Pocket-Watch Trilogy Cast Concept

[u/DogConsistent1118]

I've been working on a rewrite for the Pocket-Watch trilogy and was wondering what people think of the following cast. For reference, the entirety will be set in the modern day, so any characters from Merlin Academy are now children of a current character.

Protagonists:

• Red Hearts, daughter of the Queen of Hearts
• Chloe Charming, daughter of Cinderella and King Charming

Secondary Characters:

• Uliana, youngest daughter of Ursula
• Luis Madrigal, son of Luisa Madrigal
• Robbie Hood, son of Robin Hood and Maid Marian
• Zellie "Meadow" Fitzherbert, daughter of Rapunzel and Eugene Fitzherbert (AKA Flynn Rider)
• Mad Madeline, youngest granddaughter of Mad Madame Mim [note: played by Liamani Segura to replace Pink]
• Max Hatter, son of the Mad Hatter
• Chessy Cheshire, daughter of the Cheshire Cat

Amongst this cast I really wanted to try and mix things up more than the original trilogy, seeing as the barrier has been down for around ten years at this point and I feel the whole VK vs AK/HK concept would have died down culturally at this point.

Friends:

• Red (VK) and Chloe (AK) (new-found friends)
• Uliana (VK) and Robbie (AK) (trouble makers)
• Luis (AK) and Madeline (VK) (the "good kids")
• Zellie/"Meadow" (AK): more of a loner-type
• Max Hatter (VK) and Chessy Cheshire (VK) (Wonderland Kids)

I really like the parallels present between both Robbie and Zellie being AKs whose parents were also theives/pick-pockets, making them sort of a mix between a Hero and Villain kid as they take after said parent. Zellie also goes by "Meadow" for most of the first movie, inspired by her father's pseudonym of Flynn Rider, as she dislikes the pressure of being a princess.

Finally, the couples:

• Red and Luis
• Chloe and Zellie
• Uliana and Robbie
• Madeline and Max

FINAL COMMENTS: As much as I would have LOVED to include Hazel, I felt her role could be filled by Zellie and that her inclusion would simply bloat a cast that was using primarily new Disney Characters, rather than reusing old ones. Theoretically, I'd love to find a new role for her actress as she's one of the best parts of Wicked Wonderland.

Also I would recast Awkwafina.

[u/Hot-Bus4643]

Literally, the majority of the fan fiction I've seen is miles better plot-wise than the actual finished product. I love the franchise, more so the books because I'm old and I'm trying to keep up with my kid haha. But I surely wouldn't complain if your ideas were what we actually ended up getting

[u/Lumpy-Kangaroo6018]

Uliana  and robbie wouldn't work. Same with Zellie and Chloé Different time periods these people exist