Baby Yoda is heading to the big screen and Disney has confirmed a third – and a fourth – Frozen film, among other reveals at the studio’s D23 convention.
The “entertainment showcase” was the opening night blockbuster at Disney’s biannual D23 fan convention. Similar to Comic-Con, but wholly focused on Disney-owned assets such as Star Wars, Marvel and Frozen, D23 draws a crowd of almost 90,000 people over three days.In between announcements from the comic book studio Marvel and confirmation of two Frozen sequels, one of the most anticipated reveals at the convention was a glimpse at the new Star Wars movie, which began filming three weeks ago.
The convention screened the first footage from the film, which included scenes featuring Mando , the Force-sensitive child Grogu, Imperial “snowtroopers” and giant “AT-AT Walkers”, which were both made iconic in the original trilogy Star Wars film, 1980’sUnlike Comic-Con, which releases much of its preview and trailer material online straight after screening at the convention, D23 enforces a no-cameras policy and often keeps material screened at the showcase offline for as long as possible.
With Star Wars reveals put to one side, the Disney-owned animation studio Pixar confirmed a fifth Toy Story film was coming from veteran animation director Andrew Stanton, presented a preview of the upcoming animated science fiction film Elio and announced that a third film in The Incredibles franchise was in development.“We are excited to be back in this world, and we would not have this opportunity if it were not for all of you,” Lee told the packed stadium.
The Marvel presentation included a number of announcements already made at Comic-Con in San Diego last month, including glimpses ofOver the three-day D23 event, fans attend panels, screenings, “cosplay meetups”, step into immersive “activations” based on TV series and films, and pour truckloads of cash through retail stands.
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