Reina reads the page because she was being belittled by a fellow Flare student named Phillip who has more Flare experience than her.īudd finds that his students are working to perfect their abilities in secret and agrees to help them while keeping Headmistress Knightslinger from finding out. Reina discovers a book about Shadow Magic and, unaware of the Shadow Magic legend that Nory and the other UDMs were taught, takes the book to the dorm and finds a page about strengthening magical abilities. As Nory and her fellow students secretly plan to perfect their abilities while assisting Budd in his groundskeeping, Headmistress Knightslinger is unaware that the Shadow Magic has ways of targeting the most unlikely students. In this program are students who have imperfect abilities as Headmistress Knightslinger considers them to be easy targets for the Shadow Magic, an evil force that uses a person's magic against everyone else through possession. Reina is placed in the Honors Flare class, but Nory is placed in the Upside-Down Magic program which is run by Budd Scriff. Reina shows off her flare skills while Nory unintentionally transforms in to a cat/ dragon hybrid while trying to turn into a cat.
The Flicker class is for those who can make themselves or other things invisible. The Fuzzy class is for those who can talk to animals. The Flyer class is for those who can fly a few feet from the ground. The Fluxer class is for those who can turn into animals like Nory. They enroll at Sage Academy, a prestigious magic school.Īt Sage Academy, there are different classes for each student: The Flare class is for those who can create fire with their hands like Reina. Siena loves the Camp Rock movies since she’s grown up around music.Best friends Elinor "Nory" Boxwood-Horace and Reina Carvajal discover they have magical powers: Nory can transform into animals and Reina can control fire. For Izabela, she’s all about Halloweentown.
HollywoodLife had to ask Izabela and Siena about their fave DCOMs of the past. Upside-Down Magic is the latest in a long line of amazing Disney Channel Original Movies. You can see the power of friendship and the power of supporting one another because they both bring out the best in each other, and although they’re separate they really do need each other in those times of vulnerabilities as they’re separated.”
Siena added: “Throughout the movie you kind of see their journey, which is like a hidden message in the movie. I think they do make that time to be supportive friends and check up on each other.” A scene from the new DCOM ‘Upside-Down Magic.’ (Disney Channel) Reina does get accepted into Sage Academy, and Nory gets accepted into the UDMs, so they’re apart during this whole entire time. “I think Nory and Reina are very supportive friends. I think Nory picks up all the UDMs, and they set out to prove to Sage Academy that even though their magic is different doesn’t mean it should make them outcasts.”Įven though they’re separated upon getting to Sage Academy, Nory and Reina’s friendship remains a core part of their lives. But after getting rejected by Sage Academy because her magic is different from her other fellow students, she is sent to the UDMs, where kids with wonky or underdeveloped magic go to. “Nory is a very optimistic, enthusiastic, determined 13-year-old girl who arrives at Sage Academy ready to perfect her ability as a flexer, which means she can turn into animals. (Disney Channel)Īs for Nory, she ends up going on an unexpected journey. Siena Agudong and Izabela Rose star as BFFs in the DCOM. “But very calm and cool and put together.” “That means she has the ability to manipulate heat, which is kind of funny because she’s very powerful, but at the same time she’s insecure and she’s vulnerable because she’s separated from Nory during the movie,” Siena told HollywoodLife.
Reina is a flare and winds up at the top of her class at Sage Academy. HollywoodLife spoke with the stars about what to expect from their characters and more. They end up on separate journeys when it comes to their magic, but their friendship remains at the heart of the movie. Izabela Rose and Siena Agudong star as Nory and Reina, two best friends who head to Sage Academy for Magical Studies. Get ready for a spellbinding Disney Channel Original Movie! Upside-Down Magic airs July 31 at 8 p.m. HL spoke with Izabela Rose and Siena Agudong about Nory and Reina’s incredible friendship, what to expect in the DCOM, and more. The premiere day of ‘Upside-Down Magic’ has finally arrived.