Last weekend was filled with so many exciting announcements thanks to Disney Entertainment’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa. The variety of D23 announcements added to an amazing run at the box office with blockbusters such as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Inside Out 2, and Deadpool & Wolverine. Those films have collectively brought in $2.8 billion at the global box office, becoming the No. 1 titles at the domestic box office in May, June, and July.

“It’s exciting to be able to bring so many incredible announcements and experiences from our Studios to our biggest and best fans at D23,” Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman said. “The lineup showcased the wide range of exceptional movies and shows that we can’t wait to bring to audiences over the next few years. I’m grateful to all of the filmmakers, actors, and performers who joined us onstage to make this an unforgettable night for our fans.”

Here are some of the biggest announcements, updates, and reveals from Disney Entertainment’s showcase at D23: The Ultimate Fan Event:

Moana 2

Before getting to the announcements, the showcase opened with singing, dancing, and Dwayne Johnson hyping the crowd. All of it was to drum up excitement for one of the most anticipated films of the year: Moana 2.

Auliʻi Cravalho, the voice of Moana, performed the brand-new song from the film “We’re Back” alongside dancers and a band, while Johnson, the voice of demigod Maui, did a call-and-response with the audience that shook the walls of the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The film debuted a new trailer and poster in anticipation of its theatrical release on November 27.

The original Moana grossed nearly $700 million in 2016 before becoming a major hit on streaming. The film was the most-streamed film of 2023 across all platforms in the U.S., according to the Nielsen 2023 streaming viewership report.

That success led to the sequel and fans cannot contain their excitement for it with Moana 2 recording the biggest animated trailer launch in Disney history with nearly 200 million views in just 24 hours.

Frozen 3

With more than $2.7 billion earned at the global box office, a significant product line, and countless renditions of “Let It Go,” one of the most popular cultural franchises of the past decade is Frozen.

And soon there will be even more from Anna, Elsa, and Olaf to keep the franchise warm in the hearts of fans everywhere.

Disney Animation Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee showed off concept art from production designer Brittney Lee and a logo for the new film, which is set to debut in 2027.

Incredibles 3

Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter had a lot to be joyful about thanks to the recent successes and the future of the animation studios last Friday night.

That included a big thank you to the fans for their support of Inside Out 2, which became the highest-grossing animated film of all time this summer, as well as updates about series such as 2024’s Win or Lose, and films like 2025’s Elio and 2026’s Toy Story 5. Additionally, Docter announced a new Inside Out-inspired series called Dream Productions coming to Disney+ in 2025 and a new feature film called Hoppers in 2026.

However, one of the biggest surprises of the night was the announcement that Incredibles 3 is officially in the works, with Oscar-winning filmmaker Brad Bird at the helm of developing the film.

The superhero series is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed franchises in animation. The first two films collectively brought in nearly $2 billion, and the original film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Avatar: Fire And Ash

On top of animation, Disney Entertainment also shared a lot of news about its live-action slate of films. That included one of the biggest film series in box office history, Avatar.

The science-fiction franchise’s stars, including Zoë Saldaña, Sam Worthington, and director James Cameron, attended to discuss the next film in the series, which hits theaters on December 19, 2025. The 20th Century Studios film also revealed concept art from the upcoming third installment as well as its new title, Avatar: Fire And Ash.

2009’s Avatar grossed $2.9 billion at the worldwide box office, while its sequel, 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water, followed closely by bringing in $2.3 billion globally. That places them as the No. 1 and No. 3 highest-grossing films of all time.

Other Avatar sequels are set to be released in 2029 and 2031.

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Friday night’s event also had everyone’s favorite bounty hunter and apprentice from the Star Wars galaxy.
Director Jon Favreau and Producer Dave Filoni showed new footage from their upcoming film, The Mandalorian & Grogu, to cheers and excitement of the audience.

The film, to be released in theaters in 2026, will be the first Star Wars film to be released in theaters since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Aside from this new film, the Star Wars universe is expanding with Jude Law-led series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. It’s set to premiere on Disney+ on December 3.

Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil: Born Again, which is set to launch on Disney+ in March 2025, brought out the cast of the street-level Super Hero series, including Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, and Jon Bernthal

The series catches up with Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, and his nemesis, Wilson Fisk, who’s pursuing his own political endeavors in New York. The cast shared footage from the new series with D23 attendees.

TRON: Ares

The next film in the TRON series hit the stage in style as star Jared Leto showed up by an iconic lightcycle alongside fellow cast members, Jeff Bridges, Greta Lee, and Evan Peters.

The cast shared details about their characters and gave an in-room-only early look. The presentation then used lasers to announce big news: the film’s music will be done by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails.

The film, which is directed by Joachim Rønning and slated for theatrical release on October 10, 2025, follows a highly sophisticated program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.

Mufasa: The Lion King

To close out the showcase, Mufasa: The Lion King brought out Lebo M., who contributes to the film’s music, performing the iconic “Nants’ Ingonyama” alongside a full choir.

The film, which arrives in theaters on December 20, is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins and will explore the story of how Mufasa became one of the greatest kings of the Pride Lands.
Jenkins welcomed Mufasa songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda to the stage in his first-ever D23 appearance. Together, they offered a special look at a sequence from the film featuring a new song, “I Always Wanted a Brother.” Jenkins was joined by cast members Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Theo Somolu, Braelyn Rankins and Anika Noni Rose.

The prequel continues the tradition of the original 1994 movie, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and follows the cinematic style of 2019’s The Lion King, which made $1.6 billion at the global box office. The innovative approach blends live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery.

More exciting announcements

D23 was full of big announcements, updates, and reveals, and eight points isn’t enough, which is why we’re summarizing the rest here:

• A sequel to the hit film, Zootopia 2 turns the iconic duo of bunny cop Judy Hopps and fox con artist Nick into a trio with the addition of a snake called Gary (voiced by Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan!). It’s expected to be released in the second half of 2025.
  
• Toy Story 5 sees our favorite toys, now having said goodbye to Andy, taking care of a new kid and trying to stop them from being an iPad kid.

• The live-action remake of Snow White has been a long time coming (after being stuck in production hell), and it’s finally seeing the light, specifically on March 21, 2025. Disney teased fans with a teaser trailer featuring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot as Snow White and the Evil Queen.
• Another live-action remake, Lilo & Stitch, gave fans a teaser of how Stitch will look like in the film, to be released in mid-2025.
• A new trailer for Agatha All Along showed more of what Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha has to face in the aftermath of her defeat in WandaVision.
• To be released on July 25, 2025, The Fantastic Four: First Steps gave fans a first look to Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/The Human Torch), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm/The Thing) taking up the mantel of the Fantastic Four.
• It’s now a Freakier Friday with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee-Curtis for the sequel to their hit 2003 film. Set for release in 2025, the film will now see the mother-daughter duo as they prepare for a wedding.

This year’s Disney Entertainment Showcase gave fans a full look at what’s to come from The Walt Disney Company while also displaying Disney’s might when it comes to franchises and IP.

As last weekend showed, this is just the beginning, with more to come from these beloved brands.

This article is a press release. Edits have been made by the 8List.ph editorial team.

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