By Courtney Potter
BTS Star SUGA to Release New Documentary Suga: Road To D-Day on Disney+
After collaborating with some of the world’s biggest artists—including Coldplay, Steve Aoki, The Chainsmokers, and Halsey—BTS star SUGA is heading out on a musical journey… travelling the world to work on his solo album, in SUGA: Road to D-DAY, coming April 21 on Disney+.
The upcoming documentary will follow SUGA as he journeys around the globe from Seoul to Tokyo, Las Vegas, and beyond in search of musical inspiration for his upcoming album D-DAY. Throughout the film, viewers will see the star at his most vulnerable, as he discusses his writer’s block with other musicians, and delves deep into his most traumatic memories to pen lyrics for several of his latest songs. SUGA: Road to D-DAY also includes exclusive live clips of songs to be featured on the album.
With the documentary slated for an April 21 release, fans can also visit Disney+ (or Hotstar) for lots of other K-Pop fun—including BTS: PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LA, an exclusive cinematic 4K concert film featuring BTS’ live performance at Los Angeles’ Sofi Stadium in November 2021; j-hope IN THE BOX, a behind-the-scenes documentary showcasing the creation of BTS star j-hope’s first solo album; and IN THE SOOP: Friendcation, an original travel reality show with a star-studded cast including V of BTS, Itaewon Class’ Park Seojun, Parasite star Choi Wooshick, Soundtrack #1’s Park Hyungsik, and Peakboy, as the five friends venture off on a surprise trip and enjoy a host of activities together.
ILMxLAB Debuts Physical Edition of Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition
Apropos of Star Wars Celebration Europe happening as we speak (type?), news from ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s award-winning immersive storytelling studio: The physical edition of the incredible virtual reality game Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition has just hit shelves!
Exclusively for PlayStation®VR2 (PS VR2), and released in collaboration with publisher Perp Games, the physical edition offers fans and collectors an additional way to own the experience for themselves…
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition is a sweeping adventure with multiple styles of gameplay and difficulty settings for both seasoned gamers and new players. It follows a droid repair technician who gets swept up into a grand adventure after crash landing on the planet Batuu—the same setting as Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the immersive land featured in U.S. Disney Parks.
The Enhanced Edition has been rebuilt to capitalize on the hardware capabilities, including eye tracking and foveated rendering, headset feedback, adaptive triggers, haptic feedback with PS VR2 Sense controllers, and dynamic 3D audio. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge was originally released on Meta Quest, with Part I debuting in November 2020 and Part II in September 2021.
During their adventure, players will meet fan-favorite characters including R2-D2, C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), Jedi Master Yoda (Frank Oz), Dok-Ondar (Cory Rouse), and Hondo Ohnaka (Jim Cummings). They will also meet new characters developed for the experience like the boisterous barkeep Seezelslak (Bobby Moynihan), treasure hunter Lens Kamo (Karla Crome), Guavian Death Gang leader Tara Rashin (Debra Wilson), and First Order commanding officer Lt. Gauge (Daman Mills).
While at Seezelslak’s Cantina, the Azumel bartender will transport players to other places and times in the Star Wars galaxy through his legendary Tales. Through him, they will live out the story of the Padawan-turned-Jedi Ady Sun’Zee (Ellie Araiza) in “Temple of Darkness” and “The Sacred Garden.” In “The Bounty of Boggs Triff,” players will take on a peculiar bounty while playing as the class four assassin droid IG-88 (Rhys Darby).
Players will encounter and work with familiar characters like Mubo (Matthew Wood), the owner of Black Spire Outpost’s Droid Depot, who will set them up with equipment and items throughout their journey.
The game is available at major American retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart. Copies can also be ordered directly from the Perp Games Store, and a list of global retailers can be found here. Fans interested in the digital version of the experience can purchase it from PlayStation™Store.
ICYMI: 5 Things to Know About Disney and Pixar’s Elemental
With Disney and Pixar’s Elemental heading to theaters in just a few months, it’s time to start getting familiar with Element City and its truly unique citizens… Hear directly from director (pun intended) Peter Sohn right here at D23.com about the inspiration behind the characters; which live-action films fueled the look and feel of Elemental; and more.
Disney Cruise Line’s DisneyBand+ to Preview This Summer
If you’re planning to take a Disney Cruise Line summer vacation, here’s something extra fun (on top of all the amazing fun!) to look forward to: They’ll soon be debuting DisneyBand+, the same wearable technology as the MagicBand+ offered in U.S. Disney Parks.
Our friends at the Disney Parks Blog recently announced that the DisneyBand+ will preview this summer on select Disney Wish sailings before its official release, just in time for Disney Cruise Line’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
With three designs to choose from, DisneyBand+ combines the convenience of hands-free technology with extra magic moments. Just a tap of the wrist will unlock your stateroom door; charge food or souvenirs to your credit card; or link onboard photos to your account. Children can also use their bands in lieu of the Oceaneer Club Band to access kids’ clubs, including the onboard Disney’s Oceaneer Club and Scuttle’s Cove at Castaway Cay.
The DisneyBand+ is waterproof and rechargeable, so it’s perfect for future Disney vacations—including more Disney cruises and trips to Disney Parks. Visit DisneyCruiseLine.com for more info, and as further details are revealed.
