He said that he had loved the performance and wanted to meet me. “A day later, I got a call from California and it was Kenny. “I went in and they asked me to do it in American but I said, ‘No, I’m doing it Scottish.’ “I knew Kenny Ortega was directing it and wanted to get his attention one way or another. Thomas said: “In the audition, it was supposed to be American in the brief but it was a global audition with people from all over the world, including many Americans, so I decided to do something different. It is a sequel to 2015’s Descendants, a live-action teen musical about the sons and daughters of classic Disney heroes and villains such as Beauty and the Beast, Cruella de Vil, Maleficent and Jafar.ĭescendants 2 will launch on the Disney Channel on October 20 The next day he got a call from director Kenny Ortega – the man behind Zac Efron hit High School Musical – who offered him the dream gig. But the clever Scot figured that he needed to stand out from the crowd and insisted on reading the role of Harry Hook, son of Peter Pan villain Captain Hook, in his normal Scots brogue. He was asked to audition for a baddie role in new Disney Channel movie Descendants 2 using an American voice. Thomas believes he’s made it big in America partly because of his Scottish accent. It was great to go with my dad and uncle Gerard.” “We got into the director’s box, did something for Celtic TV, made the draw at half-time and got to meet some of the boys. “I had bought her a Celtic top for her birthday, with 21 on the back. “I don’t think Dove understood how big a deal it really was but she had a good time. I’m a big Celtic man and used to go to the games a lot. The actor did the half-time draw at Celtic Park last month for the team’s home game with St Johnstone. Thomas stars opposite girlfriend Dove Cameron as Mal, daughter of Sleeping Beauty villain Maleficent
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