Disney Announces Live-Action Adaptation of Lilo & Stitch 2, New Trailer Released for Kingdom Hearts IV and VisionQuest TV Show
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Whether that means mutants aren’t around because most of them are on an island (Krakoa or not), Schreier’s comments shed a bit more light on what to expect before X-Men comes to theaters on May 5, 2028. Like he said, there’s “so many stories that are still untold to honor and reach into.” Hopefully that means he’s fully serious about not just playing the hits and trying to get the Phoenix Saga right again.
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CNETThe X-Men film will hit the big screen on May 5, 2028. Avengers: Doomsday trailer
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Lilo and Stitch 2: live action Following the release of the live-action version of Lilo and Stitch, Disney has decided to continue by adapting the animated sequel into the live format. Lilo and Stitch 2 includes Angel, the pink, female version of the outer-space monster who debuted in the animated Lilo & Stitch: The Series.
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GizmodoLILO & STITCH 2 coming summer 2028… and will feature Stitch’s pink counterpart – and love interest – Angel. pic.twitter.com/UNUarUybUB
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And speaking of the games, Disney also used its presentation to release a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV. The new game sees Sora in the real world (or “Quadratum”) fighting Heartless that’ve invaded while Donald and Goofy try to rescue him. Like the earlier entries, players will travel to Disney worlds throughout the game, one of which will be Coco—which, as it happens, had a preview of its sequel play before this show was announced.
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The VergePerhaps we’ll finally get a Kingdom Hearts 4 release date?Join us for a journey through light and darkness as we commemorate 25 years of KINGDOM HEARTS . Discover how this saga united Disney, Pixar, and Square Enix, with insights from the creative minds, character voices, and more behind the magic. A different kind of Sora is back in the news. Square Enix just teased the long-awaited next entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, though there’s not much in the way of info just yet. It’s calledKingdom Hearts IV and it’s launching on the Switch 2, PS5, Xbox, and PC, but there’s no release date in sight. It’s the first all-new entry in the series sinceKH III in 2019. You can watch the brief new teaser trailer above.That’s not the only Read Article >KH -related news from the Nintendo Direct.
CNETThe Coco announcement also served as a segue into a trailer and release date for the fourth Kingdom Hearts game (late 2027), with Miguel’s world being added to the beloved franchise when it comes out.
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The annual Disney fan event showed off the cast of Marvel’s X-Men movie, plus a new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, and our first look at the VisionQuest TV show for Disney Plus. For Star Wars fans, there was a teaser trailer for season two of Ahsoka, plus a special look at Star Wars: Starfighter with an appearance from Ryan Gosling.
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Ars TechnicaIt was a busy first day at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, in Anaheim, California, with Marvel Studios releasing the first trailer for VisionQuest. We also got the first teaser for Ahsoka S2; the public release of the Avengers: Doomsday special footage featured last month for attendees only at San Diego Comic-Con; a special sneak peek (for attendees only) for Star Wars: Starfighter; casting news for the MCU’s X-Men movie; and a trailer for an animated special, LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian, coming to Disney+ next month.
CNETStarfighter Disney’s D23 event gave fans a peek at the new chapter in the Star Wars franchise during its entertainment presentation on Friday, revealing a trailer for Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Starfighter film. The movie was announced in early 2025 and is due to hit theaters on May 28, 2027. The film features Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray portraying the lead characters.
GizmodoAnd you can read all about it at this link. Ryan Gosling is Kade Auberon. Experience Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling, only in theaters May 28, 2027. pic.twitter.com/hoFlXv8nLL
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Welcome home, Vision. Loading….Marvel Television’s #VisionQuest, arriving October 14 only on Disney+. pic.twitter.com/wWTpyIsbVa
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The trailer opens with a shot of the northern lights where a snowflake falls and turns into a butterfly that flies to Arendelle Castle. It collides with Elsa during Anna and Kristoff’s wedding, and a portal opens. They step through it, finding an icy world filled with butterflies and an as yet faceless new villain with dark hair who has been looking for Elsa.
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GizmodoBelow, follow our live blog of everything we spotted at the event. Elsa gets a curious message in the form of a frozen butterfly in Arendelle. It’s Anna’s wedding night, and they are summoned away to investigate. Everyone goes with them, and they run into – someone. Someone who called them. She’s got thin fingers with black fingernails and says she’s been waiting to meet the sisters. Her whole cape is make of black ice.
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Oswald miniseries on Disney Plus Disney director and producer Jon Favreau introduced his passion project, Oswald — an original character created by Walt Disney 100 years ago — that will air as a three-part miniseries on Disney Plus next year.
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GizmodoAnd he actaully got cheered! (Sorry Jon, love you, not Mando and Grogu.) He’s announcing the 3-part Oswald miniseries coming to Disney+ in February 2027. It’s all hand-drawn 2D animation, lots of which is done by older Disney animators as well as new ones.
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Camp Rock 3 live performance The Jonas Brothers appeared on stage to talk about the old days and introduce the new, leading to a live performance featuring the new stars of the fresh new movie in the Camp Rock series. It premiered Aug. 14 on Disney Plus.
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GizmodoAfter a quick tease of Lilo and Stitch 2 (coming in May 2028), Romy and Michele 2 (including a hilarious intro with Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino), and Percy Jackson season three, the Jonas Brothers hit the stage to talk about Camp Rock 3.
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01 Engadget Plus, a dog game, a cat game, a sheep game and a Marathon-esque cyberpunk mystery.
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02 Gizmodo Movies come and go, but Disney’s theme parks are forever. They’re arguably the most crucial and recognizable thing about Disney, and have hosted millions and millions of guests over the decades. But those guests grow up, technology gets better, and the parks change. And when those changes happen, D23 is where they get announced.
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03 The Verge Other new announcements included a few updates about Pixar, The Simpsons, Bluey, and others you can find below.
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04 Ars Technica (Some spoilers below. One MAJOR spoiler for Spider-Man: Brand New Day; we’ll give you a heads-up when we get there.)
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05 CNET Maleficent will be a significant villain in this game : There’s never just one villain in a Kingdom Hearts game, and Maleficent has been a thorn in the side of Keyblade wielders from the beginning, but Tetsuya Nomura made it clear she will be a significant character in this game. Maybe she sees Sora’s appearance in Quadratum as a window to spread darkness to even more worlds? Quadratum will be one of the biggest regions of the game : While it’s been said in earlier trailers that the real-world-looking area we see Sora in is called Quadratum and is based on artists and developers roaming Tokyo for inspiration, it was revealed at D23 that Quadratum will be one of the biggest parts of the game to travel in.
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