Everything Announced at the D23 Entertainment Showcase: All the News From Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Saturday August 15, 2026 6:43am ET · "D23 - Official Fan Organization"
Everything Announced at the D23 Entertainment Showcase: All the News From Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars
The D23 Entertainment Showcase at Honda Center in Anaheim delivered trailers, cast reveals, and release dates across Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and Disney Animation in a single night.

The D23 Entertainment Showcase delivered a full slate of news last night at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro opened the show, and executives from Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Walt Disney Animation Studios followed with new trailers, cast reveals, and release dates. Here's everything that came out of the D23 Entertainment Showcase.

Marvel Studios

Marvel's portion opened with a first look at VisionQuest, a new Disney+ series that wraps up the story arc started in WandaVision and Agatha All Along. Paul Bettany returns as Vision, alongside James Spader as Ultron. The series premieres October 14, 2026.

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Hayley Atwell joined Kevin Feige on stage for new footage from Avengers: Doomsday. Downey Jr. plays Doctor Doom in the film, which hits theaters December 18, 2026. Tickets are on sale now.

Marvel also confirmed casting for its untitled X-Men film. Sadie Sink plays Jean Grey, with Kit Connor as Scott Summers, Christopher Abbott as Professor Xavier, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, and Maya Boyd as Storm. Adam Driver joined by video to reveal he'll play Nathaniel Milbury. The film arrives in theaters May 5, 2028.

A new trailer for Marvel's Wolverine, the upcoming game from Insomniac Games, also debuted. It launches on PlayStation 5 on September 15.

Star Wars

Lucasfilm's Dave Filoni brought out Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, and Eman Esfandi for a teaser trailer for Ahsoka Season 2. The new season follows Ahsoka and Sabine Wren as they face Grand Admiral Thrawn. It premieres January 20, 2027, on Disney+.

Director Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling gave fans a first look at Star Wars: Starfighter. The cast also includes Mia Goth, Matt Smith, Aaron Pierre, and Amy Adams. It opens in theaters May 28, 2027.

Pixar

Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter led a run of announcements, starting with a first look at Incredibles 3, directed by Peter Sohn and set for release June 16, 2028.

Docter also shared an update on Coco 2. New concept art shows Miguel as a teenager, and Benjamin Bratt confirmed the first film's villain returns. The sequel debuts in theaters November 2029. Alongside it, Kingdom Hearts IV will include a Coco-inspired world, with a release window set for late 2027.

Pixar revealed a new original film, Ghost Market, set on O?ahu's North Shore and centered on a shop that serves lost spirits. It's directed by Trevor Jimenez and Jesse Andrews, and opens in March 2028.

Docter closed the Pixar segment with a look at Gatto, an animated film set in Venice, Italy, with Mark Ruffalo voicing a street cat named Nero. Gatto arrives in theaters March 5, 2027.

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Zootopia 3 is now in early development, with an exclusive sequence shown to the D23 audience. A release date hasn't been set.

Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Josh Gad closed the showcase with new songs from Frozen 3, along with new animation that teased a villain with powers that rival Elsa's. Frozen 3 opens in theaters November 24, 2027.

More Movies and Shows

  • Tangled (live action): Kathryn Hahn plays Mother Gothel, with Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. In theaters March 31, 2028.
  • Lilo & Stitch 2: Production begins in Hawai?i later this year, with Chris Sanders returning to direct. In theaters May 26, 2028.
  • The Bluey Movie: First teaser trailer debuted. In theaters August 6, 2027.
  • Ice Age: Boiling Point: New clip shown, introducing Jurassic Scrat. In theaters February 5, 2027.
  • Oswald: A live-action/animated series from Jon Favreau based on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Streaming on Disney+ starting February 17, 2027.
  • Romy & Michele 2: Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow return for the sequel, streaming on Hulu in 2027.
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 3 teaser trailer debuted. Streaming on Disney+ starting November 20, 2026.
  • Kingdom Hearts: An anime series based on the game franchise was greenlit for Disney Channel and Disney+.
  • LION: A National Geographic docuseries following a lion pride in Kenya. Premieres August 19 on National Geographic, streaming August 20 on Disney+ and Hulu.
  • Camp Rock 3: Now streaming on Disney+.

Disney Theatrical Group also announced that its stage adaptation of The Greatest Showman will open at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London in spring 2027, following its sold-out run at The Bristol Hippodrome.

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So what originals do we got?...

Hexed
Gatto
Ghost Market
Clay

Would Oswald be an original?
Even the snowman can get a date and I still can’t get that emotionally unavailable man to text me back
↩ replying to Mr. Sullivan
Speaking of European stuff, I didn’t expect one of the UK’s Play that Goes Wrong franchise to turn up in the MCU!

PS: Sorry, TWO of them! They imported the double act!
↩ replying to Mr. Sullivan
Oh my
Wish they’d announce Pirates 6!
The Entertainment Showcase has concluded!
They really aren’t greenlighting The Muppet Show, huh.
Snap verdict:

Marvel: Great
Pixar: originals look very interesting, sequels less so
WDAS: oddly desperate
Star Wars: they have absolutely no idea what they’re doing
Everything Else: Not for me
Missing: Muppet Show, Pirates 6, and anything surprising
The muppet panel was phenomenal. It was unbelievably casual and unscripted.
↩ replying to Mr. Sullivan
I believe that is me. 🫡
The AR feature of the Oswald cards they gave out is actually pretty cool
One more point that will interest only me: the Goes Wrong double act are playing the manifestations of the hydraulic arms from Tony’s lab. And that’s great.
↩ replying to Casper Gutman
I would like you to know I wore a muppet studios shirt. Got your back.
So was that an official announcement with Anne for PD3 or was it more of a tease?