Disney held a spectacular showcase of its upcoming films and television series, including “Moana 2,” that included sneak peeks, live performances and surprise appearances from actors such as Dwayne Johnson, Zoe Saldana and Jude Law.
Fans welcome CEO at Disney’s D23 convention Bob Iger to a standing ovation at the top of the showcase on Friday. “The world needs entertainment perhaps more than ever and we take that responsibility seriously,” he said before a presentation of new films from the “Avatar,” “Toy Story” and “Incredibles” franchises.
In the first wonder of the evening, Auli’i Cravalho And Dwayne Johnson The “Moana” singer rocked the more than 15,000 crowd at the Honda Center with a performance of the song that featured drummers and dancers dressed in costumes in the style of the beloved animated film.
The two actors are reprising their roles of Moana and Maui, respectively. “Moana 2,” which is set to hit theaters on November 27. Before showing an extended glimpse of the film, Johnson said working on the films has been special for him, noting that his daughters, ages 6 and 8, were also in the crowd.
Disney later The first full-length trailer of the film was released Online. The footage introduces both new characters (Moana now has a little sister) and familiar ones, such as her pet pig Pua and the Kakamora, a group of coconut-clad pirates who shoot arrows.
Johnson also announced that he would continue his long-running work on Disney projects and produce a “Monster Jam” live-action film. The studio did not provide any updates on Johnson’s other Disney project, the Monster Jam. Live-action “Moana,” which is under development.
Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni tease May 2026 Star Wars movie “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” He said filming recently began. Favreau said he felt compelled to “get something together” for the showcase and showed a brief clip of the title characters, as he said, “on a whole new journey.”
talked about the law “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” They announced it would be coming to Disney+ on December 3rd.
“I fell in love with ‘Star Wars’ when I was a 10-year-old boy,” Law said before sharing footage from the show, which is billed as a coming of age story.
Pixar Animation chief creative officer Pete Docter announced that the studio is developing a third installment of “The Incredibles” franchise.
Andrew Stanton, who directed the first two “Toy Story” films, is back to helm “Toy Story 5.”
Stanton said the film pits Woody, Buzz and the rest of the crew against toys and technology, adding that kids today often prefer gadgets over classic toys. The film is set to hit theaters in the summer of 2026.
Walt Disney Animation Studios chief creative officer Jennifer Lee shared concept art from “Frozen III,” which shows Anna, Elsa and Olaf looking out to the horizon with an ominous creature lurking behind them. The film will release in 2027.
Director James Cameron and actors Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington reunited on stage to share new details about the third installment of “Avatar.” They announced the official title, “Avatar: Fire and Ashes,” and shared concept art that showed a new look at Pandora. Cameron said it was too early in the filming phase to show the clip.
“The new movie is not what you expect, but it’s certainly what you want,” said Cameron, who will be honored as a “Disney Legend” at D23’s closing ceremony on Sunday.
Fans also got an exclusive sneak peek at “Zootopia 2,” which will hit theaters in November 2025. The film’s star Ginnifer Goodwin also announced that Ke Hui Quan will join the cast of “Zootopia 2” as a snake.
After the attack of Marvel’s announcements At Comic-Con International, Marvel president Kevin Feige came out after “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds’ welcome video, where he thanked the crowd for their support of the box office record-breaking “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
Ryan Coogler, Director of the “Black Panther” filmsDominic Thorne and Anthony Ramos joined Feige to share details about the upcoming series “Ironheart.” The cast offered a first look at the series, which is based on Thorne’s character, Riri Williams, who was first introduced in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Feige also talked about “Marvel’s First Family”, Fantastic FourPedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach said hello to the audience in a short video clip in their costumes from the set in the U.K., where filming began late last month. Before showing a brief edit of the pre-production clip, Feige said they adopted a 1960s retro style for the film’s aesthetic.
Music will be a key part of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” the upcoming live-action prequel to the 1994 classic film. Jenkins also brought on board Lin-Manuel Miranda, who composed the original music for the new film. In addition to his success with “Hamilton,” Miranda wrote songs for “Moana” and “Encanto.”
The duo performed a clip from the film including a new song, “I Always Wanted a Brother”, which shows the early relationship between Mufasa and Scar.
Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, who star in the live-action “Snow White” movie, which is set for March 2025. Zegler plays the original Disney princess and “Wonder Woman” Gadot plays the evil queen. The stars shared a sneak peek of the highly-anticipated adaptation, which will feature new songs from Benji Pasek and Justin Paul, the duo known for “La La Land” and “Dear Evan Hansen.”
The soundtrack for “Tron: Ares” will be composed by Nine Inch Nails.
Kathryn Hahn debuts a new song from her upcoming Marvel series “Agatha All Along,” another 2021 melodrama for fans “WandaVision” Musical NumberHahn praised “Agatha All Along” songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, who also wrote hits for “Frozen” and “Coco.” The duo also wrote the hit song for “WandaVision,” after which the series is named.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan announced the official title of the highly anticipated “Freaky Friday” sequel, “Freakier Friday.”
Curtis, who will be honoured as a Disney Legend on Sunday, said she feels like no time has passed since filming the original 2003 movie, as she shared the first photos from the new film.
The doc also announced an original Pixar film, “Hoppers,” starring Bobby Moynihan and Jon Hamm, and shared exclusive sneak peeks of the upcoming film “Elio.” “Elio’s” young star, Yonas Kibreab, brought Saldana back on stage and announced her as a lead character set to join the cast alongside America Ferrera and Jameela Jamil. The film will hit theaters on June 13, 2025.
Pixar will also debut two new series on Disney+, a first for the studio. After the record-breaking success of “Inside Out 2,” the studio is creating “Dream Productions,” a show between “Inside Out” and “Inside Out 2,” which will begin streaming on Disney+ in 2025. Pixar’s first longform series “Win or Lose” will arrive on Disney+ on December 6.
