Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jayma Mays are cast in Disney+’s Enchanted sequel Disenchanted
Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jayma Mays are the latest performers to join the cast of Disney+’s Enchanted sequel Disenchanted.
The trio are joining cast members Amy Adams, Idina Menzel, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey, who respectively portrayed the roles of Giselle, Nancy, Prince Edward and Robert Philip in the 2007 live-action original, Deadline reported on Monday.
Rudolph, 48, Brown, 49, and Mays, 41, are all rumored to play villains in the sequel, sources told the outlet.
The latest: Maya Rudolph, 48, Yvette Nicole Brown, 49, and Jayma Mays, 41, are the latest performers to join the cast of Disney+’s Enchanted sequel Disenchanted
Composer Alan Menken is also coming back for the sequel to the motion picture.
Disney Studios’ President of Production Sean Bailey said the film was coming out during a December event for investors.
The movie was a critical and commercial success, as it took in more than $340 million at the box office and garnered three Academy Award Best Song nominations for Menken and Stephen Schwartz, for Happy Working Song, So Close and That’s How You Know.
Director Adam Shankman is looking to commence with production in the coming months, according to the outlet.
Yvette Nicole Brown has been cast in the anticipated Disney sequel
Out and about: Mays was snapped at an event in LA in 2015
According to the Irish Examiner Monday, Disney has initiated a casting call on the project, as a set is being built in the Ireland village of Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.
An ad the outlet reported, citing MovieExtras.ie, reads, ‘Clocktower Productions is seeking roles for the motion picture project entitled Disenchanted, a new feature-length motion picture project to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, filming in Dublin, Ireland between May and August 2021.
‘Submissions for non-descript roles will be accepted for all performers, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity or any other basis prohibited by law, subject to legitimate casting objectives. Clocktower is committed to diverse, inclusive casting.’
