(CNN) Disney Channel has canceled the red carpet premiere event for "Descendants 3," and instead will honor Cameron Boyce in a different way.

In a statement, Disney Channel said its parent company will donate to the Thirst Project, a nonprofit Boyce was heavily involved in that provides communities with safe drinking water.

Boyce starred in "Jessie" and "Eagle Eye" alongside Shia LaBeouf, along with "Grown Ups" with Adam Sandler. In Disney Channel's "Descendants," he played Cruella De Vil's teenage son, Carlos. The premiere was scheduled for July 22.

With permission from his family, "Disney Channel will dedicate the telecast of "Descendants 3" in Cameron Boyce's memory," the channel said.

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