Bust out your Mickey ears, Tinkerbell wings and Cinderella glass stilettos, because the D23 Expo is hitting Anaheim once again.
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“I love Goofy and I love Jar Jar Binks”, he said.
Depp highlighted a star-studded Legends event that featured R&B singer Ne-Yo singing “Friend Like Me”, a tribute to the late Disney Legend Robin Williams.
But first, he got a little emotional about being onstage. Big announcements are common at D23 (New Fantasyland was announced at D23, for instance). “We finally feel safe enough to unlock the titanium cage underneath Disney Land we’ve been keeping her in for safety”.
When Disney acquired Lucasfilm and Marvel, it was inevitable that fans would be expecting Disney to present the whole package, not just films of the newly purchased franchises. Will we see Spider-Man’s new suit or suits?
The actor said that he doesn’t like the words “fan” or “legend” but thanked the 7,500 audience members for giving him the “opportunity to do stupid stuff for a living”.
Doctor odd is the next Marvel film after Civil War, and will enter production very soon.
November 9, 2012: Oscar-winning “Little Miss Sunshine” screenwriter Michael Arndt is announced to write “Star Wars: Episode VII”. The Walt Disney Parks Pavillion has detailed models, props and other preview items on display.
There were several art displays at the D23 Expo, including one featuring entries from the Disneyland Castle contest with paintings by people from around the globe, as well as Long Beach, Monrovia and Fontana. Disney had just debuted a clip from his upcoming animated movie Moana, in which he voices a Polynesian demigod named Maui, and he was clearly touched. Unfortunately, some things we want to see won’t be there (we’re looking at you, Force Awakens), but the rumor mill still promises some huge developments. (Interesting note, at the D23 Expo 2013, they also featured The Good Dinosaur but nearly the entire movie, including the cast, has changed in that time.).
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Jar Jar Binks – a computer-generated character that first appears in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace – is roundly loathed by most fans, who accuse Lucas of pandering to younger viewers with a comic sidekick.
