The Lion King, Toy Story 5: here are the dates of the next Disney and Pixar releases

Losing momentum last year, Disney hopes to recover with its new release schedule. Objective: to focus on characters and licenses that already have been used. proven in the past. The recent release of Vice-Versa 2seems to indicate that the strategy employed by Bob Iger is the right one, since the film exceeded its expectations. billion dollars in box office revenue after its third weekend in theaters. A first for 2024. Behind, the firm with big ears plans to rely on its sure values ​​to redress the bar. Here are the next Disney and Pixar releases this year, until 2026.

VAIANA 2 – NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Following the critical and public success of the first part (and thanks to a nice score at the box office), Disney ordered a sequel to Vaiana. This sequel also focuses on highlighting Polynesian culture and showing“how the Pacific Islands are connected to each other by the ocean” in the words of co-director David Derrick Jr. is scheduled for November 27.< /p>

After receiving an unexpected call from her ancestors, Moana, accompanied by Maui and an improbable new crew of sailors, sets out on a journey that will lead her to the dangerous waters of the far reaches of the oceans of Oceania to experience an adventure like never before.

MUFASA: THE LION KING – DECEMBER 18, 2024

An end to the year with a bang for the firm with big ears. A few weeks after Moana 2, Disney will release the Lion King spin-off in theatersin live-action, centered on on Mufasa, Simba's father. In this new film mixing real shots and photorealistic computer graphics images,the King of the Savanna will meet Scar, the big bad guy from the animated classic released in 1994, under the name Taka. On the program, numerous flashbacks to Mufasa's childhood, told by the monkey Rafiki to Kiara, Simba's daughter. Directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight),Mufasa: The Lion Kingis written by Jeff Nathanson, at who wrote the screenplays for Catch Me If You Can and Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge.

Rafiki wants to transmit to agrave; the young lioness Kiara – the daughter of Simba and Nala – the legend of Mufasa. He will be helped in this by Timon and Pumbaa, whose shocking formulas are now well known.

< h2>ELIO – JUNE 18, 2025

After having been delay due to the writers' strike which took place in Hollywood,Eliowas rejected &àgrave; summer 2025 to make way for Vice-Versa 2 (the film thanked himwith a subtle easter eggs). In the film, Elio Solis, an eleven-year-old boy who cannot achieve his goals. integrate, finds himself transported &àgrave; across the galaxy to the Communiverse and mistaken for the intergalactic ambassador of our planet Earth, after making contact with extraterrestrials. The 28th production from Pixar Studios will be directed by Adrian Molina, (writer and co-director of Coco).

ZOOTOPIE 2 – NOVEMBER 26, 2025 (FILM RELEASE DATE IN THE UNITED STATES)

Almost 10 years after the release of the first opus, < em>Zootopia 2begins at Point to the tip of your nose. After having exceeded billion dollars in 2016, and collected the Oscar for best animated film, Disney and Pixar hope to do at least as well with one of its most lucrative licenses. Although little is known about the plot of the film, the narration should be kept up to date. Once again follow the adventures of policewoman Judy Hopps and her new partner Nick Wilde.“It was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life, to be honest. I know that the next film will be on another level, as good, if not better. We are very excited,” promises producer Brad Simonen.