The following list contains Walt Disney Studios’ theatrical film slate as of April 4, 2025.
Disney’s slate for the coming years includes sequels and remakes of fan favorites, including “Frozen,” “Lilo & Stitch,” and “Freaky Friday.”
It fits a wider studio trend of leaning on its most popular franchises to attract larger audiences to theaters.
On Thursday, Disney shared updates for its 2025 movie slate at Cinemacon, with a major focus on its Marvel releases, “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” and other sequels.
If you have lost track of the multiple Disney projects in the works, here’s a list of movies due to be released by 2031.
“The Amateur” — April 11, 2025
20th Century Studios’ spy thriller stars Rami Malek as a CIA cryptographer who loses his wife in a terrorist attack.
When the agency won’t go after her killer due to an internal conflict, Malek’s character blackmails the CIA.
Rachel Brosnahan, Laurence Fishburne, and Julianne Nicholson also star.
“Thunderbolts*” — May 2, 2025
“Thunderbolts*” appears to be Marvel’s version of “The Suicide Squad.”
The upcoming movie features a ragtag bunch of antiheroes, including a group of characters we’ve seen introduced in various films and Disney+ shows.
Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), US Agent (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), and Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) will all star in the upcoming movie.
Live-action “Lilo & Stitch” remake — May 23, 2025
“Lilo & Stitch,” a fun, touching family film about a fugitive alien that befriends a Hawaiian girl, is finally getting the live-action treatment.
The trailer seems to suggest that the live-action movie will be a replica of the original film with a few minor changes, instead of a new take on the story like 2025’s “Snow White.”
The original Stitch voice actor, Chris Sanders, will return, while Maia Kealoha plays Lilo, Sydney Elizabeth Agudong plays Lilo’s sister, Nani, and Kaipo Dudoit plays Nani’s love interest, David Kawena.
Tia Carrere, the original voice actor of Nani, also stars in the film alongside Billy Magnussen, Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis.
“Elio” — June 20, 2025
Pixar’s next film follows a loner, alien-obsessed boy who goes on a space adventure after accidentally being picked as Earth’s ambassador for the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization.
Adrian Molina, who co-wrote and co-directed “Coco,” will direct the new original movie. It stars Yonas Kibreab as Elio, Zoe Saldaña as Elio’s aunt, America Ferrera as Elio’s mother, Jameela Jamil as Ambassador Questa, and Brad Garrett as Ambassador Grigon.
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” — July 25, 2025
Matt Shakman, director of “WandaVision,” will direct the reboot set in a technologically advanced version of 1960s New York.
The main heroes are Pedro Pascal, who stars as Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as the Human Torch; and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing.
The heroes will face off against Galactus (voiced by Ralph Ineson) and the Silver Surfer, played by Julia Garner.
You can read more “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” here.
“Freakier Friday” — August 8, 2025
For two years, “Freaky Friday” stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have said they were keen to do a sequel to the 2003 movie. Disney is finally granting their wish with “Freakier Friday,” where they’ll return as the mother-daughter duo Tess (Curtis) and Anna Coleman (Lohan).
But this time, there will be a four-way body switch between Tess, Anna, Anna’s daughter (Julia Butters), and Anna’s soon-to-be stepdaughter (Sophia Hammons). “The Good Place” star Manny Jacinto will play Lohan’s fiancé.
Chad Michael Murray, who played bad boy Jake in the first movie, is reprising his role alongside Mark Harmon, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Rosalind Chao. “Never Have I Ever” actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan will also star in the film.
You can read more “Freakier Friday” here.
“The Roses” – August 29, 2025
Disney shared the first trailer for Searchlight Pictures’ film “The Roses” at Cinemacon on Thursday.
The movie is a remake of the 1989 film “The War of the Roses,” an adaptation of a 1981 novel by Warren Adler that was based on the real-life English Civil War.
In the remake, Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch play Ivy and Theo Rose, a seemingly picture-perfect couple whose relationship comes to a breaking point when Theo’s career falters while Ivy’s ambitions take off.
Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, and Kate McKinnon also star.
“Ella McCay” – September 19, 2025
“Ella McCay” is directed by James L. Brooks, the co-creator of “The Simpsons” and an Oscar-winning director, and features a star-studded cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Kumail Nanjiani, and Ayo Edebiri.
Emma Mackey plays the lead, a young woman whose political career clashes with her family life.
