Disney has set the discharge dates for a few of its greatest tentpole motion pictures for 2025 and 2026, together with its new “Star Wars” movie, a fifth “Toy Story,” and “Tron: Ares.”
“The Mandalorian & Grogu,” the spinoff from the Disney+ collection “The Mandalorian” starring Pedro Pascal, will hit theaters Could 22, 2026. “Toy Story 5” will open in theaters on June 19, 2026, and “Tron: Ares,” the third “Tron” film that can star Jared Leto, will open October 10, 2025.
Disney additionally delayed the discharge of its live-action “Moana” with Dwayne Johnson to make room for the looming launch of the animated “Moana 2” on the finish of this yr. The live-action “Moana” will now open in theaters July 10, 2026, delayed from June 2025.
Disney additionally delayed the discharge of “The Novice,” a twentieth Century Studios title starring Caitriona Balfe. That film was meant to open on November 8, 2024 however will now open April 11, 2025. Disney and Searchlight Footage additionally introduced earlier this morning that “Nightbitch” starring Amy Adams will open December 6, 2024.
Jon Favreau is directing the “Mandalorian & Grogu” film, which is the primary “Star Wars” function since “The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019. There have been begins and stops with varied “Star Wars” motion pictures that by no means bought off the bottom, so the hope is {that a} function that extends the favored collection will likely be first begin. Others within the works embody a movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and one other from James Mangold. Obaid-Chinoy would be the first feminine filmmaker to direct a “Star Wars” film with the upcoming sequel to “The Rise of Skywalker” marking Daisy Ridley’s return as Rey. It hasn’t been determined but, however a kind of will likely be launched December 18, 2026, and the opposite will hit theaters Dec. 17, 2027.
Little is understood about “Toy Story 5,” however Disney CEO Bob Iger introduced the sequel again in early 2023 alongside a 3rd and fourth “Frozen” film and a “Zootopia” sequel. Pixar has “Inside Out 2” arriving this summer season on July 14 and its unique movie “Elio” approaching June 13, 2025.
“Tron: Ares” is directed by Joachim Rønning and is the follow-up to “Tron: Legacy” from 2010. The brand new sequel stars Jared Leto, who performs the pc program Ares as he makes an attempt to maneuver from the digital world to the human one. Sean Bailey, who this yr exited as Disney’s live-action movie chief after 15 years, remains to be producing that movie, as he did with “Tron: Legacy.”
Disney ought to have extra updates to share on these titles and its different upcoming releases when CinemaCon kicks off subsequent week in Las Vegas.