Disney's D23 Event Unveils New Marvel, Star Wars and MCU Projects

Disney’s D23 fan event in Anaheim featured a slate of new announcements across its Marvel and Star Wars franchises. Marvel Studios premiered the first trailer for VisionQuest, a Disney+ series set to debut on October 14, 2026, starring Paul Bettany as Vision and James Spader as Ultron. The series follows a resurrected Vision on the run with a mysterious boy who may be his son, while confronting AI personas such as F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S. and Ultron.

The event also revealed a teaser for the second season of Ahsoka, which will premiere on January 20, 2027, on Disney+. Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo and other returning cast members will continue the story of Ahsoka Tano and her apprentice Sabine Wren as they search for a way home while confronting Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Marvel showed exclusive footage from the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled for theatrical release on December 18, 2026. The trailer introduces a multiverse conflict involving the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the original X-Men, and includes a voice-over from Vanessa Kirby’s character Sue Reed about Victor von Doom’s transformation.

Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, received a first look. The film, set several years after The Rise of Skywalker on a water-world, promises humor, danger and new set designs while introducing a character from “the wrong side of the galaxy.” It is slated for release on May 28, 2027.

Marvel also confirmed that the X-Men will join the MCU in a reboot directed by Jake Schreier, targeting a 2028 release. Casting announcements include Sadie Sink as a young Jean Grey, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Maya Boyd as Storm, Inde Navarrette as Rogue and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister.

These announcements highlight Disney’s continued expansion of its streaming and cinematic universes ahead of the 2026-2028 release windows.