Disney Channel’s Latest Marvel Show Will Be “Complementary To The MCU”

Disney Channel will soon have another Marvel show of its own. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, based on the comic book of the same name, is a kid-friendly animated series developed by Marvel and Disney Television Animation. The show centers on a young girl named Luna Lafayette who uses her advanced intellect to bring the giant, red, T-Rex-like devil dinosaur to modern-day New York.

The series has a guest star cast that was announced at San Diego Comic-Con. Names like Alison Brie, Luiz Guzman and Paul Scheer will all lend their voices to various episodes of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaurthe first season.

Now, given the nature of this project as being made for Disney Channel without Marvel Studios’ involvement, one would imagine it has no real connection to the MCU, but a specifically worded tweet from an official account says opposite.

The Moon Girl series “complementary” to the MCU

According to a live-tweet from the San Diego Comic-Con 2022 panel for Disney Channel and Marvel’s upcoming animated program, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, it was stated during said panel that the show is “complementary to the MCU.” and that viewers “may be able to spot Easter eggs in the series.”

A first look at the series was also shown, which can be viewed below:

What MCU connections might be present?

So it’s probably extremely safe to say that even though moon girl will be “additoinal” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s certainly not defined there. The MCU’s Earth-616 has, thus far, been a strictly live-action affair, with every installment produced and overseen by studio president Kevin Feige.

That’s not to say this series can’t have fun little connecting elements with the MCU and one could even explain that it’s set within the larger MCU Multiverse. marvel studios is in the middle of a multiverse-focused arc, after all.

What’s more, is it moon girl has several actors who also play roles in the MCU. Cobie Smulders, who has made multiple appearances as Maria Hill, is confirmed to voice a different Maria Hill on the show, indicating that this show might already be playing with some multiversal tropes.

Additionally, Laurence Fishburne and May Calamawy, who have both portrayed MCU characters in the past, are also up for guest spots in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Another notable Marvel-affiliated guest cast member is Wesley Snipes, who starred as Blade in a trilogy of non-MCU films produced by New Line Cinema.

And there’s always the possibility that Marvel Studios will one day choose to put this unique pair of characters into the MCU proper and give them a live-action Disney+ series or role in another character’s movie, if not a movie of their own. .

marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur does not yet have an announced release date, but it is expected to air on The Disney Channel in 2023.