Disney makes big announcements

I’m going to be honest with you. Before writing this, I had no idea what D23 was. I was struggling to come up with a topic for this week, and one of my friends mentioned D23, which is Disney’s big announcement expo. After doing some more reading into it, they have some exciting things coming our way. Here are some of the highlights:

Inside Out 2

In summer 2024, a sequel to Disney’s 2015 hit will be released. The first film was highly praised for the way it depicted emotions and how we tend to deal with them, along with how we can try and understand them. The sequel will center around a teenage Riley and introduce some new emotions as well. It has been confirmed that Amy Poehler will return to voice Joy.

The Mandalorian Season 3

This is for all my Star Wars fans out there! The third season of the wildly popular Disney+ series will be released in 2023. The new season will follow the events of the “Book of Boba Fett”, released in 2021, which is tied in with the “Mandalorian”. It will presumably follow Din Djarin as he returns to Mandalore to atone for removing his helmet in the previous season, along with his new life now that he wields the darksaber.

Indiana Jones 5

Here’s the one I’m hyped about. The Indiana Jones franchise was a huge part of my childhood. Jones was my childhood hero. Harrison Ford will be putting the fedora back on, presumably for the last time, as the legendary actor recently celebrated his 80th birthday. The new installment will also feature the return of Ke Huy Quan as Short Round, 38 years after “The Temple of Doom” was released. After much delay due to Ford being injured on set, rewrites and COVID, Indiana Jones 5 will be released on June 30, 2023. It will be the first Indiana Jones film released since “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” in 2008.

There is a LOT more where that came from, so feel free to look and see what else Disney has planned at d23.com. It seems like they have a little something for everyone, whether you love classic Disney Fantasy, enjoy Pixar, immerse yourself in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, have a love/hate relationship with Star Wars, or are awaiting the return of a cultural icon in the form of Indiana Jones.

By: Evan Majors