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What a show! The Walt Disney Company pulled out all the stops and not once did they let up! Fans everywhere are hyped with anticipation for all the new projects coming from the mouse house! 10 MCU shows, 10 Star Wars shows, 15 Disney/Pixar shows, and features all coming to Disney+! New Marvel Studios films! New Star Wars movies! The whole kitten caboodle! So just in case, you may have missed some things during the presentation here’s a list of everything that was presented during yesterday’s Disney investor’s meeting!
Walt Disney Animation Studios/Walt Disney Studios
Let’s start off with Disney’s animation news! Their 59th animated feature filmRaya and the Last Dragonwill be coming to theaters on March 5th. Along with that comes a “Premier Access” option on Disney+. We also get a look at some of their new characters which you’re able to look at by clickinghere! The movie will be Disney’s first animated film to feature a Southeast Asian lead in a Southeast Asian inspired world! The movie stars Kelly Marie Tran as the voice of Raya and Awkwafina as the voice of Disney’s newest dragon, Sisu.
Next, we get a little tease of Disney’s 60th, that’s right Disney’s 60th animated feature filmEncanto!Can’t wait to hear more details on this!
This Fall, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new film Encanto takes you to Colombia, where a magical family live in a magical home. Directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, co-directed and co-written by Charise Castro Smith, and music written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.pic.twitter.com/bdxag3SzPv
— Disney Animation (@DisneyAnimation)July 15, 2025
This news is certainly going to excite a lot of Disney animation fans!
JUST ANNOUNCED: Disney Animation’s first-ever original animated series on#DisneyPlus: Baymax!, Zootopia+, and Tiana are coming in 2022, and Moana, the series, in 2023.pic.twitter.com/KTiAsjj4MB
Something about this just screams Wakanda but I cannot wait!
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Disney Animation and Pan-African entertainment company Kugali will team up to create an all-new, science fiction series coming to#DisneyPlusin 2022: Iwájú. Check out a first look at visual development art from the series.pic.twitter.com/9iuWFDr61T
Now onto the live-action department! For Disney+, we’ll be getting some long-awaited sequels that I’m sure Disney nerds everywhere are pretty happy about! First up isHocus Pocus 2! The sequel to the cult Halloween movie will be putting a spell on the streaming service. The original witchy trio Bette Middler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy are set to return!
Next is the long-awaited sequel toEnchanted! Amy Adams is set to return as Princess Giselle and EGOT winner Alan Menken will be writing new songs for the Disney+ feature! No release date hasn’t been picked yet.
Now here’s a project that sounds crazy on paper but actually sounds like it could be entertaining! A CGI/live-action hybrid take on the classic Disney Afternoon series,Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangerswill make its way onto Disney+. John Mulaney and Andy Samberg are set to be the new voices for Chip N’ Dale. Seth Rogen will also in the cast but no clue on what kind of character he’ll play. The project will be directed by Akiva Schaffer.
Other live-action movies that will be going directly to Disney+ are a superpowered family comedy calledFlora and Ulysses,three new original movies inspired by the real-life stories of Chris Paul, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Keanon Lowe, Robert Zemeckis’ live-action take onPinocchiostarring Tom Hanks, and David Lowery’s live-action adaptation ofPeter Pan & Wendy.
For the big screen, Disney will release their live-action version ofThe Little Mermaid.The movie will be directed by Rob Marshall. This new adaptation will feature music from the animated original & new music by Alan Menken & Lin-Manuel Miranda. I’m curious what they will do with this.
Disney+ Original Series
With the second season ofThe Mandalorianabout to wrap up, Disney will be releasing a bunch of new shows the whole family will enjoy! There is a batch of new projects coming like for instancePercy Jackson and the Olympians! No date has been given but it is awesome that author Rick Riordan will be involved!
Other shows that are in development are a series onSwiss Family Robinson, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Turner & Hoochstarring Josh Peck, Big Shot, The Mysterious Benedict Society,and a prequel series on the live-actionBeauty and the Beastmovie starring Luke Evans and Josh Gad.
Pixar Animation Studios
Disney/Pixar’sSoulwill debut on Disney+ this Christmas Day. I am sad that this won’t have a theatrical run but I’m happy to have this to watch around the holiday season. Besides theMonsters. Inc.spin-off seriesMonsters At Work,Pixar will release three new shows! The first is anUpseries focused on one of the best good boys in animation, Dug. The series will be calledDug Daysand the show will follow Dug as he discovers the dangers of suburbia like puppies, fireworks, and… SQUIRRELS!!Dug Dayswill premiere on Disney+ in Fall 2021.
