• More than 70,000 frustrated fans signed a Change.org petition to keep Spider-Man with Disney and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 
• People on Facebook have also pledged to "storm" Sony's offices in New York and California "in solidarity dressed in Spider-Man costumes."
• The intense fans reactions follow recent news that Sony and Disney were unable to reach a financial agreement regarding Spider-Man.
• Disney reportedly asked for 50/50 cofinancing, which Sony turned down. As a result, the Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, won't produce any future "Spider-Man" films and Tom Holland's webslinger won't be able to appear in the MCU.
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More than 70,000 disgruntled fans have signed a petition to keep Spider-Man with Disney and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

"After the news today that Sony walked away from their deal with Disney, I cannot in good faith stand by while Spider-man and his fans around the world become collateral damage," Nate Phillips, who created the Change.org petition, wrote in the description. "Spider-man in the MCU has brought some of the best moments in modern cinema history. SONY you must let go of this property or renegotiate with Disney to keep all of the fans happy."

The petition continued: "Please join me in standing against Sony who I'll be boycotting until this matter is properly resolved. Share this petition and let's make our voices heard!"

At the time of this article's publication, the petition garnered more than 73,000 signatures out of its 75,000 goal. 

Read more: 'Avengers' star Jeremy Renner begs 'we want Spider-Man back' after Sony and Disney deal reportedly falls through

In related fan activism, thousands of people have pledged to "storm Sony and bring Spider-Man home to the MCU." The Facebook page for the event is hosted by William Young, Ian Farr, and Mackenzie Hobbs.

The events will take place outside Sony's offices in New York and California on Saturday, October 19.

The event description reads: "We storm Sony Pictures in solidarity dressed in Spider-Man costumes and bring our boy home! This is a peaceful demonstration and violence will not be tolerated."

At the time of publication, 7,000 people said they would be participating while more than 5,000 people expressed interest. 

On Tuesday, Deadline reported that Sony and Disney were unable to reach a financial agreement regarding Spider-Man. Disney reportedly asked for 50/50 cofinancing in future "Spider-Man" films, which Sony turned down. As a result, the Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, won't produce any future "Spider-Man" films and Tom Holland's webslinger won't be able to appear in the MCU.

Sony counteracted with a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, which was later posted on the studio's Twitter account, which placed the blame for the split on Marvel.

"We are disappointed, but respect Disney's decision not to have [Feige] continue as a lead producer of our next live action Spider-Man film," Sony said.

"We hope this might change in the future, but understand that the many new responsibilities that Disney has given him — including all their newly added Marvel properties — do not allow time for him to work on IP they do not own," the studio continued. "Kevin is terrific and we are grateful for his help and guidance and appreciate the path he has helped put us on, which we will continue."

Sony has owned the film rights to Spider-Man (and related characters like Venom and Moribus) since 1998. Holland's version of the superhero introduced in 2016's "Captain America: Civil War" was made possible by a deal Sony and Marvel reached in 2015.

The past "Spider-Man" franchises, which starred Tobey Maguire and then Andrew Garfield, were led solely by Sony, without input from Marvel/Disney. With Sony still owning and distributing 2017's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" and its sequel, "Spider-Man: Far From Home," the character could still be part of the MCU.

In 2019, Holland starred in "Avengers: Endgame" and "Far From Home." Both movies hit $1 billion at the box office, and "Far From Home" became Sony's highest-grossing movie of the year.

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• "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington is set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, sources tell Deadline. 
• Harington's exact role and franchise are still unknown at this time. 
• The actor played Jon Snow on the hit HBO show, which ended with Harington's character killing his aunt/lover, Daenerys Targaryen. 
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Last we saw Kit Harington, the"Game of Thrones" star's Jon Snow character ended that HBO series with a walk north of The Wall into the forest with the Free Folk Wildlings, his punishment for slaying his mad queen lover, Daenerys Targaryen. So where did he go?

Deadline hears it is to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where he will make his next film. Sources said that Harington will join one of Marvel and Kevin Feige's superhero franchises. All of Marvel and Disney is busy with the D23 Expo this weekend in Anaheim. I was unable to figure out which film, and nobody was around to elaborate, which they probably wouldn't anyway. I wouldn't be surprised, though, if some of those details are filled in before the weekend is out. Stay tuned.

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• "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington will be part of Marvel's Cinematic Universe.
• Disney formally announced the casting during a panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California on Saturday morning, after the news broke on Friday via Deadline. 
• Harington will be playing Dane Whitman in "The Eternals."
• Richard Madden ("Game of Thrones"), Angelina Jolie, and Salma Hayek are also starring in the superhero movie. It was announced at D23 that Gemma Chan and Barry Keoghan are also joining the movie.
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Kit Harington is the latest actor to add his star power to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Disney announced he will play Dane Whitman in "The Eternals" during a panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California on Saturday morning, after the news broke on Friday via Deadline. 

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"[They're] a group of immortals who have been on Earth for 35,000 years. They've been there amongst the MCU," said Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige earlier this summer at San Diego Comic-Con.

The Jack Kirby comic introduces three different groups of beings that were created by celestial Gods: the Deviants (a group that was constantly at war), humans, and the immortal Eternals, of which there are more than 30. 

Harington's character isn't an Eternal. Instead, Whitman becomes a hero known as Black Knight.

In the film, Harington will reunite with his former "Game of Thrones" costar, Richard Madden, who was announced to play Ikaris, one of the leaders of the Eternals.

Read more: Marvel just announced its next big superhero group the Eternals. Here's the cast and who they're playing.

Also starring in "The Eternals" is Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Don Lee, and Lauren Ridloff ("The Walking Dead"). On Saturday, Gemma Chan will be playing one of the main Eternals, Sersi. Barry Keoghan was announced to play Druig. 

Here's the entire cast on stage in front of the character they'll be playing.

The coming confirmed movies in the MCU include sequels to "Dr. Strange," as well as "Captain Marvel." A "Black Panther" sequel was confirmed as well at D23 Expo. 

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• Marvel Studios announced its movies for the next two years at San Diego Comic-Con.
• Saturday at Disney's biannual D23 Expo, Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige confirmed "Black Panther 2" is coming as well. 
• "Black Widow" is the next Marvel movie. "Doctor Strange" and "Thor: Love and Thunder" are also among the upcoming movies.
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Now that "Avengers: Endgame" has been released, Marvel Studios is finally showing fans what they can expect to see next on screen.

Marvel announced its next wave of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at San Diego Comic-Con. Saturday, at Disney's biannual D23 Expo, it confirmed "Black Panther 2" is in the works as well.

From a star-studded movie called "The Eternals" to a "Doctor Strange" sequel, here are the six films you can expect to see in theaters for the next three years. 

May 1, 2020: "Black Widow"

The Hollywood Reporter reported last July that Cate Shortland ("Lore") would direct the solo movie.

David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz also star in the film. Taskmaster will be the villain in the movie, and it sounds like we're finally going to learn what happened in Budapest. 

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November 6, 2020: "The Eternals"

Marvel has quietly been casting the film based around the group of immortal beings created by cosmic Gods. Richard Madden ("Game of Thrones"), Kumail Nanjiani ("Stuber"), Lauren Ridloff ("The Walking Dead"), Brian Henry Tyree ("Atlanta"), Salma Hayek, Don Lee, and Angelina Jolie will star in the movie.

At D23 Expo, Kit Harington ("Game of Thrones"), Gemma Chan, and Barry Keoghan, were also announced for the film.

You can learn more about the Eternals here.

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February 12, 2021: "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"

Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the movie about the Master of Kung Fu. The character was introduced in the comics in 1973. Simu Liu will play the titular character. Awkwafina ("Ocean's 8") will also star. 

Tony Leung will play the Mandarin. A fake version of the character, played by Ben Kingsley, appeared in "Iron Man 3."

May 7, 2021: "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"

The director of the first "Doctor Strange," Scott Derrickson, is back and he said he's going to make "the first scary MCU film." We're ready!

Benedict Cumberbatch will reprise his role as Dr. Stephen Strange. Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) will be in the sequel, too. The events of her Disney+ series, "WandaVision," will directly tie in to "Doctor Strange 2."

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November 5, 2021: "Thor: Love and Thunder"

Chris Hemsworth is getting a fourth "Thor" movie! The Hollywood Reporter reported "Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi will return to direct the sequel.

Tessa Thompson will also return as Valkyrie. Natalie Portman appeared on stage for the announcement of the movie as well. She's going to play a female version of Thor straight out of the comics.

May 6, 2022: "Black Panther 2"

A "Black Panther" sequel is officially coming in 2022 and director Ryan Coogler is returning. At D23 Expo, Coogler said it was too early to reveal the title of the movie. 

Marvel also surprisingly announced a "Blade" movie.

Mahershala Ali will play the human/vampire hybrid who protects humans from vamps. Wesley Snipes originated the role in the 1998 movie. It will be separate from the Phase 4 movies. No release date was given.

At the end of Marvel Comic-Con panel, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said that's the Phase 4 slate of movies, but they didn't even get to sequels for "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel" yet, which are eventually expected. He also hinted a "Fantastic Four" movie will come at some point.

• "Spider-Man: Far From Home" actor Tom Holland appeared at Disney's biannual D23 Expo in Anaheim, California Saturday to talk about his new Pixar movie, "Onward."
• He also took a moment to address fans who have been worried that his character Spider-Man will be leaving the MCU.
• "I want to let you know I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart. I love you 3,000," Holland said.
• After the panel, Holland told Entertainment Weekly he plans to keep playing Spidey no matter what the future holds. Without saying too much he mentioned the "future for Spider-Man" will be different.
• Friday, at the D23 Expo, "Lion King" director and "Spider-Man: Far From Home" actor Jon Favreau told ET he's "cautiously optimistic" that Spidey will stay in the MCU.
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Tom Holland knows that fans are worried that his beloved Spider-Man character could leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he wants them to know he's thinking of them. 

"It's been a crazy week, but I want to let you know I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart. I love you 3,000,"said Holland Saturday morning at Disney's D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. 

Holland appeared at the Walt Disney Studios' presentation for its upcoming movies. The "Spider-Man: Far From Home" actor was in attendance to promote next year's Pixar movie, "Onward," in which he'll star alongside Chris Pratt. 

"It's been five amazing years. I've had the time of my life," Holland told Entertainment Weekly after the Disney Studios' panel.

"Who knows what the future holds? But all I know is that I'm going to continue playing Spider-Man and having the time of my life," he continued. "It's going to be so fun, however we choose to do it. The future for Spider-Man will be different, but it will be equally as awesome and amazing, and we'll find new ways to make it even cooler."

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On Tuesday, Deadline reported Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures couldn't agree on new terms to co-produce future movies. In a statement to our sister site, Business Insider, Sony Pictures said much of the news about Spider-Man had "mischaracterized" the company's recent discussions with Marvel and the studio's president Kevin Feige moving forward. 

"We are disappointed, but respect Disney's decision not to have him continue as a lead producer of our next live action Spider-Man film. We hope this might change in the future, but understand that the many new responsibilities that Disney has given him — including all their newly added Marvel properties — do not allow time for him to work on IP they do not own," Sony Pictures said. 

If some of that's confusing to you, what you need to know is that Sony Pictures has the rights to distribute and make Spider-Man movies. 

In 2015, the studio partnered with Disney and Marvel Studios (who puts out the "Avengers" movies, "Guardians of the Galaxy," etc.) to produce the last two Spider-Man movies. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios was able to use Spidey in the MCU (aka "Captain America: Civil War" and the last two "Avengers" movies). 

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A potential fallout between Marvel and Sony doesn't sound great for either company when it comes to the character moving forward. But Jon Favreau, who plays Iron Man's right-hand man, Happy Hogan, and the love interest of Aunt May (Spidey's aunt), is hopeful Spidey will stay in the MCU.

In an interview with ET's Ash Crossan at D23 Expo on Friday, Favreau said he's "cautiously optimistic" that everything will work out, eventually. 

"What happens to Happy and May? Well, I guess Happy's single again," said Favreau of what happens to his character if Spidey is out of the MCU, half jokingly. 

