"Rogue Squadron", "Black Panther II", Marvel series… Disney goes all out

Scene from "Star Wars The Last Jedi" (illustration).

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For its future, Disney is banking on three axes: Star Wars, Marvel and its Disney + streaming service.

Thursday, the entertainment giant presented its novelties.

On the menu: a movie set in the Star Wars universe,

, with director Patty Jenkins

at the helm, spin-off series from The Mandalorian and a streaming offer that will finally become more attractive in Europe.

And also more expensive.

Rogue Squadron will

take place in the "future of the galaxy" and will follow "a new generation of space pilots, who will earn their badges and risk their lives," revealed Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, the company behind the legendary saga launched in 1977 and acquired by the world's number one entertainment company.

Patty Jenkins, whose

"will be released by the end of the month, will be the first woman to direct a feature film in the Star Wars franchise, which" will hit theaters for Christmas 2023. "She made the announcement official. on Twitter by getting into the cockpit in X-Wing.

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- Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) December 10, 2020

Ten Star Wars series and ten Marvel series in development

Disney also announced several new series stamped Star Wars, including two derived from "The Mandalorian" and one dedicated to the return of the famous Lando Calrissian.

Actress Rosario Dawson will play the jedi Ahsoka Tano, who has just appeared in season 2 of

and will therefore lead her own adventures on Disney +, the group's streaming platform.

The other series developed by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, creators of the

, will be

and will also take place during the same period.

, who will develop the adventures of the playful and talkative character made famous by the first

trilogy

, will be piloted by Justin Simien, creator of the series

.

As for the spinoff series of the film Rogue One, it will be called

and its production has just started in London, announced for Disney the actor Diego Luna, who plays the title role there.

Hayden Christensen, who played the young Anakin Skywalker in the second trilogy, will return alongside Ewan McGregor as Darth Vader in the

, which is due to begin production in March.

The list continues with a space investigation titled

, which will be conducted by

co-creator

Leslye Headland, and will take place "during the last days of the Republic".

The specialists will meet there.

Earlier, Kareem Daniel, head of distribution for Disney, announced that the entertainment giant had scheduled ten

series, ten series set in the universe of Marvel superheroes, not to mention 15 Disney series and as many feature films “in the next few years”.

It is first

which arrives on January 15, before

in May, which is revealed in a trailer.

“Glorious.”

Loki, an Original Series from Marvel Studios, is coming May 2021 to #DisneyPlus.

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- Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020

In theaters,

will be released on July 8, 2022, and Marvel confirms that "out of respect for Chadwick Boseman", the late actor will not be re-cast.

Two euros more for Disney + with an enriched catalog

According to Disney, its streaming service has "exceeded all expectations" with 86 million subscribers.

In Europe, Disney + will welcome a new section in February, Stars, which will bring together a more adult catalog, with films and series from FX, ABC, and 20th Century, which are integrated into the Hulu service in the United States.

As a result, the price of Disney + will drop from 6.99 to 8.99 euros.

We will notably find there the films

,

, and series like

and

.

On Thursday, Disney also announced two projects: an Alien series directed by the creator of the

and

, as well as an adaptation of the post-apocalyptic comic

.

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