Disney cancels premiere after Cameron Boyce’s death

DISNEY CHANNEL HAS cancelled the red-carpet premiere of its movie Descendants 3 after the death of 20-year-old star Cameron Boyce. Disney Channel said that instead of the July 22 event, the telecast will be dedicated to Boyce’s memory and the Walt Disney Company will make a donation to the Thirst Project, a charity he loved.

Boyce, who also starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Jessie, played Carlos de Vil, teenage son of Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians, in the Descendants films, which told the story of the offspring of classic Disney villains. Boyce’s family says he died last Saturday of a seizure from an ongoing medical condition. An autopsy was performed Monday, but the coroner will conduct more tests before an official cause can be announced.