Disney's D23 2026 Showcase: X-Men Cast Revealed, Ahsoka Season 2 Trailer, VisionQuest Teased
Marvel's long-rumored X-Men lineup is official — including Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister — while Lucasfilm showed an Ahsoka season 2 trailer featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn declaring war on the Rebel Alliance.
By Dillip Chowdary • Aug 15, 2026 • Source: TechRadar
Disney's biennial D23 Entertainment Showcase delivered its expected wave of Marvel and Star Wars reveals, headlined by Marvel finally confirming its long-rumored X-Men cast — including a surprise pick of Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister and Inde Navarrette as Rogue.
Marvel also showed a special-look reel for Avengers: Doomsday, teasing a major Doctor Doom moment and backstory for the franchise's new central villain, plus the first official trailer for VisionQuest, which follows a fractured version of Vision through a glitching mental landscape alongside a human version of Ultron.
From Lucasfilm, the Ahsoka season 2 trailer was the marquee reveal: it features Anakin, Clone Wars-era flashbacks, and Grand Admiral Thrawn declaring war on the Rebel Alliance, alongside a behind-closed-doors first look at the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter.
Beyond the two franchises fueling most of the buzz, Disney also previewed story details for Incredibles 3, first looks at Frozen 3 and Lilo & Stitch 2, and news on Zootopia 3 and Kingdom Hearts IV — a broad slate meant to reassure investors and fans alike that Disney's pipeline remains full for the rest of the decade.
Notably, the presentation leaned heavily on next-generation StageCraft LED volume environments and real-time CGI rendering, letting directors capture photorealistic space and sci-fi visuals in-camera rather than relying entirely on post-production — a production-technology story running underneath the casting and trailer headlines.