Kevin Feige on stage presenting the Marvel live action presentation. He is in a blue suit jacket with black shirt undernearth and black pants. He also has a black baseball hat on and blue and white sneakers. Behind him on a huge screen are the logo title images for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars.

San Diego Comic-Con 2022: Every Disney Announcement You Need to See!

By Sarah Sterling

If you’re a huge Disney fan, you just had an amazing weekend because we got an onslaught of incredible announcements, presentations, sneak peeks, trailers, and more for upcoming Disney films and series during San Diego Comic-Con! Whether you love Marvel, Star Wars, live-action thrillers, animated series, or all of the above, there was something for every fan to enjoy. We’re here to break down every big Comic-Con announcement by category so you don’t miss a thing, starting with...

Logo image for National Treasure: Edge of History. The Disney logo in gold font sits above large text reading “National Treasure” in a stone-like material with and eye inside of a triangle making the “A” in “Treasure”. “Edge of History” sits at the bottom in gold font.

National Treasure: Edge of History
The first big announcement from Disney at San Diego Comic-Con came Thursday with the first look at National Treasure: Edge of History. Based on the hit film franchise, this series focuses on a new heroine, Jess (Lisette Olivera), a brilliant DREAMer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family’s mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American treasure. Harvey Keitel, who played Peter Sadusky in the National Treasure films, joins the series as a guest star and Justin Bartha returns as Riley Poole. Additional cast members include Zuri Reed, Antonio Cipriano, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Lyndon Smith. Attendees were the first to see the teaser trailer and a BTS featurette from the series, but lucky for you, both are available to watch now:

Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma. She is in a party setting with people dressed nicely around her eating, drinking, and talking. Mon Mothma is looking just left of camera. She has short red hair and is wearing an asymmetrical gold dress with a large gold broch on her left and long gold drop earrings.

Andor
In a special show-floor exhibit, fans got a sneak peek at some of the costumes from the upcoming Disney+ series Andor. Featured in the exhibit were costumes for Cassian Andor and Mon Mothma, plus a brand-new droid for Star Wars fans to love! B2EMO (Bee-two, for short) was on display and is described as a very old groundmech salvage assist unit. He has been towing scrap for the Andor family for years and has a wide array of mechanical tools to complete his tasks. We can’t wait to see more of Bee-two!

The poster for Marvel Studios’ I Am Groot. Baby Groot is laying on the grass against a tree trunk. Behind him are strange, alien-like yellow plants, and there are alien creatures all around him. Some look like fluffy bees or other insects and one is a duck-like creature with purple and pink fur.

Marvel Studios Animation

We received plenty of exciting updates on Friday during Marvel Studios’ Animation Presentation. Executive producer Kirsten Lepore gave the audience a first look at one of the shorts from Disney+’s upcoming series, I Am Groot, titled “Groot Takes a Bath.” All five shorts from I Am Groot debut Wednesday, August 10, on Disney+.

Executive producer Jeff Trammell presented new information and details on the upcoming animated series Spider-Man: Freshman Year, including a reveal of the new Spider-Man suit designed for the series. This Disney+ Original series will follow Peter Parker on his way to becoming Spider-Man, before the events of Spider-Man: Homecoming. The show will premiere on Disney+ in 2024, and a second season—the aptly titled Spider-Man: Sophomore Year—was announced during the presentation.

The Emmy® Award-nominated series What If...?, is returning for a second season on Disney+ in early 2023. Executive producers Bryan Andrews and AC Bradley showed fans the Season 2 trailer, as well as one episode from the next season. The multiversal adventures of What If...? will continue in a third season, with a premiere date to be announced! Andrews continued with a presentation of original concept art from Marvel Zombies, which is a series inspired by the first season of What If...?

Finally, fans were treated to a sneak peek of X-Men ’97, an animated series that explores new stories in the iconic ‘90s timeline of the original X-Men: The Animated Series. Executive producer Beau DeMayo presented artwork and an animatic from the new show, which will stream exclusively on Disney+ in Fall 2023. It was revealed that the show will use the original X-Men theme music and that it will have a second season.

