia from ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' (Lady Tremaine is the mother of Anthony Tremaine and a teacher at Dragon Hall teaching "Evil Schemes and Nasty Plots" while her cat Lucifer is the school mascot), Clayton from ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'' (who is the father of Clay Clayton), Madame Mim from ''[[The Sword in the Stone (film)|The Sword in the Stone]]'', Governor John Ratcliffe from ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', Gaston from ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (who is the father of Gaston Jr. and Gaston III), Shan Yu from ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', [[Shere Khan]] from ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', Scar from ''[[The Lion King]]'', the Horned King from ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'' (who is mentioned to own "Cauldron Repair"), Professor Padraic Ratigan from ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', and [[Claude Frollo]] from ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (who is mentioned to own "Frollo's Creperie").

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Another ''Descendants'' novel, ''Return to the Isle of the Lost'' will be released on May 24, 2016.
===''Return to the Isle of the Lost''===
⚫
Another ''Descendants'' novel titled ''Return to the Isle of the Lost'' will be released on May 24, 2016.


===Junior novelization===
===Junior novelization===

Revision as of 18:42, 11 February 2016

Descendants
Promotional poster
Genre
Written by
Directed byKenny Ortega
Starring
Narrated byDove Cameron
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Tracey Jeffrey (line producer)
  • Judy Taylor (executive producer)
CinematographyThomas Burstyn
EditorDon Brochu
Running time112 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJuly 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)[1]

Descendants is a 2015 American musical fantasy television film directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega. The film stars Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Sofia Carson as the sons and daughters of Maleficent, The Evil Queen, Jafar and Cruella De Vil. The plot follows these teenagers adjusting to life outside the Isle of the Lost, while on a mission to steal the Fairy Godmother's wand and free their parents from captivity.

The film also stars Mitchell Hope, Dan Payne, Keegan Connor Tracy, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Maz Jobrani, Kathy Najimy, and Kristin Chenoweth. The film debuted on July 31, 2015 as a Disney Channel Original Movie, to positive reviews and 6.6 million viewers.

The film was followed by a CGI animated short-form series titled Descendants: Wicked World, and a sequel is currently planned for 2017.

Plot

After their marriage, Belle and Beast unite all the famous fairy tale kingdoms into the United States of Auradon, and are elected King and Queen. Villains and their minions are imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost, a slum-like island surrounded by a barrier that prevents the use of magic (deceased villains were resurrected to succumb in this punishment). 20 years later, their son, Prince Ben, is soon to be crowned king. As his first proclamation, Ben wishes to give the kids on the Isle of the Lost the chance to live in Auradon. The kids chosen are: Carlos, son of Cruella de Vil; Jay, son of Jafar; Evie, daughter of the Evil Queen; and Mal, daughter of Maleficent. ("Rotten to the Core")

Maleficent orders them to steal Fairy Godmother's wand and use it to free the villains.

At Auradon Prep, Carlos, Jay, Evie, and Mal are greeted by Fairy Godmother the school's headmistress, as well as Ben and his "girlfriend" Princess Audrey, daughter of Aurora and Prince Phillip. We meet Dopey's son Doug who is smitten with Evie. That night, Evie uses her mother's magic mirror to locate the wand at a nearby museum and the four attempt to steal it. ("Evil Like Me"). Jay attempts to take the wand, but is repelled by a barrier and sets off an alarm. The group escape and reluctantly prepare to attend class.

Jay is soon recruited for the school's tourney (a fictional sport) team due to his physical aptitude. Carlos ends up befriending the school's mutt Dude and also joins the tourney team. Evie excels academically (by cheating with the magic mirror) and becomes infatuated with Prince Chad Charming: son of Cinderella and Prince Charming who convinces her to do his homework so he'll have time to see her. She learns from Doug that Fairy Godmother will bless Ben at his coronation with her wand. Mal manipulates Fairy Godmother's daughter Jane by using magic to restyle her hair and saying only her mother's wand can do more. Mulan and Li Shang's daughter Lonnie befriends Mal, paying for Mal to improve her hair as well thus becomes popular among many girls.