"You know, it's still early days," Favreau said more seriously about the Sony/Marvel Spider-Man deal. "As a fan, I'm cautiously hopeful that something will come together because I think all the fans want to see those characters together. I don't mean Happy and May, I mean Spidey with the MCU."

"What you read isn't always indicative of where things are at now," he added. "As a fan, I'm cautiously optimistic, holding out hope that this isn't the final chapter of this story."

You can watch Crossan's interview with Favreau below:

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• On Friday, Disney confirmed that it will be debuting an entire Marvel-themed area of its park and announced that it will be called "Avengers Campus."
• This park is set to open in summer 2020 and this news comes from inside the D23 Expo, a yearly showcase about Disney-Parks news.
• This section of the park will be an extension of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" tower ride that was launched back in 2017 and it will take up parts of the now-defunct "A Bug's Land." 
• Disney Parks held a presentation Sunday revealing more about Avengers Campus. You can see more concept art and read about the upcoming Spider-Man ride here.
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On Friday, Disney confirmed that it has a new Marvel-centric attraction coming to Disneyland's California Adventure in 2020 — and it's called the "Avengers Campus."

This Marvel-focused land is scheduled to open next summer, and this news comes from inside of the D23 Expo, a biannual showcase filled with Disney-Parks announcements. 

Here's everything we know so far about the Avengers Campus.

The park is an extension of 2017's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' ride and is set to include 'Avengers' training grounds 

The new "Avengers" training grounds are described on the D23 blog as places where guests can "become part of an interconnected, global story spanning from California to Paris to Hong Kong, as the Avengers recruit new extraordinary people to join them."

Disney hasn't announced which Marvel heroes will be featured in the park, but concept art already has fans speculating

The official announcement did not specify exactly which heroes would be making appearances at the themed area, but after seeing some concept art, many are already speculating thatHawkeye will be there as well as Black Panther, Captain America, the Dora Milaje, and other Marvel characters who have been spotted at Disney parks in the past.

And, based on the sketches we have so far, it looks like Spider-Man will very likely be making an appearance at the "Avengers Campus."

The park is taking over the now-defunct 'A Bug's Land' and will reportedly feature a microbrewery, retail center, and meet-and-greet area for superheroes 

As for where they will land on the map of Disney California Adventure, CNET reports that the new attractions are an extension the "Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout!" tower ride that launched back in 2017. The new attraction will also cover what was formerly "A Bug's Land."

According to an earlier report from the Los Angeles Times, Disney has already applied for permits for a retail center, microbrewery, and a meet-and-greet area for it's coming Marvel-centric land.

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• "Avengers Campus" is a massive expansion coming to Disneyland's California Adventure (DCA) next year. 
• Insider is at Disney's biannual D23 Expo in Anaheim, California where the chairman of Disney Parks, Bob Chapek, broke down everything fans can expect to see in the new themed area.
• In addition to the Avengers HQ and a Spider-Man ride, fans will be able to eat at an "Ant-Man"-themed restaurant.
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A massive Marvel expansion is coming to Disneyland California Adventure (DCA) and Disneyland Paris next year.

After previewing the upcoming Avengers Campus Thursday night to select guests and media, chairman of Disney Parks, Bob Chapek broke down everything fans can expect from the new area. 

"They're actual campuses set up by the Avengers to recruit the next generation of superheroes," said Chapek at Disney's biannual D23 Expo Sunday morning at the Anaheim Convention Center. 

DCA will have one more additional ride than Disneyland Paris when Avengers Campus is complete. 

Keep reading to see everything that will be in the new Marvel area at Disneyland California Adventure next year.

This is Avengers Campus.

According to a display at D23 Expo, Campus is an acronym which stands for "Centralized Assembly Mobilized to Prepare, Unite, and Safeguard."

The idea behind the land is to inspire heroes to defend the world. 

If you're familiar with the layout of DCA, here's where it will be on a map.

The Avengers Campus will extend past Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!, which replaced the Tower of Terror in 2017. The new Marvel section replaces the "A Bug's Land" section that used to be in the park, based on Pixar film "A Bug's Life."

Avengers Campus will be located at both DCA and Disneyland Paris.

"These campuses are going to be linked together in a global story," said Chapek.

Avengers Campus will have the first Spider-Man themed attraction at a Disney park.

"Through a combination of classic effects and innovative technologies, guests will be able to sling webs, just like Spider-Man, in an interactive, totally cool, but family-friendly adventure," said Chapek. 

The attraction will be hosted inside of the Worldwide Engineering Brigade (or W.E.B.).

Portfolio creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering Scott Drake told the crowd W.E.B. is an organization the Disney Imagineering team developed alongside comic and film creators. 

"W.E.B. will be home to our incredible Spider-Man experience," said Drake. "It just so happens that Peter Parker is one of the many inspiring inventors at W.E.B." 

The ride will follow guests as they check out an open house at W.E.B. with Peter Parker and others.

"We will be welcome to an open house where the kids are excited to invite us for a test drive of their latest invention — the web slinger vehicle, which allows anyone to sling webs just like Peter's buddy, Spider-Man," said Drake. 

That's not all. 

Parker has also been working on some new Spider-bots. That's where things on the ride start to go awry.

"Unfortunately, they are not ready for prime time at all," said Drake. 

"Smack in the middle of the open house excitement the Spider-bots start glitching, replicating themselves over and over again, and escape out into the campus," he added of what guests will experience on the ride. 

Guests will get inside these vehicles to stop all of the little Spider-Bots from causing mayhem.

"Our test drive of the webslinger vehicle instead turns into a real mission where we must work alongside Spider-Man to web up all these bots," said Drake.

The Pym Test Kitchen is a restaurant that will be located inside the campus.

"For the first time ever, these campuses will give you a chance to meet Ant-Man and the Wasp," said Chapek. 

They won't be the only superheroes you see at Avengers Campus. Chapek said you'll also be able to see and interact with Black Panther, Thor, Black Widow, Doctor Strange, and Iron Man. Loki may even pop up. 

Speaking of Doctor Strange, guests will also be able to learn about the mystic arts from the Sorcerer Supreme.

Drake said you'll get to explore the ruins of a mysterious California Sanctum with Strange. 

From concept art Insider saw at D23 Expo, it looks like Doctor Strange will be part of a live-action show where he'll "help you unravel the mysteries of the multiverse."

DCA will have an additional ride in the future which will let fans board the Quinjet plan seen below.

Chapek said the second ride will be part of a "Phase 2" at Avengers Campus. 

"Opening as part of the second phase of development, will be an all-new adventure that will put guests, or should I say all of you recruits, into a test... alongside the Avengers," said Chapek. 

The second attraction will fly guests to Black Panther's home of Wakanda where they'll fight alongside the Avengers.

"We'll find ourselves caught up in an even bigger adventure, one where we all have to step up, suit up, and team up alongside the Avengers in an epic battle to save our world against one of the most powerful villains they've ever faced," said Chapek. 

Chapek did not reveal who that villain will be. Knowing that a "Black Panther" sequel is coming in 2022, we're willing to bet it may be a villain from that film. 

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The ride won't just show you the Avengers battling the villains. Chapek says you'll be right there with the heroes.

"Our imagineers are hard at work conceiving an all-new innovative ride system to put you in the middle of the action," said Chapek. 

Avengers Campus will open at DCA in Anaheim, California next year.

Chapek did not say when it will be open in Disneyland Paris. 

• Disney is developing many TV and movie projects for its upcoming streaming service, Disney Plus.
• They include three live-action "Star Wars" TV shows, eight Marvel Cinematic Universe shows, and a "Monsters Inc." series.
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Disney is entering the streaming war this year with its Netflix rival, Disney Plus.

On top of Disney's already extensive library of content, it is developing many original shows and movies for the platform, including three live-action "Star Wars" shows and eight Marvel TV series spinning out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Disney revealed further details about its slate of content at the Disney D23 expo over the weekend.

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Its original content also includes a "Monsters Inc." series, a "High School Musical" series, a "Lizzie McGuire" revival, and movies starring Anna Kendrick and Willem Dafoe.

Disney will go head-to-head with Netflix, ending a licensing deal with the streaming giant this year. All new Disney theatrical releases, starting with "Captain Marvel," will eventually land on Disney Plus.

In April, Disney informed investors they predict 60 million to 90 million subscribers by 2024 for Disney Plus, and it plans to spend $1 billion in the first year and $2 billion yearly by 2024 on original content.

The service will cost subscribers $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year ($5.83 per month) when it launches on November 12.

Below are the confirmed projects in development for Disney Plus, including which ones will be available on launch day:

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"The Mandalorian"

The writer and producer Jon Favreau, who directed Disney hits like "Iron Man" and "The Lion King," is developing the first "Star Wars" live-action TV series, "The Mandalorian."

It takes place between the original and the new "Star Wars" trilogies, following a "lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy."

Episodes will be directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, the "Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi, and more. The "Narcos" star Pedro Pascal plays the title character.

The series will be available November 12, when Disney Plus launches.

A Cassian Andor "Star Wars" series

Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed in November during an earnings call that a "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" spin-off starring Diego Luna as Cassian Andor is in the works.

Andor died at the end of "Rogue One," so this will be set before the events of the movie.

The official "Star Wars" website described it as a "spy thriller" that "follows the adventures of rebel spy Cassian Andor during the formative years of the Rebellion."

A new season of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"

The animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," which ended in 2014 after six seasons on Cartoon Network, will return for a 12-episode seventh season exclusively on Disney Plus. The series returns in February.

Obi-Wan Kenobi "Star Wars" series

Disney announced at D23 over the weekend that Ewan McGregor will reprise his role of Obi-Wan Kenobi from the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy in a new Disney Plus series.

"The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"

Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan will reprise their MCU roles of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, respectively, for the series set to debut next fall.

"Loki"

Tom Hiddleston will reprise his Marvel Cinematic Universe role as the God of Mischief and Thor's adopted brother in "Loki," set to premiere in spring 2021.

A Marvel series starring Scarlet Witch

Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany will star as their Marvel Cinematic Universe roles Scarlet Witch and Vision, respectively, in this series set to premiere in spring 2021.

A Marvel "What If?" animated series

A "What If?" series is also being made for Disney Plus, which will focus on alternate realities of Marvel. It stars Jeffrey Wright as the voice of The Watcher, and MCU actors such as Hayley Atwell will return to voice their characters. It premieres in summer 2021.

A Marvel series starring Hawkeye

Jeremy Renner will return as Clint Barton/Hawkeye. The series will introduce Kate Bishop, a popular character also known as Hawkeye in the comics. The series debuts in fall 2021.

"Ms. Marvel"

In the comics, Ms. Marvel is teenage, Pakistani American Kamala Khan, who takes the name Ms. Marvel after Carol Danvers becomes Captain Marvel.

"Moon Knight"

In the comics, Moon Knight is Marc Spector, a marine-turned-mercenary who finds redemption after becoming the avatar for an Egyptian god.

"She-Hulk"

In the comics, She-Hulk is the Hulk/Bruce Banner's cousin, Jennifer Walters.

"Monsters at Work"

"Monster At Work," based on the Pixar movie "Monsters, Inc.," comes to Disney Plus in 2020.

"Forky Asks a Question"

Disney announced at D23 "Forky Asks a Question," a collection of shorts starring Forky from "Toy Story 4." It will be available November 12.

"High School Musical: The Musical: The Series"

Disney announced the stars of its upcoming "High School Musical" series for Disney Plus in February. The cast includes a group of young up-and-coming actors such as Joshua Bassett ("Stuck in the Middle"), Frankie Rodriguez ("Modern Family"), and Olivia Rodrigo ("Bizaardvark"). It debuts November 12. 

"Lizzie McGuire" revival series

Hilary Duff is set to return as Lizzie McGuire in a revival series for Disney Plus. A release date hasn't been announced. The original series ran on the Disney Channel from 2001 to 2004.

"Encore!"

"Encore!," from executive producer Kristen Bell, is a reality series where adults rejoin their high school musical castmates to put on another show. It premieres November 12.