Kevin Feige onstage at San Diego Comic-Con. He is wearing a blue checkered suit jacket over a black polo shirt and black pants. He is wearing a black baseball cap with Miss Minutes from Loki on it. He is holding a mic and behind him is a screen with the San Diego Comic-Con logo repeating.

Marvel Live Action

On Saturday, the Marvel-hype was dialed up to a 10 during the Marvel Studios Live Action Presentation in Hall H. Loki’s Miss Minutes appeared to introduce Marvel Studios President and Chief Creative Officer, Kevin Feige, who presented the upcoming slate of Marvel projects, complete with trailers, sneak peeks, talent appearances, and live performances.

Logo image for Marvel Studios The Multiverse Saga. It is plain text against a black background. The words “The Multiverse Saga” are written in a silver, iridescent font that shows a spectrum of colors.

Feige informed the crowd that Phases 4, 5, and 6 will be part of The Multiverse Saga, which will conclude with two Avengers films in 2025: Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (May 2, 2025) and Avengers: Secret Wars (November 7, 2025). Our current Phase 4 will continue with Disney+’s She-Hulk (streaming August 17) and culminate with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (in theaters November 11).

Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk in a screen shot from the show. On the left you can see The Hulk facing away from camera; you can see the back of his green head and his green arm and he is wearing a white T-shirt. Maslany is wearing a gray T-shirt and her hair is down in loose waves.

She-Hulk is a nine-episode comedy series featuring Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk, Mark Ruffalo as Smart Hulk, Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky/the Abomination, and Benedict Wong as Wong, as well as Jameela Jamil, Ginger Gonzaga, Josh Segarra, Jon Bass and Renée Elise Goldsberry.

A screenshot from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Angela Bassett as Ramonda sits in the main throne with two Dora Milage on either side of her. Her throne is circular and has two large talon shaped pieces arching above her head. Wakandan writing can be seen on the seat of the throne. The Dora Milage are in their classic red and black armor and both have tall spears in hand. There is another council member to the queen’s left. She is very old and wearing deep blue robes. Behind the throne room is a wide window showing the daylight sky.

One of the biggest treats from this epic panel was the trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The presentation started with a live performance by Baaba Maal, Massamba Diop, and an ensemble of dancers and drummers. Feige and director Ryan Coogler led a cast Q&A with Mabel Cadena, Michaela Cole, Winston Duke, Danai Gurira, Tenoch Huerta, Florence Kasumba, Alex Livinalli, Lupita Nyong’o, Dominique Thorne, and Letitia Wright. In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, our heroes will fight to protect Wakanda from intervening world powers following the death of King T’Challa. Watch the first trailer for the film now: 

Logo image for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Against a black background, “Ant-Man’ is highlighted in red and “The Wasp” is highlighted in yellow. Below, the word “Quantumania” is written in a blue iridescent font.

The first film in Phase 5 will be Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, opening February 17, 2023. Before the main Live Action Presentation, Marvel Studios released the poster for the film, featuring a first look at Kang the Conqueror and Cassie Lang in her purple suit.

Logo image for Secret Invasion. The words “Secret Invasion” are written in green, geometric font below the classic “Marvel Studios” logo against a black background.

The Disney+ series Secret Invasion will begin streaming in Spring 2023 and follow Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Talos (Ben Mendelsohn), characters we saw meet in 2019’s Captain Marvel. Joining the cast are Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, and Regé-Jean Page. Who is a Skrull and who is not? We’ll have to wait and see just how many shapeshifters have been with us on Earth this whole time.

Logo image for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3. The title is written in black font against a golden-yellow background. The gold outline around the text is glowing and the entire logo is against a black background.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will hit theaters May 5, 2023, and will be the final installment in the Guardiansstory. Director James Gunn presented a special look at the film, and cast members Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Will Poulter, and Maria Bakalova took to the stage to greet guests. Additionally, Chukwudi Iwuji revealed his High Evolutionary costume for the film.

