{"id":16982,"date":"2022-09-21T16:15:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=16982"},"modified":"2022-09-21T17:15:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T15:15:26","slug":"disney-live-action-pixar-and-walt-disney-animation-studios-upcoming-slate-wowed-thousands-at-d23-expo-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/09\/21\/disney-live-action-pixar-and-walt-disney-animation-studios-upcoming-slate-wowed-thousands-at-d23-expo-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Live Action, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios\u2019 Upcoming Slate Wowed Thousands at D23 Expo 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Walt Disney Studios turned up the volume in Hall D23 at the Anaheim Convention Center this weekend where thousands of fans gathered at D23 Expo 2022 to be the first to hear big announcements, new details and future plans for Disney Live Action, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The showcase began in true Disney style with a look back at special moments in Studio history and Cynthia Erivo\u2019s breathtaking performance of the classic Disney song \u201cWhen You Wish Upon a Star\u201d from Disney\u2019s all-new live-action version of \u201c<\/strong>Pinocchio,\u201d now streaming on Disney+. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat a way to kick off the show,\u201d said Alan Bergman, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. \u201cOf course, \u2018When You Wish Upon a Star\u2019 was first heard in the animated film \u2018Pinocchio\u2019 in 1940. It\u2019s a motto about dreaming big, dreaming the impossible and making those dreams come true. And that\u2019s something we try to do each and every day at the studio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans in Hall D23 were among the first to see a brand-new logo introduction of the iconic Disney castle\u2014now platinum in honor of Disney\u2019s 100 Years of Wonder celebration. Created by Disney Studios and Industrial Light & Magic, and featuring an all-new arrangement of \u201cWhen You Wish Upon a Star\u201d by award-winning composer Christophe Beck (\u201cFrozen,\u201d \u201cWandaVision\u201d), the new Disney castle introduction will play in front of all Disney theatrical and streaming releases starting this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bergman called on Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production (Disney Live Action); Pete Docter, chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios; and Jennifer Lee, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios to walk fans through a powerful lineup of streaming and theatrical titles. The event included the following highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sean Bailey greeted excited fans with a nod to Erivo\u2019s stunning performance and this week\u2019s Disney+ debut of the beloved tale of the wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy. \u201cPINOCCHIO<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto and Erivo as the Blue Fairy, and features the voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Jiminy Cricket and Pinocchio, respectively. Bailey reflected on the Studio\u2019s incredible live-action history, \u201cMy team and I feel so lucky that we get to continue that tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bailey queued up three more streaming titles: \u201cWe love making movies for the big screen and we have some incredible ones coming up,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what\u2019s so exciting about Disney+ is that it gives us a lot of freedom to tell an even bigger range of stories. We continue to explore reimaginings that honor our Disney legacy, and we can also create the next generation of Disney original stories. And of course, we have the chance to explore new chapters of stories we all know and love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Fans got a wicked greeting from \u201cHOCUS POCUS 2<\/a>\u201d <\/strong>stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, who appeared magically via video to surprise the room with a new trailer. It\u2019s been 29 years since the 17th<\/sup>-century sisters have been resurrected and they are looking for revenge. It\u2019s up to three high-school students (Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham) to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc before dawn on All Hallow\u2019s Eve. Directed by Anne Fletcher and produced by Lynn Harris, \u201cHocus Pocus 2\u201d also stars Sam Richardson, Tony Hale and Hannah Waddingham. It debuts exclusively on Disney+ Sept. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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