‘Descendants’ Director Kenny Ortega Recalls Working With Cameron Boyce

Sofia Carson Is "Forever Grateful" For Disney's 'Descendants' On Its 10-Year Anniversary

When Disney's Descendants premiered on July 31, 2015, the film was viewed by 6.6 million people on premiere night, proving High School Musical's Kenny Ortega had another hit on his hands. No one could have predicted how popular the Disney Channel movie would become — or how beloved it would be 10 years later. And actress Sofia Carson is "so grateful" she got to be a part of the franchise.Here's what Sofia Carson said about Descendants' 10-year a…

‘Descendants’ Director Kenny Ortega Recalls Working With Cameron Boyce

Descendants director Kenny Ortega is remembering actor Cameron Boyce, six years after his death at age 20. “He was so beloved,” Ortega, 75, told hosts Francesca Mariano and Ria Ciuffo on the Friday, August 1, episode of their “Chicks in the Office” podcast. “When he walked into a room, it’s like the light got brighter. He was our muse.” Boyce died in 2019 at his home in Los Angeles after suffering an epileptic seizure. He had previously been dia…

Kenny Ortega Pays Tribute to the Late Cameron Boyce as Descendants Turns 10: ‘If I Could Have Imagined a Son for Myself,’ It Would Be Him

As festivities continue for the 10th anniversary of Disney’s Descendants, it’s impossible to discuss the franchise’s enduring legacy without honoring the heart and soul of the first three films: the late, great Cameron Boyce. “He was our muse, everyone’s favorite, the forever boy,” director Kenny Ortega told TVLine during a recent visit to our New […]