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Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige announced that
actors Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and Julia
Louis Dreyfus will join the cast of the new film, whose team of
villains is akin to DC Comics' Suicide Squad. The movie is
scheduled to be released in July 2024.
"Thunderbolts" was one of some 20 forthcoming Star Wars and
Marvel films and series that Disney showcased in a three-hour
presentation that leaned heavily on celebrity, screenings and
even a Broadway-styled musical performance of "Rogers: The
Musical," in which Captain America and the other Avengers
characters assembled on stage.
James Cameron appeared via video from New Zealand to introduce
several scenes from "Avatar: The Way of Water," the long-awaited
sequel to the one of the highest grossing films of all time,
"Avatar." The director talked about the "pretty hectic"
production cycle of working on the second, third and forth
installments of the science-fiction series over a five-year
span.
"I know everyone's been waiting a long time," Cameron said.
"Hopefully, we'll show something today and you can decide if
it's been worth it."
The film will reach theaters in December.
Disney also offered an "exclusive look" at footage from the
"Black Panther" sequel, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," which
reaches theaters on Nov. 11. One of the movie's stars, Angela
Bassett, paid homage to the late Chadwick Boseman, who received
wide acclaim for his portrayal of the title character, T'Challa.
"Chadwick was with us every step of the way," she said.
Harrison Ford received a rousing reception from the audience for
reprising his role of the adventurous archeologist Indiana
Jones. The actor appeared emotional as he took the stage,
saying, "I'm proud to say that this one is fantastic, and this
is one of the reasons," gesturing to co-star Phoebe
Waller-Bridge.
"Indiana Jones 5," due out in June, may well mark Ford's final
appearance in the franchise.
"This is it," Ford said. "I will not fall down for you again."
(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski and Danielle Broadway in Anaheim,
California; Editing by Paul Simao)
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