As Descendants ’ Uma moves into the principal’s office at Auradon Prep in Descendants: Rise of Red , she’s remembering her roots on the Isle of the Lost — while the franchise pays tribute to the late Cameron Boyce . “I used to hate Mal, but you know what happened? We reconciled,” Uma, played by China Ann McLain, said in the new Disney+ sequel while settling into her new office. “We saw the goodness in each other.
” As Uma spoke, the camera panned to show off framed photos of Mal ( Dove Cameron ), Evie ( Sofia Carson ), Ben ( Mitchell Hope ) and Jay ( Booboo Stewart ) from the original 2015, 2017 and 2019 films. The gallery wall also featured a portrait of Carlos (Boyce) in the center. “When she and Ben finally opened up the Isle, they gave all villains a second chance.
It’s time Wonderland got one, too,” Uma tells Fairy Godmother, played by Melanie Paxson . “This [invitation] is for Princess Red.” Fairy Godmother then asked Uma whether she was sure about giving Red, the daughter of Alice in Wonderland ’s Queen of Hearts, the chance to enroll at Auradon’s boarding school.
Uma, however, didn’t hesitate. “It’s what Carlos would have wanted,” Uma tearfully adds, seemingly confirming the character’s absence. “So, don’t do it for me.
Do it in honor of him.” Boyce’s Carlos starred in the first three Descendants movies, which took the children of iconic Disney villains in a fish-out-of-water tale at Auradon Prep alongside the offspring o.