When Mal learns Ben's girlfriend is the only person besides his family to be seated near the wand at the coronation, she bakes a love potion into a chocolate chip cookie (obtaining a tear of human sadness, a critical ingredient, from an unwitting Lonnie, who cries when she learns villains are not loving parents) and convinces Ben to eat it by playing on his trust. Jay, Carlos and Ben work together to win the tourney game and Jay is named MVP. Ben declares his love for Mal, asking her to the coronation ("Did I Mention"). In retaliation, Audrey announces Chad as her new boyfriend, much to Evie's dismay. Evie has to take a chemistry test without her mirror after Chad has the teacher confiscate it. She gets a B+, proving she possesses more than beauty; she shows Doug, who believed in her, and agrees to spend more time with him. Ben asked Mal on a date, taking her to a picnic by a lake. Ben goes for a swim alone, while Mal reflects on how confused she's becoming ("If Only"). When Ben disappears, Mal jumps in to find him despite her inability to swim. Ben surfaces and rescues Mal asking if she reciprocates his love. Mal says she doesn't know what love feels like, Ben offers to teach her.

During Auradon Prep's family day, the four are permitted a video chat with their parents. An argument occurs. ("If Only (Reprise)"). The visiting parents are welcomed ("Be Our Guest"). Ben shocks his parents by introducing Mal as his new girlfriend. Audrey's grandmother Queen Leah berates Mal over being robbed of her daughter's childhood by Maleficent's curse. When Chad insults the quartet, a fight breaks out and the villains' children are ostracized. Jane joins in the mockery, a hurt Mal undoes her hair back to its previous style. The four are recommitted to their mission.

During the pre-coronation procession, Mal gives Ben a brownie with the love spell's antidote, feeling it would be unnecessarily cruel to keep him in love with her during Maleficent's invasion. He eats it prematurely, but then admits that he already knew about the love spell as it had been lifted by his swim in the Enchanted Lake during their first date. Believing she was motivated by her crush on him, he tells her that his feelings are genuine and gives her his signet ring. After the coronation blessing, Jane snatches the wand to give herself the magical makeover her mother won't allow. Unable to control the wand, Jane accidentally breaches the Isle of the Lost's barrier. Maleficent immediately flies away. Mal seizes the wand from Jane. Torn over what to do, she heeds Ben's advice to make her own choice and, recognizing that she and her friends have found happiness in their new lives in Auradon, leads them to decide to be good.

Maleficent arrives as Mal returns the wand to Fairy Godmother, but Maleficent easily overpowers her, freezes everyone at the coronation except for herself and the four children, and takes the wand. Mal rebukes her mother and her evil ways, extolling the value of love and taking the wand from her. The four battle Maleficent who transforms into a dragon. Mal counteracts a spell that turns her mother into a tiny lizard. Fairy Godmother unfreezes and explains that Maleficent's size is equivalent to the amount of love in her heart, and she can be freed from this form if she learns to love. She unfreezes the other guests. Cruella, Jafar, and the Evil Queen have ambiguous reactions to seeing the coronation fireworks from the Isle of the Lost. Everyone in Auradon celebrates the coronation ("Set It Off"). The film ends with Mal's eyes glowing mischievously and saying "You didn't think this was the end of the story, did you?", hinting their further adventures.

Cast

The Descendants

The Villains

The Heroes

Other characters

  • Reese Alexander as Coach Jenkins, the gym teacher at Auradon Prep who is the coach of its tourney team.
  • Jonathan Holmes as Mr. Deley, a science teacher at Auradon Prep.

Production

On December 12, 2013, Disney Channel announced the production of the film and released the plot outline. The script was written by the Emmy Award-nominated Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott. Filming began in the spring of 2014. Kenny Ortega, the Emmy Award-winning director who has previously worked with Disney Channel on the High School Musical trilogy, was announced to be directing the film.[2] Filming took place in Victoria, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Soundtrack

Untitled

Initially, the film was not envisioned as a musical. It was not until director/choreographer Kenny Ortega came on board that songs were added.[3] The film itself contains seven musical numbers, plus a song by Shawn Mendes during the end credits, which was released as a single. In addition, the soundtrack album includes four bonus tracks as well as a suite of the David Lawrence's orchestral score. Not included on the soundtrack is the Vancouver Children's Choir Choral Society's interpretation of "Laudamus te" from Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria, which was heard at Prince Ben's coronation ceremony.

