D23 Expo Recap: "Snow White," "The Haunted Mansion," "Inside Out 2" and More!

The show opened with an unsurprisingly tearjerking sizzle reel that included clips from nearly every Disneyrelated title from the past 100 years from 1928amp8217s Steamboat Willie to the recent Pixar and Disney titles followed by a gorgeous rendition of quotWhen You Wish Upon A Star3939 by Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo It39s a song she sings as the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio which premieres on Disney Day November 8th Alan Bergman Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios took the stage to unveil the new logo introduction featuring the iconic Disney castle and an orchestral version of quotWhen You Wish Upon A Star3939 by composer Christophe Beck FrozenInvite job candidates to apply live during the Media and Advertising Communityamp8217s Black Talent Outreach Week at MediaVillagecom and AdvancingDiversityorg October 1720 Apply for jobssubmit your resume hereDisney Live ActionBergman then handed over the first segment to Sean Bailey President of Disney Live Action who shared that thanks to streaming The Walt Disney Company has had the chance to share more content with audiences than ever before Three titles coming to Disney over the next few months were highlighted including Hocus Pocus 2 the next chapter of the 1993 quotoccult classicquot coming this Halloween with the trio Bette Midler Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprising their roles as the Sanderson Sisters and Disenchanted a sequel to Enchanted with Amy Adams Patrick Dempsey Idina Menzel and James Marsden all reprising their roles and Maya Rudolph Yvette Nicole Brown and Jayma Mays joining the cast Adams below far right and Rudolph next to Adams hilariously appeared onstage late coming from Disneyland and decked out in merch and souvenirs including Mickey Ears and a Disney sweatshirt They even brought Idina Menzel third from left a glowing Frozen wandAlso coming to Disney is a new take on the classic tale of the boy who didnamp8217t want to grow up Peter Pan and Wendy starring Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson as the titular duo respectively Alyssa Wapanamp226tahk as Tiger Lily and Jude Law as the legendary Captain Hook The film will be available to stream in 2023Upcoming theatrical releases under Disney Live Action include a new adaptation of The Haunted Mansion from director Justin Simien who shared that he was a Disneyland employee as a teenager and always dreamed of being a filmmaker He39s directing an allstar cast including Lakeith Stanfield Rosario Dawson Owen Wilson Tiffany Haddish and the queen of horror Jamie Lee Curtis whose involvement was announced at D23 Academy Awardwinning director and screenwriter Barry Jenkins will join the Disney family to direct Mufasa a prequel to 2019amp8217s The Lion King which is scheduled for a theatrical release in 2024Next up was a highly anticipated first look at Snow White starring Rachel Zegler as the title princess and Gal Gadot as the iconic Evil Queen The two stars were overwhelmed by the audienceamp8217s response amp8220I donamp8217t even know what you just saw amp8230 but thank youamp8221 Zegler above right with Gadot declared holding back tears and laughter The film will feature new songs from Dear Evan Hansen and The Greatest Showman duo Pasek and Paul Then Academy Awardnominated director Rob Marshall Chicago Mary Poppins Returns shared an exclusive look of the full musical sequence of amp8220Part of Your Worldamp8221 beautifully sung by star Halle Bailey followed by the premiere of the first official teaser trailer LinManuel Miranda and original composer Alan Menken will write four new songs for the upcoming filmPixar Animation StudiosPete Docter Chief Creative Officer Pixar Animation Studios then introduced several upcoming animated titles beginning with Elemental an imaginative new tale from director Peter Sohn set in a world where the people are made of fire water air and earth and live together The story is inspired by Sohn39s parents39 experience emigrating Korea and from finding success in the United States despite cultural and language barriers with those around themNext was Elio a new adventure tale following a creative introverted 11yearold boy named Elio Yonas Kibreab whose mother Olga America Ferrera runs a topsecret military operation that is decoding a message from outer space Elio accidentally makes first contact and is assumed by the aliens to be the intergalactic ambassador of Earth Also announced was Pixar Animationamp8217s firstever television series Win or Lose which follows a middleschool softball team Each episode will focus on a different team memberamp8217s perspective that leads up to their championship game SNL alum Will Forte was announced to voice the role of coach DanBefore the end of the Pixar presentation Amy Poehler came onstage to thunderous cheers and applause from the crowd sharing the news that Inside Out 2 was finally coming to the big screen set for a summer 2024 release with cast members returning and the story following Riley from the original film now a teenager and dealing with some new emotionsWalt Disney Animation StudiosJennifer Lee Chief Creative Officer Walt Disney Animation Studios who wrote and directed Frozen and Frozen 2 then took the stage for the final portion of the Studio Presentation first announcing a new series coming to Disney that sees the return of a beloved cast of characters in Zootopia launching this NovemberIt its first collaboration with an outside studio in its 100year history Disney has partnered with PanAfrican entertainment company Kugali on a new long form series titled Iwamp225jamp250 which the filmmakers Olufikayo Ziki Adeola Hamid Ibrahim and Tolu Olowofoyeku described as amp8220a love letter to Lagosamp8221 The story is set in a futuristic world full of color and technology and follows Tola and her best friend Kole who find themselves in the middle of a feud between two powerful menComing to theatres this Thanksgiving is the studioamp8217s 61st animated feature film Strange World with another allstar cast including above left to right Lucy Liu Dennis Quaid Jaboukie YoungWhite and Jake Gyllenhaal Fans were treated to an exclusive scene from this family adventure film as well as a new trailerWrapping up the presentation was the announcement of WISH an epic musical feature film that asks the question quotHow did the wishing star upon which so many characters wished come to bequot The feature centers on Asha a 17yearold living in the fantastical Kingdom of Rosas who in an act of desperation wishes with all her heart for help to save her community from a formidable foe Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose voices the young heroine and treated the D23 audience to the debut of a brandnew song written by Julia MichaelsAs a 3990s kid I am truly excited for all these new and returning titles In fact throughout my firstever D23 I felt like a kid all over again I canamp8217t end things without mentioning the incredible diversity throughout these projects from the inclusion of Latinx talent like Rachel Zegler LinManuel Miranda America Ferrera and Ariana DeBose to featuring an original story from Pan African company Kugali with Iwamp225jamp250 The next two years are going to be chockfull of new classics for folks of all ages and thatamp8217s not even including the Lucasfilm Marvel Studios and 20th Century Studios titles to comeClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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