By George & Josh Bate
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Josh D’Amaro, CEO, The Walt Disney Company, speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
The ninth D23: The Ultimate Fan Expo kicked off in Anaheim, California today with a host of engrossing panels, experiences, products, and more. But the main event, arguably what will very likely be the highlight of the entire three-day convention, came in the form of the Disney Entertainment Showcase.
Held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, the Disney Entertainment Showcase, which was hosted by Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan, featured a range of announcements, reveals, and exclusive first looks at upcoming projects in the worlds of Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, Disney Animation, and more.
From a world exclusive first look at Star Wars: Starfighter to an official casting announcement for Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men movie, the Disney Entertainment Showcase blew the roof off the Honda Center with the roars and cheers of excited Disney fans.
Keep reading for a full breakdown of all the reveals, announcements, and exclusive footage shown during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23 2026.
The Princess Diaries 3
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Anne Hathaway speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by George Bate)
Arguably no actress on the planet is as prolific this year as Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway. To date, Hathaway has starred in Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, and The End of Oak Street. And that’s not all. She still has Verity, the adaptation of the hit Colleen Hoover novel to come.
But between filming and subsequently promoting seemingly endless numbers of projects, Hathaway took the time to visit the Honda Center to discuss and present world exclusive first footage from The Princess Diaries 3 (before she is named as a Disney Legend this Sunday).
The Princess Diaries 3 will hit theaters over 23 years after The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and at least 27 years after the original film. But, in all those years, fans have not stop clamoring for the next step in Queen Mia’s journey.
Hathaway explained that the sequel has taken so long to make as she and the creative team are “working hard” to give the character and this story justice.
The Princess Diaries 3 does not currently have a release date.
The New Simpsons Movie
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Dana Walden, President and Chief Creative Officer, The Walt Disney Company, speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
The first movie showcased during the presentation was the sequel to 2007’s The Simpsons Movie, which has officially received the title: The Next Simpsons Movie.
Dana Walden, President and Chief Creative Office of the Walt Disney Company, was on stage to present a world exclusive first look at the movie.
In the footage, Homer is shown cheering at a baseball game, chanting, “Make Homer rich!” The ball is hit into the stands and leads to a mad frenzy of everyone in Springfield, including Homer, trying to claim it. The ball somehow goes through the stands, through the bathroom, through the media boxes, to outside the stadium and into Main Street. It ends up in a pickle jar at the bar, then into a bowling alley, doctor’s office, Duff Beer factory, and a massive vat of beer. Homer blasts off from the beer lands back into the stadium, where the ball lands right at Bart’s feet. Homer screams, “Doh!” as the footage wraps up.
The Next Simpsons Movie is in theaters September 3, 2027.
The Incredibles III
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer, Pixar Animation Studios, speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney)
Pixar then took over the presentation to showcase some of their upcoming titles, beginning with the third installment in the critically acclaimed The Incredibles franchise.
The Incredibles III will see the return of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. The presentation confirmed that there will not be a time-jump in the film as the kids remain the same age.
During the presentation, it was revealed that Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack will serve as the lead characters in the film and the story will involve them sneaking out of the house at night to protect the city.
Bob, meanwhile, grapples with his relevance in a world in which superheroes are now legal.
The main villain of the film is an unnamed villainous superhero.
After The Incredibles and The Incredibles II were written and directed by Brad Bird, the filmmaker behind the long-awaited Ray-Gunn hands directing duties over to Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur, Elemental).
The Incredibles III is in theaters June 18, 2028.
Coco 2
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Benjamin Bratt speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney)
One of Pixar’s best original films in years will receive a sequel in 2029. Benjamin Bratt was at D23 to discuss Coco 2, the sequel to the hit 2017 movie.
The original Coco followed Miguel, a 12-year-old Mexican boy with dreams of becoming a musician, despite his family’s strict, generations-old ban on music. When he is accidentally transported to the colorful Land of the Dead during the Day of the Day, Miguel seeks out his musical idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, to return home.
“He’s a little menace who ruined a career and destroyed a legend,” said Bratt, “Ernesto de la Cruz is back for revenge…proving that fate has twists.”
Bratt voiced de la Cruz, the charming musician ultimately revealed to be the film’s antagonist, in the 2017 movie and will reprise his role in the upcoming sequel.
Bratt confirmed that Coco 2 will “push Miguel to his limits,” but that he “will be aided by his beloved ancestors.”
An image from the film revealed that Miguel is now a teenager.
Coco 2 is in theaters November 2029.
