{"id":25413,"date":"2024-08-10T23:26:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T03:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=25413"},"modified":"2024-08-11T00:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T04:10:54","slug":"d23-what-happened-on-day-1-at-the-disney-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=25413","title":{"rendered":"D23 : What Happened on Day 1 at the Disney Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When at 9.30 on Friday, August 9th the Anaheim Convention Center<\/strong> <\/a>opened its gates, thousands and thousands of Disney<\/strong> <\/a>fans had already gathered outside of it, waiting to start this edition of the D23<\/strong><\/a>. At least four generations started filling the rooms where talking, panels, and events occurred. As always the enormous Exhibit Hall welcomed all those who wanted to buy gadgets from the Star Wars<\/strong> universe, Pixar<\/strong>, Hulu<\/strong>, FX<\/strong>, and all the other networks propriety of Disney.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first panel that we were able to attend in the morning was Music of Marvel Studios<\/strong>, where composers Michael Giacchino<\/strong>, Christopher Beck<\/strong>, and Laura Karpman<\/strong>, songwriters Kristen Anderson Lopez<\/strong> and Robert Lopez<\/strong>, and music executive Dave Jordan<\/strong> and Justine von Winterfeldt<\/strong> discussed their collaboration for several of the best Marvel cinecomics. The main surprise of the panel happened when Michael Giacchino shared for the first time some of the scores he is doing for the upcoming The Fantastic Four<\/strong>, whose shooting started just last week. There are some echoes of the \u201cfirst\u201d Danny Elfman in these new notes, especially the soundtrack the composer created for Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

Then we spent lunch time with Woody and Buzz, at the panel commemorating the 30 Years of Toy Story<\/strong>. Legends of Pixar like the directors Pete Docter<\/strong> and Andrew Stanton<\/strong> among the others talked about the creation of the very first Pixar feature film, sharing with the audience addicts and curiosities about that magical time where art and technology found their perfect balance. The most fun story Docter shares is that\u2026Burger King saved the entire movie! When Disney executives started to be quite worried about the development of Toy Story and Pixar artists were stuck with ideas that weren\u2019t working, a sneak peek for a Burger King was organized to convince the fast food company about a partnership. Well, that executive left the screening room so amazed by what he had seen that Disney decided to keep going with the project. Power of the Whopper!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The main course of Day 1 has certainly been the Disney Entertainment Showcase<\/strong> at the Honda Center<\/strong>: a 3-hour show where many of the most important movies and TV series of the next few years have been presented. The anticipation of the thousands of Disney fans has been filled from the very beginning when Bob Iger<\/strong> took the stage to introduce Moana 2<\/strong> and its protagonists\/dubbers Auli\u2019i Carvalho<\/strong> and Dwayne Johnson<\/strong>. After that the first big surprise of the evening: James Cameron<\/strong> showed up at the Honda Center to announce the official title of the third Avatar movie: Avatar – Fire and Ash<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s not what you expect, but it\u2019s what you want,\u201d the Academy Award director has declared to the audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moana 2 Trailer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n