San Diego Comic-Con may be over, but another major pop culture convention in Southern California is already gearing up. It’s D23, Disney’s biennial convention for all things House of Mouse. That’s Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, National Geographic, 20th Century, Searchlight, and everything else Disney owns.
The event takes place from August 14-16 at the Anaheim Convention Center, a stone’s throw from Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, and besides a convention hall full of fun stuff, each night culminates in a mega presentation crosstown at the Honda Center, the home of the Anaheim Ducks (no longer owned by Disney, but originated by it). Friday, it’s a preview of everything Disney has coming in film and TV. Saturday, it’s theme parks. And Sunday, it’s a star-studded induction of celebrities into Disney’s own hall of fame called Legends. For our sake, though, we’re mostly focused on Friday and Saturday. What are we hoping to see or learn? Here are the 10 top things we’re hoping for at D23. © Lucasfilm 1. Star Wars: Starfighter footage With The Mandalorian and Grogu now in theaters, Lucasfilm’s part in the D23 festivities should mainly focus on two things: Ahsoka season two (more on that soon) and the first Star Wars movie set after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. No one has seen anything from the upcoming Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling team-up, but with less than a year to go before release, we’d imagine some sort of short teaser trailer will play at the convention. And we can’t wait.