The soundtrack debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 42,000 equivalent album units earned during its first week of release. It is the smallest weekly total for a No. 1 album since the chart began ranking albums by equivalent units in December 2014.[4] It also dethroned R&B singer Jill Scott's Woman from its debut at No. 1, with only 27,000 units sold after.[4] It is the first Disney Channel Original Movie since High School Musical 2 to have a soundtrack hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

"Good is the New Bad" appeared in the Descendants: Wicked World short of the same name.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Rotten to the Core"
2:42
2."Evil Like Me"Andrew Lippa
3:44
3."Did I Mention"Adam SchlesingerJeff Lewis2:33
4."If Only"
Dove Cameron3:49
5."Be Our Guest"
1:55
6."If Only (Reprise)"
  • Adam Anders
  • Nikki Hassman
  • Peer Astrom
Dove Cameron0:41
7."Set It Off"
  • Sam Hollander
  • Josh Edmondson
  • Grant Michaels
  • Craig Lashley
  • Charity Daw
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Dove Cameron
  • Sofia Carson
  • Cameron Boyce
  • Booboo Stewart
  • Sarah Jeffery
  • Mitchell Hope
2:54
8."Believe"
Shawn Mendes3:28
9."Rotten to the Core"
  • Joacim Persson
  • Shelly Peiken
  • Johann Alkenas
Sofia Carson2:54
10."Night Is Young"
China Anne McClain3:02
11."Good Is the New Bad" 
  • Dove Cameron
  • Sofia Carson
  • China Anne McClain
2:34
12."I'm Your Girl"
  • Dustin Burnett
  • Stephanie Lewis
  • Paula Winger
Felicia Barton2:38
13."Descendants Score Suite"David LawrenceDavid Lawrence6:49

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 179
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 177
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 50
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 102
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[10] 19
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11]
(Los descendientes) 		36
US Billboard 200[12] 1
US Kid Albums (Billboard)[13] 1
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

Charted songs

"Rotten to the Core", performed by Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Sofia Carson, debuted at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[15]

"If Only", performed by Dove Cameron, debuted at number 99 and peaked at number 94 the following week on the US Billboard Hot 100.[15]

"Did I Mention", performed by Jeff Lewis and Mitchell Hope, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[16]

"Evil Like Me", performed by Kristin Chenoweth and Dove Cameron, debuted at number 14 and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[16]

"Set It Off", performed by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Sarah Jeffery, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Jeff Lewis, debuted at number 17 and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[16]

Sofia Carson's solo version of "Rotten to the Core" debuted at number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[17]

Broadcast

Descendants made its debut on Family Channel in Canada on July 31, 2015, at the same time as the United States. It was also the last Disney Channel Original Movie to air in Canada on Family after moving all Disney Content to Disney Channel[18] The film premiered on August 1, 2015 on Disney Channel in Australia and New Zealand and on September 25, 2015 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[19][20] In the Middle East and Africa, the film premiered on September 18, 2015 on the English feed of Disney Channel.[21][22] It premiered in Turkey on October 17, 2015 on Disney Channel.

Release

Decendants was released on DVD on July 31, 2015.

Reception

Ratings

Before the film made its TV debut, it was viewed more than one million times on the Watch Disney Channel app.[23] It was viewed by 6.6 million people on its premiere night[24] and 10.5 million viewers in Early DVR Playback.[25] The film is currently the fifth most watched original movie in cable history.[26]

In Australia, the film attracted 151,000 viewers, making it the sixth highest-rated broadcast on pay television on its premiere day.[27] The British premiere was watched by 827,000 viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on Disney Channel of that week and month.[28][29] The viewers rose to 1.45 million in 28 days, making it the highest viewership ever on the network.[citation needed]

Critical reception

Descendants received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 63 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[30]

Isabella Biedenharn of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B" grade, saying "... plot isn't really the point. The fun is in the roll call... It's no High School Musical, but the songs are catchy, and the junior villains are worth rooting for."[31] Tisha Mae Eaton of Moviepilot.com stated, "It's a movie that definitely had the feel of a Disney classic with a modern twist and I highly recommend it."[32] Alex Reif of LaughingPlace.com gave it a score of 4.5 out of 5 saying, "... I highly recommend this to any Disney fan, if for no other reason than to see what they've done with the characters, the Hocus Pocus references, and Kristin Chenoweth's Maleficent which is closer to the animated character than Angelina Jolie's portrayal."[33] Brian Lowry of Variety called it "... a playful and tuneful TV movie, exhibiting much higher ambitions than, say, the Teen Beach franchise."[34] By contrast, Amy Amatangelo of The Hollywood Reporter gave it a mixed review, calling it "High School Musical meets Once Upon a Time. It smartly ushers little girls who have grown up watching Disney movies into the tween audience and is an idea so ripe for merchandising that the Disney Store is already chock-full of Descendants costumes, dolls and T-shirts." She called the story "flimsy", but singled out the performances of Chenoweth, Najimy, Robinson and Jobrani.[35]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result Ref.
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie TV Song Shawn Mendes - Believe Nominated [36]
2016 Writers Guild of America Award Children's Longform Program Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott Won [37]
2016 Directors Guild of America Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Children's Program Kenny Ortega Won
2016 Golden Reel Awards Sound Editing In Television - Musical: Long Form Amber Funk Pending [38]