Continuing the Phase 5 slate on Disney+ is Echo (releasing Summer 2023), Loki Season 2 (Summer 2023), Ironheart (Fall 2023), Agatha: Coven of Chaos (Winter 2023), and Daredevil: Born Again (Spring 2024). Theatrically, Phase 5 will include The Marvels (July 28, 2023), Blade (November 3, 2023), Captain America: New World Order (May 3, 2024), and Thunderbolts (July 26, 2024).

Marvel Studios also announced three theatrical titles for Phase 6. These include Fantastic Four, with production beginning next year and releasing November 8, 2024, and the previously mentioned two (!) Avengers films in 2025.

Zach Creggar and Justin Long standing in front of a red step-and-repeat with the Barbarian logo all over it. Creggar is in all black (jacket, shirt, pants) and is wearing round glasses. Justin Long is smiling at Creggar. He has shaggy black hair and a mustache. He is wearing a green denim jacket over a white tee shirt and black pants.

Barbarian
On Friday, Comic-Con attendees were “horror-fied” by a screening of 20th Century Studios’ and New Regency’s latest thriller, Barbarian. The film follows a young woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview. She soon discovers that the rental home she is staying at has been double booked and a man is already staying there. She decides to spend the night anyway and discovers the stranger to be dangerous and terrifying. Writer and Director Zach Creggar and actor Justin long were on hand to greet guests, and you can see a clip from the film now:

Poster for 20th Century Studios’ Prey. The entire poster is in hues or orange, yellow and brown and features a humongous predator on the right side. The monster has a large head, and its mouth is open wide. Coming at it from the right is a tiny woman flying through the air with an axe held above her head. On the far right is a mountain cliffside where a small dog can be seen on a ledge. The title logo is written in white font on the bottom of the poster.

Prey
20th Century Studios’ upcoming action-thriller, Prey, is the latest entry in the Predator franchise and is set 300 years ago in the Comanche Nation. The film will follow a young, skilled warrior named Naru. The prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator, resulting in a terrifying showdown. Prey stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, Julian Black Antelope, and Dane DiLiegro. San Diego Comic-Con attendees were treated to an advance screening of the film, which will stream August 5 as a Hulu Original in the U.S., on Star+ in Latin America, and on Disney+ under the Star banner everywhere else.

Seth MacFarlance in The Orville. He is on a spaceship in a captain’s chair wearing a blue and black space uniform with silver details on the shoulders and chest lapel. He is looking off camera with a stern look on his face and behind him are space-like graphics on a wall or screen.

The Orville: New Horizons
On Saturday, actor/writer/director/producer Seth MacFarlane announced that all three seasons of his Emmy-nominated sci-fi series The Orville: New Horizons will head to Disney+ on Wednesday, August 10. “Making this show has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my career, and I’m immensely grateful to Disney for providing us the opportunity to expand our Orville community further. I can’t wait for new audiences to experience this series,” MacFarlane said of the show’s Disney+ debut. For now, you can stream The Orville: New Horizons on Hulu.

Stream The Orville: New Horizons on Hulu

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Disney Channel fans were delighted to see the cast and crew of the Disney+ Original series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. Kyla Pratt (Penny Proud), Paula Jai Parker (Trudy Proud), JoMarie Payton (Suga Mama), Alisa Reyes (LaCienega Boulevardez), Soleil Moon Frye (Zoey Howzer), and executive producers Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar performed an episode table read and participated in a panel discussion for attendees. Season 2 of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is coming soon, but you can stream all of Season 1 now on Disney+.

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The highly anticipated animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur made a roaring debut at San Diego Comic-Con with a never-before-seen clip. Starring Alison Brie, Andy Cohen, Daveed Diggs, Maya Hawke, Jennifer Hudson, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Cobie Smulders, and Wesley Snipes, the series will follow 13-year old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex. Catch Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur in 2023 on Disney Channel and Disney+, and take a look at this sneak peek now:

There is so much to look forward to across the worlds of Disney and we can’t wait to hear more about these exciting projects. Keep an eye on D23.com for updates, announcements, trailers, sneak peeks, and behind-the-scenes information. We can’t wait to see you at D23 Expo in September and learn more about your most anticipated films and series!