New Disney Animated Movie Raya and the Last Dragon Announced
Today during D23, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced Raya and the Last Dragon, a new movie coming Thanksgiving 2020.
Raya and the Last Dragon is described as an "epic fantasy adventure" centering around "Raya, a lone warrior on a quest to find the last dragon." The character is described as fearless and passionate, with a winning charm about her.
Cassie Steele (Rick and Morty's Tammy) voices Raya; the Last Dragon, Sisu, which also has a human form, is voiced by Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians).
Tom Holland Breaks His Silence on Spider-Man Split
The shocking news that Disney and Sony reportedly failed to reach a new deal to share the Spider-Man movie rights cast a shadow over this weekend’s D23 Expo where Disney is making numerous announcements for its upcoming movies and shows. Tom Holland himself took the D23 stage to promote his upcoming Pixar movie Onward and received a deafening response from the crowd as they gave him cheers of support.
“It’s been a crazy week but I want you to know that I’m grateful from the bottom of my heart and I love you 3000,” Holland said at the close of the presentation.
Pixar’s Soul Voice Cast Announced
Pixar Animation finally revealed more about their secretive new film Soul at Saturday's D23 Expo, including the main voice cast.
The main character Joe Gardner will be played by Jamie Foxx, while Phylicia Rashad will play Joe's mother Libba. Joe's neighborhood nemesis Paul is voiced by Daveed Diggs, Questlove plays Curley, and 22 is played by Tina Fey. Disney also offered a first look at the film:
The panel also offered plot details about Soul — souls are all trained at the "You Seminar," and once ready, your soul graduates. But for Joe Gardner, his life hasn't quite gone as he expected. He's a high school band teacher with a passion for being a jazz musician in his own right. But just as he's about to achieve his dreams, he dies, and his soul ends up at the seminar.
Disney’s Cruella: Emma Stone is 1970’s London Punk Rock
Disney released a first look at Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil in the upcoming Cruella movie at D23 Expo on Saturday.
Stone popped up on set during the Disney panel, saying, "Since you’re such huge Disney fans, we wanted to let you know a bit about the story. 1970s set in London, it’s punk rock…" she trailed off as she got distracted by a Dalmatian in her eye line. She then seemingly joked that she, "can't work under these conditions," and was going back to her trailer.
The photo shows off a much more rough, yet fashionable Cruella holding back three Dalmatians on leashes, while staring down at the camera. Her two thug-like pals, Horace and Jasper, can be seen on either side of her, in what looks to be outside of a rundown building.
Marvel’s The Eternals Costumes Revealed at D23
Disney officially revealed the costumes for Marvel's The Eternals today during D23.
Check out the image below for your first look at Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Selma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, and the rest of the Eternals in costume.
The Eternals cast and costumes
During the panel, Disney also revealed Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington has joined The Eternals as Dane Whitman.
New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Poster Shown at D23
Director JJ Abrams and Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy debuted a new poster for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker during D23 Expo on Saturday.
The poster shows Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) facing off on top of what looks to be a broken part of a ship, with the shadowy face and of the Emperor looming in the background, with his eyes peering ahead. Check it out below:
New Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker poster from D23
Kit Harington Cast in Marvel’s Eternals
Kit Harington has joined the MCU in Marvel's Eternals as a character named Dane Whitman.
Announced at D23 Expo, Kit Harington, following reports of his possible MCU arrival just ahead of D23, will play Whitman, a non-Eternal character in the film and yet one who may have some comics heritage. Dane Whitman is also the name of a character known as the Black Knight. He was in fact the third character to bear the moniker. He was featured in a Black Knight solo series following Marvel's All-New, All-Different Marvel initiative. Marvel did not confirm his character will in fact become Black Knight during the film, instead only introducing him by his pedestrian name.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Footage Reveals Dark Side Rey
Disney unveiled a sizzle reel of footage from the franchise finale Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker at D23 Expo today, which ended with a shot of Rey apparently having turned to the Dark Side.
The very final shot depicted Rey in a Palpatine-style dark cloak, looking fierce and holding a red lightsaber -- which then shot out a dual Darth Maul-style blade!
Here's a quick rundown of what else the footage showed:
Black Panther 2 Release Date Announced
At the D23 Expo in Anaheim, Marvel announced that Black Panther 2 will open in theaters on May 6, 2022.
Marvel boss Kevin Feige was joined on stage by Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, who made the announcement. According to Feige, "Ryan’s hard at work on another black panther film, he has delivered us a treatment that I happen to have right here." Feige jokingly asked Coogler if they should reveal the name of the film, but decided that it's too early for that.
"We're really hard at work on it, trying to give you guys something special. We're definitely taking our time with this... We really really want it to be right," Coogler said before walking off the stage.
The Walt Disney Studios showcase at the D23 Expo also revealed new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker footage, and an announcement that Game of Thrones alum Kit Harington has been cast in Marvel's Eternals.
Star Wars: Keri Russell Reveals New Details About Her Mysterious Character
Keri Russell took the D23 Expo stage with director JJ Abrams to share a few details on her new character Zori Bliss in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
“She’s very cool and a little bit shady,” Russell revealed. “She’s kind of a criminal and sort of this old friend of Poe’s.”
We got a glimpse of Russell's character in a photo spread that appeared in Vanity Fair where she was sporting a purple costume, long fin helmet, and a pair of blasters. Poe doesn't seem the type to get involved with shady people given his penchant for doing the right thing, but perhaps this figure from his past will show us a new side to Oscar Isaac's pilot character.
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