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411’s D23 Expo Disney Films Panel Report: Tom Holland Breaks Silence On Sony/Marvel Issues, Frozen 2, More
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411 was in attendance at the D23 Expo panel for Walt Disney’s upcoming films, including Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios. You can see highlights below, as well as live tweets from our coverage of the event.
* Black Panther 2 will be released on May 6, 2020.
* Kit Harington has joined the cast of The Eternals as Dane Whitman, also known as the Black Knight.
* Keri Russell’s character in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is named Zorri Bliss. She will be a criminal that is an “old friend” of Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac).
* Black Widow is currently still in production, so its stars were unable to make D23.
* Pixar announced a film called Onward, which features the voices of Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer
* Tom Holland broke his silence about the Sony/Marvel situation, although he only said that it’s been a “crazy week” and that he loves his fans.
* Dual trailers were shown for Jungle Cruise from the two leads’ (The Rock and Emily Blunt) perspectives, but Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production president Sean Bailey said neither were the official trailer.
Starting off the @Disney Studios Panel with a sizzle reel with new showing snippets of footage from across the Disney Studios line. Alan Horn is here to host.
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Alan Horn talks about the 20th Century Fox acquisition. They aren’t ready to show many new films from Fox on the @DisneyD23 but that’s coming soon. #D23Expo
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So we’re starting out with @starwars for the @DisneyD23 panel. JJ Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy are here. The main cast are here too. #StarWars #D23Expo
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JJ Abrams talks about Carrie Fisher’s legacy as Leia. He calls Leia the soul of The Rise of Skywalker and reappropriating unused footage for the film for Fisher a Leia. #StarWars #D23Expo
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Abrams for @starwars @DisneyD23 talks about how Fisher wrote in her book that she thanked him for putting up with her twice when they had never worked together before Episode VII. Abrams talks about her having a supernatural wit. #D23Expo #StarWars
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The main cast are here for @starwars Episode 9. Keri Russell talks about Zorri Bliss she’s a criminal and old friend of Poe Dameron. That gets some “wooos” from the crowd. Are they old lovers? Oscar Isaac jokes about experimenting when they were young. #StarWars #D23Expo
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Billy Dee Williams is here @DisneyD23 for @starwars he says Lando Calrissian has never left him. #StarWars #D23Expo2019
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Anthony Daniels talks about how while the saga is ending “what an ending it will be.” #StarWars #D23Expo
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Kennedy and JJ Abrams @DisneyD23 reveal the new @starwars Episode IX poster! It’s Tey vs. Kylo Ren with Emperor Palpatine in the background. Everyone in attendance gets a poster!
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So they showed a reel of brand new footage for @starwars @DisneyD23 There looks like an aggressive C3PO with red eyes. The Resistance fleet forms to face long lines of Firsd Order Star Destroyers. Rey fights Kylo Ren on a narrow dam or bridge surrounding by raging water #D23Expo
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The footage reel for @starwars Episode IX at @DisneyD23 ends with an “Evil Rey” she unfolds a Sith Double-bladed lightsaber! Has Rey gone bad? Is it a clone? Not clear! #StarWars #starwarstheriseofskywalker #D23Expo2019 #D23Expo
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Marvel Studios is up next for @DisneyD23 Kevin Feige is here and he brings out Ryan Coogler! Ryan Coogler is officially returning for Black Panther 2! #Marvel #BlackPanther #D23Expo
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Coogler and Feige reveal @DisneyD23 that Black Panther 2 arrives May 5, 2022. They are taking their time to get it right! They won’t reveal the official title and the villain. Just yet. @MarvelStudios #Marvel #D23Expo #blackpanther2
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Kevin Feige confirms Kit Harington for The Eternals at @DisneyD23 also the whole cast is here. We get a quick look at their designs for the film. @MarvelStudios #D23Expo
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We get a little Black Widow video of Scarlett Johansson Florence Pugh and David Harbour in a fake chopper filming a scene. They are onset still filming the movie and couldn’t make it @DisneyD23 but they are excited for the fans who are there #Marvel #BlackWidow #D23Expo
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The footage is very similar for what was shown at Comic-Con. I’m told there was a bit more of David Harbour as Red Guardian. #Marvel #D23Expo
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The Rock is here at @DisneyD23 to promote @JungleCruise he makes a huge entrance on a Jungle Boar car based on the ride and film. He shows a new trailer from the perspective of his character
