On the December 14, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall to talk about Disney’s avalanche of announcements for Pixar, Marvel, Disney Animation, and Lucasfilm properties.

Opening Banter:

In the News:

  • Walt Disney Animation
    • ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ is Being Released in Theaters and Disney+ Premier Access This March
    • ‘Moana’ and ‘The Princess and the Frog’ Sequel Shows Heading to Disney+
    • ‘Baymax!’ and ‘Zootopia+’ Animated TV Shows Coming to Disney+
    • ‘Encanto’ is Disney’s Next Magical Animated Musical, Arriving in Fall 2021
  • Lucasfilm
    • ‘Star Wars: Rogue Squadron’: Patty Jenkins Will Become the First Woman to Direct a ‘Star Wars’ Film
    • Lucasfilm Announces Two ‘The Mandalorian’ Spin-Offs: ‘Ahsoka’ and ‘Rangers of the New Republic’
    • New ‘Star Wars’ Shows Include ‘Lando’, ‘The Acolyte’, ‘Star Wars Visions’, and ‘A Droid Story’
    • ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Hayden Christensen Joins Cast of Disney+ Series
    • ‘Andor’ Teaser: Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor Leads a ‘Star Wars’ Series About the “Building of a Revolution”
    • ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Confirmed as the Final Film in the Adventure Franchise
  • Pixar
    • Buzz Lightyear Origin Story ‘Lightyear’ Will Feature Chris Evans, ‘Turning Red’ Coming from ‘Bao’ Director
    • Three New Pixar Series Coming to Disney+, Including the Very Adorable ‘Up’ Spin-Off, ‘Dug Days’
  • Marvel
    • ‘Black Panther II’ Will Not Recast T’Challa in the Wake of Chadwick Boseman’s Death
    • Marvel Studios Confirms ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie Coming From ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Director Jon Watts
    • ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ is the Official Title of ‘Ant-Man 3’
    • Christian Bale to Play ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Villain Gorr the God Butcher
    • ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ to Introduce America Chavez to the MCU
    • ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Trailer Revealed, Series Debuts in March 2021
    • ‘Loki’ Trailer: Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief Finds Himself at the Center of a Crime Thriller
    • ‘What If…?’ Trailer: An Animated Look at an Alternate MCU
    • New ‘WandaVision’ Trailer: Wanda Maximoff and Vision Are Ready to Fight
    • ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ is Getting a Live-Action Holiday Special in 2022 Before Vol. 3 Arrives in 2023
    • Marvel Announces ‘Secret Invasion’, ‘Ironheart’, ‘Armor Wars’, and More Marvel Shows Coming to Disney+
  • Odds and Ends
    • ‘Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers’ Movie Will Star John Mulaney and Andy Samberg
    • ‘Alien’ TV Series Coming to FX From Noah Hawley, Ridley Scott in Talks to Executive Produce
    • ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Ordered by Hulu
    • Hulu Will Exclusively Release 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures Movies as Originals
    • Here’s a Complete List of Updated Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Disney Animation Release Dates

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