Original Cast Members Returning to Iconic Disney Movie Franchise

Matthew Peyton/Getty ImagesThe Cheetah Girls franchise is getting a new installment, and several original cast members are returning. The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen, the first Cheetah Girls film since 2008, is slated for release next year, and will feature stars Raven-Symoné and Adrienne Bailon returning to reprise their roles as Galleria and Chanel. Sabrina Bryan will also be making a special appearance as Dorinda, while Lynn Whitfield and Lori Alter will reprise their roles as Dorothea and Juanita. Kiely Williams, who played Aqua in the films, is not attached to the project at this time. Other names who have joined the project include One Tree Hill alum Sophia Bush as Jennifré and Percy Jackson The Olympians star Leah Sava Jefferies as Galleria’s daughter, Faith. The film will follow Galleria and Chanel as they mentor a new generation of Cheetah Girls, accompanying them on a volunteer trip to a wildlife sanctuary in Africa. Production is set to begin later this month in South Africa. Raven-Symoné posted a video to Instagram celebrating the news, compiled of clips of her traveling to set in South Africa and ending with one of her next to a real-life cheetah. View this post on Instagram Read it at VarietyRead more at The Daily Beast.