However The descendants’ animated special, Progeny: the royal weddingcelebrated the wedding of main characters Mal and Ben last Friday, the episode also honored the late actor Cameron Boyce, who played Carlos in the Disney Channel franchise.
The TV special acknowledged Carlos’ absence early on when Mal receives a wedding gift of a charm bracelet with all of their family crests, including Carlos’s. The character Evie explained that she represents “all four VKs, bound together forever”.
At the end of the episode, as the married couple reflected on their momentous day, Mal suggested ‘another story might just be beginning’, before the camera pans across to a pile of painted white roses in red and turning black down a rabbit hole, teasing that a fourth episode of the descent franchise could be on the way.
Before the credits, the musical series commemorated Boyce with a tribute card that reads “In memory of our friend Cameron Boyce”.
Boyce, the star of descent franchise and HBO Mrs Fletcherdied in July 2019, at the age of 20, following an epileptic seizure.
Progeny: the royal wedding, by Sara Parriott & Josann McGibbon and Ricky Roxburgh, is based on the “Descendants” films by Parriott and McGibbon. The special is produced by Le Cube under the direction of Salvador Simó.
Deadline announced in early June that 1091 Pictures had acquired the North American distribution rights to Runt, with plans for a one-day, one-date release, in theaters and on VOD, this fall. The dramatic feature is the latest film to feature the late Boyce.
Following Boyce’s untimely death in 2019, the Cameron Boyce Foundation was founded to continue his philanthropic legacy. Its mission is to raise awareness and fund research on epilepsy and SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy) through digital campaigns and programmatic partnerships. The foundation also supports other causes important to Cameron, such as Wielding Peace (a campaign that encourages creative expression as an alternative to violence) and ending the global water crisis. More information about the foundation can be found here.