Kingdom Hearts
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Benjamin Bratt speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney)
Among the presentation’s biggest announcements was an anime Kingdom Hearts series coming soon to Disney+.
The film will seemingly adapt the story of the popular RPG franchise from Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company. Like the game, the film will follow a young boy named Sora as he fights against the forces of darkness alongside classic Disney characters.
Kingdom Hearts does not currently have a release date.
Ghost Market
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer, Pixar Animation Studios, speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
A new Pixar original movie Ghost Market was announced at D23 ahead of a planned spring 2028 release date.
Ghost Market will be Pixar’s very first supernatural and ghost movie. The story follows a young content creator from Chicago, whose life is upended when he goes on vacation to Hawaii and stumbles into a mysterious hidden market and realizes his hunt for a late night snack has turned into something bigger. He uncovers the line between the living and the dead.
Check out a brief teaser for Ghost Market below…
Ghost Market is in theaters spring 2028.
Gatto
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer, Pixar Animation Studios, speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
An extended exclusive clip and a brand new trailer for Pixar’s new movie Gatto was shown during the Disney Entertainment Showcase.
Gatto is set in Venice, Italy and follows a black cat named Nero (voiced by Mark Ruffalo), who works for the mob but begins to question whether he is living the right life.
The film has a painterly art style. It’s really different from anything Pixar has done before as it blends 2D hand-painted style animation with computer animation. It has a personality and visual language we haven’t quite seen from the studio before.
Gatto is in theaters March 5, 2027.
Lilo & Stitch 2
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Ke Huy Quan, Maia Kealoha, and Ginnifer Goodwin speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Easily one of the best live-action remakes from Disney was Lilo & Stitch and, given the immense box office success of the film, it was a no-brainer that The Mouse would be quick to commission a sequel.
After being officially announced several months ago, Lilo & Stitch 2 was spotlighted at D23 as star Maia Kealoha came on stage to celebrate the upcoming sequel.
A brief logo video was shown and revealed that Angel, also known as Experiment 624, will be in the sequel. In the original series, Angel was Stitch’s love interest.
Lilo & Stitch 2 is in theaters May 26, 2028.
Romy and Michele 2
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney)
Another long-gestating legacy sequel got some love and attention during the Disney Entertainment Showcase. Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino were at D23 to talk all about the sequel to the 1997 cult classic comedy Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion.
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow revealed that the sequel will follow their characters’ pursuit of “true love.”
Playing their characters on stage, Sorvino and Kudrow called themselves “officially Disney princesses”
New additions to the cast include Keegan-Michael Key, Rob Huebel, Breckin Meyer, Patrick Warburton, Nathan Lee Graham, Anna Baryshnikov, Sofia Wylie, and Wendi McLendon-Covey, while returning stars Kudrow and Sorvino are joined by Alan Cumming (Sandy Frink), Janeane Garofalo (Heather), Camryn Manheim (Toby), and Julia Campbell (Christie).
The film is directed by Tim Federle (Camp Rock 3, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) and written by original creator Robin Schiff. Costume designer Mona May also returns to oversee the fashion of the sequel.
Romy and Michele 2 does not currently have a confirmed release date.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Andra Day, Walker Scobell, and Ming-Na Wen speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
On the Disney+ front, one of the major titles previewed during the Disney Entertainment Showcase was the highly anticipated third season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Premiering November 20, the new season adapts Rick Riordan’s third novel, “The Titan’s Curse,” and promises to bring a darker and more mature tone as Percy, Grover, and Thalia embark on a daring rescue mission to save the captured Annabeth and the goddess Artemis.
Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson) Ming-Na Wen (Hera), and Andra Day (Athena) were at the massive Disney showcase to reveal details about the third season and present a new look to the D23 crowd.
Check out the trailer for Season 3 below….
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 premieres November 20, 2026 on Disney+.
Camp Rock 3
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, and Nick Jonas speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney)
Today, a sequel nearly 20 years in the making came to Disney+ and, in turn, the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23 2026. The Jonas Brothers were first up on stage and thanked their fans for “growing up with us.”
Lumi Pollack, Hudson Stone, Malachi Barton, and Liamani Segura then performed a song on stage.
Camp Rock 3 is now streaming on Disney+.
The Bluey Movie
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
One of the most popular children’s television shows will soon make the transition to the big screen.
A brand new teaser for The Bluey Movie was shown at D23. Check it out below…
The Bluey Movie is in theaters August 6, 2027.
Ice Age: Boiling Point
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Queen Latifah and Denis Leary speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney)
The sixth installment in the beloved Ice Age movie hits theaters next year and also took the spotlight during the Disney Entertainment showcase.
