The Biggest Movie Announcements Made At D23 Expo 2022

Mickey just dropped the mic. The Walt Disney Company gave fans a taste of what to expect over the next few years from all divisions of its vast storytelling empire during D23 Expo 2022. The event, held Sept. 9 through 11 in Anaheim, California, comprises three jam-packed days of trailers, sneak peeks, surprise celebrity appearances, cosplay, history deep-dives, and so much more.

D23 is the official Disney fan club, inaugurated in 2009 and named after 1923, the year Walt Disney founded his company with his brother, Roy. Every two years, D23 hosts D23 Expo, essentially an all-Disney version of Comic-Con, showcasing the company's plans for the future and looking back to celebrate the past. Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Muppets ... it's all there, and then some.

Where movies are concerned, studio executives took to the D23 Expo stages alongside actors and directors all weekend long to showcase what's ahead from Disney on the silver screen and the small screen. The news flurries were overwhelming, to say the least, but if you're looking for all of the movie moments in one place, we've got your back. Here were the biggest movie announcements made at D23 Expo 2022.

If you've been patiently waiting for something, anything, from the first-ever sequel to 2007's "Enchanted," your moment has finally arrived. "Disenchanted" is on the way, and at D23 Expo the cast debuted the film's sleek new poster and its first trailer.

Amy Adams returns as Giselle, and 15 years after leaving the fairytale world of Andalasia to move to New York City, she's ready for a change of pace. She gets more than she bargained for, though, when she makes a wish for the real world to become a bit more enchanted and things go sideways. Returning are Patrick Dempsey as Robert, James Marsden as Edward, and Idina Menzel as Nancy alongside new cast members Maya Rudolph and Yvette Nicole Brown. Legendary songwriters Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz also return to write new tunes for the film, debuting Thanksgiving Day 2022 on Disney+.

Ever since Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 that a "Thunderbolts" movie will debut in theaters in 2024, fans have wondered which familiar faces would comprise the MCU version of Marvel's infamous team of antiheroes. At D23 Expo, Feige finally unveiled the roster alongside official concept art by Andy Park: Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova (from "Black Widow" and "Hawkeye"), David Harbour as Red Guardian (from "Black Widow"), Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost (from "Ant-Man and the Wasp"), Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent (from "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"), Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster (from "Black Widow"), Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (from "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"), and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, reprising his now over-a-decade-long role as an MCU figurehead who first originated in "Captain America: The First Avenger."

While several of these characters have crossed paths before and some have established relationships with each other, "Thunderbolts" will mark the first time this motley crew assembles together. Noticeably missing is Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl), who leads the team in the comics, but there's always the possibility his involvement could just be a secret for now.

It's certainly no secret that a fifth "Indiana Jones" film is on the way. After a number of delays, the finish line is at last approaching for the movie, which is already wrapped and currently in post-production as it races toward its June 30, 2023, release date.

Debuting at D23 Expo, for attendees only, was a first-look trailer for the film introduced by director James Mangold and stars Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Interestingly, a title for the film has still yet to be announced. Ford, emotional on stage at the convention, told the crowd, "Thank you for making these films such an incredible experience for all of us." He also revealed this will be his final time portraying the iconic Dr. Jones. "This is it. I will not fall down for you again."

After the panel, Indy broke the Internet as Ford reunited with Ke Huy Quan, who played the character Short Round when he was just a child in 1984's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Quan was in the building to promote his involvement with Season 2 of "Loki" and a new series, "American Born Chinese."

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige took the opportunity at D23 Expo to share new details about previously announced films in the ever-expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Hitting theaters Feb. 17, 2023, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" will take the lighthearted "Ant-Man" franchise into "new territory," star Paul Rudd promises. He returns alongside Evangeline Lilly as the titular characters, as does Peyton Reed in the director's chair. This third film in the franchise sees our heroes entering the quantum realm and prominently spotlight Kang (Jonathan Majors), first introduced in "Loki" and gradually becoming a huge player within the MCU as the films build toward 2025's "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty."

Debuting in theaters July 28, 2023, is "The Marvels," starring Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau. The plot will involve the three superheroes trading places with one another each time one of them uses their powers. Nia DaCosta directs.

While "Captain America: New World Order" is further away, with a May 3, 2024, theatrical release date, it's never too early to start getting excited for a new Marvel movie, this one directed by Julius Onah. Anthony Mackie returns in his first film under the mantle of Captain America. Joining him are Danny Ramirez and Carl Lumbly, both reprising their roles from 2021's "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," as well as Tim Blake Nelson reprising his role from 2008's "The Incredible Hulk" and newcomer Shira Haas.

After years of fans begging for a sequel to the 1993 cult classic-turned-perennial-staple, it's almost time for "Hocus Pocus 2." The highly anticipated event film is directed by Anne Fletcher and debuts Sept. 30, 2022, on Disney+. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy return as the Sanderson sisters, and Disney revealed a new trailer and poster for the film at D23 Expo.

The legendary Black Flame Candle is lit once more, bringing the Sanderson witches back from the dead to run amok upon Salem, again. The new trailer shows footage of new cast members Hannah Waddingham, Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak, and Lilia Buckingham. A black cat — presumably Thackery Binx — and zombie Billy Butcherson (Doug Jones) make appearances, too. It also includes scenes from a flashback showing the Sandersons as teenagers. The poster proclaims the sequel to be "a wickedly glorious return," and that certainly seems to be the case.

Since his debut in 1928, Mickey Mouse has not only been a mascot of the Walt Disney Company, but a multigenerational icon. Mickey is a symbol of hope, optimism, and ingenuity who has endured for over nine decades. Everyone knows Mickey, but do they know his story?

Disney+ will debut the feature-length documentary, "Mickey: The Story of a Mouse," on November 18. That date is significant — Disney formally recognizes it as Mickey's official birthday in honor of his first cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," premiering on that day in 1928. Disney debuted the first teaser trailer for the documentary at D23 Expo. "Mickey: The Story of a Mouse" promises a thorough perspective of Mickey's history, from his beginnings on Walt Disney's sketchpad to his growing popularity with "The Mickey Mouse Club" and continuing into his enduring legacy today on television, in theme parks, and in the zeitgeist.

Disney theme parks provide guests with the opportunity to step into physical spaces inspired by favorite movies. At D23 Expo, Chris Beatty, creative portfolio executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, and Jennifer Lee shared several "blue sky" possibilities that Imagineering is considering to bring Disney's most recent hit movies to Walt Disney World in Florida.

Beatty and Lee teased discussions of an expansion for Disney's Animal Kingdom themed to "Moana" and "Zootopia," as well as additions to Magic Kingdom themed to "Coco," "Encanto," and Disney villains. Stopping short of formally announcing any specific attractions, they stressed that these ideas were all potential concepts for the future that may or may not change, if they come to fruition at all.

While Disney movies often inspire theme park attractions, the opposite is sometimes true when favorite rides transform into feature films. Such is the case for the upcoming "Haunted Mansion," directed by Justin Simien and coming to theaters March 10, 2023. Based on the classic 1969 Disneyland ride, the film finds its Madame Leota in Jamie Lee Curtis, who entered D23 Expo's auditorium riding a "doom buggy," the ride vehicle from the attraction. While much about the film had already been announced prior to D23 Expo, new information revealed cameos from Winona Ryder, Dan Levy, and Hasan Minhaj.