Sequel

During the 2015 D23 Expo, Disney announced that a sequel to Descendants has been ordered.[39] The news was made official on the Disney Channel Facebook page on October 15, 2015.[40] Deadline reported that Parriott and McGibbon will reprise their duties as screenwriters and executive producers and that all of the cast from the first film is expected to return.[41]

Animated spinoff

Right after the film finished airing on Disney Channel, it was announced that a CGI-animated short spinoff entitled Descendants: Wicked World would be released in September 18, 2015.[42] Furthermore, former Phineas and Ferb storyboard artist Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft announced on Twitter that she was directing the series, with Jenni Cook as producer, and that the original cast would be reprising their roles. Each episode of the series is going to be under five minutes long, and in January 2016 A DVD intitled "Descendants: Wicked World & More" will be released and will have every short from season one, along with the Rotten To The Choreography and the Set It Off Specials.[43] The episodes are about two minutes long.

Novels

The Isle of the Lost

A prequel novel called The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz, has the villains' descendants banding together to retrieve the Dragon's Eye. The book has spent over 14 weeks as a Children's Middle Grade New York Times Best Seller.[44]

Besides detailing about the children of Maleficent, Jafar, Cruella De Vil, and the Evil Queen, it also talks about some of the known locations of the Isle of the Lost like Dragon Hall (the only school on the Isle of the Lost), Goblin Wharf (which is operated by goblins who would like amnesty for their involvement with Maleficent), Bargain Castle (which sells enchanter robes and bargain hats while the top floor is where Maleficent lives), Jafar's Junk Shop (which is owned by Jafar as mentioned in the film), Castle Far Away (where the Evil Queen lives), Hell Hall (where Cruella de Vil lives), and the Isle of the Doomed (which is hidden next to the Isle of the Lost). The sorcerer Yen Sid from Fantasia is positioned here by King Beast to work at Dragon Hall to help the students with formerly magical parents adapt to more modern methods since the Isle of the Lost's barrier negates all magic.

Other villains mentioned or hinted to be on the Isle of the Lost are Captain Hook from Peter Pan (who is mentioned to own "Hook's Inlet and Shack" and is the father of Harriet Hook), Ursula from The Little Mermaid (who owns "Ursula's Fish and Chips" while the Strait of Ursula that's named after her is what separates the Isle of the Lost from Charmington), Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog (who was the founder of Dragon Hall and the father of Freddie Facilier), Mother Gothel from Tangled (who is mentioned to be a teacher at Dragon Hall teaching "Selfishness 101" and is the mother of Ginny Gothel), Lady Tremaine and her two daughters Drizella and Anastasia from Cinderella (Lady Tremaine is the mother of Anthony Tremaine and a teacher at Dragon Hall teaching "Evil Schemes and Nasty Plots" while her cat Lucifer is the school mascot), Clayton from Tarzan (who is the father of Clay Clayton), Madame Mim from The Sword in the Stone, Governor John Ratcliffe from Pocahontas, Gaston from Beauty and the Beast (who is the father of Gaston Jr. and Gaston III), Shan Yu from Mulan, Shere Khan from The Jungle Book, Scar from The Lion King, the Horned King from The Black Cauldron (who is mentioned to own "Cauldron Repair"), Professor Padraic Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, and Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (who is mentioned to own "Frollo's Creperie").

Return to the Isle of the Lost

Another Descendants novel titled Return to the Isle of the Lost will be released on May 24, 2016.

Junior novelization

A junior novelization of the film Descendants adapted by Rico Green, was published on July 14, 2015.[44][45]

Other books

Other books have been released, including Mal's Diary, Mal's Spellbook, a poster book, and a Guide to Auradon Prep.

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