Entertainment
Disney announces 50 new Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar titles coming to Disney+
Including a new Fantastic Four film

Because of the pandemic, the days of big Disney/Marvel announcement events are over. However, especially with Disney+ in its pocket, Disney can still announce great upcoming titles online. In today’s Disney Investor Day, the company did just that, revealing big titles for Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars. Here are the biggest announcements from the blockbuster event:
Old Marvel announcements getting the spotlight again
Marvel’s previously announced series just got their last chance aboard the hype train before their release dates next years. They all got new trailers and more definitive release dates: WandaVision on January 15, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier sometime in March, Loki in May, Hawkeye in the late Fall. Animated series What If? received a trailer, but no release date.
Two upcoming, previously announced MCU movies also made cameos. For one, long-time MCU helmsman Kevin Feige confirmed that they are not recasting King T’Challa in Black Panther 2 set for a July 2022 release. The third Ant-Man film got its name, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and will feature a major Marvel villain, Kang the Conqueror, played by Lovecraft Country’s Jonathan Majors. Finally, Christian Bale will star as the villain, Gorr the God Butcher, in Thor: Love and Thunder.
New Marvel titles coming up
Marvel also announced new series coming to Disney+ sometime in the future. Armor Wars will finally grant Don Cheadle’s War Machine his own series. Secret Invasion, named after a big Marvel story, will feature Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn’s Skrull Talos from Captain Marvel. Finally, Ironheart, a younger version of Iron-Man, will star Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams.
Similarly, James Gunn, who will helm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, will also direct a special Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special to be released a bit before the film. Meanwhile, Jon Watts, who directed Spider-Man: Homecoming, will lead a MCU version of Fantastic Four, the super family’s first appearance in the universe.
Star Wars extravaganza
While Marvel mixed it up with old and new titles, Lucasfilm unloaded a barrage of upcoming Star Wars titles coming to Disney+. Besides the already successful Mandalorian series, the franchise is getting two spinoffs: The Mandalorian: Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka. The rest of the series will get Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Ando, The Acolyte, A Droid Story, Star Wars: Lando, and Star Wars: Visions. In other news, Hayden Christiansen will reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker in upcoming series Obi-Wan Kenobi (also featuring Ewan McGregor as the titular character).
For movies, the franchise is getting Rogue Squadron and an untitled Taika Waititi-led film.
Disney and Pixar
Outside of Disney’s most prolific franchises, Disney and Pixar are also expanding content from its own library of titles. Baymax, following Big Hero 6’s favorite character, will premiere in 2022. Zootopia Plus, named after the movie, is a series that will also debut in 2022. Meanwhile, Tiana and an untitled Moana series will hit Disney+ in 2023.
For bigger releases, Lin-Manuel Miranda is once again attached to a new musical from Disney, Encanto, set in Colombia. Lightyear brings us back to the Toy Story world with an origin story of the titular character as voiced by Chris Evans.

Entertainment
Disney+: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever streams February 1
Relive the MCU Phase 4 ender

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Studio’s MCU Phase 4-ending film, will be available to stream on Disney+ starting on February 1.
Receiving generally good ratings, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever captivated fans with the introduction of underwater kingdom Talokan in the Atlantic Ocean and its ruler, Namor.
The movie opened with the death of King T’Challa. It then focused on the events in Wakanda after, including how Shuri assumed the mantle of Black Panther.
The MCU’s 30th installment which sets up Phase 5 also highlighted the dynamic between the Wakandans and Talokanil. Both people were simply after protecting their respective nations from dangers as the film’s plot progressed.
A key art and a new TV spot are now available to download and share as well.
Coinciding with the movie’s availability on the streaming platform is the release of the Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast.
Episodes may be accessed via ProximityMedia.com starting on January 18.

NewJeans is continuously making waves both in and out of South Korea. From their ultra-catchy songs, dance moves that are trending in TikTok and Instagram Reels, to reaching top charts in UK and US’ Billboard, there’s no surprise that homegrown tech brand LG Electronics partnered with these power rookies.

