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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney will bestow “legends” standing to 14 artists, together with Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett and Miley Cyrus, who’ve formed the corporate.
The honorees, who the corporate says have had a “important influence” on Disney’s legacy, embrace director James Cameron, iconic movie composer John Williams, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Ripa, amongst a number of others.
This yr’s class of Disney Legends shall be inducted into the corporate’s model of the corridor of fame in a ceremony Sunday at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California, as part of the D23 fan conference. Ryan Seacrest is about to host the night.
Director James L. Brooks can be becoming a member of the starry membership, together with Williams, identified for the scores of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” franchises, amongst many others.
The star of these franchises, Ford, could have his signature and handprints finished up once more over 20 years after he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The revered actor is becoming a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe within the upcoming “Captain America: Brave New World.”
At Comic-Con International, Ford shocked the packed home at a panel discussing new Marvel tasks and flexed his muscular tissues to the roaring crowd, channeling his character, who transforms into the Red Hulk.
Fellow MCU actor Bassett, who appeared in “Black Panther” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” is also being honored. Bassett additionally stars in ABC’s “9-1-1.”
Cyrus, who rose to fame after starring within the Disney Channel present “Hannah Montana” in 2006, is the youngest recipient of the Legends honor. Following her time on the sitcom, Cyrus has had a long-running profession in music, profitable her first Grammy Award in February.
Curtis has appeared in her justifiable share of tasks below The Walt Disney Studios banner, from “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” to “You Again.” She is about to reprise her position within the upcoming sequel of the fan-favorite film “Freaky Friday,” reverse Lindsey Lohan.
ABC speak present host and mainstay Ripa will reunite along with her former co-host Seacrest. Her profession on the tv community spans over 30 years and she or he now hosts “Live with Kelly and Mark” along with her husband, Mark Consuelos.
Disney is also honoring six behind-the-scenes creatives who’ve contributed to groundbreaking movies, artwork and Disney experiences.
Those honorees embrace Colleen Atwood, an Oscar-winning costume designer, Mark Henn, a outstanding animator, Steve Ditko, the late comics artist identified for characters like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, Frank Oz, a famous puppeteer and filmmaker, Martha Blanding, a longtime manager at The Walt Disney Company and Disneyland, and Joe Rohde, a former Disney Imagineer.
Previous Disney Legends embrace Elton John, Steve Jobs, Betty White, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Downey Jr. and Whoopi Goldberg. They are amongst greater than 300 honorees for the reason that program’s inception in 1987.
