Disney to Announce New Marvel, Other Projects This Week

Disney is set to announce its upcoming slate as well as give an update on existing projects during an investor meeting, on Thursday.

According to Deadline, the company would also confirm Peter Pan, Pinocchio starring Tom Hanks, and Cruella, which is set to star Emma Stone, would all forgo a theatrical release and launch on Disney+, following in the footsteps of Pixar’s Soul.

The next big Disney+ TV show is "WandaVision", an upcoming mini television series based on the Marvel comics characters Scarlet Witch (Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff) and Vision.

Marvel stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany are reprising their characters from the Avengers franchise. The TV show is set to debut exclusively on Disney+ in January 2021.

“WandaVision” consists of 6 episodes and is written by Jac Schaeffer and directed by Matt Shakman.

The series takes inspiration from 1950s sitcoms and sees Wanda (Olsen) and Vision (Bettany) living suburban lives until they begin to suspect not everything is as it seems. It will take place after the events of the 2019 movie “Avengers: Endgame”.

The series, which is the first streaming series from Marvel Studios, launches a new era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as its streaming shows will directly impact its films for the first time.

It is set to launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase 4 which will contain several different movies and TV shows including “Black Widow”, “The Eternals”, and “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”.

It is also likely that Disney will confirm casting news for upcoming Marvel and Lucasfilm projects.

There could also be some news on the Cassian Andor spin-off, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, and even Taika Waititi’s secret Star Wars movie.

The company stated on its website that the event, which will be focused on the company’s direct-to-consumer streaming services, is scheduled to begin at approximately 1.30pm PST / 4:30pm EST / 9.30pm GMT, and last around four hours.