D23: New Avatar 3 title, Daredevil: Born Again release date, NIN doing Tron: Ares score and more!
Fresh off of blowing up Hall H at Comic-Con with their announcement that Robert Downey Jr is again within the MCU (enjoying Doctor 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 the event you missed it, we’ve received you lined.
Here are the bulletins:
The First (Tiny) Peaks at Snow White & Tron: Ares revealed:
Just like they did with Comic-Con, the presentation began with a fast sizzle reel teasing among the footage being doled out throughout 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 sequence earlier than pivoting to a function. In the presentation, they teased that this time, the villain can be the “storm of all storms.” Here’s the brand new trailer, which dropped throughout the presentation:
Monster Jam:
It appears to be like like Moana 2‘s not the only thing keeping Johnson in-house at Disney. He’ll even be making a film out of the Monster Jam occasion the place vans battle one another in an area:
Avatar 3 will get an official title.
None apart from James Cameron then took the stage to tease the subsequent instalment within the Avatar franchise, which he guarantees goes into “challenging territory” and is “not what you expect, but it’s definitely what you want.” 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: Fire and Ash.
Pixar and Disney Animation:
Fresh 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 goals come from. Even cooler is that they formally introduced Toy Story 5 for 2026, with none apart from Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding 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.
Finally, the presentation concluded with a take a look at Pixar’s subsequent large animated film, Elio, with them utilizing the occasion to announce that Zoe Saldana has joined the solid. They then confirmed the brand new trailer, and whereas it hasn’t dropped on-line but, right here’s a brand new pic:
They additionally introduced that Brad Bird is creating The Incredibles 3, though no additional information was revealed. So take that with a grain of salt, as we seemingly received’t see it for a very long time. Zootopia 2 additionally was teased, with it revealed that the good Ke Huy Quan can be including his voice to the solid, which incorporates returning actors Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin. This instalment incorporates 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 will probably be adopted by a Frozen IV as effectively, with Disney (understandably) investing closely on this perennial favorite.
Skeleton Crew:
None apart from the good Jude Law was on-hand to introduce Skeleton Crew, the extremely anticipated new Star Wars Disney Plus sequence that options him (as a Jedi) alongside 4 little one actors in what looks as if Star Wars meets The Goonies. In reality, on stage they promised it might be Amblin-esque (Amblin, after all, was the manufacturing firm owned by Steven Spielberg that produced motion pictures like The Goonies and Gremlins within the 80s).
Check out the trailer:
More Lucasfilm:
They additionally confirmed footage from Andor: Season 2, which revealed Ben Mendelsohn’s return as his Rogue One antagonist, Orson Krennic. They additionally confirmed some teaser footage from The Mandalorian and Grogu, however sadly, it has not made its method on-line (learn extra about it right here).
Marvel:
While the MCU introduced out their large weapons for Comic-Con just some weeks in the past, D23 did provide us a number of tantalizing glimpses into the studio’s future. Notably, a behind-the-scenes pic revealed our first take a look at an official Fantastic Four swimsuit in motion:
Marvel’s streaming sequence 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. They additionally revealed the brand new emblem for Daredevil: Born Again, with Jon Bernthal additionally exhibiting as much as tease his return as The Punisher alongside The Man Without Fear himself, Charlie Cox!
The first 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 sequence can be launched this March on Disney Plus! And then, final however not least (from Marvel anyway) was the Agatha All Along trailer:
Disney Live Action:
Last however definitely 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. Here’s the primary pics:
Disney additionally revealed a primary take a look at Lilo & Stitch’s live-action adaptation, due subsequent yr. Here’s what a “live-action” Stitch appears to be like 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 “delicious” enjoying the Evil Queen reverse Zegler’s Snow White. They then confirmed the trailer, which you’ll be able to see beneath:
Finally, 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 finished earlier than and might be actually cool. According to our man on the bottom, the footage proven included Lifecycles racing via 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. Here’s a take a look at Leto on-stage:
As our man at D23, Alex, described it to me, “the movie looks nuts! Video games in the real world!” Tron: Ares comes out October tenth, 2025! And, if that wasn’t superior sufficient, none apart from NINE INCH NAILS is doing the soundtrack. Not Trent Reznor thoughts you – NINE INCH NAILS.
And lastly, 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 identify is definitely Taka, and Jenkins says it’s an honour to depict Mufasa’s origin.
Here’s the trailer:
And that’s it! What D23 reveal has you essentially the most pumped? Let us know within the feedback!