"The World According to Jeff Goldblum"

Actor Jeff Goldblum will host a docuseries for National Geographic, which will be available on the Disney Plus service. "Jeff pulls back the curtain on a seemingly familiar object to reveal a world of astonishing connections, fascinating science, and a whole lot of big ideas," is how the show was described at the presentation to investors in April.

Disney became owner of National Geographic after it bought 20th Century Fox.

"Muppets Now"

"Muppets Now" is an unscripted, short-form series debuting on Disney Plus in 2020 that will feature celebrity guest stars.

A "Lady and the Tramp" live-action remake

Disney is developing a live-action remake of its animated classic "Lady and the Tramp" for Disney Plus.

In a January interview with Barron's, Iger said the movie was never considered for a theatrical release.

"There was not one discussion about whether we should make that for the big screen," Iger said. "Everybody said this is a great story, would love to make it again, let's make it for what we call 'the service' internally."

"Noelle"

Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader are starring in "Noelle," a movie about Santa's daughter (played by Kendrick). It was originally scheduled for a November release this year in theaters but will debut on Disney Plus on November 12.

"Secret Society of Second-Born Royals"

"Secret Society of Second-Born Royals" is a new movie coming exclusively to Disney Plus in 2020, starring Skylar Astin and Peyton Elizabeth Lee.

"Togo," starring Willem Dafoe

The movie tells the true story of the 1925 Nome serum run, when 20 mushers raced across Alaska by dog sled to transport an antitoxin for a deadly bacteria that was ravaging the small town.

"Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe"

A "Phineas and Ferb" movie, based on the popular animated series that aired on the Disney Channel from 2007 to 2015, will debut on Disney Plus. A release date hasn't been announced.

"One Day at Disney"

"One Day at Disney" is a documentary about a day in the life of employees at Disney parks around the globe. It will be available to stream December 3.

• Some of the stars of the "Avengers" franchise have expressed their sadness regarding the news that Tom Holland's Spider-Man might not return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Olsen, Jon Favreau, Anthony Mackie, and Sebastian Stan shared their thoughts about the news of the Sony and Disney deal.
• "I think it's a big loss and it's really too bad," Olsen, who portrays Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, said.
• Sony and Disney couldn't come to financial agreement for the "Spider-Man" stand-alone films.
• Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

"Spider-Man" fans aren't the only ones expressing their sadness over the news that the superhero might not return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Some of the "Avengers" stars — including Jon Favreau, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, and Sebastian Stan — shared their thoughts about Tom Holland's Spider-Man possibly not returning to the MCU due to Sony and Disney's financial impasse.

See what seven Marvel stars have said about the news.

"Thor: Ragnarok's" Jeff Goldblum said he was "crestfallen" to hear that Spider-Man might not return to the MCU at the D23 Expo.

In a now-viral clip, a Variety reporter tried explaining the Sony and Disney deal to Goldblum on Friday, but the actor seemed just as confused after hearing the details.

"I'm not a business person, whatever you say is Greek to me," Goldblum said after making some inexplicable sounds.

He then added with a smile, "It'll all work out, I'm sure. Good luck... They'll figure it out."

Jon Favreau is holding out hope that all the MCU characters "continue to share the screen together."

Favreau, who plays Happy Hogan in the "Avengers" and "Spider-Man" films, told Variety that he's "being optimistic" about the cinematic future of the superheroes.

"We've all read rumors, we've all read press releases, but you never know what's going to happen," he said during the D23 Expo red carpet. "I'm holding out hope and being optimistic that this isn't the final chapter of that story between those characters."

Favreau, who has executive produced some of the Marvel movies, made sure to specify what he meant, adding, "I don't just mean Happy and Aunt May, I mean Tom Holland, Spidey and the other heroes from the MCU."

Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan took a more comical approach, but assured that Holland will always be special to the MCU.

During an interview with Variety at the D23 Expo, Mackie and Stan, who will star together in the upcoming Disney+ series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," brought up "little Tom" all on their own.

When talking about the upcoming series, Mackie simultaneously joked about his costar and mentioned the Spider-Man actor.

"Sebastian [Stan] is a great guy, if all else fails, we can just try and kill Tom Holland," Mackie said, causing Stan to laugh out loud.

But Mackie assured that they "will always have little Tom" in their hearts.

Stan then winked at the camera and sang a snippet of Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind" for Holland.

Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen said they were "sad" about the Spider-Man deal.

After talking about their upcoming Disney+ series, "WandaVision,"with Variety, Olsen proved to be more outspoken about the Spider-Man news than her costar Bettany, who portrays Vision.

"It really is sad. First off, he's the greatest Spider-Man to me. He actually has that youthful energy,"Olsen, who plays Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, said. "He's been incredible. It's been really lucky that we've been able to work with him. I think it's a big loss and it's really too bad."

She also joked about "starting a petition online"— but probably wasn't aware of the one that fans already started on Thursday, which has garnered over 130,000 signatures.

Jeremy Renner was the first "Avengers" actor to speak out after news of the Sony and Disney deal fell through.

Renner, known for playing Hawkeye/Clint Barton in the superhero franchise, shared a photo of his character on his Instagram and captioned the post with his thoughts about the news.

"Hey @sonypictures we want Spider-Man back to @therealstanlee and @marvel please, thank you #congrats #spidermanrocks #🏹 #please," Renner wrote.

• Disney announced a slew of new TV shows planned to premieres on the coming streaming service, Disney Plus.
• Several Marvel shows were among the new programming teased during a D23 Expo panel in Anaheim, California, on Saturday.
• We're also getting a "Lizzie McGuire" series, a new "Monsters, Inc." spinoff show, a new "Muppets" series, and three "Star Wars" prequel shows.
• Keep reading to see the full list of 19 new TV shows planned for Disney Plus.
• Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

During Disney's D23 Expo event in Anaheim, California this weekend, the company announced a new slate of TV shows coming to its streaming service Disney Plus starting this fall. 

Five of the shows will be available right away on November 12, 2019 — the day the streaming service officially launches. For the rest, some approximate premiere dates have been announced while others are still in pre-production stages.

According to a report from TV Line, the new shows will be released one episode at a time on a weekly basis (instead of the full-season drop style Netflix employs for most of its programming).

Keep reading to see the full list of 19 new TV shows planned for Disney Plus.

"Monsters at Work" is a sequel series which picks up after the events of "Monsters, Inc."

When it premieres on Disney Plus: TBA

Starring Ben Feldman and Aisha Tyler as monsters named "Tylor" and "Millie," this series follows a recent graduate from Monsters University who spent his college days training to scare children.

But just as Tylor arrives to work at the scream factory, the system is switched over to laugh-power (thanks to  the events of Pixar's "Monsters Inc." movie). 

Mike and Sulley (Billy Crystal and John Goodman) will have "special appearances" on the show, but the storyline will mainly center around a new cast of monsters as they navigate the new system prioritizing comedy over scariness.

"High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" takes the Disney Channel movie narrative into meta territory.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: November 12, 2019

In real life, Disney's "High School Musical" was filmed at a school called East High. So in the 10-episode scripted series coming to Disney Plus, the story follows a group of 2019 high-schoolers at East High who decide to put on their own production of "High School Musical: The Musical." 

Disney is rebooting the Lizzie McGuire character for a new show about Lizzie's life as a millennial working in New York City.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: TBA

Bringing back "The Lizzie McGuire Show" creator Terri Minsky and star Hilary Duff, this new series shows our main character all grown up. 

Lizzie is now 30 years old and living in New York City working her "dream job" as an "apprentice to a fancy decorator." Duff told the D23 Expo crowd that the little animated 13-year-old Lizzie will still be present and constantly talking inside the mind of the now-adult Lizzie.

Read more: WHERE ARE THEY NOW: The cast of 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie' 15 years later

"Forky Asks A Question" is a new collection of Pixar shorts all starring the "Toy Story 4" character.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: November 12, 2019

Forky, voiced by "Veep" and "Arrested Development" actor Tony Hale, is a toy made from trash who deals with existential anxiety regarding his creation and existence throughout "Toy Story 4."

Now, in a series of 10 short films, Forky will speak with other Pixar characters about how the world works. 

In the episode previewed by Insider during the D23 Expo panel, Forky asks Ham (the "Toy Story" piggy bank character) an important question: "What is money?"

"Muppets Now" is a new "unscripted" series starring Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, and the rest of the Muppets.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: TBA

Few details about this show were announced during the D23 Expo panel, other than its existence and title. Instead of a trailer, Disney showed a video of Kermit bickering with a Muppet lawyer about all the things he wasn't allowed to say about the new show.

Disney so far is only promising "a new kind of mayhem and laughter" with this short-form series. 

Disney Plus is adding other unscripted shows, including "The World According to Jeff Goldblum."

When it premieres on Disney Plus: November 12, 2019

If you've ever wanted to watch Jeff Goldblum wander around the world and ask people questions about tattoo artistry, synchronized swimming, ice cream, jewelry, and more, then you're in luck. "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" is a 12-episode series following the actor on his own personal adventures. 

This reality/documentary-esque series is a National Geographic production which is part of the November 12 rollout on Disney Plus. 

"Encore" is the first reality series premiering on Disney Plus, and it's all about musical theater nerds.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: November 12, 2019

Kristen Bell ("Frozen,""The Good Place") is the executive producer and host of a new reality series on Disney Plus which brings high school theater performers back to the stage for a — you guessed it — encore. 

Bell and the "Encore" team found people of all ages who once starred in high school musical productions. Now the former-performers will recreate the theater productions on stage again, sometimes singing in public for the first time in decades. 

The first Disney Plus original of 2020 will be "Diary of a Female President."

When it premieres on Disney Plus: January 2020

Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin") is the executive producer and "recurring guest star" on the new series starring Tess Romero. 

"Told using the narration from her diary, this half-hour single camera comedy follows 12-year-old Cuban-American girl Elena's journey through the trials of middle school, which set her on the path to ultimately become president of the United States," Disney's press release says.  

Now onto the "Star Wars" shows. The first major series will be "The Mandalorian," coming November 12, 2019.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: November 12, 2019

"The Mandalorian" is Disney's first live-action "Star Wars" series, and it follows a bounty hunter in the "outer reaches of the galaxy." According to a timeline shown during the D23 Expo panel, "The Mandalorian" takes place after the events of "Return of the Jedi." 

The series stars Pedro Pascal ("Game of Thrones"), MMA fighter and actress Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito ("Breaking Bad"), and more.

See more: Watch the first trailer for Disney's new 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' TV series teasing the dark bounty hunter tale

Disney also teased a currently unnamed "Star Wars" prequel series about Cassian Andor and the droid K-2SO.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: TBA

Stars Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk are reprising their roles from "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" for a series about the rebel spy and droid's years spent in the Rebellion before the events of "Rogue One" and "A New Hope." 

Ewan McGregor will also reprise his "Star Wars" role for a prequel series about Obi Wan Kenobi.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: TBA

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy officially confirmed Ewan McGregor's return to the "Star Wars" universe "after secrets and fibs and not being able to talk about it" for years. 

The live-action prequel series will follow Obi Wan in the same time period that "Solo: A Star Wars Story" takes place (which means it will be in the timeline following the events of "Revenge of the Sith"— the last "Star Wars" movie McGregor appeared in).

"The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" is the first new Marvel series set to premiere on Disney Plus.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: Fall 2020

Set after the events of "Avengers: Endgame," this series stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan as Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier. 

As revealed in the closing minutes of "Endgame," Sam Wilson will be the new Captain America now that Steve Rogers retired from heroism in the current timeline. In the new show, Wilson and Bucky Barnes will be forced to team up and we'll learn more about their characters. 

"WandaVision" is a mysterious new show described as "half classic sitcom, half Marvel Cinematic Universe [MCU] spectacular."

When it premieres on Disney Plus: Spring 2021

Few details about the actual plot of "WandaVision" are known, but Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen will definitely be returning as Vision and Wanda for this "wacky and fun" series. The teaser shown during D23 hinted at a link between "The Dick Van Dyke Show" sitcom from the 1960s and the superheroes features in the MCU.

Kat Dennings and Randall Park will reprise their roles from the MCU's "Thor" and "Ant-Man and The Wasp," and actress Kathryn Hahn who has been cast as a "nosy neighbor" character.

