OMGBehind-the-Scenes Secrets About ‘Descendants 3’ You Need to Know Before It Airs

Dove got to watch the script evolve.

How many movies can you think of where one of the lead stars gets to watch the script evolve into an entirely different plot? At the moment, we can only think of one, and it’s Descendants 3. Why? Because Dove basically watched the story change several times while the script was being written.

“They were workshopping a couple different ideas for the third film – and it’s great, because being around for so long, I get to be a part of those conversations,” Dove revealed to Access. “I saw it [start at] one thing that was like a totally different plot. They wrote the whole script and then came back to the drawing board.”

Oh yeah — and since she saw the whole plot change before her very eyes, she’s always known what fans have been desperately trying to find out, which is what’s up with Mal’s dad.

“I knew who my dad was; I knew that from the jump,” the actress said. “It’s amazing to be part of the behind-the-scenes stuff. That’s my favorite part.”

How we wish we could be a fly on the wall for those conversations…

A lot of crying happened in their final days of filming.

Since they’ve done several of these movies together already, it probably comes as no surprise that filming their final scenes got pretty darn emotional. The cast dished to Access about their final days on set, and we’re seriously sobbing.

“Sofia and I, we laid down on our big musical set, on the bridge,” Dove said. “And we held hands, and we were like, ‘Let’s just stay here until the crew kicks us out.’ And we did.”

“We were just kind of laying on the floor, and reminiscing on the last four or five years and the incredible journey that it’s all been,” Sofia added. “It was a really emotional and just a really beautiful day.”

But wait, there’s more. The cast really went out with a bang by getting together on the final night of filming and crying over a wide variety of their favorite junk food.

“I got the whole cast, and we went and we got the worst food we could possibly find from the grocery store,” Dove revealed. “We all went to my room and cried and just spent the whole night together and ate that food. It was perfect.”

TBH, that sounds like a pity party we all need to be invited to.

Booboo Stewart was originally considered for a different role.

Can you guys believe that Booboo was originally supposed to play a different role? Well, turns out, he was first in talks for the role of Ben, but producers flipped the switch and cast him as Jay, the son of Jafar, instead. Who knew?!

“It’s crazy, right?” he told Access. Uh yeah, we’d say so!

The movie gets political.

Get ready, you guys, because Descendants 3 is going to make some important statements — particularly when it comes to how we treat others.

While speaking to Access, Sofia said, “What I’ve always loved about the Descendants franchise is that, apart from the incredible fairy tale and the magic, the music and the wigs and costumes, there’s such an important story that we tell. … It’s always been standing up for the outcasts and learning that only through inclusion and learning not to judge and to love first and to choose love, the world will be a better place.”

That’s not all, though. The Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists actress also shared that things are going to get political with this flick.

“This time around, the message is still that, but it’s almost political, our message,” she added. “I can’t wait for the world to see it, because it’s so of the times. I’m so happy we get to tell this story. The world needs to hear it.”

We can’t wait either, Sofia!

They filmed a last-minute scene.

And what’s a movie without some impromptu scenes, right? Well, as it turns out, Dove, Sofia, Booboo and Cameron shot a last-minute scene together, so that’s definitely something to look out for when it airs.

“There was one day where we shot something that I can’t say what it was, that wasn’t originally written in the movie, that was also really special,” Sofia told Access.

How exciting is that?!

Jay undergoes a major transformation.

No one knows the character of Jay better than Booboo, and according to him, Jay will change a lot in this movie. In what way, you ask? Well, apparently, he’s going to get a lot sweeter. Huh?

“Jay lets his guard down a bit in this movie,” Booboo revealed to Access. “He’s always been trying to be the tough guy for everyone. You know, the physical one. And he reveals a softer side, which is nice.”

OMG. That is something we can’t wait to see play out on screen.