LIVE UPDATES! Star Wars and More Showcased at Disney D23

Today's the big day! Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Studios, and Marvel all share the stage at Disney D23, and we've got the updates on all three – and especially on Star Wars – as they come in.



The D23 panel, which starts at 10:00 AM PT / 1 PM ET and is set to run for about two hours, will not be livestreamed. Thankfully, members of the press are able to live-blog the event by texting on their phones as they watch new footage. The official Disney Twitter page covers significant D23 announcements, as does their official website in recap form after the panel, but some details are only shared via dutiful reporters on the scene covering some of the more nuanced bits of information as they come in.



We will be covering any significant announcements revealed at D23 as part of this presentation right here in this article (make sure to refresh the page from time to time, once the event starts), and will provide more detail in subsequent articles on Star Wars News Net and Movie News Net. While this is a Star Wars website, for the sake of efficiency, we'll be covering all of the major news announcements here as they hit. Without further ado, here are the live updates!



11:55 AM – Five minutes until the D23 panel starts.



12:00 PM – Expected start time for the D23 panel.



12:07 PM – The D23 panel officially begins.



12:08 PM – Allan Bergman introduces the show and talks about the hundredth anniversary of Disney coming up next year. He also points out the many acquisitions that the company has made along the way.



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12:10 PM – Allan Bergman introduces the show and talks about the hundredth anniversary of Disney coming up next year. He also points out the many acquisitions that the company has made along the way, several of which will be the focus of today's panel.



12:11 PM – The Lucasfilm segment begins. Kathleen Kennedy takes the stage and promises a lot of content from the three studios to come.



12:12 PM – Andor is the first show to be featured. The first season of 12 episodes is almost here, and the second season of another 12 episodes is close to beginning production. The series begins with a three-episode premiere on September 21.



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12:16 PM – A recap video of Rogue One is shown as the Andor is the first show to be featured. Cast members Diego Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona take the stage to discuss their specific characters. Luna says that the story is about the birth of a revolutionary, O'Reilly explains that her character has to navigate the political world while organizing what will become the Rebel Alliance, Soller describes his character as someone fans will love to hate, and Arjona reveals that her character has an on again/off again relationship with the series lead.



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12:22 PM – A new Andor trailer is released.



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12:24 PM – Willow takes focus. Warwick Davis steps onto the stage and introduces Joanne Whalley, Erin Kellyman, Ellie Bamber, and Tony Revolori.



12:31 PM – Christian Slater is confirmed to be part of the show's cast.



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12:33 PM – A new trailer for Willow drops. The show premieres on November 30.



12:34 PM – Dave Filoni walks onstage to introduce The Bad Batch Season 2. The series will return on January 4 next year with a two-episode premiere and a 16-episode season.



12:37 PM – The focus shifts toward Tales of the Jedi. The series spends 3 episodes on Ahsoka Tano and 3 episodes on Count Dooku and Qui-Gon Jinn.



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12:39 PM – A new trailer for Tales of the Jedi releases.



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12:40 PM – The focus shifts to live-action with Filoni directing the conversation to Ahsoka, with Jon Favreau joining him onstage. New footage was shown to the audience that will not be publicly released at this time.



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12:44 PM – It's noted that a number of people working on Ahsoka are people who grew up watching The Clone Wars. Rosario Dawson's work as the lead character is praised and impressive lightsaber battles are promised.



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12:44 PM – The focus shifts to Skeleton Crew, showing the first picture of Jude Law on the set. Jon Favreau explains that he brought series showrunner Jon Watts over to Star Wars after working with him on the three most recent live-action Spider-Man movies. The series focuses on a group of kids who find themselves lost in the galaxy in the early days of the New Republic, around the same time of the events of The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Ahsoka.



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12:49 PM – The focus shifts to The Mandalorian Season 3, with Kennedy, Filoni, and Favreau joined by series executive producer Rick Famuyiwa.



12:52 PM – Pedro Pascal, Emily Swallow, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, and Giancarlo Esposito take the stage to talk about their excitement to take part in this series.



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1:02 PM – A new trailer for The Mandalorian has been released, promising the show's return in 2023.