A spin-off show onCarswill follow Lightning McQueen and Mater on a road trip across the country. Featuring new characters, old friends, and imaginative destinations the series will be coming to Disney+ in Fall 2022.
Finally, for Pixar’s third show they’ll release an original series calledWin or Lose.The show follows a middle school softball team in the week leading up to their championship game, each episode is told from the perspective of a different character.
Now here’s what their next three original movies will be! First up is the 23rd animated filmLuca.The movie is a celebration of the friendship between a boy named Luca and his best friend Alberto during their unforgettable summer. It’s slated to be released in June 2021.
Next, is their 24th film calledTurning Red.Directed by the Academy Award winner ofBao,Domee Shi, the movie follows a girl named Mei who experiences the awkwardness of being a teenager, with an added twist: when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda. The movie will be released on July 09, 2025.
Lastly, is Pixar’s 25th movie on one of their most iconic characters, Buzz Lightyear! Well, not exactly the Buzz Lightyear you know and love. The movie is set to have a definitive origin story of the hero that inspired the toy! Voicing the title character will be Captain America himself, Chris Evans!Lightyearwill blast its way into theaters on July 19, 2025!
https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/1337196649903435776?s=20
Lucasfilm/Star Wars
Let’s start off with the non-StarWarsnews. Tomi Adeyemi’sNew York Timesbestselling novelChildren of Blood & Boneis being adapted into live-action. The story will center around a young African girl’s heart-racing quest to restore magic to her forsaken people, the Maji. Lucasfilm will partner with 20thCentury Studios on this coming-of-age adventure.
A sequel Disney+ series onWillowwill be set decades after Ron Howard’s 1988 movie, continuing the spirit of adventure, heroics, and humor of the original film. Warwick Davis will return in the role of the great sorcerer, Willow Ufgood, with Jon Chu directing the pilot.Willowbegins shooting next March in Wales and will debut on Disney+ in 2022.
Star Warsfans are eating well with all this new content coming! First up is the series we exclusively revealed a few months agoStar Wars: Ahsokastarring Rosario Dawson! Another series that’s in the works isStar Wars: Rangers of the New Republic.Both of these projects will be helmed by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. As you can look below here’s what else will be appearing in the coming years!
TheObi-Wanseries will see the return of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader! On the movie side,Wonder Womandirector Patty Jenkins will be working on a new film project calledStar Wars: Rogue Squadron! Taika Waititi is also working on his upcomingStar Warsmovie. The third season ofThe Mandalorianwill begin on Christmas in 2021.
Marvel Studios
Lot’s of great things are happening over for Phase 4 and beyond! MCUSpider-Mandirector Jon Watts will helm the Fantastic 4 and I honestly can’t wait to hear more news on that especially the cast! For the thirdAnt-Manouting,Pokemon: Detective PikachuandFreakyactress Kathryn Newton joins the cast as Cassie Lang. She’ll be replacing Emma Fuhrmann. Christian Bale will be playing Gorr the God Butcher inThor: Love and Thunder.
Both Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris join Brie Larson in the secondCaptain Marvelmovie. The role of Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther won’t be recast as Ryan Coogler will explore the characters introduced in the first movie and more of Wakanda. Xochitl Gomez has officially been announced to play America Chavez inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Feige has mentioned saying that we should hear someBladeannouncements in the near future. Finally, the cast ofShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringshas been revealed!
Now let us get to the Disney+ side! While most of these projects will be for Phase 4, Feige has laid out the groundwork for a few sweet projects in Phase 5! First off is anIronheartseries with Dominique Thorne as the genius inventor Riri Williams. The Nick Fury based series will officially be aSecret Invasionshow. War Machine will get his chance to shine inArmor Wars.James Gunn will direct and produce aGuardians of the Galaxyholiday special before doing Vol.3. Abomination and Hulk will make appearances inShe-Hulkand some other MCU faces as well.
We also get new trailers forWandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, and What If…?! To wrap things up, Disney and Marvel Studios released a sizzle reel for the upcoming Disney+ showMs. Marvel!
Ms. Marvel, a newer character to Marvel comics has grabbed the world’s imagination and we are excited to announce Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan.
Ms. Marvel, an Original Series from Marvel Studios, is coming late 2021 to#DisneyPlus.pic.twitter.com/ArHe8vMCXd
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios)July 01, 2025
Whew, that’s a lot to take in! I probably missed some things on here but man oh man Disney is stacked for these next few years! Tell us what project are you looking forward to the most?!
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Devin Colson
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I’m a huge geek when it comes to things like Marvel/DC, Star Wars, anime, etc. Bit of a movie buff. Disney kid at heart.
