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At Wondercon this weekend, Disney took the opportunity to reveal more about upcoming Star Wars Rebels , the show that will take over from Clone Wars . Included in the presentation was the first, brief clip from the show. Watch the clip after the Jump... Introduced by voice actress Vanessa Marshall , who plays Hera Syndulla , the clip finds the heroes’ ship, the Ghost, under attack from Imperial TIE Fighters and Hera fighting back while grousing about the team’s leader, Kanan (voiced, though you don’t really hear him in the footage) by Freddie Prinze Jr. Also featured in the clip is grumpy astromech droid C1-10P, or Chopper, as he’s commonly known. The series, set 14 years after the events of Revenge Of The Sith and four years before Luke sets off on his adventure in Star Wars, focuses on a young core group of characters, including “Cowboy” Jedi Kanan. He’s in hiding from the Empire’s death sweep and refusing to use his powers to help the fight; Ezra Bridger; Zeb Orrelios a

MARVEL UNIVERSE HURTLES ITS WAY ONTO DISNEY XD SUNDAY, APRIL 1, WITH COMPELLING NEW SERIES " ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN " AND THE RETURN OF " THE AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES " Block to Include Short-Form Series that Bring the Heroes and Powers of the Mighty Marvel Universe to Life in New and Unexpected Ways The epic storytelling of Marvel -- full of action, adventure and humor, along with complex, courageous and aspirational characters – will be introduced to a new generation of kids and families through a dedicated programming block, Marvel Universe, premiering SUNDAY, APRIL 1 on Disney XD. The new series, " Ultimate Spider-Man ," is written and guided by the most star-studded creative team in Super Hero television history, including some of the most influential names in comic books and pop culture. The programming block will also feature the second season of " The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ," and new short-form series th

Tron: Uprising is an upcoming animated science fiction TV series, part of the Tron franchise, which will air on Disney's television channel Disney XD . The show is set to air in summer 2012. It will be directed by Charlie Bean, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, who will also act as executive producer. Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, Sean Bailey will produce the series. The series is set between Tron and Tron: Legacy. Tron: Uprising has been announced to be a 10 part series. The show is also set to be previewed on the DVD and Blu-Ray release of Tron: Legacy. The show stars Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Lance Henriksen, Nate Corddry and Bruce Boxleitner as TRON Watch the trailer after the Jump... Beck, a young program who becomes the unlikely leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid. His mission is to free his home and friends from the reign of the villainous Clu 2 and his henchman General Tesler. Beck will be trained by T

TRON: Uprising Coming To Disney XD Disney has registered the TRONUprising.com domain, stitchkingdom performed a wee bit of research and discovered some links between the new title and a previously announced animated project to debut on Disney XD in fall of 2011. ‘ TRON: Uprising ’ (as we assume) will be a 10-part ‘microseries’ in which a young program named Beck stands up against an evil regime headed by Clu who obtains his status after the defeat of TRON, the security watchdog program Further news from the Disney Channel/Disney XD upfront the other night includes development on a new CG animated Tron series and animated project called Motorcity, both for Disney XD. Note that neither series has officially gotten the green light as of yet. * Based on the upcoming Disney feature film Tron: Legacy (December 17, 2010), the animated Tron series is a prequel so that future Tron movies and the series can co-exist. A production of Disney Television Animation the animated Tron se

Disney To Air Tron And The Avengers Animated Series Disney Channel is developing a "Tron" animated series to follow the upcoming theatrical release of "Tron: Legacy." The news was part of Disney's upfront presentation Tuesday evening to media buyers and clients, which included a preview of the "Tron" series. Geared towards kids age 6-14, the plan is to precede "Tron" with another project, a 10-part "Tron" micro-series premiering in fall 2011 on Disney XD. Gary Marsh, entertainment president and chief creative officer of Disney Channels Worldwide, also offered a glimpse of "Legacy," which is at such an early juncture in the development process that only stills were available. "Tron is another example of how we can take advantage of the intellectual property that the studio unit pays tens, if not hundreds, of millions to develop and market," said Marsh. The "Tron" projects represent a CGI-refresh of Disne