Marvel unveils 'X-Men' cast at D23, where Disney reveals its future leans on its past

Marvel’s caller X-Men are acceptable for their close-up — finally. The formed of the upcoming superhero movie took the signifier unneurotic for the archetypal clip Friday nighttime during the Disney Entertainment Showcase astatine D23.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige capped disconnected his information of the presumption by formally introducing Sadie Sink, whose relation successful “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” had been kept nether wraps earlier its release, arsenic Jean Grey. Then, on with “X-Men” manager Jake Schreier, they welcomed the remainder of the cast.

Joining Sink successful “X-Men” are Kit Connor arsenic Cyclops, Christopher Abbott arsenic Professor Charles Xavier, Samara Weaving arsenic Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette arsenic Rogue and Maya Boyd arsenic Storm. Adam Driver, who appeared astatine the lawsuit successful a recorded video bit, volition beryllium playing Nathaniel Milbury, amended known to fans arsenic Mr. Sinister.

“X-Men” is expected to deed theaters May 5, 2028.

Held astatine the Honda Center, the Disney Entertainment Showcase is 1 of the marquee presentations of the three-day D23 instrumentality lawsuit wherever the assorted arms of Walt Disney Studios — including Lucasfilm, Pixar and Disney Animation — instrumentality the signifier to beforehand their upcoming movie and tv projects. New CEO Josh D’Amaro received a stone star’s invited from the much than 12,000 Disney faithful attending this year’s showcase, which was emceed by “Zootopia 2” stars and self-proclaimed “super fans” Ke Huy Quan and Ginnifer Goodwin.

Among the stars tapped to assistance beforehand their upcoming projects were Anne Hathaway (“Princess Diaries 3”); Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas (“Camp Rock 3”); Benjamin Bratt (“Coco 2” and “Kingdom Hearts IV”); Kathryn Hahn (“Tangled”); Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell (“Avengers: Doomsday”); Ryan Gosling (“Star Wars: Starfighter”); and Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel and Josh Gad (“Frozen III”).

Here are the biggest reveals and takeaways from Disney’s studios showcase.

Marvel’s tv aboriginal remains unclear

As expected, Marvel Studios turned its spotlight to “VisionQuest,” the upcoming Disney+ bid starring Paul Bettany (Vision) and James Spader (Ultron). Picking up aft the events of “WandaVision,” the amusement volition spot Vision “beginning to inquire alternatively much analyzable questions” astir his individuality and humanity, according to Bettany.

After respective movie announcements astatine San Diego Comic-Con past month, fans had been anticipating Marvel’s D23 presumption would absorption connected its bid slate. But “VisionQuest” was the lone TV amusement represented astatine the event. (Marvel’s presumption besides included a caller “Avengers: Doomsday” clip and a notation of the upcoming crippled “Marvel’s Wolverine.”)

The deficiency of caller bid announcements, on with the caller cancellation of “Wonder Man” Season 2 and reports that Marvel is cutting backmost connected live-action Disney+ shows, has formed a shadiness connected the MCU’s TV future. “VisionQuest” volition premiere Oct. 14.

‘Star Wars’ fans inactive emotion Hayden Christensen

Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni brought the formed and creatives of “Ahsoka” Season 2 and “Star Wars: Starfighter” for his information of the showcase, on with caller footage from some projects.

When “Ahsoka” prima Rosario Dawson invited Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) and Eman Esfandi (Ezra Bridger) to articulation her connected stage, fans had an particularly lukewarm invited for the prequel trilogy star.

“As always, it is specified an grant to get to play Anakin Skywalker,” said Christensen. “In this caller season. Anakin continues to counsel Ahsoka. He challenges her and pushes her to reply the astir important question successful her life: Are you oregon are you not a Jedi?”

“Star Wars: Starfighter” manager Shawn Levy, left, and Ryan Gosling, who is showing the awesome of his quality Kade connected his jacket.

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Director Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling were connected manus to sermon “Star Wars: Starfighter,” which volition beryllium acceptable during a clip play successful the postulation far, acold distant that has not yet been shown before. Gosling plays Kade Auberon, a Starfighter aviator (and imaginable mechanic), successful the standalone movie that volition beryllium acceptable immoderate clip aft the sequel trilogy.

Disney is leaning connected the magic of nostalgia successful live-action and animation

Mira Sorvino, right, and Lisa Kudrow appeared onstage arsenic Romy and Michele, respetively, to tease their sequel.

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Much of Disney’s workplace showcase focused connected sequels of franchises past and present. “Romy and Michele 2” (2027) stars Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino showed up successful quality to tease their upcoming sequel to the much-loved 1997 original, proclaiming they were present Disney princesses.

“Princess Diaries” prima Anne Hathaway made an quality to reassure fans the squad was hard astatine enactment to marque definite “Princess Diaries 3” was getting done right, portion “Camp Rock” stars Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas came to plug “Camp Rock 3” and its caller stars. A little archetypal look teaser for the unrecorded enactment “Tangled” (2028) concluded connected a changeable of Kathryn Hahn arsenic Mother Gothel calling retired to Rapunzel, close earlier the “Agatha All Along” prima took the stage.

Even 1 of Disney’s oldest characters is getting a revival, acknowledgment to filmmaker Jon Favreau. The “Mandalorian and Grogu” manager shared a archetypal look astatine his miniseries, “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit,” a hybrid live-action and hand-drawn 2D animated amusement expected to deed Disney+ successful February.

On the animation side, Pixar’s Pete Doctor came equipped with quality astir “Incredibles 3” (2028) and “Coco 2” (2029), portion Disney Animation’s Jared Bush announced “Zootopia 3” earlier turning it implicit to “Frozen III” (2027).

According to Benjamin Bratt, who is returning to dependable Ernesto de la Cruz, “Coco 2” is acceptable immoderate clip successful the future, wherever a teenage Miguel is sent backmost to the onshore of the dormant for different adventure. “Frozen III,” meanwhile, volition spot Anna and Kristoff yet get joined earlier the sisters conscionable a mysterious alien who besides wields crystal magic. Olaf is besides expected to find love.

The lawsuit besides featured teases for “Ice Age: Boiling Point” (2027), “The Bluey Movie” (2027) and a “Kingdom Hearts” anime series.

But don’t worry, Pixar and Disney are inactive making archetypal movies

Billie Doe (Hailee Steinfeld) and Beef Roger Crummchuk (Walton Goggins) successful “Hexed.”

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Fans of animated originals tin remainder assured that some Pixar and Disney Animation person caller stories connected the way. In summation to “Hexed,” a magical coming-of-age escapade astir a young miss named Billie who discovers she’s a witch that volition deed theaters Nov. 25, Disney Animation announced “Clay” for 2028. According to Jared Bush, “Clay” is simply a communicative astir a mentor and pupil named Flip and Mushi.

“I judge that caller stories, caller characters, caller worlds are captious to the aboriginal of Disney Animation,” said Bush.

Pixar, meanwhile, announced “Ghost Market” volition deed theaters successful 2028. Set successful Hawaii, “Ghost Market” volition travel a young contented creator named Kyle who encounters bare ghosts. The workplace besides has “Gatto,” from “Luca” manager Enrico Casarosa, connected platform for 2027.