{"id":16594,"date":"2022-08-22T22:58:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T20:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=16594"},"modified":"2022-08-22T22:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T20:58:33","slug":"disney-day-to-deliver-additional-exciting-premieres-including-marvel-studios-thor-love-and-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/08\/22\/disney-day-to-deliver-additional-exciting-premieres-including-marvel-studios-thor-love-and-thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ Day To Deliver Additional Exciting Premieres, Including Marvel Studios\u2019 \u201cThor: Love And Thunder&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DisneyDay2022.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DisneyDay2022.jpg?resize=550%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DisneyDay2022.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DisneyDay2022.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Disney+ Day will deliver even more excitement to subscribers with additional content premiering globally on September 8. New titles include Marvel Studios\u2019 \u201cThor: Love and Thunder\u201d and \u201cAssembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder,\u201d \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi\u2019s Return,\u201d \u201d the \u201cFrozen\u201d and \u201cFrozen 2\u201d Sing-Alongs, and \u201cWelcome to the Club,\u201d a new short from The Simpsons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It&#039;s Coming | Disney+ Day | Disney+\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HP_KYx87g6E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disney+ Day Content Premieres:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Disney+ Day lineup will feature anticipated global premieres from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, <em>Star Wars<\/em>, National Geographic, The Simpsons, and more. New content coming to the service will include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cMike\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From creator\/screenwriter Steven Rogers and the team behind I, Tonya and showrunner Karin Gist, Executive Producer of Our Kind of People, MIKE explores the dynamic and controversial story of Mike Tyson. The 8-episode limited series explores the tumultuous ups and downs of Tyson\u2019s boxing career and personal life &#8211; from being a beloved global athlete to a pariah and back again. Focusing the lens on Mike Tyson, the series examines class in America, race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the wealth divide, the promise of the American Dream and ultimately our own role in shaping Mike&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2155\" target=\"_blank\">Pinocchio<\/a>\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Academy Award\u00ae winner Robert Zemeckis directs this live-action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto, the wood-carver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) as if he were his own son. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Jiminy Cricket, who serves as Pinocchio\u2019s guide as well as his &#8220;conscience&#8221;; Academy Award\u00ae nominee Cynthia Erivo is the Blue Fairy; Keegan-Michael Key is &#8220;Honest&#8221; John; Academy Award\u00ae nominee Lorraine Bracco is Sofia the Seagull, a new character, and Luke Evans is The Coachman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thor: Love and Thunder<\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Marvel Studios\u2019 \u201cThor: Love and Thunder\u201d finds the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he\u2019s ever faced \u2013 one of self-discovery. But his efforts are interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who \u2013 to Thor\u2019s surprise \u2013 inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher\u2019s vengeance and stop him before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWedding Season\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopeless romantic Stefan meets the charismatic Katie, and despite her engagement to the son of a wealthy property magnate, a whirlwind affair begins over a summer of weddings. Before long, they&#8217;re on the run from the law, with Katie the prime suspect in a shocking crime. Can they fend off police, organised criminals and their complicated feelings for one another as they try to clear their names?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cCars on the Road\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/carsontheroad.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/carsontheroad.jpg?resize=450%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/carsontheroad.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/carsontheroad.jpg?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The series follows Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) as they head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater\u2019s sister. Along the way, every stop is its own adventure, with outrageous roadside attractions and colorful new characters. &#8220;Cars on the Road&#8221; is produced by Marc Sondheimer. The series&#8217; episodes are directed by Steve Purcell (Eps 1, 2, 8), Bobby Podesta (Eps 5, 6, 9) and Brian Fee (Eps 3, 4, 7). Composer Jake Monaco created the score for all nine episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Settle in with the likes of Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Tessa Thompson, and as they divulge the secrets behind the creation of Thor: Love and Thunder. Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, along with raw, unseen footage from the set and beyond, ASSEMBLED pulls back the curtain on the God of Thunder\u2019s fourth feature film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi\u2019s Return\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes footage, colorful personal stories and meaningful moments, \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi\u2019s Return\u201d\u00a0 showcases the making of Lucasfilm\u2019s original limited series for Disney+, \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi,\u201d an epic story that begins 10 years after the dramatic events of \u201cStar Wars: Revenge of the Sith.