Marvel Animation wows Disney D23 audiences with announcements and details about their upcoming animated series and slate of special events!
After stunning D23 crowd with announcements for upcoming animated films like Incredibles 3, Toy Story 5, Frozen 3, Zootopia 2, Inside out TV shows and more, Marvel Animation takes to the stage this Saturday afternoon to tease us with upcoming projects. The Marvel Animation showcase includes familiar titles, though new details about each make them more exciting than ever.
Marvel's X-Men '97 — one of the studio's most well-received animated series in recent memory, with fans gathering on social media weekly to share their thoughts, feelings, and theories about the superpower revival. X-Men '97 Season 2 is approaching, bringing with it several new mutants including Polaris, Warlock, Lady Deathstrike, Sabertooth, and Apocalypse. The announcement comes as Fortnite prepares to welcome more X-Men to the battle royale game, such as Cyclops, Jubilation Lee, and Colossus.
Marvel Gives D23 Audiences a Peak Look at Upcoming Animation Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man along with the news that Coleman Domingo (Rustin, Purple, Sing, sing) will voice Norman Osborn in the series. Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man features a more cartoonish look than expected, with a look that references the Spider-Man comics of the 1970s. The show features a symbiote, a version of Nico Minoru from The FugitivesDoctor Strange and several versions of the wall crawler. During the panel, Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man Creator Jeff Trammell said, “We're going to learn who Peter is and how that affects who Spider-Man becomes.” Hudson Thames returns to voice Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the series.
In a surprise announcement, Marvel said that What if…? Season 3 will be the final season of the animated anthology series. Marvel has teased various elements of the episode, including a mech-based adventure with Oscar Isaac's Moon Knight in the pilot's seat of a combat-ready robot, Anthony Mackie's Captain America yelling “Avengers Assemble” in one episode, and a host of other surprises leading up to the show's release.
Ryan Coogler Brings Black Panther Animation Eyes of Wakanda on stage, saying: “The Wardogs are challenged to keep Wakanda a secret. So we can go back and look at the sacrifices people have made to keep that secret.”
Finally, Marvel teased their upcoming Marvel Zombies Animated series. The show features Shang-Chi Simu Liu (it's damn timely) and is a hardcore 4-episode TV-MA event. Other characters featured in the show include Kate Bishop's Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Randall Park's Jimmy Woo, Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, Red Guardian, Abomination, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, and many more.
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