Stars Queen Latifah and Denis Leary were on stage to talk about Ice Age: Boiling Point and present exclusive footage from the new movie.
“It’s crazy we’ve voiced these characters for 20 years,” says Queen Latifah.
Ice Age: Boiling Point follows Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Scrat, and the herd as they face a new prehistoric environment filled with lava, melting glaciers, and active volcanoes.
“It’s really funny and scary and has got great action,” says Leary.
Ice Age: Boiling Point is in theaters February 5, 2027.
Tangled
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Kathryn Hahn speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
The incomparable Kathryn Hahn made her presence known at D23 as she graced the Honda Center stage to talk about the upcoming live-action remake of Disney’s 2010 animated classic Tangled.
Directed by Michael Gracey and starring Teagan Croft as Rapunzel, Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider, and Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel, Tangled is currently in production, but this did not stop Hahn from popping up at D23 to present the audience with a world exclusive early look at the film.
From afar, Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim walked the D23 crowd through some of the on-location shoots of Tangled in Spain.
Tangled is in theaters March 31, 2028.
Oswald
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Jon Favreau speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Fresh off the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, Jon Favreau came on stage to discuss the upcoming Disney+ series Oswald.
Favreau is currently developing a live-action and animation hybrid series centered on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the nearly 100-year-old cartoon character. The story interwines the mischievous animated rabbit with a live-action middle-school setting and human characters.
“It’s a personal project,” Favreau explained. “It’s about a character who a lot of people haven’t yet heard of.”
The series also stars Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Ryder Allen, and Amy Sedaris.
Favreau and Hahn presented a world exclusive first look at Oswald to the D23 crowd. It is clear that Favreau drew on the legacy of the original shorts created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1927 in crafting the visual language and overall atmosphere of his series.
“We only used hand drawn 2D animation,” said Favreau. He confirms they brought a lot of 2D animators back who haven’t worked at Disney for a while.
Favreau confirmed that Oswald is a three-part mini-series.
Oswald streams on Disney+ in February 2027.
Lion
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Mike Gunton and Jon Favreau speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Jon Favreau remained on stage to talk about Lion, the upcoming four-part natural history documentary event series coming to National Geographic on August 19 and Disney+ and Hulu on August 20.
Marking Favreau’s first venture into documentary filmmaking, Lion finds The Mandalorian creator team up with BBC Studios’ Mike Gunton to chronicle the real-life, four-year journey of a lion cub named Kio in Kenya’s Maasai Mara as he grows from a vulnerable, adorable cub into a lion king.
Lion was filmed over nearly 1,400 days across 52 shoots, making it the most time ever spent in the field exclusively following a single pride of lines.
Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer scores the documentary series. He re-teams with Favreau after the two collaborated on the 2019 remake of The Lion King.
Check out a trailer for Lion below….
Lion pemieres August 19, 2026 on National Geographic and August 20, 2026 on Disney+ and Hulu.
VisionQuest
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) James Spader, Paul Bettany, and Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios, speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney)
The next Marvel Television live-action eries, VisionQuest, then took the limelight at D23. Paul Bettany (Vision) and James Spader (Ultron) were at the Honda Center to talk about the new series and showcase a first look at a trailer for the series.
VisionQuest will serve as the final chapter of a trilogy of Disney+ shows that became with WandaVision and continued with Agatha All Along. The story will seemingly focus on White Vision as he collaborates with a human version of Ultron to recover his memories and uncover the true nature of humanity.
“I’m told no one is ever really dead in the Marvel universe,” said Paul Bettany. “Unless Kevin says they’re dead. And even then they may not be dead.”
The trailer for VisionQuest was released simultaneously to the public and can be seen below…
VisionQuest premieres October 14, 2026 on Disney+.
Avengers: Doomsday
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. and Hayley Atwell speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
There was no way that Disney was going to conclude their Disney Entertainment Showcase without showcasing arguably their biggest movie on the horizon.
Robet Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Hayley Atwell all arrived to D23 to a rousing reception to preview Avengers: Doomsday, the highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover movie hitting theaters later this year.
“Steve Rogers was so close to getting his happy ending at the end of Endgame,” said Evans.
“Now, we know that there’s nothing this crowd loves more than a happy ever after,” said Atwell, reflecting on the touching ending of Avengers: Endgame which saw Steve and Peggy finally begin a life together. Evans replied, however, “We should’ve known better.”
