To put it lightly, D23 has been one hell of an event this year. We’ve had major announcements in all things Disney from Pixar to Marvel and now to animations.
Content like Moana 2, Toy Story 5, and other trailers shown behind closed doors for things like Daredevil and The Mandalorian & Grogu. It’s been huge and shows why Disney is still firmly on top regarding TV and movies.
Yesterday, they dedicated some time to the animated side of things with 4 major projects giving new information even though these projects were announced some time ago.
X-Men ’97 – Season 2
We’ve heard footage was shown on the panel for the second season. It was always a given that the X-Men animated show was going to receive a second season simply due to how the first was received. It’s an exciting time for fans who enjoy the animated side of Marvel. This is another fantastic move.
Created by Beau DeMayo
Based on X-Men by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Executive Produced by Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, & Beau DeMayo
Produced by Danielle Costa & Sean Gantka
Main Voice Cast: Ray Chase, Jennifer Hale, Alison Sealy-Smith, Cal Dodd, JP Karliak, Lenore Zann, George Buza, AJ LoCascio, Holly Chou, Isaac Robinson-Smith, Matthew Waterson, Ross Marquand, & Adrian Hough
Theme Music Composers: Haim Saban & Shuki Levy
Composers: The Newton Brothers
Production Company: Marvel Studios Animation
Episode Count: 10 (Season 1)
What If…? – Season 3
Season for What If…? will be the last season as it was confirmed at the panel yesterday. This series has been an interesting twist on how stories play out if even a minor detail is changed within the MCU story we know of. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed what they’ve brought to the table so far although I am sad this will be the last season. I’d ideally love to see Star Wars get a similar treatment with this type of show.
Created by A. C. Bradley
Based on Marvel Comics
Executive Produced by A. C. Bradley, Bryan Andrews, Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, Kevin Feige, & Brad Winderbaum
Produced by Carrie Wassenaar, Danielle Costa, & Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt
Main Voice Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Anthony Mackie
Composers: Laura Karpman & Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Production Company: Marvel Studios Animation
Episode Count: 18 (Seasons 1 & 2)
Your Friendly Neighbour Spider-Man
This animated show finally has a proper name to go with it and even footage was showcased yesterday. The twist with this show is that it’s Norman Osborn who becomes Peter’s mentor instead of Tony or Doc Ock. There was exclusive footage shown at the event but this hasn’t been released to the general public yet. As always, as soon as we get the footage we’ll release it on the site so you can see it too.
Created by Jeff Trammell
Based on Spider-Man by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko.
Executive Produced by Jeff Trammell, Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, Kevin Feige & Brad Winderbaum
Main Voice Cast: Hudson Thames, Colman Domingo, Eugene Byrd, Grace Song, Hugh Dancy, Kari Wahlgren, Zeno Robinson, Charlie Cox, & Paul F. Tompkins
Composers: Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson
Production Company: Marvel Studios Animation
Marvel Zombies
This has been a series that’s been highly sought after for a while and people are ready for it. We understand the show will be rated R meaning it’s only for mature audiences. Again, this is another show where exclusive footage was shown to the audience attending the panel but not to the general public. Typically, when trailers get shown at events like this, they’re not far away from being made public – this is a trailer I’m typically looking forward to.
Created by Zeb Wells
Based on Marvel Zombies by Robert Kirkman
Sean Phillips
Executive Produced by Zeb Wells, Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, Kevin Feige & Brad Winderbaum
Written by Zeb Wells
Main Voice Cast: Iman Vellani
Production Company: Marvel Studios Animation
Episode Count: 4
Eyes of Wakanda
Details were given for this and it’s going to be canon within the MCU. One of the things we know is that K’un-Lun will be explored and it has been confirmed Iron Fist will be featured as well. Judging by the details, this show will be a prequel to the Black Panther movies and set before T’Challa. This one sounds like a decent series, especially with Ryan Coogler involved.
Created by Todd Harris
Based on Black Panther by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Executive Produced by Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, & Brad Winderbaum
Production Company: Marvel Studios Animation & Proximity Media
Episode Count: 4
Thank you to DiscussingFilm for posting the details of who each show is being made by.
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