( EW.com ) -- Make way , Angelina Jolie ! Former `` Wicked '' witch Kristin Chenoweth has signed on to play `` Sleeping Beauty '' baddie Maleficent in Disney 's upcoming original movie `` Descendants , '' which follows the teenage children of Disney 's iconic heroes and villains ( mainly the villains ) . The Tony and Emmy winner will butt heads with her onscreen daughter Mal , played by `` Liv and Maddie '' star Dove Cameron . 'Fantastic Four ' close to landing Tim Blake Nelson . Set to premiere in 2015 , `` Descendants '' is Disney 's newest experiment in transforming its famous animated characters into live-action figures . The cast of the adventure comedy DCOM ( that 's Disney Channel Original Movie ) also includes Booboo Stewart as Jay , son of Jafar ; Sofia Carson as Evie , daughter of the Evil Queen ; Cameron Boyce as Carlos , son of Cruella de Vil ; and Mitchell Hope as Ben , the son of Belle and the Beast . 'Blazing Saddles , ' 40 years later : A conversation with Mel Brooks . In the film , the teenage progeny of Disney 's most famous meanies are sent to the kingdom 's hottest prep school alongside other notable offspring , including the children of the Fairy Godmother , Mulan , and Rapunzel , where they face a dilemma of nature vs. nurture ( or , evil vs. relatively normal ) . `` High School Musical '' director Kenny Ortega is on board to helm and direct the film , which is slated to begin production in late May . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Kristin Chenoweth will portray Maleficent in a Disney original movie . The film , ` ` Descendants , '' follows the teen lives of Disney 's iconic characters . ` ` High School Musical 's '' Kenny Ortega will star . ` ` , '' is set to premiere in 2015 .