Disney’s biennial D23 expo came on the heels of the surprise announcement at San Diego Comic-Con in July, where Robert Downey Jr. was returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How can you top that announcement? With a ton of new announcements.
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The first day of the weekend event saw the return of several Disney classics, including The Incredibles, Toy Story, and Frozen. There was something for everyone, from Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars. So we rounded up all the announcements, trailers, teasers, remakes, and more to make sure you didn’t miss anything.
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The entertainment showcase kicked off with Moana 2Three years later, Moana and the demigod trickster Maui team up again to face a new threat to Oceania.
Disney seems to be planning to make Moana the new flagship Disney princess. In addition to a sequel, a live-action remake is also in the works. It’s already in production and is scheduled for release in 2026. However, Moana 2 November 27, 2024.
The film has been mired in production difficulties and fierce controversy since filming wrapped in 2022, but the release date of Disney’s live-action remake of the 1937 classic is finally approaching.
The teaser trailer gives us our first look at Rachel Zegler’s Snow White and Gal Gadot’s Evil Queen, as well as a first look at the CGI-heavy world. The film is due to hit theaters on March 21, 2025.
First look at the live-action remake of Stitch Lilo & Stitch
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Lilo & Stitch is the classic Disney film that no one asked for a live-action remake, but is getting one anyway, and given Disney’s visual effects track record with anthropomorphic animals, your first impression of Stitch is exactly what you’d expect: “yes, that’s him.”
Alongside the first teaser at D23, it was also announced that the film adaptation of the 2002 cult classic will be released in summer 2025.
Incredibles 3 announcement
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and Fantastic Four So it comes as no surprise that a popular family film series inspired by Marvel’s First Family has recently been announced, with longtime series writer and director Brad Bird at the helm. Incredibles 3 It has been announced that it is in the works at Pixar.
No further details were released beyond the announcement. Incredibles 2 It was the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Inside Out 2 He ascended to the throne.
Toy Story 5 Teaser
Speaking of Pixar’s popular animated film, it was probably finished two movies ago, but fans at D23 Toy Story 5According to director Andrew Stanton, Woody, Buzz and friends will fight to stop the newborns from becoming iPad Kids.
“This time, toys and technology come together,” Stanton said at D23. “I think it’s going to be a lot of fun, and I can’t wait for everyone to see it in the summer of 2026.”
Frozen 3
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Oscar-winning movies Frozen According to creator Brittney Lee, the third film in the series is set to be released in 2027. Guests were also shown a short teaser at D23, showing Elsa and Anna riding a white horse and a brown deer.
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Zootopia 2
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Ah, another sequel, this time to a Disney hit movie. ZootopiaThe story follows a rabbit police officer, Judy Hopps, who blackmails a fox con man, Nick, into helping her solve crimes.
The duo will be returning with Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan reprising his role as a snake named Gary. While Quan’s casting was the big news surrounding the announcement, fans of the series can expect the film to hit theaters around Thanksgiving next year.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew During the New Republic era, Return of the JediAccording to the synopsis, the film will follow four kids who get lost in the galaxy and try to find their way home. Jude Law will also be making his debut in a galaxy far, far away, this time as Force wielder Jodh na Na’Nawoud.
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We also got our first look at what suburbia might look like in the Star Wars universe, and according to the trailer released at D23, the show is heavily inspired by Steven Spielberg’s classic films. E.T. and Hook.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew It will premiere on Disney+ on December 3rd.
Agatha All Along
New Trailer WandaVision Sequel series Agatha All Along She appeared on stage at D23 and performed her original song “Ballad of the Witch’s Way.”
Kathryn Hahn will reprise her role as witch Agatha Harkness, along with co-stars Joe Locke, Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ang and Debra Jo Rupp.
The show will follow Hearn’s lead. WandaVision To regain her powers, she must face “a series of magical trials” along the witch’s path.
The first two episodes Agatha All Along It will premiere on Disney+ on September 18th.
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D23 fans are Marvel Fantastic Four: The First Step It stars Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/Human Torch) and Ebon Moss Batcharak (Ben Grimm/The Thing). But fans have been recording it and posting it to social media, making it easy to find with a search.
This trailer is the same one that was shown at SDCC last month and is made from a lot of test footage and conceptual previs. Still, with filming still ongoing, it’s pretty impressive what Marvel has on hand.
In addition to an all-star cast playing Marvel’s First Family, the film also stars Julia Garner (Ozark) as Silver Surfer’s lover Shalla Bul, and Ralph Ineson (witch, The first signs) will star as the world-devouring entity Galactus, with Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne and John Malkovich co-starring in unannounced roles.
Fantastic Four: The First Step It is scheduled to be released on July 25, 2025.
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In line Fantastic Four, Marvel Daredevil: Born Again The sequel series also had an exclusive trailer leaked onto the internet by a mobile fan, again we won’t embed the trailer here so feel free to search for it yourself.
As a sequel to the beloved Netflix daredevil, Charlie Cox and co-stars Vincent D’Onofrio (Kingpin), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page) and Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson) will all return and make their official debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The trailer that debuted at D23 was packed with surprises, including the return of Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher and Wilson Bethel’s Bullseye, alongside the first appearance of costumed vigilante The White Tiger.
There’s no official trailer yet, but the show is expected to premiere on Disney+ on March 1, 2025.
Avatar 3 is now Avatar: Fire and Ashes
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After a great success, Avatar: The Way of Waterit’s only natural that the next planned film would be fire-themed, as director James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana took to the stage to announce the official title of the next film in the franchise. Avatar: Fire and Ashes.
While no official details about the sequel have been revealed, Cameron showed attendees some concept art from the film, which depicts the Na’vi Ash People and their otherworldly masks, apparently inspired by the traditional Native American ghost dance.
Planned release date Fire and Ashes December 19, 2025, but if you can’t wait and want some Na’vi lore to fill in the gaps, Massive Entertainment’s Avatar: Pandora’s Frontier video game.
Freaky Friday 2 Freaky Friday
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There aren’t many details about the film yet, but stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis took to the stage to announce that the sequel to the 2003 film will officially be titled Freaky Friday 2. Freaky Friday.
According to a Disney press release, the sequel will see the return of mother-daughter duo Tess and Anna Coleman (Curtis and Lohan, respectively), as Anna and her daughter prepare to marry into their new family.
I’ll be back Freaky Friday The original cast included Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Song, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rosalind Chao.
Freaky Friday It is scheduled for release in 2025.
Tron: Ares
Finally, wrapping up D23’s entertainment showcase was the reveal and first look at the third film in the Tron series. Tron: Ares.
Jeff Bridges will once again return to the series, which is set inside a world of mainframe computers. He will be joined by Evan Peters, Greta Lee and Jared Leto, who will play the titular Ares, a highly advanced AI sent into the real world on an undisclosed mission. It has also been revealed that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ band Nine Inch Nails will compose the film’s soundtrack.
Tron Considering the 1982 film and the 2010s films, it’s one of the least likely to get a third movie. Tron: Legacy The box office results were disappointing, but if you want to see more, I won’t complain.
Tron: Ares It is scheduled to be released on October 10, 2025.
