Disney’s Investor Day 2020: Every Movie and TV Show Announcement

Disney Investor Day 2020 event was jam-packed with new announcements. The company revealed a number of new projects in the works for both the Disney+ streaming service and theaters, covering huge franchises like Marvel and Star Wars, live-action remakes like Pinocchio and a new lineup of animated movies and series.If you’re having trouble keeping track of it all, fear not. Here’s a quick breakdown of every movie and series announced at the event.

Star Wars Series on Disney Plus

In what may well be the biggest news from the event, no fewer than six live-action Star Wars series were discussed. Here’s a quick rundown of what we learned:
Additionally, Disney showed a teaser trailer for the animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch and revealed the anime anthology project Star Wars Visions.

Patty Jenkins’ Star Wars Movie

In addition to these many Star Wars TV projects, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy revealed the next Star Wars theatrical film. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron will be directed by Wonder Woman’s Patty Jenkins and feature a new generation of heroic pilots.

New MCU Shows on Disney Plus

Several new MCU series and specials were confirmed for Disney+. That lineup includes:

Marvel’s Kevin Feige also revealed release windows for several previously announced projects. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is debuting in March 2021, followed by Loki in May 2021 and What If…? in Summer 2021. Additionally, Tatiana Maslany has finally been confirmed to play the lead role in She-Hulk, and Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth are also confirmed to reprise their roles as Bruce Banner and The Abomination, respectively.

Fantastic Four Movie Confirmed

While few details are known yet, Feige announced a Fantastic Four movie is officially in development at Marvel Studios, with Spider-Man: Homecoming’s Jon Watts attached to direct.

MCU Movie Reveals

Feige also revealed some intriguing new details about future MCU projects. Here’s a quick rundown:

Marvel Won’t Recast T’Challa

Feige definitively addressed the biggest question surrounding Black Panther 2. Marvel won’t be recasting the T’Challa role out of respect to the late Chadwick Boseman. Instead, the Black Panther series will expand to spotlight other characters, using the branding “World of Wakanda. Ryan Coogler remains attached to Black Panther 2, but the sequel’s release date has been pushed back to July 8, 2022.

Indiana Jones 5 in Preproduction

Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy confirmed Indiana Jones 5 is in preproduction with a planned 2022 release, revealing this will be the final film to feature Harrison Ford’s iconic adventurer.

Noah Hawley’s Alien Series

Fargo’s Noah Hawley is overseeing a new Alien series for FX. The series is set on Earth and blends the “timeless horror of the first Alien film with the non-stop action of the second, it’s going to be a scary thrill ride that will blow people back in their seats.”

Pixar’s Toy Story ‘Prequel’ Lightyear

Pixar announced a new animated film called Lightyear, one connected to the Toy Story franchise. Lightyear is described as an origin story for Buzz Lightyear, charting his rise from test pilot to Space Ranger. Directed by Finding Dory co-director Angus MacLane, Lightyear will star Chris Evans as the voice of Buzz and is scheduled to hit cinemas in summer 2022.

Tiana and Moana

Two of Disney’s newer animated princess are getting spinoff series, with both Tiana and Moana headed to Disney+.

Pinocchio on Disney Plus

Disney live-action Pinocchio remake starring Tom Hanks is forgoing a theatrical release entirely and will head straight to Disney+. Disney hasn’t revealed whether other live-action remakes like Cruella and Peter Pan and Wendy will follow suit.

Raya and the Last Dragon Coming to Premier Access

Disney’s upcoming fantasy animated film will be the next addition to the Premier Access line. Raya and the Last Dragon will debut in theaters and on Disney+ on March 5, though like with Mulan, subscribers will have to pay an additional fee to watch it.

Four More Seasons of It’s Always Sunny

Disney and FX have renewed It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia for a further four seasons. Assuming the series reaches the Season 18 mark, it’ll officially become the longest-running live-action sitcom in TV history. FX and Disney also announced that new seasons of Atlanta, American Horror Story, Dave, What We Do in the Shadows, Mayans, Better Things, Snowfall, and Archer are all coming to FX.

Disney’s Encanto & Iwájú

Disney’s next animated feature film after Raya and the Last Dragon will be Encanto. In a brief synopsis from Disney, “Encanto takes you to Colombia, where a magical family lives in a magical home.” The film is directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, co-directed and co-written by Charise Castro Smith. Encanto’s music will be written by the prolific Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana). Disney is also developing a new sci-fi animated series called Iwájú, which will debut on Disney+ in 2022.

Other Disney Franchises

Disney will expand on many more iconic franchises on Disney+, with new spinoff series announced for The Mighty Ducks, Chip & Dale, Big Hero 6 and Zootopia. Disney also announced a sequel to 1993’s Hocus Pocus and a reboot series for Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
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