5 Fantastic Things to Watch This Weekend Presented by State Farm®
It’s a spring holiday weekend, and there’s lots to watch from around the worlds of Disney… the network premiere of Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, the series finale of The Owl House, and the Raven’s Home Season 6 premiere, all on Disney Channel; a special presentation of Cruella on Freeform; and more where that came from.
New Trailer for Hulu Original Drama Series Saint X
Hulu has shared the official trailer for Original drama series Saint X. Based on Alexis Schaitkin’s novel of the same name, the series premieres Wednesday, April 26, with three episodes and will debut a new episode weekly thereafter.
Saint X, which is told via multiple timelines, upends the girl-gone-missing genre as it explores how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.
The eight-episode series stars Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Bre Francis, Kenlee Anaya Townsend, Betsy Brandt, and Michael Park.
Get Ready to Rock: The Muppets Mayhem Debuts May 10!
We’ve got a feeling this’ll crash Disney+… in the best way possible! The Muppets Mayhem unleashes an all-new batch of chaos beginning Wednesday, May 10, when all episodes debut on the streaming service. See the new teaser trailer for the series—if you haven’t caught it already, or even if you have (it deserves manyviewings)—below:
The Disney+ Original series follows The Electric Mayhem Band—Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone, and Lips on trumpet—on an epic, music-filled journey to record their first-ever studio album. With the help of driven young music executive Nora (Lilly Singh), the old-school Muppet band comes face-to-face with the current day music scene…
The Muppets Mayhem also stars Tahj Mowry as Moog and Saara Chaudry as Hannah, with recurring guest star Anders Holm as JJ, and features Bill Barretta as Dr. Teeth, Dave Goelz as Zoot, Eric Jacobson as Animal, Peter Linz as Lips, David Rudman as Janice, and Matt Vogel as Floyd.
Based on characters created by Disney Legend Jim Henson, the series was developed and written by executive producers Adam F. Goldberg, Barretta, and co-executive producer Jeff Yorkes. And keep those ears peel for some sure-to-be-amazing original music by executive music producer and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Linda Perry!
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Yes, it’s true: Indiana Jones will return to the Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on Thursday, May 18. The highly anticipated final installment of the beloved franchise, starring Harrison Ford as the legendary hero archaeologist and directed by James Mangold, will screen out of competition.
“In 1995, I was honored to come to Cannes with my first film as part of Directors’ Fortnight,” Mangold recently said. “Twenty-eight years later, I am proud to return with a slightly larger spectacle. My legendary collaborators and I are very excited to share a brand-new and final Indiana Jones adventure with you!”
Starring along with Ford are Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen.
The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Simon Emanuel, with Steven Spielberg and Disney Legend George Lucas serving as executive producers. John Williams, who has scored each Indy adventure since the original Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, has once again composed the score.
Look for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in theaters beginning Friday, June 30!
Marvel Studios Reveals New Secret Invasion Trailer and Premiere Date
Baseball fans were among the first to view it, but in case you, dear reader, haven’t had the chance yet… we’re here to help: The latest trailer for Marvel Studios’ espionage thriller Secret Invasion—seen above—debuted during ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcast last weekend. The live-action, original series premieres on Wednesday, June 21, exclusively on Disney+.
In Secret Invasion, set in the present-day Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies—including Everett Ross (Martin Freeman), Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders), and the Skrull Talos (Ben Mendelsohn), who has made a life for himself on Earth—and together they race against time to thwart an imminent Skrull invasion and save humanity.
Secret Invasion also stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Charlayne Woodard, Killian Scott, Samuel Adewunmi, Dermot Mulroney, Christopher McDonald, and Katie Finneran, with Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, and Don Cheadle.
Don’t Miss These Reasons to Get Excited for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Fan-favorite video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is getting a sequel, and we’re less than a month away from its release! Read up on what to expect—including some easier location-switching, an evolved cinematic style, and the fact that you can pet boglings (!!)—from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor right here at D23.com.
New Trailer for National Geographic’s Limited Series A Small Light
This week, National Geographic released the trailer from the upcoming eight-part limited series A Small Light. The powerful series will have a multinetwork launch on Monday, May 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT with a two-episode simulcast across National Geographic, Nat Geo WILD, and Lifetime. Then, on Saturday, May 6, Freeform will encore the premiere episodes at 8 p.m. ET/PT. For the full series run, two episodes will debut every Monday thereafter at 9 p.m. ET/PT on National Geographic; stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu; and be available on the Nat Geo TV and ABC apps.
Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree, and opinionated—at a time when opinions got you killed―when her boss Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to help hide his family from the Nazis during WWII. Without hesitation, Miep agreed. For the next two years, she and her daring and devoted husband Jan (Joe Cole)—with several other everyday heroes—watched over the Frank, van Pels, and Pfeffer families hiding in the secret annex.
The cast of A Small Light includes Amira Casar as matriarch Edith Frank, with Billie Boullet and Ashley Brooke playing Edith and Otto’s daughters, Anne and Margot. Andy Nyman plays Hermann van Pels, Caroline Catz plays Auguste van Pels, Rudi Goodman plays Peter van Pels, and Noah Taylor plays Dr. Fritz Pfeffer, all of whom hid in the annex with the Frank family. Eleanor Tomlinson plays Tess, Miep’s best friend. Miep’s co-workers are played by Sally Messham as Bep Voskuijl, Ian McElhinney as Johannes Kleiman, and Nicholas Burns as Victor Kugler. Liza Sadovy plays Mrs. Stoppelman, Laurie Kynaston plays Casmir, and Sebastian Armesto plays Max Stoppelman.