"Loki" will follow everyone's favorite god of mischief in the events after "Avengers: Endgame" when he disappeared with the Tesseract.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: Spring 2021

While the heroic Avengers were messing with timelines in "Endgame," the Loki from the first "Avengers" movie grabbed the Tesseract and vanished. Where did he go? We'll find out when "Loki" premieres on Disney Plus in 2021. 

Read more: The 27 biggest questions we have after seeing 'Avengers: Endgame'

"What If...?" is a new Marvel animated series that asks how the events we've already seen in the MCU movies might have worked out differently with one small change.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: Summer 2021

Many of the stars we've come to know in the MCU are returning to voice their characters for this animated anthology series. Hayley Atwell, who plays Peggy Carter in the "Captain America" movies, came out during the D23 Expo panel to tease one episode in which Peggy is the one turned into a super-soldier instead of Steve Rogers.

"Captain Carter" is just one possibility of many which will be explored in "What If...?" starting in 2021.

"Hawkeye" is the first MCU spinoff to focus on Clint Barton's character.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: Fall 2021

The "Hawkeye" series will show us more of what happened to Clint Barton, played by Jeremy Renner, after Thanos' devastating snap in "Avengers: Infinity War." We'll also see more of Kate Bishop, Barton's daughter who is starting to follow in her dad's footsteps. 

In the comics, Bishop takes up the mantle of Hawkeye (a narrative teased in the beginning scene of "Avengers: Endgame").

Disney also announced three more Marvel series, including "Moon Knight."

When it premieres on Disney Plus: TBA

As reported by Insider's Kirsten Acuna, "in the ['Moon Knight'] comics, Marc Spector is a mercenary who gets resurrected by an Egyptian moon god after being left for dead. He's a hero in New York City with multiple personalities."

"Ms. Marvel" will bring the first Pakistani-American superhero to life.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: TBA

"Ms. Marvel" is about a 16-year-old Pakistani-American girl from New Jersey named Kamala Khan. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Ms. Marvel" will be written by British writer Bisha K. Ali, who is also acting as showrunner.

Last but not least, "She Hulk" will come to to Disney Plus.

When it premieres on Disney Plus: TBA

Also deriving from the Marvel comics, "She Hulk" tells the story of Jennifer Waters — the cousin of Bruce Banner in the comics who transforms into a green version of herself.

Disney Plus launches on November 12, and will cost $6.99 per month or $69.99 for a full year.

The streaming service will be available for the monthly or an annual rate, and Disney's press release says pricing varies outside US. For each account, you'll be able to make up to seven profiles where you can save watch lists.

Disney says it will allow for a maximum of four concurrent streams. You'll be able to download anything from the Disney Plus catalogue to your phone or tablet device, enabling offline viewing. 

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• Marvel Entertainment released a new video in which the "Avengers: Endgame" visual-effects supervisor Dan DeLeeuw broke down the movie's major battle scene.
• The behind-the-scenes footage showed that a lot of details, like the superhero costumes and portals, were created using special effects.
• Many scenes were also filmed in front of green screens.
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"Avengers: Endgame" was one of the biggest films of 2019, earning more than $1 billion at the box office.

The film — a culmination of a decade of Marvel movies — featured time travel, heartbreaking moments, and a major battle sequence.

Larger-than-life moments were made possible through the use of computer-generated imagery, or CGI, and other special effects. And often, the most exciting scenes in the movie were filmed in front of a green screen.

In a new video shared by Marvel Entertainment, the "Endgame" visual-effects supervisor Dan DeLeeuw broke down the film's major battle sequence with Ryan Penagos.

Keep reading to see how different "Endgame" looks without special effects.

The superheroes returned for the fight by stepping through portals.

Read more:14 Marvel stars who shared the challenges of wearing superhero costumes

Each portal was created entirely using special effects.

Read more:32 times 'Avengers' stars have costarred outside of the Marvel Universe

The Avengers ran straight toward Thanos and his army.

They assembled once everyone returned.

When the stars filmed the scene, they were just running toward six men in motion-capture suits.

DeLeeuw said that having the six people facing the actors helped them figure out where their eyes should move during the scene.

In the movie, Spider-Man passes the Infinity Gauntlet to Captain Marvel, with Scarlet Witch, Valkyrie, Okoye, Pepper Potts, Shuri, and Mantis nearby.

Captain Marvel meets all the Avengers for the first time in "Endgame."

The scene was actually filmed without Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie and her winged horse.

Tom Holland and his stunt double wore motion-capture suits to film. Special effects were later added to create the iron suit that's seen in the movie.

Captain America finally gets his hands on Thor's hammer.

He was always worthy. 

The moment seems much less dramatic when you see it filmed in front of a green screen.

Read more:'Avengers: Endgame' directors give their take on why Captain America didn't wield Thor's hammer in 'Age of Ultron'

Drax and Korg teamed up to take down one of the aliens from Thanos' army.

Drax is portrayed by Dave Bautista, and Korg is played by Taika Waititi.

In real life, Bautista jumped on a large structure and stabbed it while another person held it in place.

Read more:Watch the 'Avengers: Endgame' stars break character in a newly released blooper reel

Hulk wore red armor during the fight scene.

Read more:'Avengers' star Mark Ruffalo shares hilarious behind-the-scenes photos in his bulky Hulk suit: 'Don't skip leg day'

Ruffalo wore a motion-capture suit and a headpiece while filming.

The Hulk that appeared on screen was made possible thanks to CGI.

Captain America used the hammer and his shield to fend off Thanos.

Read more:Chris Evans says he was hesitant to play Captain America because 'there's no real darkness' in the character

The scene looked a little different behind the scenes.

Read more:New behind-the-scenes videos from 'Avengers: Infinity War' show Thanos was just a floating head and shoulders while making the movie and it's hilarious

One scene in the film showed Scarlett Witch and Valkyrie jumping into the action.

Elizabeth Olsen plays Scarlet Witch, and Thompson stars as Valkyrie.

Olsen was able to fly through the use of wires, and Thompson sat on a chair that required two people to move.

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Pepper Potts wore a suit designed by Tony Stark.

The suit also included wings.

The light-up elements and other details of the suit were added using special effects.

Read more:Gwyneth Paltrow says 'Avengers: Endgame' will be her last Marvel movie: 'I'm a bit old to be in a suit'

Wong used his sorcery to open portals.

Peter Parker referred to the rings as "yellow sparkly things."

Obviously, there were no fiery rings used in the making of the scene.

The character of Wong was introduced in "Doctor Strange."

• On Saturday at the D23 Expo, Disney announced the cast of Marvel Studios' "The Eternals." In this announcement, it was confirmed that Gemma Chan will play the character Sersi.
• Chan recently played an entirely different character in "Captain Marvel," making her the fifth actor to play more than one character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• Here's a look at the five actors who switched roles in the MCU, and who they played.
• Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

During a panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California on Saturday morning, Disney announced the cast of their upcoming Marvel Studios movie, "The Eternals." The announcement included some major names that fans have been waiting to see join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years, like Angelina Jolie, and "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harrington.

But to some sharp-eared Marvel fans, one name stuck out: Gemma Chan, who was cast as Sersi, a member of the immortal Eternals. Although this will be Sersi's first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this isn't Chan's first appearance — in 2018, she played alongside Brie Larson in "Captain Marvel" as a completely different character.

Chan isn't the only actor to return to the Marvel scene as a different character. In fact, Saturday's casting announcement marks her as the fifth actor to appear as more than one character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Here are all five actors who have played multiple characters, and who they played.

SEE ALSO: 51 actors who have played the same superhero in different movies and TV shows

DON'T MISS: 10 photos that show how the big battle in 'Avengers: Endgame' looks without visual effects

Chan is the latest actor to take on two roles in the MCU.

She'll be playing Sersi, an immortal sorceress with the power to transform any object or person, as well as super strength and flight.

Gemma Chan first appeared in 2018's "Captain Marvel."

In "Captain Marvel," Chan played Minn-Erva, an expert sniper and a member of Starforce, an elite group of Kree soldiers. She's a partner of Brie Larson's character Carol Danvers — at least, until Danvers betrays the group after recovering her memories. Minn-Erva is later killed while trying to shoot down a ship of Skrull refugees.

Alfre Woodard stars in the Marvel Netflix series "Luke Cage."

Alfre Woodard starred for two seasons as the criminal mastermind Mariah Dillard on "Luke Cage." Known as Black Mariah, she was the owner of nightclub Harlem's Paradise, and made her name as a major figure in New York politics — all the while ordering assassinations and funneling stolen money into her bank account.

Alfre Woodard also appeared in "Captain America: Civil War."

In 2016, Alfre Woodard also appeared as a minor character in "Captain America: Civil War"— so minor, in fact, that she's not even given a name in the movie! Woodard's character is a government employee who meets with Tony Stark early in the film, and blames him for the death of her son. This conversation later inspires Stark to support the superhero-control law known as the Sokovia Accords.

Mahershala Ali will appear in "Blade."

Academy Award-winner Mahershala Ali, best known for his roles in the movies "Moonlight" and "Green Book," will be starring as the titular character in "Blade," an upcoming MCU film. Blade is a vampire hunter who uses a variety of weapons and tools to defeat his foes. A trilogy of Blade films were previously released in the late '90s and early '00s, but Ali will be playing a new version of the character.

"Blade" doesn't currently have a set release date, but it was confirmed to be in production at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019.

Mahershala Ali previously starred on "Luke Cage."

Much like Woodard, Mahershala Ali first appeared on "Luke Cage," as the villain Cottonmouth. A crime lord and cousin to Mariah Dillard, Cottonmouth smuggled drugs and weapons across Harlem. He's later killed by Mariah Dillard after an argument.

Kenneth Choi was Captain America's sidekick in World War II.

Kenneth Choi is another actor who's appeared in more than one MCU movie. Choi made his debut in "Captain America: The First Avenger" as Jim Morita, a member of the Howling Commandos, an elite group of Allied soldiers in World War II. Morita fought alongside Captain America, and later helped him defeat the villainous organization HYDRA.

Kenneth Choi also played his own grandson in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

In a first for multi-time MCU actors, Kenneth Choi went on to play his own family member! In "Spider-Man: Homecoming," Choi plays Principal Morita, the principal of the Midtown School of Science and Technology. Principal Morita also the grandson of Jim Morita, Choi's character in "Captain America." Principal Morita doesn't get much screen time, but we do get to see his office, which is filled with his grandfather's World War II memorabilia.

Stan Lee appeared in 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

Stan Lee, one of the most influential comic writers of all time, appeared in more Marvel Cinematic Universe films than anyone else in the world. He's made cameos in 22 out of 23 films, including two released after his death in 2018, as well as all the Marvel Netflix shows. Across 11 years of movies, Lee has played a bus driver, a bartender, a World War II veteran, and even a dimension-hopping astronaut.

Outside of the MCU, Lee has appeared in dozens of superhero films, television shows, cartoons, and video games — a fitting legacy for the man responsible for creating some of the world's most iconic comic characters, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the X-Men.

• Millennials are an important demographic for brands to win over. Their shopping habits can sometimes make or break an industry.
• The marketing agency Moosylvania has compiled its annual "Millennials' Top 100 Brands" list for 2019 after surveying 1,000 millennial consumers.
• From Netflix to Adidas, here are the brands that made the cut.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Millennials' spending habits can be destructive to industries that are slow to cater to the powerful demographic's tastes.

Defined by the Pew Research Center as anyone born between 1981 and 1996, millennials have different spending habits from those of their generational predecessors. Sometimes, retailers need to change their strategies to win over the age group.

Read more:Millennials, baby boomers, Gen X, and Gen Z share their most beloved brands

"They are often branded as being more narcissistic, more idealistic, more socially-conscious, and more experience-oriented than any of their preceding generations," a Deloitte study published in May said. "They have even been blamed for ruining everything from movies to marriage!"

For the seventh year, the marketing agency Moosylvania has compiled its "Millennials' Top 100 Brands" list based on write-in responses from a national survey with 1,000 respondents ages 19 to 39.

