‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ Stars Kiara Romero, Alexandro Byrd & Liamani Segura Talk Joining Franchise, Going on Tour & More (Exclusive Interview)

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland is finally here!

Kiara Romero, Alexandro Byrd, and Liamani Segura are among the new additions to the cast for Disney’s fifth installment in the Descendants franchise.

Ahead of the movie’s premiere this week, Just Jared Jr caught up with the trio to get the scoop on joining the franchise, their favorite set from the movie, what they hope fans take away from the film, and more!

What was it like joining such an established franchise? Did you have reservations, nerves, or was it just pure excitement?

“All of those feelings,” Alexandro shared with us. “Every single one of those emotions balled up into one. I mean, all of us felt very honored and blessed to be a part of it. But you know, just like the first day of school, you know, first day, it’s nerve-wracking. You don’t know what you’re getting into. You don’t know if, you know, I remember being nervous.”

“I was like, Oh, I hope Kylie [Cantrall] and Malia [Baker] are nice,” he added. “You just don’t know what to expect. But it was flawless. It was so great. And they led the way wonderfully.”

Kiara and Liamani agreed with his sentiments.

The set is so detailed and full of life. What was it like walking onto the set for the first time?

“Oh my goodness. I remember walking on set for ‘Dancing with the Enemy’ and seeing the chessboard for the first time,” Liamani dished. “‘Cause we went in for rehearsals to rehearse and mark the dance before we went to film. But I remember looking at it and everything was life-size, like the grass, like the picnic table. It was practical. Everything was real.”

“The board lit up,” Kiara added.

“The fact that we were able to actually touch and feel and not like, cause you know, we had to use our imagination, but not that much because everything was already there for us, so it was crazy,” Liamani added.

“Yeah, it was incredible. Just the scale of everything. That’s so cool to see in person,” Kiara said. “And also filming at the actual Auradon Prep. That was also crazy.”

What do you hope fans take away from this latest installment?

“I think the power of friendship is such a big theme in this movie,” Liamani tells JJJ. “Just being there for the people that you really love. I think in this movie, Pink has her ride or dies, you know, she really met all her big brothers and sisters, and it’s such a big theme of we’re in this together, and we’re going to figure this out together.” Figure it out, figure it out together.”

“I think it’s such a big theme and I think the power of friendship is so powerful and also sisterhood. Literally sisterhood. Like me and Red, I think that’s also a really big theme. That’s really sweet,” she added.

Can you describe the movie in three words?

“Oooh…” Kiara says as they all share a laugh.

Alexandro says, “Adventure, dance, and fire?”

“No, dance!” Liamani agrees.

“Oh, there was one, I just lost it… Come on, folks, come on folks, give me a third one, let’s go,” Alexandro puzzles.

“Empowering! There we go, that’s a good one,” he adds as the ladies agree. “Yeah, we locked in right here.”

You’re all going on tour later this year. How excited are you to bring the movie that you spent so much time working on to life and in front of fans?

“It’s just so insane,” Kiara says with excitement. “I can’t wait to perform these songs live and hopefully people will know the lyrics and, you know, to see little Hazel dolls. It’s just such an honor and it’s such a blessing. I can’t believe we get to go to Europe next year. It’s just going to be such an incredible experience. I’m so excited.”

Alexandro added that he can’t wait to see people dressed up as their characters.

“No, it really is just such an honor, and it’s such a blessing to be able to go to all these cities and share the joy that we have for these songs, for these franchises,” Kiara continues. “I’ve grown up dancing and singing, so I’m just excited to do this every night with my best friends. It’s going to be crazy.” All right.”

“Yeah!” Liamani adds, with Alexandro exclaiming, “Let’s go!”

If you missed it, check out the tour dates and cities here!

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland is now streaming on Disney+!

If you missed it, check out our interview with Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker over on Just Jared.

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