D23 Highlights Marvel, 'Muppets,' 'Maleficent,' But Skips 'Star Wars'2 of 13
Disney acquired Lucasfilm last year, and quickly announced that they would be moving forward with a seventh installment in the Star Wars franchise. Many fans were hoping they would reveal something at D23 – cast members, a title, anything – but that wasn’t the case. Chairman Alan Horn name-dropped director J.J. Abrams, writer Michael Arndt and composer John Williams, and reiterated that they are targeting a Summer 2015 release. All of that was already known, though, and when Horn declined to reveal anything else he was greeted with a smattering of boos.