Here are the top brands, according to the survey. Because of ties, 105 brands are represented.

SEE ALSO: These are the 10 best-selling sneakers of the year so far

98 (tie). Charlotte Russe

After some success, the women's clothing retailer filed for bankruptcy in February. 

98 (tie). Columbia

Columbia is a leader in activewear and sporting apparel.

98 (tie). Great Value

Great Value is one of Walmart's popular in-house brands that offer value versions of name-brand items. 

98 (tie). NBA

The National Basketball Association is the North American men's professional basketball league.

98 (tie). Nestlé

Nestlé is the food and beverage company responsible for products like Nesquik and Crunch chocolate. 

98 (tie). Olive Garden

The Italian-style restaurant chain is selling a limited number of Lifetime Pasta Passes that gives holders unlimited pasta forever. 

98 (tie). Spotify

Spotify took the music industry by storm with its audio streaming platform that gives users access to millions of songs. 

98 (tie). Volkswagen

The German automaker released the Arteon sedan in 2018 to replace the slow-selling Volkswagen CC.

93 (tie). The Children's Place

The Children's Place specializes in clothing for young kids. 

93 (tie). Ikea

The Swedish furniture-store chain has locations across the globe, many of which feature its signature food court. 

93 (tie). Monster Energy

Monster is a brand of energy drinks.

93 (tie). Nordstrom

The department store has managed to cultivate customer loyalty with its Nordstrom Card Holders program. 

93 (tie). White Castle

This fast-food chain made Time's list of the most influential burgers of all time in 2014.

92. Hollister

Surf brands have been struggling in general of late, but Hollister, Abercrombie's surfwear brand, is still beloved by millennials. The chain announced it would close some flagship stores in the near future to cut costs.

89 (tie). Funko

Funko caters to fan bases across the board with cute bobble-head figurines.

89 (tie). Tide

Tide detergent pods were at the center of a the tongue-in-cheek (but dangerous) "Tide Pod Challenge" that encouraged people to post videos of them eating the nonedible detergent pods. 

89 (tie). Ugg

As ugly fashion becomes bigger, the furry Ugg boots are making a comeback.

88. Ulta

In addition to its beauty stores across the US, Ulta runs a successful online store as well.

82 (tie). Champion

The athletic-apparel company has had a resurgence among young shoppers, thanks largely to collaborations with brands like PacSun and Urban Outfitters that produced nostalgia-based collections honoring 1990s fashion. 

82 (tie). Hobby Lobby

Though it was embroiled in controversy, just few years ago, Hobby Lobby is still a millennial favorite for arts and crafts. 

82 (tie). Lay's

Lay's is owned by PepsiCo and makes potato chips in a variety of flavors. 

82 (tie). Ross

The discount store is rising in popularity as more people opt for discount shopping. 

82 (tie). Whole Foods

The Amazon-owned grocery chain is known for its healthy and organic options. 

82 (tie). YouTube

Anyone can be a star on YouTube, the Google-owned video platform that has helped launch the career of many influencers. 

78 (tie). Asos

The British fashion and cosmetics retailer sells merchandise for men and women and ships to more than 200 countries. 

78 (tie). Hulu

Hulu's streaming platform rivals those of Netflix and Amazon Prime, offering its own original content as well. 

78 (tie). J.Crew

In July, the company said it was preparing to take its Madewell apparel brand public.

78 (tie). Xbox

The Microsoft-owned brand entices millennials with its innovative gaming systems. 

75 (tie). Lucky Brand

The denim company also produces T-shirts, shoes, and accessories.  

75 (tie). Lush

Lush makes body, face, and hair products that are 100% vegetarian. Nearly every product in stores is handmade.

75 (tie). Wrangler

Wrangler, the self-proclaimed "authentic American apparel brand," makes denim and Western-style clothing. 

74. Dollar Tree

Even as the so-called retail apocalypse rages, discount stores like Dollar Tree have continued to thrive thanks to loyal bargain shoppers. 

71 (tie). eBay

Though eBay has faced mounting competition from Amazon, the e-commerce company continues to attract young shoppers with features like personalized fashion selections. 

71 (tie). General Mills

General Mills is a multinational food manufacturer with more than 100 brands in more than 100 countries.

71 (tie). Kraft

Kraft has long been a fan favorite with iconic products like its boxed macaroni and cheese. Today the company has a robust product portfolio that represents a significant percentage of the average American grocery store. 

70. Supreme

The company drops streetwear that draws lines down New York City streets and sells out online within minutes. Supreme's logo manages to even make a clay brick look cool. 

68 (tie). Hot Topic

The topical store, previously known as a haven for goths, punks, and nerds, has managed to remain a mainstay in the American mall as its peers struggle.

68 (tie). Kellogg's

Kellogg's is a multinational food company, best known for popular items like breakfast cereal.

67. Publix

Publix is an American supermarket chain that operates in the Southeastern US and is based in Lakeland, Florida. 

66. Converse

The Nike-owned Converse is an American shoe company that boasts iconic styles like the Chuck Taylor that have found enduring appeal over the decades.

65. Doritos

Today there are nearly 20 flavors of Doritos— including classics like Cool Ranch and more obscure varieties like Jacked Ranch-Dipped Hot Wings. The tortilla-style chip company is owned by Frito Lay. 

63 (tie). New Balance

New Balance is an apparel and footwear company, known for both its activewear and everyday styles.  

63 (tie). Wendy's

Wendy's is a fast-food restaurant chain with locations in 30 countries. 

62. JCPenney

Though JCPenney has experienced significant sales struggles in recent years, the department store is working to appeal to younger shoppers with recent efforts like its newly announced partnership with online marketplace ThredUp. 

61. HP

HP is a software and information technology company that sells a wide range of products such as laptops, desktops, and printers. 

59 (tie). GameStop

GameStop remains a long-held favorite among gaming millennials as their one-stop-shop for consoles, collectibles, and video games. 

59 (tie). Reebok

Reebok is a footwear and apparel company that sells iconic styles and has partnerships with buzzy celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Ariana Grande, and Gal Gadot. 

58. Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is a luxury fashion company, as well as the official outfitter for the US Olympic team.

57. LG

LG is an electronics company that sells a wide variety of home-entertainment products and appliances, including televisions, sound systems, refrigerators, and washing machines.

54 (tie). Forever 21

Forever 21 is a fast-fashion chain known for its low-priced, stylish clothing. 

54 (tie). H-E-B

H-E-B is a San Antonio, Texas-based grocery store chain that operates its home state and New Mexico. 

54 (tie). Levi's

Levi's is an American clothing company, best known for its iconic denim styles. 

53. Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works is one of the strongest-performing companies in the L Brands portfolio and sells personal care and bath products.  

51 (tie). Hershey's

Hershey's is one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. 

51 (tie). PlayStation

The various PlayStation systems have been among the most popular video game consoles in the world. 

50. Puma

Puma is a German activewear and shoe company that just opened its first North American flagship store in Manhattan.

49. H&M

H&M is a Swedish global fast-fashion chain with more than 4,000 stores in 72 countries. 

48. Nissan

Nissan is a Japanese automobile company. 

47. TJ Maxx

TJ Maxx is a discount goods store with more than 1,200 stores in the US. 

46. Pink, Victoria's Secret

Though Victoria's Secret has taken a reputational hit in recent years, its Pink collection continues to be a favorite among younger shoppers. 

45. Trader Joe's

The nautical-themed grocery store is famous for its low prices, in-house products, and charming store design. 

44. Jeep

Jeep is an American automobile brand best known for its SUVs and popular models like the Jeep Wrangler. 

43. Meijer

Meijer is a supermarket chain popular in the Midwestern US. 

42. Macy's

Macy's is an American department store that has recently worked to appeal to younger shoppers with new additions like Story, its Instagram-friendly curated pop-up store centered on rotating themes. 

41. Chipotle

The Newport Beach, California-based Chipotle is a fast-casual food restaurant known for its popular foil-wrapped burritos and burrito bowls. 

40. Express

Express is an American fashion company, with stylish apparel for both men and women, and new programs like Express Style Trial, a monthly rental service. 

39. Gucci

Gucci is a luxury fashion company that routinely tops the charts of hottest and buzziest brands thanks in large part to its creative director Alessandro Michele. He is credited with breathing new life into the company when he took the role in 2015. 

38. Netflix

Netflix is a media-services and entertainment company popular that offers unlimited video streaming for a monthly fee. In recent years, the company began rolling a bevy of original programming that has been popular among millennial and Gen Z viewers. 

37. Aldi

Aldi is the namesake grocery store of the family-owned German discount grocery-store company.

36. Tesla

Tesla is an American automotive, energy, and technology company, best known for electric cars and solar panels. 

34 (tie). Honda

The Japanese automaker holds a nearly 18% share of the US passenger car — or non-SUV — market.

34 (tie). Marvel

The comic book and entertainment company is responsible for millennial movie hits surrounding characters such as Iron Man and Spider-Man. 

33. Sephora

Sephora carries a multitude of beauty brands and products, including its own label.

32. Best Buy

The electronics retailer has a partnership with Apple, which allows customers to get their Apple products repaired at every Best Buy location in the US.

31. Jordan

The Jordan brand's collaboration with Nike has yielded sneakers that can resell for as much as $20,000.

30. Vans

The classic Vans Ward was one of the best-selling sneakers in the first half of 2019. 

29. Ford

The American automaker sells luxury cars under the Lincoln brand.

28. Taco Bell

In addition to a cult following, Taco Bell recently opened a pop-up hotel and resort in Palm Springs, California. It sold out within minutes.

27. Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A is the third-largest fast-food chain in the US by sales. The company is family-owned and reliant on Christian values.

26. Dr. Pepper

Dr. Pepper appeals to millennials with its smooth taste.

25. American Eagle

The teen retailer has had great success with Aerie, its body-positive undergarments brand that has become a formidable rival for Victoria's Secret. 

23 (tie). Kroger

Kroger is the largest grocery chain in the US. The chain has 2,764 stores and an e-commerce channel for online orders.

23 (tie). Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret has been battling an image that it has not changed enough for current consumer tastes.

22. McDonald's

The fast-food chain is one of the most recognizable restaurants in the world, serving up classics like the Egg McMuffin and Happy Meals.

21. Chevrolet

Colloquially referred to as Chevy, the carmaker is famous for its pickup trucks.

20. Kohl's

Kohl's sells everything from home goods to clothes. It recently announced a partnership with Amazon to accept returns for the e-commerce retailer in all its stores, which helped boost store traffic.

19. Old Navy

Once the sister company to Gap, Old Navy announced in February that it would be splitting off from the less profitable company after it reported soaring sales in 2018.

18. Toyota

Toyota has a lot of popular cars in its catalog, but the automaker recently garnered attention when it revealed its interesting lineup of vehicles that would be used in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 

17. Under Armour

Under Armour has recently hit a rough patch, spurred by a failure to hit certain revenue forecasts. However, the innovative sports-wear company has still found a niche in the hearts of millennials.

16. Starbucks

At this point, Starbucks is probably synonymous with millennial culture. This year, the coffee chain launched its famous Pumpkin Spice Latte at the earliest release date ever, on August 27.

15. Costco

There's no better place to pick up a six-month supply of Craisins than Costco, the fan-favorite, membership-based wholesaler. 

14. Disney

Beyond its theme parks, Disney is rising in the ranks of entertainment. The company is even entering the streaming wars with its own streaming service, Disney Plus.

13. Sony

The Japanese electronics and gaming company is responsible for the PlayStation.

12. Nintendo

The company's Nintendo Switch console has helped the brand soar among younger consumers with its mix of nostalgia and innovative gaming.

11. Microsoft

Microsoft's Xbox gaming systems most likely keep millennials in love with the brand.

10. Pepsi

Pepsi is the longstanding rival to Coca-Cola. The company recently announced
it would launch the first nitrogen-infused soft drink, called Nitro Pepsi.

9. Coke

Coke or Pepsi? In this case, Coca-Cola takes the gold by just one rank. The soft drink is one of the most iconic sodas in the world, sold in all but two countries. 

