Jennifer Phang is becoming a member of the “Descendants” franchise. A press launch introduced that she’s been tapped to helm “The Pocketwatch” (working title), a sequel to the Disney+ sensation.
Set to function seven new songs, the movie will develop the “Descendants” universe, which launched audiences to the the teenager daughters and sons of Disney’s most beloved heroes and villains. “The Pocketwatch” will deal with Purple, “the whip-smart and rebellious teenage daughter of the Queen of Hearts (‘Alice in Wonderland’) and Chloe, the perfectionist and athletic daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming (‘Cinderella’). In an effort to stop an impending coup in Auradon – one which looms in the course of the celebration of a brand new royal child — Purple should be part of forces with Chloe to journey in again in time, through the White Rabbit’s pocket watch, to cease an occasion that might result in grave penalties,” the pic’s synopsis hints.
“With a fascinating script and Jennifer Phang’s directorial imaginative and prescient, we’re setting a brand new excessive bar of creativity and creativeness, with a film that ups the ante on story, music, and dance to entertain younger viewers, their households, and the worldwide fan base that grew up with the aspirational story of ‘Descendants,’” mentioned Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Tv. “We be part of them in anticipation as we put together to ship an awesome new leisure expertise to Disney+.”
Phang, whose function credit embrace “Advantageous” and “Half-Life,” added, “‘The Pocketwatch’ presents a pleasant canvas with fantastical world constructing. Musicals sparked my creativeness after I was a child and are an enormous a part of what drew me to filmmaking. I feel that’s as a result of they’ve a approach of conveying these beautiful, nuanced concepts by way of music and expressive motion. I’m additionally all the time impressed by the range of households that exist all world wide. So I actually jumped on the likelihood to craft a supercharged musical expertise and discover some new, invigorating themes inside an expansive Disney universe.”
Requested what recommendation she’d give different ladies administrators, Phang advised us, “We actually do have to help one another. Too many occasions I’ve been led to consider that my direct competitors was different ladies, as if there will be [only] a handful of profitable feminine filmmakers a yr. That dialog, that notion, wants to alter. Girls are the individuals who have helped me make movies I really like, and I wish to be that sort of power to different ladies.”
The director emphasised, “I’m dedicated to making a imaginative and prescient of the world that displays how I consider it’s: numerous. It’s, in that respect, not an effort to diversify media illustration, however slightly, it comes out of the world I’ve grown up in.”
On the small display screen, Phang has directed episodes of sequence akin to “The Flight Attendant,” “The Boys,” and “Basis.”
