Disney's D23 news roundup: She-Hulk, Obi-Wan, The Mandalorian and more!
Disney took to D23 to reveal information on many of their upcoming television shows and movies, all of which will eventually come to Disney Plus, their new streaming platform.
The House of Mouse is growing once more with Disney+, its new streaming platform coming this November. Disney took to D23 last weekend to show off everything they have coming up, with lots of exciting reveals and trailers. There is a massive amount of stuff Disney has planned, so let’s break it down! First, the movies:
Black Panther 2
Yes, Black Panther 2 has been added to the MCU’s upcoming slate of Phase 4 movies. Ryan Coogler will be returning to the director’s seat and of course, Chadwick Boseman stars as the Wakandan king. We don’t have any specific plot details just yet, but we do have a release date: May 6, 2022.
The Eternals
Marvel has been pushing The Eternals super hard recently, but it shouldn’t be too hard a sell now that Jon Snow is joining the cast! Yes, Kit Harington will star in The Eternals as Dane Whitman, the Black Knight. Dane has a lot to live up to, as he’s handed the mystical title of Black Knight by his villainous uncle.
Dying, his uncle demands that Dane restore honour to their family and be a better Black Knight than he was. With dying uncles comes great responsibility, and all that.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The final chapter of the new Star Wars trilogy is almost upon us. We got a brand new poster featuring The Emperor, but attendees got a sizzle reel that included, among other things, Rey in Sith-looking black attire wielding a double-bladed red lightsaber! Will she finally turn to the dark side? We only have four months left to find out. Speaking of Star Wars, let’s talk about what Disney Plus has coming up!
UPDATE: Disney has released the sizzle reel shown off at D23! Check it out above.
The Mandalorian
Jon Favreau has had an extremely good year, all things considered. He had a cooking show on Netflix, starred in Spider-Man: Far From Home, released The Lion King remake and now he’s got a Star Wars series coming out on Disney+! This gritty space western is giving me heavy Firefly vibes, and I’m loving it. The show will be released on November 12, 2019.
The Mandalorian centres on a lone gunfighter in the far reaches of outer space, travelling across planets where The New Republic has no control. This series is set in between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. Pedro Pascal stars as the titular Mandalorian in an impressive cast that also includes Gina Carano, Nick Nolte, Giancarlo Esposito, Ming-Na Wen, Taiki Waititi and… Werner Herzog?!
She-Hulk
Mark Ruffalo isn’t the only Hulk in town anymore! Meet Jessica Walters, Bruce Banner’s cousin. She’s an upstanding, highly-skilled lawyer who gets a blood transfusion from her highly unstable cousin after an injury, and as a result gets a somewhat watered down version of his Hulk-y powers.
Jessica is just as mean and green as her cousin, but unlike Bruce’s earlier outings as the Hulk, she retains all her intelligence and charm while beating up baddies. She’s gotten around in the comics, being part of multiple superhero teams like The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, The Defenders and way more. It’s about time she found her way to the MCU!
Ms. Marvel
Being a Pakistani American and Muslim superhero leading her own comic book, Kamala Khan made a ton of waves when she was first introduced to the Marvel universe. In a way, she’s sort of the modern Peter Parker. She has trouble balancing her family, school life and superhero-ing adventures and often fails at managing all three at the same time.
Infected by the Terrigen Mist, Kamala is an Inhuman who took on a title left behind by her idol, Captain Marvel (previously Ms. Marvel). It remains to be seen if the upcoming TV series will follow her Inhuman origins, though. After the disastrous TV show, they’ll probably go another way.
One thing I hope the show focuses on is how Kamala, much like Matt Murdock (Daredevil), has trouble balancing her religious beliefs and her new violent pastime. Hopefully her series doesn't get abruptly cancelled like Matt's did. Yes, I'm still bitter.
Moon Knight
I’m not even going to lie, I screamed when I saw this announcement. Moon Knight is by far one of my favourite heroes, and one I always felt was ripe for an introduction to the MCU. Marc Spector was once a simple mercenary, left behind to die by his peers at an Egyptian dig site. Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon, offered him a second chance at life as his avatar on earth.