8. Adidas

Falling behind only Nike, Adidas is another popular shoemaker and athletic-wear company known for its classic Stan Smith sneakers and collaborations with artists like Kanye West.

7. Google

Google is the top search engine. It's no wonder the word itself has colloquially and commonly been transformed into a verb meaning to look up a piece of information. 

6. Samsung

Samsung is more than the counterpart to Apple — the company's sleek smartphones have some millennials ditching iPhones without looking back.

5. Target

Target has recently been soaring in terms of sales. The superstore sells items as varied as electronics and clothes, and it recently announced a new in-house grocery line. 

4. Walmart

From the grocery sector to e-commerce, Walmart is constantly growing. The store's low prices and diverse inventory make it a fan favorite. 

3. Nike

The sportswear brand is considered the leader in sneakers and athletic wear, outranking competitors like Adidas and Under Armour.

2. Apple

Apple creates millennial technology staples like the iPhone and the Apple Watch and is constantly ranked among the top brands worshipped by younger and older adults alike. 

1. Amazon

After placing third in last year's poll, the e-commerce giant has climbed to the most loved brand among millennials. Amazon has its hands in a multitude of retail sectors including beauty, grocery, and technology.

• Disney Plus, the company's long-awaited subscription streaming service, launches on November 12 for $7 a month.
• Disney Plus will offer access to Disney's films and shows, Marvel and Pixar movies, Star Wars, "The Simpsons,"National Geographic, and a ton of original programming.
• At Disney's D23 Expo earlier this month, we got a look at how Disney Plus will actually look and work on an Apple TV.
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Disney's huge new streaming service, Disney Plus, is almost here.

On November 12, Disney will roll out its Plus service to the US, Canada, and the Netherlands, adding Australia and New Zealand one week later, and more countries later on. It costs $6.99 a month, or $69.99 a year, though Disney is offering a discount that brings the cost down to around $4 a month if you sign up for three years before September 2.

Disney is promising the ability to stream Disney movies and TV shows, Marvel and Pixar movies, shows from National Geographic, the entirety of "The Simpsons," everything Star Wars, plus a bunch of original shows — like the revival of Disney Channel's Lizzie McGwire starring Hilary Duff and the documentary series "The World According to Jeff Goldblum."

Read more: How Disney Plus, HBO Max, and NBC's streaming service stack up in the battle against Netflix

But what is it actually going to be like to use Disney Plus? The Streamable, a website that provides in-depth testing for streaming services and phone plans, attended Disney's D23 Expo earlier this month and filmed the company's walkthrough of Disney Plus on an Apple TV, posting the results to YouTube. Thanks to The Streamable and Disney, we have a good idea of what to expect when Disney Plus launches later this year.

SEE ALSO: The biggest question mark about Apple's new TV service is price — and it's going to be a huge factor if Apple hopes to compete with Netflix and Disney Plus

Here's what you'll see when you boot up Disney Plus for the first time.

You can scroll along the very top to see featured items, like new movies like "Captain Marvel" or fan-favorites like "The Simpsons."

Below the top carousel of images are the five major categories of Disney Plus: Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic.

Each of the categories have cute little animations when you hover over them. Pixar's shows clouds from "Toy Story" flying by ...

... while Disney's icon animates to show fireworks above Cinderella's castle.

When you click into any one of these categories, you'll see a brief animation ...

... before all the content appears below.

When you hover over a piece of content, like Disney's "Frozen," a brief trailer will auto-play at the top of the screen.

Thanks to the demo, we got to see a handful of titles confirmed for Disney Plus, including old favorites like "The Parent Trap" and "Steamboat Willie," as well as newer classics like "Moana,""Remember The Titans," and "Lilo and Stitch."

Similarly, we saw that Pixar will have almost every piece of content it's ever made available on Disney Plus, from features like "Inside Out" to shorts like "Bao" and original series like "Forky Asks A Question."

Disney has the full rights to Star Wars, so the company will feature every film in the main series, in order, right in the app. You can also watch any of the movie spin-offs or TV shows there, too.

Here's what the National Geographic page looks like: It's full of documentaries and shows that depict life on planet Earth.

We still don't know which Marvel movies will and won't be included at launch, but it won't include all 23 MCU titles at first. Still, most movies, and all of the original shows, will be there.

Here's what it looks like when you actually click a title. Here, you have the ability to play or pick up where you left off, or add the title to your watch list by clicking that plus sign. You can also read the movie's description, watch extras and see related movies at the bottom of the screen.

When you click "play" on a movie, you'll see the Disney Plus logo in the upper lefthand corner for a few seconds before it disappears.

Similar to Netflix, you'll have a sidebar on the left where you can jump to different sections, like movies and originals.

Here's what the Watchlist looks like. Pretty simple!

When you visit the Movies tab, you can filter by originals, alphabetical order, or genre. By default, Disney will show you featured films it wants you to see.

If you click the Series tab, you'll see similar filters to choose which TV show you want to watch.

It doesn't look like you'll get any filters when you visit the Disney Plus Originals tab, however, which just shows you a big grid of content to choose from.

The bottom-left part of the sidebar features settings, but the top-left portion features your user profile.

You just type your name and pick from a wide variety of icons from Disney's various properties.

Disney Plus offers up to seven different profiles on a single account.

Childrens' accounts are themed to be more playful: They use brighter colors and feature more options geared toward the younger crowd (even though the entire service is family-friendly).

All in all, Disney Plus should be familiar to anyone who uses Netflix; it even has similar row categories, like "Recommended For You," based off you viewing habits. The best part though: Anything on Disney Plus can be downloaded for offline viewing. Your only limitation is the storage on your device.

What do you think about Disney Plus?

Do you plan on subscribing? Or is this one too many streaming services for you? Tell us what you think: Shoot me an email at dsmith@businessinsider.com.

• Walt Disney Studios has released a list of scheduled movies through 2027. At its biannual D23 Expo in August, Disney announced a few new films.
• In addition to "Star Wars" movies and Marvel projects, Disney now has films from Fox. 
• Disney acquired Fox film studios (20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and Blue Sky Studios) in 2019. 

Walt Disney Studios has an enviable movie slate for years to come. 

The company released an updated calendar of its scheduled movies through 2027. In addition to its upcoming Disney animated movies and live-action movies, the studio also releases Pixar movies, "Star Wars" films, and Marvel movies.

With the company's 2019 acquisition of Fox studios, which includes 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and Blue Sky Studios, they gained control of a number of upcoming projects and franchises like "Avatar." At Disney's D23 Expo, the studio confirmed even more animated movies.

Here are the movies currently scheduled through 2027. We'll continue to keep track of the ever-shifting schedule.

Anjelica Oswald contributed to an earlier version of this article.

Fox's sci-fi film "Ad Astra" will be released in September.

Release date: September 20, 2019

Brad Pitt plays the son of a man (played by Tommy Lee Jones) who went missing in space after going on a mission to Neptune to search of other life. 

Ruth Negga and Donald Sutherland also star. 

You can watch a trailer for the movie here.

Fox Searchlight's "Jojo Rabbit" is a satire about a young boy and his imaginary friend Adolf.

Release date: October 18, 2019

"Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi writes, directs, and stars in this World War II satire about a lonely German boy who finds out his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Waititi plays Hitler in the film who is an imaginary friend of the young boy. Rebel Wilson, Sam Rockwell, and Alfie Allen also star in the film.

The trailer for the movie feels like a Wes Anderson movie.

Disney's "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" is a sequel to 2014's "Maleficent."

Release date: October 18, 2019

"Maleficent" was an origin story for the "Sleeping Beauty" villain (played by Angelina Jolie) and the sequel follows her relationship with Aurora (Elle Fanning). 

Michelle Pfeiffer, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, Sam Riley, Juno Temple, and Chiwetel Ejiofor also star. 

You can watch the latest trailer here.

Fox's "Ford v. Ferrari" centers on the real story behind the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

Release date: November 15, 2019

Matt Damon plays Carroll Shelby, a car designer hired by Ford to create a car that could defeat Ferrari in a race. Shelby created the GT40. 

The film also stars Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe, and Jon Bernthal. 

Queen Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven will adventure outside of Arendelle in "Frozen II."

Release date: November 22, 2019

Voice actors Idina Menzel (Elsa), Kristen Bell (Anna), Jonathan Groff (Kristoff), Josh Gad (Olaf), and Santino Fontana (Hans) are all returning for the "Frozen" sequel and will be joined by Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K. Brown in unknown roles. 

You can watch the trailer here.

"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" is the third and final installment in the new "Star Wars" sequel trilogy.

Release date: December 20, 2019

The film takes place about a year after the events of "The Last Jedi" as the Resistance continues to fight the First Order. 

The returning cast includes Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, and Kelly Marie Tran. Billy Dee Williams returns from the original series as Lando, while Keri Russell and Richard E. Grant have joined the cast. Carrie Fisher will appear as Leia Organa in previously shot footage. 

You can watch a teaser for the movie here.

Read more: 14 details you may have missed in the "Rise of Skywalker" trailer

"Spies in Disguise" is an animated film from Fox.

Release date: December 25, 2019

Will Smith voices Lance, a super spy who's transformed into a pigeon as a disguise. 

Tom Holland, Rashida Jones, Karen Gillan, and DJ Khaled also lend their voices to the film. 

Fox's "Underwater" is an action film about a crew of underwater researchers.

Release date: January 10, 2020

The researchers must act when their laboratory is nearly destroyed by an earthquake. Kristen Stewart, Jessica Henwick, Mamoudo Athie, and John Gallagher Jr. star in the movie.

Fox will release a third "Kingsman" movie from director Matthew Vaughn.

Release date: February 14, 2020

On June 19, Disney confirmed the name of the third movie will be "The King's Man." According to Disney and Fox, the film will follow the origins of the independent intelligence agency.

The synopsis reads, "As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them."

You can watch the first trailer for the film here. 

Fox's "Call of the Wild" will be a live-action and CGI movie based on Jack London's novel of the same name.

Release date: February 21, 2020

The story is about a dog stolen off his family's property and sold as a sled dog. 

Harrison Ford, Karen Gillan, Dan Stevens, and Bradley Whitford will star in the movie. 

Disney and Pixar's "Onward" is set to be an animated film in which humans aren't real.

Release date: March 6, 2020

The film instead centers on creatures such as elves, unicorns, and trolls. Chris Pratt and Tom Holland play elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot who set out on an adventure to see if there's still magic left in the world. 

The movie is based on director Dan Scanlon's experiences with his own brother. Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Octavia Spencer will voice characters in the film. 

You can watch the trailer here.

Disney's live-action "Mulan" is an adaptation of the animated movie of the same name.

Release date: March 27, 2020

The film follows a young woman who disguises herself as a man, takes her father's place in war, and saves China. The cast includes Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Yoson An, Jet Li, and Jason Scott Lee. 

Read more: Here's the cast of Disney's live-action 'Mulan' and who they're playing

Fox's "The New Mutants" has been pushed back once again.

Release date: April 3, 2020

The horror superhero movie was set for a 2019 release but has been moved to 2020. The film is another installment in the "X-Men" series and centers on a group of young mutants being held in a secret facility. 

Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Blu Hunt, and Alice Braga star. 

Following "Avengers: Endgame," Disney is releasing "Black Widow."

Release date: May 1, 2020

David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz star in the film along with Scarlett Johansson. Taskmaster will be the villain in the movie. The crowd at D23 saw an exclusive first look at the movie. 

Fox's "The Woman In the Window" is based on the thriller novel of the same name.

Release date: May 15, 2020

Amy Adams plays a child psychologist with agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder that prevents her from venturing outside. She witnesses a crime while spying on her neighbors and must reckon with what she has seen. 

Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Bruan Tyree Henry, and Anthony Mackie also star. The movie was pushed back from an October 4, 2019 release.

Disney's "Artemis Fowl" has been pushed to 2020.

Release date: May 29, 2020

The film is an adaptation of the fantasy novels of the same name that follows a young boy and his bodyguard as they try to rescue his criminal dad. 

The cast includes Ferdia Shaw, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, and Hong Chau. 

Next June, Pixar will release "Soul."