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LG just released the gram Style NewJeans Limited Edition! While this is an unfortunate news for Hanni (who is actually an iPhone), it’s actually a big step towards knowing NewJeans past the K-Pop hype (and by that you should stream Hype Boy).
Mini and Big Bunnies
This special edition LG Gram Style is available in two styles: Mini Bunny and Big Bunny.

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There’s actually no stark difference between the two except for — you guessed it — the size of bunny decals on its lid. Either of the two, you will never get wrong choosing the bunny for your personal taste.
Other than that, the highlight of this laptop comes from its weight. From the brand itself, it’s just 999 grams — actually 23 grams lighter than the 2022 model. It also has the US military-graded MIL-STD 810H standard that passed seven (7) durability tests.
Powerful punch
The LG gram Style NewJeans isn’t slouching in performance. Just like a hopping bunny, it’s quite a powerful device for its size and heft.

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Hardware specifications of these two Bunnies aren’t too far off — at least after making a side-by-side comparison of their spec sheets. Both styles come with an Intel Core i5-1340P under EVO Platform for lightweight ultrabooks plus Intel Iris Xe graphics. It’s then paired with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of NVMe 4.0 SSD with an extra PCIe 4.0 slot for expandability.

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Just like NewJeans‘ visuals, you can’t also go wrong with the visuals of this device. It has a 14″ low-reflective OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate, WQXGA+ resolution (2880 x 1800), a 16:10 aspect ratio for wider screen real estate, and an improved 400nits brightness over last year’s 350.
Moreover, it supports 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut for color-accurate goodness as well as VESA Certified DisplayHDR TrueBlack 500 for deeper blacks and better contrast ratio. Its 2-watt stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support make it a full-on entertainment device.

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One more highlight is its “Hidden Touchpad”. Instead of the usual rectangular trackpads, it’s highlighted by two halo lighting on its two sides dubbed as “Aurora White” paired with haptic feedback for that nice feeling when clicking.

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For ports, it has two (2) USB-C plus one (1) USB-A ports, microSD card slot, and a 3.5mm audio jack for headphones, earphones, amplifiers, and other audio peripherals.
Goodies for Bunnies
If you have actually reached this part, you’d know that you are not here for its powerful hardware, rather for the NewJeans styled-laptop. Aside from having that special laptop, there are more goodies that come with this device.

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Being one of the few Bunnies out there since NewJeans’ Attention, I was actually more excited when I saw the list. There’s a notebook pouch, cable strap, posters, sticker and stationery set.

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There’s even a free NewJeans-style mouse with this cute vinyl-like mousepad. These are truly treats for Bunnies! The laptops even come with preloaded wallpapers and four icons in it.
Pricing and Availability
While the LG gram Style is light, the pricing isn’t. It’s a pretty laptop with a pretty expensive price. It retails for around KR₩ 2,700,000 — which is about US$ 2190 / SG$ 2675 / ₱119,513.
There’s no word on global availability but LG will hold a live event in Korea with NewJeans on February 1, 2023 (Wednesday) around 8PM KST (Korean Standard Time).
If you will participate during the live, a comment could help a participant win a specially-signed autograph from NewJeans or three winners of the Limited Edition Goods.
If you plan on buying the NewJeans’ limited edition laptop, there are more benefits other than having the Limited Edition Goods set such as 12 winners of NewJeans autographs.
But if you’re just opting to buy the regular LG gram Style without the NewJeans skin, it will still give you other perks such as a free LG gram mouse, Wiggle Wiggle goods package consisting of a notebook pouch, mousepad, and a cable strap, as well as a free 512GB microSD card.
More advanced purchase benefits are Intel software package, 2023 gram gift pack, and 5,000g Jammy points coupon.
Other common benefits include MelOn one-month free subscription, 10,000 membership points after writing a photo review after purchase, and 20 winners of two Helinox chairs and table set.

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