Thus, Marc Spector becomes Moon Knight, the fist of Khonshu. Unfortunately, Marc has multiple personality disorder, and thus is never quite sure what is real and what isn’t. Is Khnoshu real? Is anyone, is anything? He’s the poster boy for mental health problems, and if this TV series is anything like his comic book runs, it’s going to be a wild, trippy ride.
Kenobi: A Star Wars Story
It’s the one Star Wars project everyone wanted, but no one thought would happen! Ewan McGregor returns to his iconic role as the blue lightsaber-toting Jedi with a sharp wit and unwavering moral compass. The series will start filming in 2020, so hopoefully we won’t have to wait long to see it.
What might we see in this series? We could see Obi-Wan shortly before the events of A New Hope, having random adventures in Tatooine while looking after a young Luke Skywalker. We could even see the rematch between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul that happened in Star Wars Rebels.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The critically acclaimed animated Star Wars series is returning from the dead, for a 12-episode final season in February 2020! We’ve seen what happened when Ahsoka Tano met her former master, Anakin Skywalker turned Darth Vader, in Star Wars Rebels. But what led up to that?
This final season will probably set up Anakin’s transformation into the iconic villain in Revenge of the Sith, and follow Ahsoka’s adventures going rogue in the galaxy after leaving the Jedi order. First Young Justice gets resurrected, then this? Can I get a Spectacular Spider-Man revival too, pretty please?
Lizzie McGuire
My childhood! Hilary Duff returns to her famed role as Lizzie McGuire in a brand-new TV show that sees the character in her 30s. Series creator Terri Minsky is also on board as showrunner, so it looks like the whole gang’s back together!
The series will start with Lizzie living out her dreams in New York as an apprentice to an interior designer and celebrating her 30th birthday. She also has a fiance at this point - who isn’t Gordo. This better be rectified by the end of the show, or I’m rioting.
The World According to Jeff Goldblum
All it takes is watching Jeff Goldblum’s reaction to Spider-Man leaving the MCU, to know that he is a bizarrely fascinating man. As such, he’s the perfect host for a travel show! Join Jeff as he continues to be utterly confused by such strange things as shoes, ice cream and tattoos. The series comes out on November 12, 2019.
Lady and the Tramp
Another day, another Disney live-action remake. It’s a tale as old as time: A rich puppy meets a poor puppy and they fall in love. Tessa Thompson stars as Lady, and Justin Theroux stars at the Tramp. After The Leftovers, I’m just glad Justin’s in more stuff. Plus, this would make for a nice evening screening with the family, right? Watch out for this movie on November 12, 2019.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Yes, you read that right. This isn’t a reboot of the High School Musical movies, or a sequel, but a mockumentary. A group of high school kids at East High decide to stage a stage production of High School Musical in this series, but learn that all the drama from the movies might find its way to their lives too. I doubt we’ll see Zac Efron in this, unfortunately. This series comes out on November 12, 2019.
Monsters at Work
Strangely enough, this is just the second television series based on a Pixar movie, right after Buzz Lightyear's Star Command. This show takes place six months after the events of Monsters Inc, where the sounds of laughter now replace screams in Monstropolis.
Tylor Tuskman dreams of working with the greats, Mike and Sully, and this show follows his exploits. John Goodman and Billy Crystal return to their roles here as Mike and Sully, which means this might be good!
Oof, that's a lot!
Yeah, we’ll probably stop there before this article turns into a full blown novel. Disney has much more in production though, including movies like Cruella, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Pixar’s Onward and Souls, Walt Disney Animation’s Frozen 2 and Raya and the Last Dragon, along with TV shows like Love, Simon, Hawkeye, WandaVision, What if…?, Loki, Falcon and The Winter Soldier and more.
Suffice it to say, future Disney+ subscribers will have their hands full with all these movies and TV shows. Unfortunately, the streaming service will only launch in a couple of countries, with no word on a Singaporean or Malaysian release. Oh well, we’ll always have Netflix, right?
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