Disney+ Announces 20 New Projects Across Marvel and 'Star Wars'
Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader while Ahsoka and War Machine each get standalone series.
During its four-hour investor day on Thursday, Disney announced a whopping 20 new titles spanning across the Star Wars franchise and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, releasing various teasers and trailers along the way for a closer look at some of these upcoming projects as well.
STAR WARS
On the Star Wars side, Disney confirmed a handful of previous rumors and announcements, including Taika Waititi working on yet-unnamed feature film. The highlight of the announcements though was no doubt Hayden Christensen‘s return as Anakin/Darth Vader in the upcoming Kenobi series alongside his prequels co-star Ewan McGregor, as well as a bunch of new shows coming to Disney’s streaming platform Disney+. Rosario Dawson‘s Ahsoka will be getting a standalone series based in The Mandalorian‘s timeline, while another series named Rangers of the New Republic will be based in the same context.
Diego Luna reprises his role from Rogue One in the new series Andor, and Lando Calrissian will also get his own show. Other projects announced include the Patty Jenkins-directed Rogue Squadrons, a mystery series called The Acolyte, a Clone Wars spinoff named The Bad Batch, and a series of animated short films titled Visions.
Ahsoka, a new Original Series, starring @RosarioDawson and set within the timeline of @TheMandalorian, is coming to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/ZojpCkhPS7
— Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020
“Everything I did, I did for the Rebellion.” Andor, an Original Series set in the Star Wars universe, is streaming in 2022 on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/q2IT2qzEeR
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
— Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020
Willow, an Original Series from Lucasfilm starring Warwick Davis, with pilot directed by @JonMChu, is coming in 2022 to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/6t6s09gNbZ
— Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020
— Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020
On the Marvel front, the studio released a number of new trailers for some of its previously announced projects, including WandaVision, Loki, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Ms. Marvel and the What If…? series, while confirmed casting information for other titles such as Christian Bale for Thor: Love and Thunder and Tatiana Maslany for She-Hulk.
MARVEL
Of course, Disney also announced an array of new shows and films coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Captain Marvel 2 with Nia DaCosta as director, a reboot of Fantastic Four tapping John Watts, a show named Secret Invasion featuring Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, a War Machine series titled Armor Wars with Don Cheadle, and a third installment of Ant-Man and The Wasp titled Quantumania, with Peyton Reed returning as director.
“The legacy of that shield is complicated.” Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, an Original Series, starts streaming Mar. 19 on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/iJaquJEUGy
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
“Glorious.”
Loki, an Original Series from Marvel Studios, is coming May 2021 to #DisneyPlus. @lokiofficial pic.twitter.com/gqT7AKur2y
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Don Cheadle returns as James Rhodes aka War Machine in Armor Wars, an Original Series coming to #DisneyPlus. A classic Marvel story about Tony Stark’s worst fear coming true: what happens when his tech falls into the wrong hands? pic.twitter.com/K6M0q9mcNM
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
“Space. Time. Reality. It’s more than linear path.”
WHAT IF…?, an Original Series from Marvel Studios, is coming Summer 2021 to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/P8VDm2rhXJ
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Production has just wrapped for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and we are excited to share the fantastic cast bringing the film to life.#ShangChi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is in theaters July 9th, 2021. pic.twitter.com/fnmNP94nrA
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Jon Watts will direct the new feature film for Marvel’s First Family, Fantastic Four! pic.twitter.com/Eu26ghxbGT
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Samuel L. Jackson is back as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn from Captain Marvel returns as the Skrull Talos in Marvel Studios’ Original Series Secret Invasion. Coming to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/AuInHMuBRW
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
“We are an unusual couple.” Marvel Studios’ #WandaVision, an Original Series, starts streaming Jan. 15 on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/letFoLPjji
— WandaVision (@wandavision) December 11, 2020
Tag me, you cowards https://t.co/6U0RgFydiZ
— Nia DaCosta (@NiaDaCosta) December 11, 2020
Peyton Reed is back to direct the third Ant-Man film, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer all return. Kathryn Newton joins the cast as Cassie Lang and Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror. pic.twitter.com/opXw1cmpFj
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale will join the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder as the villain Gorr the God Butcher. In theaters May 6, 2022. ⚡ pic.twitter.com/fWS4UuP2oM
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Ms. Marvel, a newer character to Marvel comics has grabbed the world’s imagination and we are excited to announce Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan.
Ms. Marvel, an Original Series from Marvel Studios, is coming late 2021 to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/ArHe8vMCXd
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Original Avenger Jeremy Renner returns to star as Hawkeye, teaming up with well-known archer from Marvel comics, Kate Bishop played by the amazing Hailee Steinfeld. pic.twitter.com/vqxlEdHQWs
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
She-Hulk arrives to the MCU! Tatiana Maslany will portray Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk and Tim Roth returns as the Abomination and Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo, will appear in the series. Directed Kat Coiro and Anu Valia, She-Hulk is coming to #DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/z4OlQJhrlr
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Moon Knight, an Original Series about a complex vigilante, is coming to #DisneyPlus 🌙 pic.twitter.com/oESb9qLSJD
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Coming soon to #DisneyPlus, Dominique Thorne is genius inventor Riri Williams in Ironheart, an Original Series about the creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. pic.twitter.com/VB94VyPr9e
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
On top of the release for the two highly-popular franchises, Disney will also be bringing other projects from its live-action, animation, and Pixar inventory to Disney+, 15 of which will be completely new titles.
Elsewhere in entertainment, DC Comics has announced its first-ever Black Batman.