Release date: June 19, 2020

Disney and Pixar announced the film Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The movie will "take you on a journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life's most important questions."

Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter will direct the film. Jamie Foxx voices Joe Gardner, the character seen above, who is a middle-school band teacher who has a passion for jazz music. Tina Fey will voice a "soul-in-training" who has an unexpected encounter with Gardner and has to help him get back to Earth. 

Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are composing the film with original jazz music from Jon Batiste.

Fox's "Free Guy" is about a man who works at a bank and discovers he's actually a character in a video game.

Release date: July 3, 2020

Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, and Utkarsh Ambudkar star. 

Fox's "Bob's Burgers" movie has an official release date.

Release date: July 17, 2020

The voice actors from the TV show are all playing their characters, including H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts, and Kristen Schaal.

Disney's "Jungle Cruise" is based on the ride of the same name from the Disney parks.

Release date: July 24, 2020

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays a 1930s riverboat captain who goes on an exploratory mission into the jungle. 

Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Paul Giamatti, Édgar Ramírez, and Jesse Plemons also star. 

Disney's "The One and Only Ivan" is based on the children's story of the same name.

Release date: August 14, 2020

The children's story centers on a gorilla named Ivan who lives in a cage at a mall. 

The cast includes Bryan Cranston, Ariana Greenblatt, Indira Varma, and Ramon Rodriguez, while the voice cast includes Sam Rockwell, Brooklyn Prince, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, and Helen Mirren. 

Fox's "Death on the Nile" is a movie adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name.

Release date: October 9, 2020

The Hercule Poirot film includes Gal Gadot, Letitia Wright, Armie Hammer, Kenneth Branagh, and Tom Bateman. 

Disney will release "The Eternals" in November 2020.

Release date: November 6, 2020

Marvel has quietly been casting the film based around the group of immortal beings created by cosmic Gods. Richard Madden ("Game of Thrones"), Kumail Nanjiani ("Stuber"), Lauren Ridloff ("The Walking Dead"), Brian Henry Tyree ("Atlanta"), Salma Hayek, Don Lee, and Angelina Jolie will star in the movie.

Read more: Marvel just announced its next big superhero group the Eternals. Here's the cast and who they're playing.

Fox's "Ron's Gone Wrong" is an animated film about a boy whose robot friend doesn't work right.

Release date: November 6, 2020

The only cast member currently announced is Thomas Barbusca. 

Disney announced at D23 that its big holiday movie for next year will be "Raya and the Last Dragon."

Release date: November 25, 2020

Raya (Cassie Steele) is a lone warrior from the kingdom of Kumandra. She goes on an expedition with a "crew of misfits" in search of the last dragon to bring unity back to the world. Awkwafina ("Crazy Rich Asians") voices the Last Dragon in the film. 

The fantasy-action adventure will be directed by Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins ("Big Hero 6,""Frozen") and is inspired by the cultures of Southeast Asia.

Fox's "West Side Story" is a remake of the movie based on the Broadway musical.

Release date: December 18, 2020

The cast includes Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, Corey Stoll, Brian d'Arcy James, and Rita Moreno, who starred in the original movie. 

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" will follow a new Marvel superhero.

Release date: February 12, 2021

Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the movie about the Master of Kung Fu. The character was introduced in the comics in 1973. Simu Liu will play the titular character. Awkwafina ("Ocean's 8") will also star.

Tony Leung will play the Mandarin. A fake version of the character, played by Ben Kingsley, appeared in "Iron Man 3."

Fox's "Nimona" is based on a web comic from Noelle Stevenson.

Release date: March 5, 2021

The comic was published in a graphic novel in 2015 and centers on Nimona, a shapeshifter who also works as a sidekick to a supervillain. 

Disney will release another live-action movie in 2021.

Release date: March 12, 2021

Director Jon Favreau is working on a sequel to "The Jungle Book," so fans can expect that at some point. 

A "Doctor Strange" sequel will be the big summer movie of 2021.

Release date: May 7, 2021

The director of the first "Doctor Strange," Scott Derrickson, is back and said he'll make "the first scary MCU film." We're ready!

Benedict Cumberbatch will reprise his role as Dr. Stephen Strange in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) will be in the sequel, too. The events of her Disney+ series, " WandaVision," will directly tie in to "Doctor Strange 2."

Read more: There are 7 original Marvel shows coming to Disney's streaming service — here they all are

Disney's "Cruella" will serve as an origin story of Cruella de Vil.

Release date: May 28, 2021

Emma Stone will be the villain from the animated classic "The 101 Dalmations." The movie was originally supposed to come out in 2020. The first look at Stone as the iconic villain was shown at D23. 

According to Stone, the movie will have a 1970s punk-rock feel. 

Disney isn't slowing down its animated slate because they have another untitled Pixar film set for June 2021.

Release date: June 18, 2021

"Cars 3" director Brian Fee is reportedly working on another Pixar film. 

Disney will release a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie in 2021.

Release date: July 9, 2021

Harrison Ford will return as Indiana Jones. 

Disney is adding another live-action movie in July 2021.

Release date: July 30, 2021

According to Deadline, a live-action version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is also in the works. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, who teamed up on "Pocahontas," will write the music while Josh Gad ("Frozen") is producing. There's no official release date for it yet.

Disney scheduled another live-action movie just three months later.

Release date: October 8, 2021

"Peter Pan" is reportedly getting the live-action treatment. 

A fourth "Thor" movie is coming November 2021.

Release date: November 5, 2021

"Thor: Love and Thunder" will feature the return of Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder and Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie (and the new king of Asgard). The big surprise is that Natalie Portman will be back and she'll be playing a female Thor. "Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi is returning to direct.

Disney has another animated film set for the end of 2021.

Release date: November 24, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda and "Zootopia" co-director Byron Howard are reportedly working on a new Disney animated movie. 

Fox's "Avatar 2" finally has a release date 12 years after the first movie.

Release date: December 17, 2021

"Avatar 2" is just one of at least four sequels planned for the "Avatar" franchise. 

Disney is, of course, continuing with more Marvel movies.

Release date: February 18, 2022

A "Captain Marvel" sequel is expected in the next few years. 

Disney and Pixar will release another animated film in March 2022.

Release date: March 18, 2022

Domee Shi, who directed the Pixar short "Bao," is reportedly working on a full-length film for the studio. 

A "Black Panther" sequel is officially happening.

Release date: May 6, 2022

Kevin Feige confirmed at 2019's San Diego Comic-Con that "Black Panther 2" is underway and that Chadwick Boseman will be back as King T'Challa. One month later, director and cowriter Ryan Coogler announced at D23 Expo that the sequel will be 2022's big summer movie. 

Disney has another live-action movie planned for 2022.

Release date: May 27, 2022

In 2015, it was reported that Reese Witherspoon would star in a live-action movie about Tinker Bell. 

Disney and Pixar have another movie planned for 2022.

Release date: June 17, 2022

"Incredibles 2" was a big hit for Pixar.

Disney has a number of live-action movies planned and another is scheduled for July 2022.

Release date: July 8, 2022

"Paddington" director Paul King is reportedly directing a live-action "Pinocchio" film.

Disney's Marvel releases aren't ending anytime soon.

Release date: July 29, 2022

We know a third "Guardians of the Galaxy" is eventually coming. Director James Gunn said he needs to finish his "Suicide Squad" movie before work on the third film begins. 2022 may be too early for "GotG Vol. 3" since his WB movie is expected to be released August 2021.

Disney will release another live-action movie in October 2022.

Release date: October 7, 2022

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are reportedly working on new music for a live-action "Snow White" movie. 

They'll follow it up with another live-action movie in November.

Release date: November 4, 2022

Director Stephen Chbosky is reportedly working on a live-action Prince Charming film so that is one option for a 2021 release. 

That same month, Disney will release an animated film.

Release date: November 23, 2022

"Meet the Robinsons" director Stephen Anderson is reportedly working on an animated film for Disney. 

Disney is jumping back into "Star Wars" movies in 2022.

Release date: December 16, 2022

"Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will write and produce a new series of "Star Wars" movies starting in 2022. Disney CEO Bob Iger said they will be working on a trilogy.

Disney will release another live-action movie in 2023.

Release date: February 17, 2023

"Lilo and Stitch" is reportedly getting the live-action treatment soon. 

Fox's "Avatar 3" will be released in 2023.

Release date: December 22, 2023

"Avatar 3" started shooting simultaneously with "Avatar 2." 

Disney will continue with "Star Wars" movies through 2024.

Release date: December 20, 2024

"The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson is developing another "Star Wars" trilogy. 

"Avatar 4" is already scheduled.

Release date: December 19, 2025

Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana star in the "Avatar" movies. 

A third "Star Wars" movie is planned for 2026.

Release date: December 18, 2026

The "Star Wars" universe is not over. 

Fox's "Avatar 5" will hit the big screen in 2027.

Release date: December 17, 2027

James Cameron had ideas for "Avatar 2" and "Avatar 3" in 2010. He then announced "Avatar 4" in 2012 and then revealed he had ideas for a fifth in 2015. 

Marvel is also working on a "Blade" reboot.

At San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige announced Oscar winner Mahershala Ali will star as Blade in a reboot of the franchise. No release date was given for the movie.

• In a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar UK, Kristen Stewart said she was once advised to "stop holding [her] girlfriend's hand in public" if she wanted to land a role in a Marvel film. 
• The "Charlie's Angel" star, who has been open about her fluid sexuality in the past, said she does not put a label on her sexuality.
• Stewart said in the past she was private about her relationships and sexuality, but has since decided she wants to focus on enjoying her life instead of protecting parts of it.
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In a recent interview, Kristen Stewart said she was once advised to hide her sexuality if she wanted to land a role in a Marvel film. 

In an exclusive interview with Harper's Bazaar UK that was published on Monday, the actress said that she has previously been told that if she stopped having public displays of affection with a former girlfriend, she might land a role in the acclaimed Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Stewart said she doesn't label her sexuality, and wouldn't want to work with people who wouldn't give her a role because of that

"I have fully been told, 'If you just like do yourself a favor, and don't go out holding your girlfriend's hand in public, you might get a Marvel movie," Stewart said, not revealing the source of the advice or when it was given to her. 

"I don't want to work with people like that," she added.

The actress, who has previously spoken about her fluid sexuality, told the publication that she doesn't label her sexuality.

Stewart said she's more comfortable opening up about her sexuality and relationships because she wants to 'enjoy' her life

Stewart said that back when she was dating "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson, "so much was taken from [them]" as they tried to control aspects of their relationship. She also added that they would "never talk about" the relationship in public because it belonged to them.

But now, the "Charlie's Angel" star said she has become comfortable being more open about her relationships after realizing it wasn't bringing her joy to keep them so quiet. 

"I think I just wanted to enjoy my life," Stewart said, speaking about deciding to be more open about her love life. "And that took precedence over protecting my life, because in protecting it, I was ruining it."

"Like what, you can't go outside with who you're with? You can't talk about it in an interview? I was informed by an old-school mentality, which is — you want to preserve your career and your success and your productivity, and there are people in the world who don't like you, and they don't like that you date girls, and they don't like that you don't identify as a quote-unquote 'lesbian,' but you also don't identify as a quote-unquote 'heterosexual,'" she added. 

Stewart said she's no longer focused on protecting her sexuality, either.

"I just think we're all kind of getting to a place where — I don't know, evolution's a weird thing — we're all becoming incredibly ambiguous," she told the publication. "And it's this really gorgeous thing."

In the past, the 'Twilight' actress said she'd be on board with starring in a superhero film if it was 'the right thing'

Back in 2015, Stewart expressed interest in both DC and Marvel films, noting that she wants to continue to take chances with her roles. 

"I love watching those movies,"she told Yahoo! Movies. "I would love to show people that I can do more than just be 'Kristen Stewart' in a different movie, in a different circumstance."

"I'm sure I could get on board with Captain America, you know what I mean?… it would just have to be the right thing," she added. 

Read Stewart's full interview here. 

