A Big Day at D23!

Disney has the biggest toy box in town these days, and at this weekend's big D23 Expo in Anaheim, they opened the lid and gave us a glimpse into the future of all things Disney.

Yesterday we all learned a bit more about Finding Dory and Toy Story 4, plus a look at a myriad of other animated projects.

But today was all Star Wars. While we learned a bit more about Marvel's Civil War and Doctor Strange, there was a veritable avalanche of Star Wars revelations. 

Every Disney theme park will soon have its own "Star Wars Land," undoubtedly with a functioning cantina. 

We feasted our eyes on the new Drew Struzan poster art for The Force Awakens, as seen above.

We learned that Mads Mikkelsen (!) and Alan Tudyk will both be appearing in Rogue One.

And while news of the theme park presence was probably the biggest reveal  of the day, the most attention getting was certainly the announcement that Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) will be directing Star Wars: Episode IX, as previously rumored during last month's Comic-Con. "This is not a job or an assignment," said Trevorrow. "It is a seat at a campfire, surrounded by an extraordinary group of storytellers, filmmakers, artists and craftspeople. We’ve been charged with telling new stories for a younger generation because they deserve what we all had — a mythology to call their own. We will do this by channeling something George Lucas instilled in all of us: boundless creativity, pure invention and hope.”

D23 comes on the heels of a week that's seen lots of Force Awakens product leak well in advance of September 4th's Force Friday event, so we're really starting to get a sense of the feel and scope of this new era of Star Wars - and that scope is vast indeed.