Lucasfilm The first theatrical spin-off from The Mandalorian will be the first Star Wars movie in theaters since 2019’s divisive Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. At the annual D23 expo, Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau — currently in theaters in Deadpool & Wolverine — announced he will be directing the …
Marvel at D23: ‘Agatha All Along’, ‘Fantastic Four’ peek, ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, and more
Marvel Studios While Marvel Studios stormed San Diego Comic Con late last month, the Disney-owned property came loaded to the company’s D23 expo this weekend. Ryan Reynolds opened the presentation with a video message thanking fans for making Deadpool & Wolverine such a huge hit, commenting “overwhelmed doesn’t even begin to describe” how he feels. …
New trailer debuts for Disney+-bound ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’
(L-R) Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Jude Law, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong – Lucasfilm/Matt Kennedy At D23, Disney’s annual fan expo, co-star Jude Law was on hand Friday to introduce the trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, the latest Disney+ series set in that galaxy far, far away. Law stars as the Force sensitive …
New ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer released at D23
Disney A new trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King arrived Friday. Disney shared the new look at the highly anticipated Barry Jenkins-directed film, a prequel to The Lion King, at D23, the company’s annual fan expo. Aaron Pierre voices Mufasa in the new film. James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa in previous Lion King movies. Other …
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan tease their sequel ‘Freakier Friday’ at D23
Walt Disney Enterprises/Andrew Eccles The title of the highly anticipated Freaky Friday sequel has been announced. At D23 in Anaheim, California, on Friday, Disney revealed that it will be called Freakier Friday. In an interview with Good Morning America at D23, the film’s two main stars, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, said “everything” about the …
D23 opens: ‘Avatar 3’ title, ‘Zootopia’ sequel news, ‘Incredibles 3’ announced, and more
‘Snow White’ – Disney Friday marked the opening of D23, the annual fan expo for The Walt Disney Company, the parent company of ABC News. From the drop, the fan fest made headlines. Here are just some of Friday’s big reveals: A new trailer was revealed for Moana 2, starring the voices of Auli’i Cravalho and …
‘The Bikeriders’ revs onto Peacock
Focus Features The Bikeriders, starring Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon and Jodie Comer, is now streaming on Peacock. Set initially in 1965, and based on Danny Lyon‘s famous 1968 photo book about motorcycle enthusiasts, Jeff Nichols‘ well-received movie has Butler playing Benny, a new recruit to the Vandals motorcycle club, started in Illinois by Hardy’s Johnny. Comer plays Kathy, …
Screenwriters reveal Robert Downey Jr. said no to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ cameo
Marvel Studios Of all the surprise cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine, one that was supposed to happen didn’t: screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick say Robert Downey Jr. turned the movie down. A scene in the beginning of the movie has Ryan Reynolds‘ Wade Wilson interviewing to see if his alter ego Deadpool could join …
Joaquin Phoenix reportedly ditches movie five days before start
David Benito/FilmMagic Joaquin Phoenix has reportedly abandoned a controversial film from director Todd Haynes just five days before the shoot was about to start in Guadalajara, Mexico. IndieWire was first to report the news, adding that Haynes previously described the project as an “explicit” love story between two men set in the ’30s. Some crew …
CEO Bob Iger previews D23, the annual Disney fan expo
ABC News When Bob Iger returned to his role as CEO of The Walt Disney Company nearly two years ago, he said he would focus on returning creativity to the center of the company known for blockbusters and classics ranging from Star Wars to Cinderella. As Iger prepares to headline this year’s D23 fan event in Anaheim, California, there is much creativity …