Usually , investor calls are ironical , numbers - grievous business meetings intended for people far rich than you or I. But because It ’s Capitalism , yesterday Disney turned its2020 Investor Day callinto something that would ’ve been right at home squall from the rooftop ofSan Diego Comic - Con ’s Hall H. Here ’s all the Disney , Marvel , andStar Warsnews that dropped last night .
Disney Animation/Pixar
Walt Disney Animation revealed a Brobdingnagian slate of not just animated movies , but for the first time , its own streaming series for Disney+ . Baymax ! , Zootopia+ , Tiana , and Moana will all be shows set up after their respective theatrical entries ( Big Hero Six , Zootopia , Princess and the Frog , and , uh , Moana ) , while Iwájú is a bold new collaboration with the studio and Pan - African product caller Kugali , state an Afrofuturistic tale set up in Lagos , Nigeria .
On the theatrical side of things , Encanto will be the sixtieth original title from Walt Disney Animation ; it ’s a charming family dangerous undertaking congeal to free in late 2021 instigate by Colombian refinement . Its predecessor , the previously announced Raya and the Last Dragon , star Kelly Marie Tran as the titular heroine , was the only picture show confirm by Disney to be receiving a day - and - escort theatrical and on - demand launching , using the “ Premier Access ” programme on Disney+ . We ’ll keep you updated on these as we go on .
https://gizmodo.com/disney-and-pixar-s-new-animation-announcements-were-wil-1845860699
Bob Iger, former Disney head, would like to remind you your Disney+ subscription is worth it.Photo: Disney
Pixar revealed the new debut of its Spark Shorts program , Burrow , to air on the Disney+ exclusive premiere of Soul on December 25 ; a new shorts serial named Pixar Popcorn ; and a new documentary series called Inside Pixar — but the animation sign also had big announcements for new movies and its first TV series . On Disney+ , Dug Days will keep up the life of Up ’s talking pooch after the events of the movie , while a new Cars show will see Lightning McQueen and his good champion Mater go on a go across the country . There ’s also a brand new original serial coming from Pixar in the mannikin of Win or Lose , which will play along a single calendar week in the life of a young playground ball squad with each sequence stick with a different affirmative or pessimistic genus Lens through one of the squad ’s member .
Theatrically , Pixar re - confirmed its plans for the antecedently announce , Italian - set escapade Luca , due to release in 2021 , and Bao director Domee Shi ’s first full - length feature for the studio , Turning Red , about a tween girl who transform into a Red Panda when excited . But Pixar ’s eldritch announcement however might have beenLightyear , starring Chris Evans . Inspired by the fiction behind Toy Story ’s Buzz Lightyear , Evans will voice the original explorer that inspired the toy note that give Andy his darling Buzz figure in the first picture .
https://gizmodo.com/chris-evans-will-play-the-original-buzz-lightyear-in-a-1845856484
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Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm prexy Kathleen Kennedy kick things off with an explosive series of announcements . But before she venture into the galaxy far , far off , three non - Star Wars projects from the company received update : the 5th ( and final?)Indiana Jonesmovie , sport Harrison Ford in the deed role , is in development with Logan director James Mangold , while Lucasfilm is also undertake an adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi ’s hit fantasy novelChildren of roue and Bone . On Disney+ , we got a admonisher that Warwick Davis will come back to his titulary part in the Ron Howard filmWillow , for a show of the same name put after the events of the moving-picture show .
But you ’re here for Star Wars . On the streaming side of things , Kennedy unleashed a ton of unexampled approaching projects . In the realm of brio , we pay off a first look at the Clone Wars follow-up seriesThe Bad Batch , alongside the announcements of Star Wars : Visions , an Zanzibar copal - inspired anthology series created by Japanese animation houses , and A Droid Story , a new robotic adventure from ILM and Lucasfilm invigoration .
https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-bad-batchs-first-trailer-shows-the-fall-of-a-1845855371
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On the hot - action telecasting front , two Mandalorian spinoff series were harbinger : commando of the New Republic , a series that will climax with a crossover plot line with the serial , andStar war : Ahsoka , star Rosario Dawson as the former Jedi , asseen in The Mandalorian’ssecond time of year .
https://gizmodo.com/the-mandalorians-cara-dune-and-ahsoka-tano-will-receive-1845854470
Beyond that , a abbreviated face at Andor , the Rogue One prequel series star Diego Luna ’s titular Rebel spy was revealed , as was newsworthiness thatHayden Christensen will recapitulate his roleas the fallen Anakin Skywalker alongside Ewan McGregor in the now - officially - titled Deborah Chow series Obi - Wan Kenobi . Leslye Headland ’s female - focus show was given an official claim and premise in the form of The Acolyte , a serial following a Dark Side user in the last days of the High Republic earned run average . And finally , an entirely fresh series : Justin Simien will helm a new series just titled Lando , about an incarnation of the darling Cloud City baron and smuggling legend — it was not confirmed if it would see Billy Dee Williams reprise his persona , or if it would be the younger Lando played by Donald Glover in Solo .
