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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 26 august 2019
Obi-Wan, Lizzie McGuire join new Disney Plus platform

By LYNN ELBER Disney, including Marvel, girl's middle-school experi-
Associated Press Pixar, Fox's entertainment ence and her path to be-
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — businesses, and "Star Wars" coming the U.S. president.
Ewan McGregor is repris- home Lucasfilm, making it Tess Romero plays Elena,
ing his "Star Wars" role as a formidable newcomer. with Gina Rodriguez pro-
Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new "Ms. Marvel," ''Moon Knight" ducing and guest-starring
series, one of the many and "She-Hulk," derived as the adult version.
splashy projects that Dis- from Marvel comics, are — "The World According
ney is banking on to make being developed as live- to Jeff Goldblum," a Na-
its new streaming platform action series for Disney Plus, tional Geographic series in
competitive. Marvel Studios President which the actor explores
The as-yet untitled Disney Kevin Feige announced. such things as sneakers, ice
Plus show drew big cheers Also coming is "What If...?" cream and synchronized
when it was announced an animated series that swimming.
Friday at the D23 Expo fan imagines alternate Marvel — "Encore!" from execu-
event, as did a "Lizzie Mc- universe realities, such as tive producer Bell, which
Guire" reboot with original Peggy Carter as Captain gives former castmates of
star Hilary Duff playing a America. high school musicals the
grown-up version of the "Monsters At Work" is a se- Mickey Mouse waves to members of the media at the Disney chance to perform togeth-
title character. ries inspired by the Pixar Legends press line during the 2019 D23 Expo, Friday, Aug. 23, er again and revisit their
The audience of about movie "Monsters, Inc." with 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. teenage insecurities.
6,000 at a convention cen- a new cast of monsters and Associated Press — "Forky Asks a Question,"
ter adjacent to Disneyland starring Ben Feldman and with Tony Hale reprising his
also voiced enthusiasm for Aisha Tyler in its voice cast. launching with a $7 month- — "Diary of a Female Presi- role from "Toy Story 4" in
another "Star Wars"-related Among the other programs ly price tag (pricing to vary dent," a comedy series new Pixar animated shorts
series, "The Mandalorian," for Disney Plus, which is outside the United States): about a Cuban-American about the inquisitive toy.q
which its producers said is
set in an unexplored time
for the space saga and
features new characters.
Disney Plus had a receptive
crowd, with expo attendees
lining up to buy discounted
subscriptions before the
showcase. But it laid out a
two-hour banquet of show
trailers and stars to further
whet fans' appetite, start-
ing with a performance by
cast members of the new
"High School Musical" series
and appearances by Mc-
Gregor, Duff, Kristen Bell,
Anna Kendrick and others.
"It's been four years of say-
ing, 'I don't know'" when he
was asked about the long-
discussed Obi-Wan project,
McGregor said. "Now I can
say, 'Yes, we're going to do
it.'"
Among the movies set
for the streaming service
launching Nov. 12: the
holiday comedy "Noelle,"
starring Kendrick, Bill Hader
and Billy Eichner, and a live-
action remake of 1955's an-
imated film "Lady and the
Tramp," with Tessa Thomp-
son and Justin Theroux
voicing the canine cou-
ple. Yvette Nicole Brown,
who hosted the Disney Plus
showcase, also stars.
Disney is reaching into its
library for the streaming ser-
vice with classic projects
and updates on them, like
"Lady and the Tramp." But
it's also relying on brands
that were acquired by