This just in – a Stargirl sequel is officially in the works at Disney+!
Director Julia Hart and star Grace VanderWaal are both set to return for the follow-up, THR reports.
Julia and Jordan Horowitz, who co-wrote the first movie with Kirsten Hahn, “have written the original script that follows Stargirl’s journey out of Mica and into a bigger world of music, dreams and possibility,” the site says.
Grace will also write and perform new original music for the sequel.
Elijah Richardson, who played Al Morris in When They See Us, is set to play the new romantic lead.
It’s been almost a year since Stargirl first premiered on Disney+. The first movie starred Grace and Graham Verchere, and was based off of the novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli.
The teen actor plays Benny Burrito in the flick, which stars Grace VanderWaal in the title role.
Speaking with JJJ, Collin revealed how many burritos he had to eat for the movie.
“I ate about 40 burritos, 6 hot dogs, popcorn, pizza and a huge bag of chips while filming Stargirl,” he said. “I even had a spit bucket for the burrito scenes!”
We got to know more about Collin with 10 Fun Facts and he is a really fascinating guy!
Be sure to catch Collin Blackford in Stargirl, now streaming on Disney+.
The actor plays popular kid Wayne in the upcoming movie Stargirl, which will be available to stream on Disney+ THIS Friday (March 13).
John hails from Phoenix, Ariz., where he put himself through college at Arizona State University. He then moved to San Francisco to study acting with Art Cohen and Michael Petted at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
JJJ caught up with John to get to know him, as Stargirl is one of his first big projects he’s worked on.
I love to cook and run beginning-to-end tutorial videos on my Instagram story from time to time. My favorite meal to cook is. a white wine braised chicken with a kale salad and homemade dressing 🔥. Check my skills out @justjohnapolinar!
I’m a huge old school Kung Fu movie fan. I grew up watching Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li films. Return of the Dragon and Enter the Dragon are my go to’s.
The travel bug bit me a few years ago and now I take at least one trip to Europe every year. My favorite city so far has been Krakow, Poland! It was a beautiful city with a lot of fun things to do.
My family calls me Baby John since there’s three Johns in the family, me, my dad and my grandpa. LOL!
We’re so excited to see Grace VanderWaal make her movie debut in the upcoming Disney+ film Stargirl and we’re going to get the rest of you excited for it with this exclusive clip!
In the clip, Grace performs a song called “Be True to Your School” and you’ll be able to watch the full version when the movie debuts on Disney+ on March 13.
Grace plays the title role of Stargirl Caraway, a confident and colorful new student with a penchant for the ukulele, who stands out in a crowd. She is kind, finds magic in the mundane and touches the lives of others with the simplest of gestures.
To celebrate her birthday, Disney+ dropped the trailer for Stargirl, the 16-year-old singer’s acting debut.
Here’s a synopsis: Leo Borlock is an average student at Mica High School. He gets decent grades, is a member of the school’s marching band and has always been content flying under the radar. But all that changes when he meets Stargirl Caraway, a confident and colorful new student with a penchant for the ukulele, who stands out in a crowd.
She is kind, finds magic in the mundane and touches the lives of others with the simplest of gestures. Her eccentricities and infectious personality charm Leo and the student body, and she quickly goes from being ignored and ridiculed to accepted and praised, then back again, sending Leo on a rollercoaster ride of emotions.
Grace VanderWaal and her Stargirl co-star Graham Verchere step out for the Disney+ panel at Disney’s D23 Expo on Friday (August 23) in Anaheim, Calif.
The young stars were there to talk about their upcoming movie, which they announced will launch on the new streaming service in early 2020.
Gina Rodriguez was also there to talk about a new series called Diary of a Female President, which she is executive producing. She’ll also be a recurring guest star on the show. She was joined by star Tess Romero to announce that the series will premiere on Disney+ in January. Told using the narration from her diary, this half-hour single camera comedy follows 12-year-old Cuban-American girl Elena’s journey through the trials of middle school, which set her on the path to ultimately become president of the United States.
FYI: Grace is wearing a Jonathan Cohen dress. Gina and Tess are matching in their Ellie Mae Studios blazer and pants.
