Contemporary off of blowing up Corridor H at Comedian-Con with their announcement that Robert Downey Jr is again within the MCU (taking part in Physician Doom) comes D23, the final word Disney fan occasion that simply occurred in Anaheim. Our man Alex Maidy was on the bottom, within the viewers, and despatched us a blow-by-blow of the presentation, so in case you missed it, we’ve received you lined.
Listed below are the bulletins:
The First (Tiny) Peaks at Snow White & Tron: Ares revealed:
Identical to they did with Comedian-Con, the presentation began with a fast sizzle reel teasing a number of the footage being doled out in the course of the presentation. Most noteworthy was the truth that it contained tiny snippets of Gal Gadot in character because the Evil Queen in Snow White and a glimpse at Tron Ares (try extra about that film HERE).
Moana 2:
The presentation began with Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson teasing Moana 2, which started life as a Disney Plus collection earlier than pivoting to a function. Within the presentation, they teased that this time, the villain can be the “storm of all storms.” Right here’s the brand new trailer, which dropped in the course of the presentation:
Monster Jam:
It appears like Moana 2‘s not the one factor conserving Johnson in-house at Disney. He’ll even be making a film out of the Monster Jam occasion the place vehicles battle one another in an enviornment:
Avatar 3 will get an official title.
None aside from James Cameron then took the stage to tease the following instalment within the Avatar franchise, which he guarantees goes into “difficult territory” and is “not what you anticipate, nevertheless it’s undoubtedly what you need.” He additionally promised we’ll see extra of Pandora than ever earlier than. He then introduced his stars, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, on stage, who introduced the official new title, Avatar: Hearth and Ash.
Pixar and Disney Animation:
Contemporary off its juggernaut success on the field workplace, Inside Out 2 is getting a Disney Plus spin-off from Pixar referred to as Dream Productions, coming in 2025. It’s set between the primary two movies and explains the place Riley’s desires come from. Even cooler is that they formally introduced Toy Story 5 for 2026, with none aside from Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Discovering Nemo) writing and directing! This time, the film will function an all-out battle between toys and electronics, which sounds fairly promising certainly. Pixar additionally introduced a brand new film, Hoppers, which follows a person (to be voiced by Jon Hamm) who places his mind into the physique of a pig.
Lastly, the presentation concluded with a take a look at Pixar’s subsequent huge animated film, Elio, with them utilizing the occasion to announce that Zoe Saldana has joined the forged. They then confirmed the brand new trailer, and whereas it hasn’t dropped on-line but, right here’s a brand new pic:
Additionally they introduced that Brad Fowl is growing The Incredibles 3, though no additional information was revealed. So take that with a grain of salt, as we possible received’t see it for a very long time. Zootopia 2 additionally was teased, with it revealed that the good Ke Huy Quan shall be including his voice to the forged, which incorporates returning actors Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin. This instalment includes a new species we didn’t see within the final movie – reptiles! Frozen III was additionally teased, with it set to open in 2027, and it will likely be adopted by a Frozen IV as nicely, with Disney (understandably) investing closely on this perennial favorite.
Skeleton Crew:
None aside from the good Jude Legislation was on-hand to introduce Skeleton Crew, the extremely anticipated new Star Wars Disney Plus collection that options him (as a Jedi) alongside 4 youngster actors in what looks like Star Wars meets The Goonies. The truth is, on stage they promised it might be Amblin-esque (Amblin, in fact, was the manufacturing firm owned by Steven Spielberg that produced motion pictures like The Goonies and Gremlins within the 80s).
Take a look at the trailer:
Extra Lucasfilm:
Additionally they confirmed footage from Andor: Season 2, which revealed Ben Mendelsohn’s return as his Rogue One antagonist, Orson Krennic. Additionally they confirmed some teaser footage from The Mandalorian and Grogu, however sadly, it has not made its approach on-line (learn extra about it right here).
Marvel:
Whereas the MCU introduced out their huge weapons for Comedian-Con just some weeks in the past, D23 did provide us just a few tantalizing glimpses into the studio’s future. Notably, a behind-the-scenes pic revealed our first take a look at an official Implausible 4 swimsuit in motion:
Marvel’s streaming collection had been additionally revealed, with our man giving Ryan Coogler’s Ironheart excessive marks for what he mentioned had been feature-quality results within the trailer they confirmed. Additionally they revealed the brand new brand for Daredevil: Born Once more, with Jon Bernthal additionally exhibiting as much as tease his return as The Punisher alongside The Man With out Worry himself, Charlie Cox!
The primary trailer was additionally proven. Apparently, it’s as violent as the unique Netflix present and sports activities a minimum of three totally different Daredevil fits. The collection shall be launched this March on Disney Plus! After which, final however not least (from Marvel anyway) was the Agatha All Alongside trailer:
Disney Stay Motion:
Final however actually not least was a peak at Disney’s live-action choices. First up was Freaky Friday 2, or because it’s now official referred to as, Freakier Friday, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan on stage to tease the sequel to one in every of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite trendy Disney movies. Right here’s the primary pics:
Disney additionally revealed a primary take a look at Lilo & Sew’s live-action adaptation, due subsequent yr. Right here’s what a “live-action” Sew appears like:
Up subsequent was the controversial (to some) Snow White re-imagining, with stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot on-hand to introduce some footage from the movie. Gadot mentioned it was “scrumptious” taking part in the Evil Queen reverse Zegler’s Snow White. They then confirmed the trailer, which you’ll see under:
Lastly, in one of many coolest reveals of the evening, Tron: Ares was teased, with Flynn himself, Jeff Bridges popping out on-stage:
The hook of the movie was revealed as centering across the digital world of Tron visiting our personal world, which hasn’t been completed earlier than and may very well be actually cool. Based on our man on the bottom, the footage proven included Lifecycles racing by the streets of our actual world and extra fairly arresting imagery. Leto’s Ares appears to be the villain, with him seeking to take over our world. Right here’s a take a look at Leto on-stage:
As our man at D23, Alex, described it to me, “the film appears nuts! Video video games in the actual world!” Tron: Ares comes out October tenth, 2025! And, if that wasn’t superior sufficient, none aside from NINE INCH NAILS is doing the soundtrack. Not Trent Reznor thoughts you – NINE INCH NAILS.
And eventually, Barry Jenkins was readily available to introduce the brand new Mufasa trailer. He was joined on stage by Lin Manuel Miranda, who contributed new songs to the soundtrack; among the many reveals, Scar’s title is definitely Taka, and Jenkins says it’s an honour to depict Mufasa’s origin.
Right here’s the trailer:
And that’s it! What D23 reveal has you probably the most pumped? Tell us within the feedback!