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https://gizmodo.com/huge-star-wars-updates-andor-teaser-obi-wan-timeline-1845854063
But Kennedy was n’t done , formally lifting the lid on two more Star Wars movies . It was re - confirmed thatTaika Waititiis develop a “ fresh , unique , and unexpected ” picture in the franchise , but the biggest bombshell : the next Star Wars moving picture isRogue Squadron , the floor of the legendary fighter airplane pilot squad take by Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles . It ’s coming in 2023 , and directed by Wonder Woman ’s Patty Jenkins .
https://gizmodo.com/patty-jenkins-will-direct-the-next-star-wars-movie-rog-1845853982
Marvel Studios
Not to be outflank , Marvel Studio ’s Kevin Feige capped off the deluge of announcements with a breathless , whirlwind tour of reveals from the risible Holy Scripture world . Disney+ present likeWandaVision , The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , Loki , What If ? , and Ms. Marvel all got unexampled looks , while previously rumored casting for lead persona inHawkeye and She - Hulkrounded out the studio apartment ’s streaming reveals ( Interestingly?The recent reportsof Oscar Isaac down Moon Knight ’s lead role were not substantiate ) .
https://gizmodo.com/wandavisions-new-trailer-is-a-nod-to-scarlet-witchs-mos-1845823958
https://gizmodo.com/falcon-and-the-winter-soldiers-first-trailer-is-an-expl-1845854672
https://gizmodo.com/lokis-first-trailer-brings-the-asgardian-trickster-back-1845855001
https://gizmodo.com/the-first-trailer-for-what-if-imagines-an-alternate-ma-1845855031
https://gizmodo.com/get-embiggened-in-our-first-look-at-ms-marvel-1845853815
https://gizmodo.com/meet-the-heroes-of-disney-s-she-hulk-and-hawkeye-series-1845856670
Several new Disney+ Marvel show were also revealed : Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn will reprize their Captain Marvel roles for Secret Invasion , a series inspired by the Skrull - intrusion effect comical of the same name , while Don Cheadle will render as War Machine in a likewise comic - inspired upshot series called Armor Wars . In the realm of entirely new shows , Dominique Thorne will playRiri Williamsin Ironheart , adapting the young recent heir to Iron Man from the comics , while James Gunn will pen a merry vacation special for the Guardians of the Galaxy while filming his third picture show in the sci - fi trilogy . Speaking of which , all that was before Feige even touched on Marvel ’s forthcoming movies !
Nods were made to next year ’s arrivals of the delay Black Widow , Eternals , andShang - Chi , and previously rumour casting for Thor : Love and Thunder was confirmed , in that Christian Bale will playcosmic baddie Gorr the God Butcher . Peyton Reed will deliver for Ant - Man and the Wasp 3 , now officially subtitle Quantumania , adding Freaky ’s Kathryn Newton as Scott ’s girl Cassie Lang , and Lovecraft Country ’s Jonathan Majors as time - traveling cartoon strip villain Kang the Conqueror .
It was also corroborate that the multiversal roguery of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness ( featuring Benedict Cumberbatch ’s Stephen Strange , Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch , and introducing Xochitl Gomez as portal - punching heroineAmerica Chavez ) will impact upon Spider - Man 3 . The studio apartment head touch upon the tragic passing of actor Chadwick Boseman by confirm that Black Panther 2 , currently in development , will not remould the persona of the nominal hero , T’Challa , embodied by the dearly miss actor .
Whew ! Feige also had one more surprisal substantiation : Spider - Man : Homecoming and Spider - Man : Far From Home music director John Watts will officially bring Marvel ’s first family , theFantastic Four , into the MCU .
https://gizmodo.com/fantastic-four-finally-entering-the-marvel-cinematic-un-1845856204
TV and Beyond
While the announcements last dark for Disney+ and movie slate mostly stuck to music genre , there were a few other tidbits throughout the call — most notably thatLegion’sNoah Hawley ( whorecently deniedcontinued involvement ) is run with FX to bringRidley Scott’siconic sci - horror franchiseAliento goggle box , telling a near - future account in the macrocosm , set on Earth .
Oh , and bad news : all this young stuff ’s gonnacost you an extra dollareach calendar month .
https://gizmodo.com/alien-is-coming-to-tv-and-earth-1845855791
https://gizmodo.com/bad-news-disney-users-your-subscription-price-is-goi-1845857426
https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-marvel-and-more-heres-your-disney-investors-1845853205
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