{"id":38953,"date":"2015-08-16T17:10:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T07:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=38953"},"modified":"2015-08-16T17:21:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-16T07:51:56","slug":"disney-unleashed-all-the-news-from-d23-expo-updated-periodically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2015\/08\/16\/disney-unleashed-all-the-news-from-d23-expo-updated-periodically\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Unleashed: All The News From D23 Expo **Updated Periodically**"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Disney’s version of Comic Con, D23, is underway in the US at the moment, and oh boy, have there been some massive, amazing, gobsmacking tidbits of news and information released to the public. We’re going to dig through most of it in this one, massive post, so scroll through all the stuff you want to read and skip over the bits you don’t.<\/p>\n

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First, Star Wars<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Plenty of awesome Star Wars<\/em> news has been announced.<\/p>\n

Here’s the official poster by artist Drew Struzan (who also provided the posters for the Prequel Trilogy.)<\/p>\n

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Not only that, but the first official cast photo for Rogue One – which will now also co-star Casino Royale<\/em> villain Mads Mikkelsen, as well as cult hero Alan Tudyk (Wash in Firefly<\/em>, and a slew of other things) was released.<\/p>\n

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Oh, and a small announcement over who would direct Episode 9<\/em>, the third of the new trilogy Star Wars<\/em> films, was made.<\/p>\n

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Yep, Jurassic World<\/em> helmer Colin Trevorrow has been tapped to helm a part of the franchise. Fan reaction has been mixed (the most snarky for those who didn’t think Jurassic World<\/em> much chop), although I enjoyed it and can’t wait to see what Trevorrow brings to the saga.<\/p>\n

Fans of Doctor Who<\/em> will also be thrilled to hear that Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, has apparently signed on to voice a character in one of the new films. Here’s his announcement:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to be in this new Star Wars<\/em> thing, you know?\u201d Tom Baker told eager fans as he signed his autograph. \u201cI\u2019m going down to record some voices for this new character they\u2019ve created for me, very soon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Doctor in Star Wars<\/em>? Okay, I’m in.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly dropped a whole bunch of official images from the upcoming film, The Force Awakens<\/em>. Among them, a pic of JJ Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan on-set discussing the story (I imagine), and the re-pairing of R2D2 and C3PO, both of which struck a geek-chord with me. Check them out in the gallery below.<\/p>\n