The Paper's reporter Cheng Xiaojun
December 10 is the annual "Investor Day" of Disney Group, the world's largest producer of home entertainment content. Although Disney's revenue this year has fallen off a cliff due to the impact of the epidemic, and even none of the movies have been able to rank among the top ten at the global box office, they have not only thrown out a series of new films and new dramas according to the convention, but also the number and richness of their content far exceeded that of previous years, and they seem to be ready to turn the tide.
In the next few years, Disney will launch 50 new works, including 15 movies and 35 series that will be released on the Disney+ platform, from marvel studios, Lucasfilm, Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. This includes 10 Marvel series, 10 Star Wars-related series, 10 live-action or animated series, and 10 live-action or animated movies.
Christian Bell joins Thor 4
Marvel movies will remain Disney's leading products for years to come, with new news including: Christian Bell will join "Thor 4" as the villain Slayer Gehr, which is scheduled to be released on February 11, 2022; "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", with a release date to be determined; and "Captain Marvel 2" is scheduled to be released on November 11, 2022, starring newcomer Iman Lee. Ms. Marvel, played by Verani, will appear in the film; the all-new Fantastic Four will be unveiled, directed by Joe Watts, director of Tom Holland's version of Spider-Man.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Frenzy
Captain Marvel 2
Compared with the continuation of the movie, the next Marvel series is intended to "bring the old to the new". In addition to "Wanda's Vision", which is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2021, "Rocky", which will be launched in May 2021, also exposed the film flower for the first time. And the cute tree Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy will have a single-player episode "I Am Groot". "She Hulk" features Jennifer Waters, the cousin of Hulk Bruce Banner, who gains the corresponding superpowers through Banner's blood transfusion, but does not lose control and run wild like him after transformation. The show will be starring Tattiana Maslani of Orphan Black. The above-mentioned Ms. Marvel will also have the single-player episode Ms. Marvel. Marvel), the protagonist of the story, Kamala Khan, comes from a Pakistani immigrant family, so it is also Marvel's first filmed Muslim superhero. In addition, three new dramas, "Secret Invasion", "Ironheart" and "Armor Wars", are also planned.
"I Am Groot"
"Female Hulk"
In addition to Marvel fans, Star Wars fans will also be fed in the coming years. Patti Jenkins, the director of two Wonder Woman films, switched from Warner to Disney to shoot the Star Wars spin-off film Rogue Squadron, scheduled for Christmas 2023. Thor 3 director Taiga Viditti will also be directing a brand new Star Wars movie, but the exact content and release date are unknown. The critically acclaimed Mandalorian will spawn two new series: Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka. Filming of the new drama "Ando", featuring Cassian Amdo from Rogue One, has now begun, still starring Diego Luna. In addition, a single-player series featuring Rando Karisin, an old friend of Han Solo, is also in the works.
In terms of animation, the most high-profile is undoubtedly the "Buzz Lightyear" single-player movie, which will be voiced by Chris Evans, and the episodic version of "Zootopia".
Zootopia
In addition to the above list of new works, Disney also announced that the number of subscribers to disney+ has reached 86 million. It seems that Hollywood's bosses, instead of affecting the development of follow-up content due to this year's huge losses, are poised to seize the two hands of cinema and streaming media platforms.
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