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1:03 PM – Indiana Jones 5 is now in focus. James Mangold takes the stage and confirms that both franchise creators (George Lucas and Steven Spielberg) have been involved with the creation of the film.



1:08 PM – Indiana Jones 5 gets an exclusive first look for D23 attendees. John Rhys-Davies is confirmed to return as Sallah, with it also being indicated that flashback scenes with a de-aged Indiana Jones are included in the film.



1:11 PM – Harrison Ford appears onstage, is moved to tears by the footage, and confirms that this is the last Indiana Jones movie. Phoebe Waller-Bridge also appears.



1:14 PM – The Lucasfilm portion of the presentation ends. Onto Marvel Studios! Kevin Feige arrives and states that he was enthralled by the Indiana Jones 5 footage that was shown.



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1:19 PM – Marvel assembles a live performance of 'Save the City' from the fictitious theatrical production Rogers: The Musical, as shown in Hawkeye.



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1:22 PM – Exclusive footage of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is shown to attendees. Director Ryan Coogler claims that he is deep into the editing process and has limited what they can reveal, although an action-packed trailer was showcased.



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1:33 PM – Coogler remains onstage to discuss Ironheart, which is spinning off from his film. He is set to produce the series. A teaser is shown.



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1:39 PM – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is set to open Phase 5 and will be crucial towards paving the path toward Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. The SDCC trailer is shown to audiences, but not released publicly.



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1:51 PM – Marvel announce a Halloween special, Werewolf By Night, which will arrive on October 7. Michael Giacchino will not only compose the campy tribute to early horror movies, but will make his directorial debut.



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1:52 PM – The Werewolf By Night trailer officially releases.



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1:55 PM – Don Cheadle introduces Secret Invasion, an ensemble series about a group of Skrulls seeking to assume control over the people of Earth.



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1:59 PM – The Secret Invasion trailer officially releases.



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2:00 PM – Despite being absent from Marvel's SDCC presentation, it is confirmed that Armor Wars is in development and that Cheadle is still attached to star. The series will be a sequel to Secret Invasion and will start filming next year.



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2:03 PM – Loki Season 2 will see the return of series leads Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, and will introduce Ke Huy Quan, who cryptically jokes that he missed the Indiana Jones 5 segment. Loki will be pulled through time as a result of the events of the first season.



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2:06 PM – Matt Shakman is confirmed to direct Fantastic Four, confirming prior reports. Unfortunately, this is the only Fantastic Four news at this presentation.



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2:09 PM – The Echo segment reveals a cast led by Alaqua Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio. The series will explore Native American culture and delve into Echo's backstory and her history with Kingpin.



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2:16 PM – D'Onofrio stays to welcome Daredevil actor Charlie Cox as both actors appear to discuss Daredevil: Born Again, a sequel series to the show first hosted on Netflix and now carried over to Disney Plus.



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2:21 PM – Captain America: New World Order is directed by Julius Onah and features a cast that includes Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Danny Ramirez as Falcon, and features the long-awaited return of Tim Blake Nelson as The Leader. Shira Haas also joins the cast as Sabra.



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2:29 PM – Thunderbolts will see a smorgasbord of returning talent from the MCU, including Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Olga Kurylenko from Black Widow, and Hanna John-Kamen from Ant-Man and the Wasp.



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2:31 PM – The stars of The Marvels (Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani) and director Nia DaCosta take center stage to introduce the premise of the sequel to Captain Marvel, which will involve the three leads switching places after their powers become entangled. Zawe Ashton plays the villain.



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2:37 PM – That's a wrap for Marvel, so Twentieth Century Studios closes things off with an extended discussion about Avatar: The Way of Water. James Cameron is video-calling in from New Zealand, claiming that he's starting work on Avatar 4. Cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang appear on-stage to discuss their return to the franchise, while introducing new members of the cast.



2:58 PM – After people in the audience are handed 3-D glasses, James Cameron showcases several sequences from his film, several years in the making.



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3:20 PM – That's a wrap for Twentieth Century Studios, so the panel closes with Disney's 100 years logo.



So that does it for our coverage of Disney D23. What did you think? Let us know in the comments below!



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