“Tron: Ares” — October 10, 2025
This is the third entry in the “Tron” franchise, 45 years after the first movie was released.
Instead of a human entering the digital world, this film follows a sophisticated program called Ares (Jared Leto), who enters the real world and causes a clash between humans and AI.
Jeff Bridges, who starred in the first two movies, will appear in “Tron: Ares” alongside Evan Peters, Gillian Anderson, and Greta Lee.
“Predator: Badland” — November 7, 2025
After Dan Trachtenberg’s success with 2022’s “Prey,” a direct-to-streaming “Predator” prequel that won an Emmy for sound editing, Disney is giving him the reins to lead a theatrical “Predator” movie.
Per Disney, the film is set on a remote planet in the future and follows a young outcast Predator on the hunt to find the ultimate adversary. This time, Predator appears to be the hero instead of a villain and even has a human ally, played by Elle Fanning.
“Zootopia 2” — November 26, 2025
Judy Hopper (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) are on a new case, chasing a mysterious reptile causing panic in Zootopia.
The film will introduce new characters, such as Gary De’Snake (voiced by Ke Huy Quan), the reptile in question, and Dr. Fuzzby (voiced by Quinta Brunson), a quokka who is hired to give Judy and Nick partners-counseling.
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” — December 19, 2025
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” was partly shot alongside “Avatar 2,” but it will not be released until December 2025.
In this new adventure, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and their family meet two new tribes in Pandora — the peaceful wind traders and the Ash people, who appear to be the villains of the film.
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” — 2025
Bruce Springsteen is getting the music biopic treatment, with Jeremy Allen White playing the Grammy-winning rock star.
Like with “A Complete Unknown,” “Deliver Me From Nowhere” will focus on a key moment in his life, the creation of his “Nebraska” album in 1982. The film, directed by Scott Cooper, is based on Warren Zanes’ 2023 biography of the same name.
Jeremy Strong will play Springsteen’s manager, John Landau, and Paul Walter Hauser, Odessa Young, and Stephen Graham will play other real-life figures in the movie.
The film does not have a release date yet, but Disney said in the press release that the film will premiere in 2025.
“Hoppers” — March 6, 2026
At 2024’s D23 event, Disney’s biennial fan event, Pixar announced that Daniel Chong, the storyboard artist on “Bolt” and “Minions,” would direct a new original movie called “Hoppers.”
The film follows a young girl, Mabel (Piper Curda), who transfers her consciousness into a robot beaver to go undercover in the animal kingdom. Variety reported that Mabel will unite the animals against a real estate developer.
Essentially, it’s “Avatar” with beavers.
Jon Hamm and Bobby Moynihan will also star in the movie.
“Avengers: Doomsday” — May 1, 2026
In July 2024, Marvel announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU as the main villain of “Avengers 5,” Doctor Doom.
This will be Downey Jr.’s first Marvel project since Iron Man died in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.”
The Russo Brothers, who directed “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Endgame,” are also returning to direct the film.
You can read more about “Avengers: Doomsday” here.
“The Mandalorian and Grogu” — May 22, 2026
Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian is finally coming to the big screen, and he’s bringing Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) with him.
“The Mandalorian,” which follows a bounty hunter who finds a young alien (Grogu) and decides to raise him, is Lucasfilm’s most successful “Star Wars” Disney+ series, winning 15 Emmys across three seasons.
“The Mandalorian” showrunner Jon Favreau will direct the movie.
At D23, Disney teased the return of the Mandalorian’s iconic Razor Crest ship, which was destroyed in season two. “Star Wars: Rebels” character Zeb Orrelios will also appear in the movie.
“Toy Story 5” — June 19, 2026
“Finding Nemo” director Andrew Stanton is directing the next “Toy Story” film.
This time, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the gang compete against a digital threat for children’s attention.
Live-action “Moana” remake — July 10, 2026
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced the live-action adaptation during a prerecorded video for a shareholders meeting in April 2023.
Johnson will reprise his role from the hit 2016 movie as Maui, but the original Moana actor Auli’i Cravalho announced on Instagram she won’t reprise her role as the Disney princess.
Instead, she’ll serve as an executive producer, while Catherine Laga’aia, a 17-year-old actor, will play Moana. John Tui, Frankie Adams, and Rena Owen will play Moana’s family members.