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Emily Blunt then makes a big entrance on an old fashioned car. She banters with The Rock about the film and shows another trailer from her character’s POV. Blunt jokes about how The Rock was at @DisneyD23 last as an animated demigod while she was Mary Poppins. #D23Expo #TheRock
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Jungle Cruise is an action adventure film in the style of Indiana Jones or Romancing the Stone. The Rock is a jungle tour guide for a tour that’s kind of bogus. Blunt is a scientist who pays him for a dangerous quest. There’s magic and monsters and adventure. #TheRock #D23Expo
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Pixar filmmaker Dan Stanley promotes Onward @D23Expo. Stars Tom Holland and Chris Pratt are here too! They play Elf brothers who live in a world where most of the magic has gone. They go on a quest to create a spell to see their late father for one day. #Onward #D23Expo #Pixar
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Tom Holland at one point notes “it’s been a crazy week” but says “I love you 3000.” #SpiderMan #D23Expo #PixarOnward #TomHolland
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Julia Louis Dreyfuss is the boys mom and is also at @DisneyD23 The director jokes about her “iconic” role from Pixar’s A Bug’s Life where she voiced Princess Atta. #D23Expo #PixarOnward
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We see clips of the film. Holland’s character Ian discovers he has magic mage powers but he failed to complete spell to resurrect their dad. They only bring back his lower half.
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Ian and Barley (Chris Pratt) must go on a “quest” to get a rare gem to finish the spell so they can see their dad. Octavia Spencer voices the Manticore character.
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Another clip shows Ian trying to make their gas tank grow to get more gas. Instead he makes Barley shrink.
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.@DisneyAnimation CCO Jennifer Lee is out to preview the Disney animation slate. First up is Raya and the Last Dragon which is a fantasy adventure. Cassie Steele voices the young warrior Raya who is trying to save her homeland from a mysterious threat. #D23Expo #Disney #Raya
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Raya has to find the mythical last dragon who is Sisu voiced by Awkwafina. Sisu is a dragon who can also take human form. The film will mix fantasy with Hong Kong action movie style.
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Clip shows Raya and her young male sidekick who is humorously narrating their search. They then stumble upon Sisu who is only see briefly. The film arrives on November 2020. #D23Expo #D23Expo2019 #Raya
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Finally the @DisneyStudios panel @DisneyD23 closes with Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck showcasing @DisneyFrozen they will explore the greater mysteries from the the first film. Why does Elsa have her powers? Where were their parents going? #D23Expo #Frozen2 #D23Expo2019
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Arendelle faces a mysterious threat. Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf travel to an enchanted forest to find answers. Evan Rachel Wood voices the Queen and mother of Elsa and Anna in a flashback scene.
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The flashback scene is briefly shown with the Queen singing a lullaby to their daughters. It’s very beautiful.
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We get another clip of Sterling K. Brown’s new character Lt. Mattias. Mattias leads a group of soldiers trapped in the enchanted forest for 30 years.
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The clip shows Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Elsa playing charades. However Elsa starts to hear a strange voice only she can hear. It’s calling out to her. Kristoff then tries to propose to Anna but fails as she’s worried about Elsa. #D23Expo #Frozen2
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After Anna and Elsa sing their mother’s lullaby to each other again they fall asleep. Elsa is awakened by this strange siren’s call. She sings a song about her expanding powers and how she feels like Arendelle is not where she belongs. A voice is calling her “Into the Unknown”
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The main cast of Frozen 2 then arrives. Josh Gad, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Jonathan Groff sing one of the film’s new songs live. It sounds like “Some Things Never Change.” #Frozen2 #Disney #D23Expo
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For clarification, Kit Harington is playing Dane Whitman, aka The Black Knight, for @MarvelStudios in The Eternals. Not sure if they are setting him up for later films. It almost seems like they are building up to West Coast Avengers. #Marvel #D23Expo #KitHarington @DisneyD23
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Here’s photos of the @starwars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker poster that attendees of the @DisneyStudios panel received at @DisneyD23 Expo. #StarWars #D23Expo #D23Expo2019 pic.twitter.com/877EU4oxo1
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