By Mr. Will Wong
Canadian breakout star Malia Baker continues to stamp herself as one to look out for, building a very devout fanbase in both Disney‘s Descendants film franchise, and also Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club. We last chat with the 19-year-old Actress, and now Producer in 2021. While the world has continued to change, Baker‘s fanbase has continued to grow.
She stars next in Alexandre Trudeau‘s (yes, that Trudeau) new Manitoba-filmed Thriller HAIR OF THE BEAR, which has Baker both serving for the first time as a Producer, while also starring in the leading role as Tori. She finds herself and her grandfather caught in a deadly cat-and-mouse game after she witnesses a murder.
We are delighted to catch-up with the personable and eloquent Baker on her press tour for HAIR OF THE BEAR, spread over two days, culminating in an Advance Screening at Paradise Theatre.
We asked a few questions, including:
•What producing a film for the first time has taught her
•How Baker’s experience navigating Anxiety informed her character Tori here
•What’s ahead in 2026, including a double-feature year that includes the release of Disney‘s DESCENDANTS: WICKED WONDERLAND
•What advice she’d give her character Mary Anne from The Baby-Sitters Club
Highlights from the Chat:
@mrwillwong We chat with the amazing Malia Baker about her latest film, HAIR OF THE BEAR, a cat and mouse Thriller in theatres 3.6.26. We chat about #DescendantsWickedWonderland #MaliaBaker #theBabysittersclub ♬ Suspense – Olati souza & Italo souza
HAIR OF THE BEAR hits theatres in Canada March 6, 2026, and will stream soon on Crave.
(Photo/video credit: See More Films Entertainment/Mr. Will Wong)
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