Even though it is taking place just a few days after the D23 Expo, San Diego Comic-Con still will have plenty of content from The Walt Disney Company. Here is a list of all the Disney-company panels on Thursday including Marvel, Freeform, and Disney.
Behind the Scenes of Freeform’s Hit Series Stitchers
12:00pm – 12:50pm
Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
What if there were a way to insert a living consciousness into a dead person’s memories to find out their cause of death? The Freeform original series Stitchersfollows Kirsten Clark, a highly intelligent and persistent computer science student with the ability to hack into the minds of the recently deceased. Recruited into a covert government agency to be “stitched” into the memories of the dead, Kirsten and the Stitchers team investigate murders and solve mysteries. Moderated by TV Guide’s Damian Holbrook, this panel will include executive producer Jeff Schechterwith series stars Emma Ishta, Kyle Harris, Ritesh Rajan, and Damon Dayoub. See an exclusive clip from the next week’s episode!
Behind the Scenes of Freeform’s Hit Series Shadowhunters
1:00pm – 1:50pm
Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
In the summer season of Shadowhunters, the rift between the Shadowhunters and Downworlders grows larger and the team and their Downworlder friends and lovers are put in the middle of the dangerous divide. Torn between the Clave’s rules and what they feel is right, Clary, Jace, Alec, and Isabelle struggle to help forge a new beginning. Relationships will be tested, a new Shadowhunter named Sebastian has joined the fray, and the Seelie Queen will step out of the shadows. Moderated by IGN.com’s Matt Fowler, panelists include executive producers Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, and Matt Hastings, with series stars Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Emeraude Toubia, Matthew Daddario, Isaiah Mustafa,and Harry Shum Jr. Freeform will show an exclusive clip from an upcoming episode and give new information on season 3.
Marvel Games
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Room 6BCF
Room 6BCF
Look out, True Believer, the superheroes you love-and the supervillains you love to hate-are waging war on your consoles, PCs, and mobile devices! Be there as key members of the Marvel Games team take to the stage to share the latest and greatest with you . . . and open the floor to answer your questions!
Marvel: Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Room 25ABC
Are you a writer or artist? Ever dream of working for Marvel? Do you find yourself thinking, “I could do that . . . if I knew how!” Well, here’s your chance! Join talent scout Rickey Purdin and mighty Marvel guests to find out the answers on how to get your foot in the door and make your job Marvel!
Disney Animation Studios: The Art of Story
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 7AB
Think, act, draw, pitch. Get the inside scoop on the story development process from the story artists of Walt Disney Animation Studios. The artists will share their creative process for going from script to board to pitch.
The Watcher in the Woods Reimagined
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Room 7AB
Executive producer and director Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina: The Teenage Witch) and executive producer Paula Hart (Melissa & Joey) reimagine the ’80s cult classic. Lifetime’s all-new movie stars Academy Award-winner Anjelica Huston as Mrs. Alywood, the distraught mother whose daughter Karen vanished in the English countryside over 20 years ago. Writer Scott Abbott (Queen of the Damned) and associate producer Andrew Gernhard (Wishin’ and Hoping, Stalker’s Prey) join Melissa and Paula to discuss the new twists on this classic thriller and participate in a Q&A session.
Marvel: Next Big Thing
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Room 5AB
Get a sneak preview of what the rest of the year holds in store for your favorite Marvel heroes, as well as the upcoming Generations weekly series featuring the heroes of today
teaming up with their counterparts from yesterday! Editor-in-chief Axel Alonso and editors Nick Lowe and Sana Amanat will be on hand with Cullen Bunn (Generations: The Phoenix) and Margaret Stohl (Generations: The Bravest) for a look forward (and backward) toward some of Marvel’s greatest heroes.
Off the Rails: When Disney Park Attractions Come to Life . . . in Books!
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Room 23ABC
Take a trip through the Disney Parks through books. From graphic novels to novels, Disney Publishing editors discuss how they are expanding the beloved stories of some of the parks’ most beloved rides (Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise) into prose. With panelists Michael Siglain, Nachie Marsham, Eric Geron, and special guests.
Legion Screening and Q&A
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Ballroom 20
Legion, based on the New Mutants Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, is the story of David Haller (Dan Stevens), a troubled young man who grew up believing himself to be schizophrenic, only to discover he is something more than human. In fact, David could be the most powerful mutant who has ever lived. Along with a team of other extraordinarily gifted people at a facility called Summerland, David learns to accept his true self and defeat the Shadow King. Or so they all believe. Creator/executive producer/writer/director Noah Hawley is joined by fellow executive producers John Cameron, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Jeph Loeb and series stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, and Amber Midthunder for a conversation on what to look forward to from season 2 of Legion .
Disney Kingdoms: Theme Park Stories with Marvel Comics
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Room 7AB
The creators of Disney Kingdoms by Marvel discuss in depth the history as well as future titles of this popular family comic book series.
Marvel Television: Marvel’s Inhumans
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Ballroom 20
The Inhumans have landed in San Diego! Special guests of the highly anticipated Marvel’s Inhumans unveil an explosive panel moderated by executive producer Jeph Loeb. This event series will premiere a version of the first two episodes exclusively in IMAX theatres for a two-week window prior to the debut of the full series on ABC.
Thursday July 20, 2017 6:15pm – 7:15pm
Ballroom 20
Ballroom 20