D23 Expo 2022: Disney casts a spell as it unveils first trailers of Amy Adams-Patrick Dempsey’s Disenchanted; Halle Bailey’s The Little Mermaid, Hocus Pocus 2

Disney unveiled first look trailers of its upcoming slate at D23 Expo in Anaheim.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

September 10, 2022 - 9:57 AM IST

D23, the Disney-backed convention in Anaheim, kicked off the first day with several first-look announcements, teasers, and trailers. The first trailers of The Little Mermaid, Hocus Pocus 2 and Disenchanted were unveiled on Friday.

D23 Expo 2022: Disney casts a spell as it unveils first trailers of Amy Adams-Patrick Dempsey’s Disenchanted; Halle Bailey’s The Little Mermaid, Hocus Pocus 2

DISENCHANTED

The magical teaser trailer for the all-new live-action musical comedy Disenchanted, which premiered at the D23 Expo 2022 in the Anaheim Convention Center moments ago, is here! The eagerly-anticipated sequel to “Enchanted,” which reunites original cast members Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Idina Menzel, and James Marsden and also stars Maya Rudolph, Gabriella Baldacchino, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Jayma Mays, is directed by Adam Shankman and features new songs from Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. Disenchanted begins streaming on November 24, exclusively on Disney+…just in time to brighten up the holiday season.

It has been 15 years since Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) wed, but Giselle has grown disillusioned with life in the city, so they move their growing family to the sleepy suburban community of Monroeville in search of a more fairy tale life. Unfortunately, it isn’t the quick fix she had hoped for. Suburbia has a whole new set of rules and a local queen bee, Malvina Monroe (Maya Rudolph), who makes Giselle feel more out of place than ever. Frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, she turns to the magic of Andalasia for help, accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy. Now, Giselle is in a race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.

Disenchanted stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jayma Mays, Gabriella Baldacchino, with Idina Menzel and James Marsden. Directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Brigitte Hales and a story by J. David Stem & David N. Weiss and Richard LaGravenese, “Disenchanted” is produced by Barry Josephson, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Amy Adams, with Jo Burn, Sunil Perkash, and Adam Shankman serving as executive producers.

Happily never after.#Disenchanted, an Original movie, starts streaming November 24 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/hr1HbT3Je7
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) September 9, 2022

Nothing stays enchanted forever.#Disenchanted, an Original movie, starts streaming November 24 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/JXSTfLeXBy
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) September 9, 2022

THE LITTLE MERMAID

Disney's The Little Mermaid is coming to theatres on May 26, 2023. The filmmakr Rob Marshall’s live-action reimagining of the studio’s Oscar-winning animated musical classic, is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey as Ariel; Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs as the voice of Sebastian; Jacob Tremblay as the voice of Flounder; Awkwafina as the voice of Scuttle; Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric; Art Malik as Sir Grimsby; Noma Dumezweni as Queen Selina; with Oscar winner Javier Bardem as King Triton; and two-time Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.

The Little Mermaid is directed by Oscar nominee Rob Marshall, and written by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee with a live-action story adaptation by David Magee, Rob Marshall, and two-time Emmy winner John DeLuca, based on the short story by Hans Christian Andersen, and the Disney animated film by Ron Clements and John Musker.

Out of the sea, wish I could be... part of that world.
Disney's The Little Mermaid is coming to theaters May 26, 2023. pic.twitter.com/lUw5BmYRK5
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) September 9, 2022

HOCUS POCUS 2

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reunite for the highly anticipated Disney+ Original Movie Hocus Pocus 2. The live-action, long-awaited sequel to the perennial Halloween classic, which brings back the delightfully wicked Sanderson sisters for more comedic mayhem, will debut on Disney+ on September 30.

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.

This Halloween season, the Sanderson Sisters fly again. ????#HocusPocus2, an Original movie event, is streaming September 30 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/O77PfBPHOP
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) September 9, 2022