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This week, a special D23 edition of Hero Nation Index… Disney’s D23 Expo over the weekend was a marathon of entertainment news that was run at a sprinter’s pace. The new project announcements, footage previews, and surprise appearances were set off like a string of firecrackers stretched over the long weekend in…

The Star Wars universe is expanding at Walt Disney World Resort. The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser — the Halcyon — will dock at Florida to provide an adventure for guests looking to build on their visit to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Bob Chapek, chairman of Walt Disney Parks, Experiences…

Avengers assemble! Marvel is taking over Disney theme parks in the most immersive way. A preview of the new Marvel-themed lands was given earlier at the D23 Expo, but Disney has now released more details about what they have planned to make park visitors feel as if they are actually in the Marvel Cinematic…

J.J. Abrams explained to D23 attendees today, how the late Carrie Fisher will be included in the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. "The character of Leia is really, in a way, the heart of this story. When we were talking about this story we realized we could not possibly tell the end of these nine films…

Walt Disney Animation Studios has taken the wraps off its next project, unveiling at the D23 Expo on Saturday Raya and the Last Dragon, which will star Cassie Steele and Crazy Rich Asians standout Awkwafina. A November 25, 2020 release date has been set. Awkwafina adds to her Disney credits that soon will include Shang…

Disney Channel has ordered Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, an original animated series based on Marvel’s comic book series, from Disney Television Animation. Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland’s Cinema Gypsy Productions (ABC’s Black-ish), Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment, and Emmy winner Steve Loter…

Disney’s loaded feature film presentation Saturday at the D23 Expo in Anaheim included a program loaded with stars and directors promoted the studio’s upcoming slate, from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to The Eternals (and newcomer Kit Harington) and Pixar’s Soul (and newly announced voice cast including Jamie Foxx…

Spider-Man: Far From Home star Tom Holland made an appearance at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim today, just days after Disney and Sony’s standoff over the Spider-Man film franchise ended with Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige no longer being involved in it. “It’s been a crazy week,” Holland said from the stage, “but I want…

Disney’s Pixar revealed Saturday at the D23 Expo that the animation studio’s new film Soul will be toplined by Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey. The pic is set to be the second original Pixar film for 2020 after March’s Onward, and it has a June 19, 2020 release date. Directed by two-time Oscar winner Pete Docter, who was…

“Cruella de Vil, Cruella de Vil — If she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will.” Disney has released the first photo of Emma Stone as the young but no less creepy 101 Dalmatians character from its upcoming live-action prequel. Take a look below. “The curl of her lips / The ice in her stare / All innocent children…

The official poster for Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was unfurled on Saturday in the middle of the studio’s feature film presentations at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. The pic, directed by JJ Abrams, is the finale of the original Skywalker Saga of films in the franchise and hits theaters December…

UPDATED with confirmation at D23: Gemma Chan is officially in Marvel’s The Eternals, after she came out onstage with the rest of the cast during the film’s presentation at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. Chan, who also plays Minn-Erva opposite Brie Larson in Captain Marvel, will play the humankind-loving Sersi. She is joined…