D23 Expo: All The New Movies and Series Disney Has Announced

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By Ummara Sheraz | 12:18 pm | Aug 26, 2019
D23 Expo

Disney’s ‘D23 Expo’ kicked off and concluded over the weekend. This is a time when Disney teases tidbits of all things Disney to come. Besides the rides and theme park events, Disney releases footage from its’ film line-up.

We got to see all the new Marvel stuff, the Disney movies, heck even an original Star Wars series.

The Disney fan club was blown away from a teaser from the upcoming Stars Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to more on Marvel.

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Let us take a look at everything they announced for true believers.

All things film at D23 Expo

These are all the new series and movies that were revealed.

Marvel

  • Black Widow
  • Eternals
  • Black Panther 2
  • Ms. Marvel series for Disney+
  • She-Hulk series for Disney+
  • Moon Knight series for Disney+

 

Disney Movies

  • Frozen 2
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
  • Mulan
  • Raya and the Last Dragon
  • Soul
  • Onwards
  • Cruella
  • Jungle Cruise

Fox films

  • Ford v Ferrari
  • Spies in Disguise
  • The King’s Man
  • Avatar

Star Wars

  • Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
  • The Mandalorian

Marvel

Now entering Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase 4, we got more leaked footage from Black Widow. The Black Widow origin film was already making waves after footage was released at Comic-Con earlier this year.

The D23 Expo footage seems to be a fragment of the Comic-Con teaser.

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What’s more exciting is that we got to see the full cast of the Eternals. Looks like the Eternals cast is an inclusive affair. Besides the obvious characters Angelina Jolie as Thena and Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, others to join the ranks include Salma Hayek as Ajak, Richard Madden as Ikarus, Lauren Ridloff as Mikkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Don Lee as Gilgamesh.

We already knew that based on what they told us as Comic-Con. D23 Expo introduced three characters we got to know are Barry Keoghan as Druig, Gemma Chan as Sirsi; and then we have a non-Eternal Dane Whitman played by Kit Harrington (Jon Snow never dies out).

Salma Hayek’s Ajak is the leader of the Eternals and originally a male. But if we can have a female Thor then why not a lady Ajak. Similarly, the deaf Eternal Mikkari is also played by a Lauren Ridloff rather than a man as in the comics.

Black Panther 2 release date was also announced. We’re getting it on May, 6, 2022.

For fans of the Marvel tele-world, the final season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is all set. Meanwhile, Spider-Gwen returns to Marvel Rising. There are also two new animated series in the cards.

Plus Ms. Marvel is finally in the cards! Now, who will they cast as Kamala Khan? It has to be a Muslim, Pakistani-American otherwise it kills the whole idea of inclusivity.

We’re also getting Moon Knight and She Hulk, as well as the What If animated series.

 

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As for Disney+, apparently it is shaping up to be a real Netflix-killer. And here’s why.

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There was so much going on for the Disney+, besides what we already new like series Wanda Vision, The Falcon, The Mandalorian, etc.

We’re also getting High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Marvel’s Hero Project, Diary of a Female President.

Also in the pipeline are independent films like Noelle, this one starring none other than Anna Kendrick.

Disney Movies

Expected candidates like Frozen 2 teased footage and introduced a new character Lieutenant Matthias.

More context was provided on Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Disney showed several clips from the live-action remake of Mulan.

Then there were other animations like Raya and the Last Dragon, Soul, and Onwards.

 

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This year Disney revives 101 Dalmatians‘ Cruella De Vil with Emma Stone. Cruella cast Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Joel Fry. With a release date of May, 28, 2021.

Disney reveals D23 Expo
Disney reveals Emma Stone as Cruella De Vil at D23 Expo

Then there’s Jungle Cruise starring The Rock and Emily Blunt.

Fox Films

Since the Disney-Fox merger, Disney now has to make sure Fox Studios is putting out content as well. D23 Expo announced the films that Fox Studios’ Ford v Ferrari is set to hit theaters in November 2019.

Meanwhile, animated venture Spies in Disguise is set for December 2019.

The prequel of the King’s Men franchise, The King’s Man release date is set for February of next year. Speaking of franchises the next Avatar will be released in 2021.

 

Star Wars

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker also released footage. While the footage is not available online D23 Expo attendees say they’ve seen a dark version of Rey. Apparently, they saw Rey with a double-sided red lightsaber.

Is Rey using the Dark Side of the force like her grandfather?

Director JJ Abrams said he’s paying a tribute to Princess Leia actor the late Carrie Fisher by using footage shot before her death in 2016 in the upcoming film. This will put Carrie Fisher’s Leia “at the heart of the story.”