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Shang-Chi Casting
Production has just wrapped for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and we are excited to share the fantastic cast bringing the film to life.#ShangChi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is in theaters July 9th, 2021. pic.twitter.com/fnmNP94nrA
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Marvel announced more casting for their upcoming film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Simy Liu plays Shang-Chi, Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Katy, Meng’er Zhang as Xialing, Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, Ronny Chieng as Jon Jon, Fala Chen as Jiang Li, and Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist.
Star Wars: Visions
Star Wars: Visions, an Original Series of animated short films, celebrates the @StarWars galaxy through the lens of the world’s best Japanese anime creators. Coming in 2021 to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/lmCZGSHEhY
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
Star Wars announced a brand new series of animated short films called Star Wars: Visions. It’s set to celebrates the Star Wars galaxy through the lens of the world’s best Japanese anime creators. Star Wars: Visions will premiere on Disney+ in 2021.
Spider-Verse 2 Update
Two years ago we launched SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE into the world with the amazing SPIDER-CREW of @Peteor7 @rodneyrothman @philiplord @chrizmillr and Bob Persichetti….
What a crazy ride it was and continues to be… <THREAD> pic.twitter.com/pXS5DoyNdl
— Daniel Pemberton (@DANIELPEMBERTON) December 14, 2020
Composer Daniel Pemberton confirmed on his twitter that he will return to score Into the Spider-Verse 2. He shared photos of the team during production, expressing his excitement for “the next adventure.” Into the Spider-Verse 2 will premiere in 2022.
Pinocchio Film
One of Disney’s all-time classics is coming to #DisneyPlus with the new live-action retelling of Pinocchio, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis. ✨ pic.twitter.com/44bHbFRhMe
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) December 11, 2020
Disney is making a live-action retelling of Pinocchio. The film will star Tom Hanks and be directed by Robert Zemeckis. The Pinocchio film will eventually premiere on Disney+.
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