D23 is full of surprises as Tim Blake Nelson has been confirmed to return as the Leader, but not in the project you respect. While most of us thought he’d show up in She-Hulk, which is still a possibility, it seems he’ll have a role in Captain America: New World Order. He’ll join Danny Ramirez, Carl Lumbly and the main star Anthony Mackie in the film. They’ll also introduce a mutant named Sabra, who’ll be played by Shira Haas.
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D23: Marvel Studios President Has No Updates for ‘Fantastic Four’
Many have expected that D23 Expo would be the day that we get a lot of information on the upcoming Fantastic Four film. While we found out Matt Shakman will direct the film, it turns out that was the only reveal he had in store for the event. Sadly, it seems we’ll have to wait quite a bit longer for any real news on Fantastic Four.
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D23: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Sequel to Lead into ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’
We’ve all heard a while back that Jonathan Majors would become the next major villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as he’ll take on the role of Kang the Conqueror. He also briefly appeared in Loki to excite his future villainous turn. Still, the team has revealed that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will also be the film to kick off Phase 5 and lead into Avengers. The Kang Dynasty as shown during the D23 panel.
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D23: New Footage Description for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Marvel Studios D23 panel has finally kicked off and they are focusing on what’s heading our way with Black Panther Wakanda Forever. The lucky attendees got an exclusive sneak peek of what the film has to offer and it seems like a lot of the storyline will be built around vibranium and the world trying to capitalize on Wakanda’s biggest resource in the absence of their former king. It’ll be interesting to see how they tackle this storyline and how it may tie together with Namor’s story.
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D23: First Footage Description for ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Teases Classic Feel, Return of Sallah
D23 is finally here and Lucasfilm took us on a ride throughout a fantasy-filled land as well as looking beyond the stars. But there is one more major project many have been quite excited for and that is the grand return of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. James Mangold is taking over the director’s chair in the fifth entry and we finally got an update during their D23 Expo panel.
Mangold revealed they are still busy preparing the score for the film. Attendees even got the first trailer for the film teasing what it has in store for many that grew up with the iconic franchise. The big reveal is that Sallah is set to return in the sequel, who was played by John Rhys-Davies.
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D23: Ariana DeBose to Voice the Lead in Disney’s 100-Year Anniversary Film ‘Wish’
We just learned that Disney is set to kick off their 100th year with a special original film titled Wish. It’ll explore the story of 17-year-old Asha who explores the kingdom of dreams. As it turns out, they also wasted no time announcing that Ariana DeBose will take on the leading role in the film. She’ll be joined by Alan Tudyk who will take on the role of the goat Valentino. It seems she even sang one of the songs from the upcoming musical.
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D23: Disney to Celebrate 100-Year Anniversary in 2023 With Original Film ‘Wish’
Disney Studios is about to celebrate its 100-Year anniversary in 2023 so it would make sense that they’d have something special planned for that year. As it turns out, they are planning to release a film titled Wish that year, which is a fitting play on the “wishing upon a star” motive that Disney is famous for. It’ll be an original film with new songs and won’t be based on a pre-existing story.
The directors revealed that the film will be about a Kingdom of Wishes, hence the title, named Rosas. The film will be directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn based on a script that involved Jennifer Lee. It’ll combine watercolor with CG animation and explore where wishing came from. It seems Alan Tudyk will also once again return and will voice a goat in the film.
The main character is a 17-year-old girl named Asha who’s design has been shared alongside her companion Star. They are seemingly even showing some test footage during the D23 panel.
Songs will be originals by Julia Michaels and it seems that they will also include Easter eggs.
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D23: ‘Inside Out’ Sequel Confirmed, Kelsey Mann to Direct
Well, it looks like the rumors were true, as the sequel to Pixar’s iconic Inside Out has been announced to finish off the animation studios’ segment during the big Disney panel. They have confirmed that Kelsey Mann will direct the sequel. It’ll be written by Meg LeFauve. There was no word on the rumor surrounding some cast members not returning for the sequel with only Amy Poehler confirmed, but it is eyeing a Summer 2024 and will have some new emotions. We will return with Riley as we explore her time as a teenager.
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D23: New Pixar Movie ‘Elio’ to Explore Kids Contact With Aliens
While we’ve been hearing a lot about projects we’ve already known something about, it seems that a brand new project has been shared by Pixar. Elemental may be the next film to release,e but it seems they are already working on their next film titled Elio, which will explore the story of an 11-year-old that ends up being the first to make contact with aliens.
As a result, he is beamed into a spaceship and meets various aliens while accidentally being nominated to be Eart’s ambassador. Have we mentioned that he is 11 years? America Ferrera has been cast as Olga, who is Elio’s mom in the upcoming movie.
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D23: Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Include 4 Brand New Songs
It looks like the upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid will include four brand new songs that still have the same feeling as the original, as revealed by director Rob Marshall during the D23 panel for Disney’s future slate. Here’s a statement by director Marshall as shared by THR’s Borys Kit from the panel on how fond he is of the original film and why he wants to stay true to it:
When it opened in 1989…musicals were gone. Even though it was animated, we could hear people singing at movies again.
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