Let’s be honest here, Lonnie is one of the best characters in Descendants 2 — we mean, she’s the ONLY girl on the fencing team at Auradon Prep, and rightfully so, we might add.
Dianne Doan, who plays the daughter of Fa Mulan and Li Shang, chatted with Girl’s Life about Lonnie’s rebel spirit in the film.
“Lonnie is such an independent individual that it was fun to play someone who, at such a young age, is so sure of herself and doesn’t let anyone tell her she can’t do something that she sets her mind to,” she says.
Dianne adds, “She’s a little bit of a rebel, but, she has a smile on her face in everything she does, especially when battling it out with pirates.”
There are so many reasons why you should love Lonnie, but the main one is this: She goes after what she wants.
“The main message that I portray in this film is, ‘You can do anything you set your mind to. Don’t let society, your gender or age stand in the way of what you want,” Dianne shares.
And she does!
Descendants 2 is airing now on Disney Channel and the Disney Channel app.
Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, and China Anne McClain totally slay while walking the red carpet at the premiere of Descendants 2 on Tuesday (July 11) at the ArcLight in Hollywood.
Other stars from the movie like Dianne Doan and Brenna D’Amico were there as well. Make sure to watch the movie on Disney Channel on July 21!
FYI: Dove is wearing a Vivienne Westwood dress, Paul Andrew shoes, a Roger Vivier bag, and Neil Lane jewelry. Sofia is wearing a Vivienne Westwood dress. Dianne wore a Fabiana Milazzo dress.
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On to of being honored at the festival, Kenny and the cast also spoke at a Master Class, sharing behind the scenes insight about the upcoming sequel.
“Thank you #banffmediafestival #disneyabctelevisiongroup and to my most loving and gifted @thecameronboyce @brennadamico @dianneldoan and #booboostewart I L.O.V.E. you guys,” Kenny later shared on Instagram, giving his love to his cast for being there with him.
The Descendants 2 cast are back on the mainland after a days of flight to Victoria Island in Vancouver, Canada.
Director Kenny Ortega documented the flight on his Instagram, sharing pics of the flight which was co-piloted by Jedidiah Goodacre. He plays Chad Charming in the film.
“Tell my mother I love her,” Cameron Boycejoked with a pic of Jedi in the cockpit of the sea plane. Sofia Carsonadded later, “@jedigoodacre thanks for the flight copilot.”
“We did it!!!!!!! Survived our flight…. Co-piloted by none other than our very own @jedigoodacre ???????? THANK YOU VICTORIA, now back to filming in Vancouver,” Dianne Doanwrote.
Check out the video Dove Cameron shared earlier in the week of another sea plane flight to Victoria Island below!
Sofia Carson walks arm in arm with Dianne Doan while out to lunch in Vancouver, Canada on Monday afternoon (August 22).
The two Descendants 2 stars were joined by Sofia‘s sister, Paulina, and a few other friends as they grabbed a bite to eat.
“They are so secretive about it, we don’t even know what it’s about,” Sofia recently told Zap2It about the upcoming film, which is a continuation of the first DCOM.
She added, “I’m just happy to play Evie again, and I’m excited to see where the story goes and where the journey takes us.”