A video message from Hugh Jackman then popped up on the screen. In a fun little bit, Jackman exchanges blows with an off-screen Ryan Reynolds about vying for a role in Avengers: Doomsday. The clip confirmed that Jackman will reprise his role as Wolverine in the upcoming film and heavily hinted that Reynolds will join him as Deadpool.
The quartet on stage then presented a trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. This was the same trailer that was shown to the Hall H crowd at San Diego Comic-Con last month. Check out the trailer below….
Avengers: Doomsday is in theaters December 18, 2026.
X-Men
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Samara Weaving, Christopher Abbott, Kit Connor, Jake Schreier, Sadie Sink, and Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios, speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
But that wasn’t all for Marvel Studios.
As the footage for Avengers: Doomsday winded down, the crowd at the Honda Center erupted with enthusiasm as Marvel Studios previewed the upcoming X-Men movie.
Sadie Sink, who recently made her MCU debut as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, was present at D23 to confirm her role as Jean grey in the upcoming X-Men movie.
Sink was joined by Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Warfare), who, after weeks of speculation was confirmed to play Scott Summers / Cyclops in the new movie.
Also present was Chriistopher Abott (Wolf Man), who is confirmed to play Charles Xavier / Professor X in the movie.
Abbott was then followed by Inde Navarette. The breakout star from 2026’s horror hit Obsession will play Rogue in X-Men. This news comes weeks after Navarette confirmed she met director Jake Schrier about a potential role and expressed her love for the character of Mystique.
Last up on stage was Maya Boyd, who will take over the role of Storm from acting legend Halle Berry. X-Men will be Boyd’s first movie after she performed in the Broadway productions of Merrily We Roll Along and & Juliet.
Finally, a video started playing on screen, which revealed that Kylo Ren himself Adam Driver would join the cast of the film. He spoke about his numerous conversations with Kevin Feige over the years about joining the MCU and how no role felt like it was right until now. Driver joked that he plays Magneto in the film, before revealing that he will play Mister Sinister / Dr. Nathanial Essex.
There are still a number of major X-Men yet to be officially announced. Magneto, Wolverine, Beast, Iceman, and Gambit are just a few who Marvel Studios are bound to unveil in the coming months.
X-Men is in theaters May 5, 2028.
Ahsoka Season 2
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Rosario Dawson, Eman Esfandi and Hayden Christensen speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
After Eman Esfandi talked about Ahsoka at the Luasfilm Pavilion earlier in the day, the Ezra Bridger actor was joined by Rosario Dawson, Dave Filoni, and The Chosen One himself Hayden Christensen to chat and present the world exclusive first look at the sophomore season of the hit Disney+ series.
Confirmed to premiere January 20 on Disney+, Ahsoka Season 2 will continue to follow Ahsoka and her allies as she fends off Grand Admiral Thrawn’s attempts to restart the Empire and overthrow the fledgling New Republic.
“This season is massive,” explained Dawson. The stakes are higher, the battles are bigger… and the threat of Thrawn looms large for Ahsoka, her crew, and the entire galaxy.”
Christensen explained how Anakin will play a more prominent role in Season 2. “Anakin continues to advise Ahsoka,” the Chosen One remarked. “He challenges her and pushes her to answer the most important question in her life: Are you or are you not a Jedi?”
Watch the trailer for Ahsoka Season 2 below…
Ahsoka Season 2 premieres January 20 on Disney+.
Star Wars: Starfighter
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Aligned with the 50th anniversary of Star Wars next year, Lucasfilm and Disney will release Star Wars: Starfighter next year.
Star Ryan Gosling and director Shawn Levy, who were recently announced to be collaborating again on a Ghost Rider movie, came on stage as they revealed new details about their Star Wars movie and presented the world exclusive first look at the film.
Levy revealed that Ryan Gosling’s character is named Kade Auberon. “Kade is a guy from the wrong side of the galaxy whose fate is intertwined with the fastest starfighter ever built,” Levy described.
Ryan Gosling was welcomed on stage to a montage of his time on Disney Channel’s The All-New Mickey Mouse Club from the mid-1990s. He walked out wearing a Mickey Mouse jacket, although Levy soon after gave Gosling a replacement. The back of the jacket features what Levy described as Kade’s symbol, which appears at first glance to look like the iconic symbol of The Punisher. But if one looks closely, Kade’s symbol is the symbol of the Rebel Alliance turned upside down.
“I owe a lot to Disney,” Gosling said. “Had they not looked far and wide and come to my hometown, I would not be here today. And now here I am 30 years later… I’m back and it’s changing my life again.”
“I am so honored to release this film on the same weekend that the original film opened 50 years earlier,” Levy said.