“Ice Age 6” — December 18, 2026
In November 2024, Disney announced that “Ice Age” would be getting another sequel, which is currently in production.
Disney said some of the franchise’s main voice cast are returning, including Ray Romano and Queen Latifah, who play the mammoth couple, Manny and Ellie.
John Leguizamo and Denis Leary will return to voice sidekicks Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabretooth Tiger. And finally, Simon Pegg will voice Buck, a reckless weasel who joined the franchise in the third film.
Disney currently has 8 other untitled Disney and Marvel projects set for release in 2026.
This list does not contain 20th Century and Searchlight Pictures films.
January 16, 2026 — untitled Disney film
February 13, 2026 — untitled Marvel movie
March 27, 2026 — untitled Disney film
April 17, 2026 — untitled Disney film
August 7, 2026 — untitled Disney film
September 11, 2026 — untitled Disney film
November 6, 2026 — untitled Marvel movie
November 25, 2026 — untitled Disney animation
“Bluey: The Movie” — 2027
In December 2024, Disney and the BBC announced that “Bluey,” the hit children’s show about an anthropomorphic puppy, would be made into a theatrical movie.
The animated film will be written and directed by Joe Brumm, the creator of the show. It will continue the adventures of Bluey and his family rather than reboot the story.
“Avengers: Secret Wars” — May 7, 2027
This will be the follow-up to “Avengers: Doomsday” and will also be directed by the Russo Brothers.
“Frozen 3” — November 24, 2027
At 2024’s D23, Disney confirmed they will make a third and fourth “Frozen” movie.
Disney also revealed concept art that depicted Elsa, Anna, Olaf, and the shadow of a horned person who could be the film’s villain.
Untitled “Star Wars” film — December 17, 2027
Over the last few years, Disney has announced multiple “Star Wars” movie projects, but none have been given release dates.
This slot could be filled by Taika Waititi’s “Star Wars” movie or the start of a new “Star Wars” trilogy that revolves around Rey (Daisy Ridley) rebuilding the Jedi order.
Disney has 10 other untitled Disney, Marvel, and Pixar projects set for release in 2027.
This list does not contain 20th Century and Searchlight Pictures films.
February 12, 2027 — untitled Disney film
March 5, 2027 — untitled Disney film
April 2, 2027 — untitled Disney film
May 28, 2027 — untitled Disney film
June 18, 2027 — untitled Pixar movie
July 23, 2027 — untitled Marvel movie
August 6, 2027 — untitled Disney film
September 17, 2027 — untitled Disney film
October 8, 2027 — untitled Disney film
November 5, 2027 — untitled Marvel movie
Disney has three untitled Marvel movies coming in 2028
In October 2024, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, and Variety reported that Disney added three untitled Marvel movies to their slate on February 18, 2028, May 5, 2028, and November 10, 2028.
A representative for Disney did not immediately respond to a comment request from Business Insider.
“Coco 2” — 2029
In March, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced during the company’s annual meeting of shareholders that “Coco 2” is in the works.
The original co-directors, Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, will be returning.
The 2017 film, which grossed $814 million, featured an aspiring musician who journeyed to the land of the dead to discover why his family had banned music.
“Avatar 4” — December 21, 2029
Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña star in the “Avatar” movies. This film was pushed back from a 2026 release date.
“Avatar 5” — December 19, 2031
James Cameron had ideas for “Avatar 2” and “Avatar 3” in 2010. He originally announced “Avatar 4” in 2012, before revealing in 2015 that he also planned for a fifth film.
“Incredibles 3” — TBD
At the D23 event in 2024, Pixar announced another “Incredibles” sequel.
“Incredibles 2,” which premiered in 2018, was the highest-grossing animated film for six years until “Inside Out 2” overtook it.
Brad Bird, the director of the film series, will helm the new project.
“Monster Jam” — TBD
At 2024’s D23, Dwayne Johnson announced that he was working with Disney to produce a film about the monster truck competition known as Monster Jam.
“Blade” — TBD
Although Wesley Snipes originated the role in the 1998 movie, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali is playing the human/vampire hybrid, who protects humans from vampires, in the reboot.
Ali’s Blade was first teased in a post-credit scene of “Eternals,” but the “Blade” film has been plagued by production delays. In October 2024, Deadline, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter said it had been removed from Disney’s calendar.
A representative for Disney did not respond to a comment request from Business Insider.
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