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• "Avengers: Endgame" star Scarlett Johansson spoke about the death of Black Widow in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
• "The finality of it was sad, but I was excited to die with honor," she said. 
• "It felt in-character that she would sacrifice herself, of course for humanity but actually for her friends, for the people she loves," Johansson, who learned about her character's fate prior to filming 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War," added. "It was bittersweet."
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Scarlett Johansson opened up about Black Widow's heartbreaking death that took place in "Avengers: Endgame."

"The finality of it was sad, but I was excited to die with honor," the actress said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

In the film, Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff traveled to Vormir with Hawkeye/ Clint Barton (played by Jeremy Renner) so they could retrieve the Soul Stone as part of a "time heist" mission to get all six Infinity Stones and reverse Thanos' actions. In order for the heroes to get the stone, they had to sacrifice someone they love. After Clint and Natasha fought over who should die, the latter character sacrificed herself so the others could be brought back from the snap.  

"It felt in-character that she would sacrifice herself, of course for humanity but actually for her friends, for the people she loves," Johansson, who learned about her character's fate prior to filming 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War," told THR. "It was bittersweet."

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Johansson, who made her first appearance as Black Widow in 2010's "Iron Man 2" and will star in an upcoming standalone movie, previously spoke about the death of her character during an interview with Yahoo Entertainment at San Diego Comic-Con in July. 

"I thought it would make it easier, and then when I was standing there with Renner on the edge of the cliff, it wasn't easy at all," Johansson said.

She continued: "It was really, really sad. I just felt overwhelmingly sad about it. It just felt like a big loss. So no, it didn't make it any easier … I'm pretty sentimental, so I'd go, 'Guys, this is it!' And they're like, 'You're getting your own film, it's fine.' But I was like, 'It's not the same.'"

"It's brutal and sad, and it's bittersweet," she added.

After fans saw "Endgame," many criticized the death of Natasha and called it controversial because it furthered the story lines of the male characters. Natasha's sacrifice was also significant because she was the first female Avenger.

In response to the backlash, screenwriter Christopher Markus said that it made more sense for Natasha to make the sacrifice, instead of Clint. 

"With Clint it would be a tragic beat, because he wants to get back with his family and it would deny him that," he told SYFY WIRE . "With Natasha, it's sad, but it's a deeply heroic beat."

He added: "That this is what she's been fighting for. She went from red in her ledger to the absolute peak of heroism. You have to go to her every time. It's a bigger, more satisfying, more monumental story beat."

Fans will get to see Johansson reprise her superhero role in "Black Widow," which hits theaters on May 1, 2020 and focuses on Natasha's life following the events of "Captain America: Civil War." She'll be joined by David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz in the film. 

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• Just because Scarlett Johansson is no longer an Avenger doesn't mean she's getting paid any less in her standalone Marvel movie.
• According to an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Johansson will make at least $15 million for Marvel's "Black Widow" movie, out next year. 
• That's on par with her male Marvel costars Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth, Captain American and Thor, respectively.
• But that's nothing new for Johansson. According to Variety, her Marvel paychecks have been "roughly" equal to her male cohorts since 2015's "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
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Scarlett Johansson will be making more than $15 million for next year's "Black Widow" solo movie, putting her on par with the paydays of her "Avengers" costars Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.

"Money is a taboo topic of conversation," Johansson told the Hollywood Reporter. "But I will say that, yes, I'm on an equal playing field with my male cohorts."

Earlier this spring, THR reported Johansson's salary for starring and producing in the spinoff would be a bit higher, in the $20 million range. Johannson is also getting to weigh in on the script and casting decisions.

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It's not one the first time Johansson would be receiving equal pay to her male Marvel costars. In 2015, Variety reported Johansson was paid "roughly" the same amount as Evans and Hemsworth for "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (the second "Avengers" film).

Johansson is one of the top-leading women in Hollywood. She was recently named the highest-paid actress of the year by Forbes, earning an estimated $56 million. According to Forbes, Johansson received about an additional $35 million for "Avengers: Endgame" in back-end pay for the movie's $2.8 billion box-office haul. 

The actress was also the highest-paid actress of 2018 and the top-grossing actress in 2016 by Forbes. 

"I am very fortunate, I make a really good living, and I'm proud to be an actress who's making as much as many of my male peers at this stage,"Johansson told the Cosmopolitan in 2016.

"I think every woman has [been underpaid], but unless I'm addressing it as a larger problem, for me to talk about my own personal experience with it feels a little obnoxious," she added.

Pay disparity is an issue for women in all industries, but Hollywood has really taken notice of the problem in recent years. Four-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams was reportedly paid eight times less than her costar Mark Walhberg for "All the Money in the World," even though the two shared about an equal amount of screen time. Wahlberg donated his $1.5 million earnings from movie reshoots to the Time's Up campaign.

Read more: 11 of the most alarming examples of Hollywood's gender pay gap

In addition to Johansson, Charlize Theron, Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy"), Kaley Cuoco ("The Big Bang Theory" and "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood's" Margot Robbie are among the women who command big paychecks in Hollywood. 

Cuoco was making a reported $1 million per episode of CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" until the final season where she agreed on a pay cut to help her female costars Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik earn more.

Johansson will next be seen in this fall's "Jojo Rabbit.""Black Widow"will be in theaters May 1, 2020. 

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• Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige announced six upcoming Marvel movies at San Diego Comic-Con.
• One of them will introduce a new group of superheroes called the Eternals.
• The movie, starring Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, and Richard Madden, will be in theaters Friday, November 6, 2020.
• The new film is gender-swapping a few of the original characters, including Ajax and Sprite. 
• INSIDER breaks down what you should know about the new superhero group and the characters each actor will be playing.

Marvel announced its upcoming movies for the next two years at San Diego Comic-Con and a lot of new characters are about to be introduced to the MCU.

Among the new movies announced for next year is "The Eternals," starring Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, and more. If you're not familiar with the comics, you're probably wondering what you should know about this new group of super-powered beings. 

"[They're] a group of immortals who have been on Earth for 35,000 years. They've been there amongst the MCU," said Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige at San Diego Comic-Con.

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Introduced in 1976, the Jack Kirby comic introduces three different groups that were created by celestial Gods: the Deviants (a group that was constantly at war), humans, and the immortal Eternals, of which there are more than 30. Over the years, there have been several iterations of the characters.

Feige announced eight of the Eternals who will be in the upcoming movie at SDCC and an additional three characters at Disney's D23 Expo in August. A lot of the characters are gender-swapped from their original versions. Since they're all cut from the same cloth, the majority of them all have similar superhuman abilities, including super strength and the ability to fly.

From Richard Madden to Angelina Jolie, keep reading to meet the cast and see who they will be playing next fall.

"Game of Thrones" star Richard Madden is playing Ikaris, one of the leaders of the Eternals.

When Ikaris is first introduced in the comics, he's undercover as a human on Earth named Ike Harris. Ikaris has the ability to fly and levitate others. He can also shoot beams of cosmic energy from his eyes and teleport if he chooses to do so.

Marvel Studios describes the character as "all powerful."

Salma Hayek is playing a gender-swapped version of Ajak.

Ajak was first introduced as a man by Kirby in the second issue of "The Eternals." The character was worshipped by the Incans as Tecumotzin and was buried deep in an Incan tomb to sleep until awoken by Ikaris. The Eternal also fought in the Trojan War.

Like Ikaris, the character can fly and has the ability to teleport. Overall, the majority of the Eternals all have similar powers. 

Hayek shared her excitement for the gender-swapped role on Instagram.

"I'm so excited to join the Marvel family as Ajak, the mother of all Eternals. It used to be the father of all Eternals, but girls ... this is OUR time !!!!"Hayek wrote. 

Angelina Jolie is playing the role of the warrior Thena.

Thena was born in Olympia and is the daughter of Zuras (not to be mistaken with Zeus).

In the comics, she has a secret love affair with an enemy of the Eternals named Kro. Thena can also fly, has super strength, and super speed. 

Don Lee (aka Dong-seok Ma) was cast as Gilgamesh, an Eternal who goes by a lot of names.

In the comics, Gilgamesh is first introduced as the Forgotten One, an Eternal which was exiled from his kind by Zuras because he spent too much time around humans. 

Because of that, the character became known by several legendary aliases, including Hercules, Beowulf, and Gilgamesh. He eventually joined the Avengers in the comics. 

If you're not familiar with actor Don Lee, he's a fan-favorite from the excellent zombie movie "Train to Busan,"which is available on Netflix.

"The Walking Dead" actress Lauren Ridloff is playing a gender-flipped version of Makkari.

Makkari is a speedster who's described as impatient. Makkari has a vibrant red suit and mask in the comics and was also known as Mercury. 

Ridloff joined "TWD" on season nine and instantly became a fan-favorite. She will play the first deaf hero in the MCU.

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Kumail Nanjiani ("Stuber") is playing Kingo, who spent years studying Samurai in Japan.

Kingo is supposed to be one of the most skilled swordsmen on Earth. He spent so much time training with Samurai that he transitioned into becoming a famous Japanese action star.

Marvel may be changing up the character a bit in the film. In the studio's official description for the movie, Kingo is described as being "cosmic-powered."

Lia McHugh is playing a gender-swapped version of Sprite who looks young, but is actually thousands of years old.

In the comics, Sprite is a young boy who is able to change his appearance. Despite looking like a young teen, the Eternal is pretty old. He just can't age. Because of that, the young-looking Eternal likes to play tricks, often at the expense of his own kind.

Brian Tyree Henry ("Atlanta") is playing Phastos.

Unlike the other Eternals, Phastos was introduced later in the comics in 1985. He still has similar powers to the rest. He's fast, strong, and can fly. Phastos is also an engineer and inventor and made Kingo's sword.

Gemma Chan plays the witch, Sersi, who adores humans.

Sersi is an Eternal who willingly lives among humans in New York City. In the comics, she becomes a member of the Avengers. It was originally thought that Angelina Jolie would play the role.

Chan's casting makes her one of just five people to play multiple Marvel characters.

"Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington was cast as Dane Whitman, a non-eternal, who becomes a hero known as Black Knight.

Richard Madden won't be the only "GoT" star entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Harington's Whitman is a physicist who took over the mantle of the Black Knight from his uncle. What he didn't know was that the Black Knight was known as a supervillain. Whitman may not be super-powered like the Eternals, but he is quite skilled with a sword.

In the comics, Black Knight started a relationship with Sersi.

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Barry Keoghan ("Dunkirk") will play Druig.

Druig was a member of the KGB and Ikaris' cousin. Marvel Studios describes the character as an "aloof loner." Like other Eternals, he can fly, teleport, and manipulate atoms.

There are a few noteworthy Eternals who weren't announced at Comic-Con that we're expecting to see in the movie.

Those aren't the only Eternals. There are well over 30 of them since the group's introduction in the comic. Among the ones that were not announced at Comic-Con were Zuras (Thena's father) and Domo, an immortal Eternal who answered to Zuras. 

• The PAC Dance Team and Advanced Dance group at Arizona's Walden Grove High School performed a Marvel-themed dance routine during the school's homecoming assembly. 
• The dancers recreated key scenes from "Infinity War" and "Endgame," including Iron Man's death at the end. 
• The high school dance team has previously gone viral for its impressive "Harry Potter"-themed routine. 
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Who knew that the Avengers were such great dancers?

The PAC Dance Team of Walden Grove High School in Sahuarita, Arizona, welcomed in the new school year with a superhuman dance routine inspired by "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame." The epic dance features most of the major Avengers and reenacts key scenes from both "Infinity War" and "Endgame," including the deaths of Loki, Gamora and Vision, the Snap, Hulk's counter snap, the final battle, and Iron Man's snap.

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The group utilized a mix of popular pop music and Marvel tunes throughout the dance, including the Avengers' theme and "Guardians of the Galaxy's""Hooked on a Feeling." Throughout the video, the crowd of students and teachers can be heard cheering and reacting to each scene and moment, including a thunderous and well-deserved standing ovation at dance's conclusion.

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, "Avengers: Endgame" stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Don Cheadle as War Machine, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Danai Gurira as Okoye and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, with Gwyneth Paltrow Pepper Potts, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Benedict Wong as Wong, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie and Josh Brolin as Thanos. The film is now available on Digital HD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD.

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