In discussing the movie’s themes, Levy remarked, “Starfighter embodies the themes of hope, family and adventure that have always been core to Star Wars, but our story takes place in a period of time that has never been seen before which has been a privilege to create and explore.”
Levy elaborated on the heart and spirit of the movie. “This Star Wars story is firmly rooted in character, brought to life by these amazing actors,” Levy said, “and all within an adventure that’s filled with humor, danger, spectacle and the joyous spirit that has been the beating heart of this 50 year legacy that we all love so much.”
An official plot description for the film was published on StarWars.com…. “In Starfighter, when a cynical rogue is confronted by his mysterious past, he is hurled into a dangerous adventure across the galaxy that puts him on a crash course with destiny.“
Levy and Gosling then presented a brief trailer for Star Wars: Starfighter, giving the lucky Honda Center attendees the world exclusive first look of the next theatrical adventure in a galaxy far, far away.
Keep reading for a detailed description of the footage shown from Star Wars: Starfighter….
The footage begins with young actor Flynn Gray facing the camera in what appears to be the interior of small holding bay for vehicles. He approaches a small starfighter with his hand out and, right as he is about to touch it, a voice warns him not to. “Didn’t I tell you not to touch anything?” the voice asks.
From the background, Ryan Gosling’s Kade Auberon emerges. After reprimanding the teenager, Kade tells him about the starfighter he is so impressed by. Kade notes that it is a recommissioned Imperial starship that is the fastest in the galaxy. “It’s a decommissioned G17,” Kade remarks. “The fastest starfighter ever built.” He sounds an awful lot like Han Solo the first time he described the Millennium Falcon to Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi in A New Hope.
The footage then edits between a number of quick images. A speeder bike is seeing traveling across land. Gosling’s character prepares to land a ship. A new water planet is depicted in which massive columns of water emerge from the ocean and up into the clouds.
Set roughly five years after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the film sees Gosling co-star alongside Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Amy Adams, Aaron Pierre, and newcomer Flynn Gray.
Star Wars: Starfighter is in theaters May 28, 2027.
Clay
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Jared Bush, Walt Disney Animation chief, speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by George Bate)
Clay, a brand new animated movie from Walt Disney Animation Studies, was announced at D23 by chief creative officer Jared Bush.
Bush began by talking about isney animation’s rich history of great mentor figures. Clay inverts this trope by posing the question: What if that mentor was really lousy?
According to the film’s official synopsis, the story follows Flip, who is voiced by Kieran Culkin. Flip “is unwillingly chosen during a yearly ritual to mentor a young, impressionable ball of clay named Mushy.” Afterwards “the unlikely duo is swept into a chaotic, funny and ultimately life-changing adventure.”
Clay is in theaters November 22, 2028.
Hexed
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Hailee Steinfeld and Jared Bush, Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Animation Studios, speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Also in the world of Walt Disney Animation Studios was Hexed, an upcoming fantasy-comedy hitting theaters this Thanksgiving.
Hailee Steinfeld, Jodie Foster, and Walton Goggins were at D23 to preview the new animated film. The movie stars Steinfeld as Billie, a girl whose family has deep secrets tie to Hexe, leading them to encounter magical objects and creatures like a talking journal and enchanted quill pen.
Foster, who began her career in Disney projects like Freaky Friday and Candleshoe, remarked, “I have never voiced a character in a Disney film until now.” She plays the central antagonist Queen Celeste.
Goggins, meanwhile, voices a three-eyed green cat who wears a pink coat and whse name is Beef Roger Crumbchuck. Yes, you read that correctly.
Hexed is in theaters November 25, 2026.
Zootopia 3
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Ke Huy Quan, Jared Bush, CCO, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Ginnifer Goodwin speak at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
A third Zootopia movie was officially announced during the Disney Entertainment Showcase.
Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan are confirmed to reprise their roles in the sequel.
Zootopia 3 does not currently have a confirmed release date.
Frozen 3
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel speak onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney)
Last but certainly not least at the Disney Entertainment Showcase was Frozen 3. Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, and Josh Gad all arrived to the Honda Center stage to perform a few songs offer insights about the highly anticipated third film in the Frozen franchise.
Bell confirmed that her character Anna would marry her “mounain man” Kristoff in the film, with her sister Elsa by her side.
Menzel, meanwhile, said that Arendlle has gotten “a little bit more mysterious” since the last film.
Fotage shown exclue to the D23 crowd depicted Anna and Kristoff on their wedding night. They stumble upon Elsa out on a dock as she studies a strange stone that opens a portal to another dimensional.
Frozen 3 is in theaters November 24, 2027.