\u201d This insightful documentary from Lucasfilm and Supper Club explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and\u00a0Anakin Skywalker to the screen \u2014 and\u00a0Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their respective classic roles. Director Deborah Chow, cast and crew reflect on their journey to tell a new story with iconic Star Wars characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader and Princess Leia, while introducing new heroes and villains into the saga along the way. Complete with visits to the creature shop, props department and more, \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi\u2019s Return\u201d features the side of filmmaking that makes Star Wars so unique\u2014the respect and passion for the generation-spanning legacy and the beloved characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi\u2019s Return | Official Trailer | Disney+\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4WaC8k3WVl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/1719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frozen<\/a>\u201d and \u201cFrozen 2\u201d Sing-Alongs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Disney+ will release new Sing-Along versions of Walt Disney Animation Studios\u2019 \u201cFrozen\u201d and \u201cFrozen 2.\u201d As subscribers watch the Sing-Along version of these films, they will be able to fully immerse themselves in the music with on-screen lyrics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWelcome to the Club\u201d (a new short from The Simpsons)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law\u201d (New episodes streaming Thursdays)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shehulk.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shehulk.jpg?resize=450%2C289&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shehulk.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shehulk.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Marvel Studios\u2019 \u201cShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law,\u201d Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany)\u2014an attorney specializing in superhuman-oriented legal cases\u2014must navigate the complicated life of a single, 30-something who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk. The nine-episode comedy series welcomes a host of MCU vets, including Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky\/Abomination, and Benedict Wong as Wong, as well as Ginger Gonzaga, Josh Segarra, Jameela Jamil, Jon Bass, and Ren\u00e9e Elise Goldsberry. Directed by Kat Coiro (Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9) and Anu Valia (Episodes 5, 6, 7) with Jessica Gao as head writer. Executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D\u2019Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Kar Coiro and Jessica Gao.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cGrowing Up\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/growingup.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/growingup.jpg?resize=450%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/growingup.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/growingup.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Created by Brie Larson and Culture.House, \u201cGrowing Up\u201d is an innovative hybrid docu-series that explores the challenges, triumphs, and complexities of adolescence through ten compelling coming of age stories. &gt;From Disney Branded Television, the series uses narrative, experimental, and documentary filmmaking to follow one casted individual, ages 18-22, as they tell their story. They represent a wide range of lived experiences, giving audiences emotionally powerful narratives that offer an engaging look at teenage-hood and the diverse social, familial, and internal obstacles young people face on their path to self-discovery and acceptance. Each 30-minute episode features one young person, or \u201chero,\u201d and their experience growing up. Each episode is anchored by a deeply personal interview that allows our heroes to walk us through their childhood and teenage years. Alongside these interviews, creative cinematic reenactments help bring their major inflection points to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cEpic Adventures with Bertie Gregory\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/epicadventures.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/epicadventures.jpg?resize=450%2C135&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/epicadventures.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/epicadventures.jpg?resize=300%2C90&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The face of a new generation of aspirational adventurers and natural history filmmakers, 29-year-old National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory takes viewers on epic and nail-biting journeys that push into the most spectacular and secretive corners of our wild world. Armed with leading-edge film technology, the Disney+ original series \u201cEpic Adventures with Bertie Gregory,\u201d from National Geographic, breaks the mold of the traditional natural history program by telling extraordinary, real-life animal stories and taking viewers with him for every beat of the action. For weeks at a time, the charismatic BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer immerses himself into the animals\u2019 lives to capture the untold stories of iconic creatures living in some of the harshest environments on our planet. This season, we will see Bertie braving the icy worlds of Antarctica in search of the biggest gathering of whales ever filmed and coming face-to-face with specialist buffalo-hunting lions in Zambia. In this multipart adventure series, he will take audiences on an ambitious odyssey across the globe, showcasing the natural world at a time when it faces its greatest challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, Disney+ Day will lead into D23 Expo: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa in Anaheim, CA that runs from Friday, September 9 to Sunday, September 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney+ Day will deliver even more excitement to subscribers with additional content premiering globally on September 8. New titles include Marvel Studios\u2019 \u201cThor: Love and Thunder\u201d and \u201cAssembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder,\u201d \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi\u2019s Return,\u201d \u201d the \u201cFrozen\u201d and \u201cFrozen 2\u201d Sing-Alongs, and \u201cWelcome to the Club,\u201d a new short&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/08\/22\/disney-day-to-deliver-additional-exciting-premieres-including-marvel-studios-thor-love-and-thunder\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Disney+ Day To Deliver Additional Exciting Premieres, Including Marvel Studios\u2019 \u201cThor: Love And Thunder&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[263],"class_list":["post-16594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","tag-disney-2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}