The summer movie season may be slowing down, but there’s plenty of Walt Disney Studios movies to look forward to on the 2026 movie schedule and in the years to come. Over the summer, the company had one of the biggest movies of the season with $1 billion hot Toy Story 5 and a misfire with the live-action Moana. So, what’s next for the House of Mouse? You can take a look below and find out!
Before you continue, we should note that The Walt Disney Company also has a bunch more than you’ll see here. There’s upcoming Marvel movies like Avengers: Doomsday on the way this holiday season and more Star Wars movies like Starfighter coming next summer. Here’s a look at everything Disney has announced for the rest of this year and all the years to come.
The Dog Stars
Release Date: August 28, 2026
When Ridley Scott makes a new movie, everybody should take notice. The Dog Stars is one of the upcoming book-to-screen adaptations on the way, as it is based on a bestseller from Peter Heller. It’s a post-apocalyptic story that follows characters played by Josh Brolin and Jacob Elordi in the aftermath of a pandemic that has wiped out most life on the planet. The movie comes from Disney’s 20th Century Studios.
Whalefall
Release date: October 16, 2026
Another 20th Century Studios film, Whalefall is based on a novel by Daniel Kraus. It’s about a man scuba diving in search of his fathers remains, who is accidentally swallowed by a whale, and must find a way to escape. It stars Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, and Elisabeth Shue and is written and helmed by Brian Duffield. You can learn the story behind how it became a movie as we wait for it.
Wild Horse Nine
Release Date: November 6, 2026
Searchlight Pictures has a black comedy starring the likes of John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits and Parker Posey. It’s about two longtime CIA officers living in 1973 who get stationed in Easter Island. The movie is written and directed by In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin filmmaker Martin McDonagh. And, it’s coming out out just in time for awards season.
Hexed
Release Date: November 25, 2026
Announced during Disney’s Destination D23 event in August 2025, Hexed is an original story from Walt Disney Animation Studios. The original animated film follows a teenager named Billie and his “Type-A” mother who discover she has magical abilities. This discovery leads them to a world where magic can run free. Hailee Steinfeld plays Billie and Rashida Jones voices her mom, Alice.
Behemoth!
Release Date: December 4, 2026
Pedro Pascal already leads The Mandalorian & Grogu in the Star Wars Universe and as Mr. Fantastic in the MCU, but this is something different. Behemoth! is a drama from Searchlight Pictures that follows a prolific cellist who returns to Los Angeles to compose film scores. The movie was written and directed by Tony Gilroy, who memorably helmed Rogue One and its spinoff Andor. Behemoth! also stars Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Will Arnett and Matthew Lillard.
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Release Date: February 5, 2027
After Blue Sky Studios shut down in 2021, there was a time when more Ice Age movies seemed out of the realm of possibility. However, when it was acquired by The Walt Disney Company as part of its acquisition of 20th Century Fox that soon changed. The new movie brings back all our favorite characters from the series: Ray Romano’s Manny, John Leguizamo’s Sid, Denis Leary’s Diego, Queen Latifah’s Ellie and Simon Pegg’s “Buck” Wild.
Gatto
Release Date: March 5, 2027
The upcoming original Pixar title is set in Venice and focuses on a cat named Nero who needs to pay back a debt to a feline mob boss. This leads Nero into an unlikely partnership with a street musician. It comes from the filmmaker of Luca, Enrico Casarosa. It stars Mark Ruffalo as the leading kitty, who was pitched on the movie after the filmmakers noticed his love for cats on Instagram. You can check out the first Gatto trailer as we wait for it.
Monitor
Release Date: April 30, 2027
Searchlight Pictures is known for snatching up buzzy movies at film festivals, and they did so at the 2026’s SXSW with Monitor. It’s a horror film by new Texas-based filmmakers Matt Black and Ryan Polly. Monitor follows a group of internet content moderators who accidentally unleash a demonic entity across their screens and beyond.
Beach Read
Release Date: May 7, 2027
Emily Henry has become a formidable name in romance novels, and now she’s got a bunch of adaptations of her books on the way. The next one (after Netflix’s People We Meet On Vacation) is for Beach Read from 20th Century Studios. The rom-com is about a romance novelist named January Andrews who is spending her summer in her late father’s old beach house. There, she runs into her former college rival, an acclaimed literary fiction author, Augustus Everett. As they both admit to be struggling with writer’s block, they decide to challenge each other to write a novel in the other’s specialty genre. Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor will be playing January and Patrick Schwarzenegger will be Everett.
Bluey
Release Date: August 6, 2027
Bluey, the Australian animated kids show, has proven to be a hit for all ages and is regularly among the most-watched shows on Disney+. Disney will also distribute a feature-length Bluey movie in 2027 directed by the show’s creator Joe Brumm and giving the show’s beloved characters a big-screen debut.
The Simpsons Movie 2
Release Date: September 3, 2027
20 years after their last big screen endeavor The Simpsons will once again hit the big screen thanks to Disney’s 20th Century Studios. We don’t have many details about the plot of this one yet.
Frozen III
Release Date: November 24, 2027
Frozen is too big of a phenomenon to not receive another sequel, and it’s on the way for next fall. We know the third movie will feature Anna and Kristoff having a royal wedding. Plus, a mysterious adventure will once again have Elsa using her magical abilities to save her family and kingdom. The Frozen 3 release date for November 2027. Jennifer Lee previously confirmed that the story will probably require two movies, though when we’ll see the second one has yet to be officially announced.
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Release Date: February 18, 2028
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Lilo & Stitch 2
Release Date: May 26, 2028
The sequel to the live action Lilo & Stitch was announced quickly after the first film's success, and the release date has already been set, indicating this movie is on the fast track. We expect to see Maia Kealoha’s Lilo, Sydney Agudong’s Nani. The voice of Stitch, Chris Sanders is not only back as Experiment 626, he’ll also direct after co-writing/directing the original movie. Further details about the sequel are currently under wraps.
Incredibles 3
Release Date: June 16, 2028
Officially announced as being in development at D23 2024, Incredibles 3 has a summer release date which places its release at exactly a decade since the last one came out. Life moves as fast as Dash does! The movie is being penned and produced by Brad Bird, but this time he’s moving aside and leaving directing duties to Elemental’s Peter Sohn.
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Release Date: November 10, 2028
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Release Date: February 16, 2029
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Release Date: March 9, 2029
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Release Date: May 25, 2029
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Release Date: June 15, 2029
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Release Date: August 3, 2029
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Release Date: October 5, 2029
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Release Date: November 9, 2029
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Untitled Pixar Movie
Release Date: November 21, 2029
As of now, the movie set for this date is officially untitled, but since we know Coco 2 is in development, and the original film was also a November release, it's a safe bet that the movie is at least planned to go here.
Avatar 4
Release Date: December 21, 2029
James Cameron has said that parts of Avatar 4 were filmed alongside Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar: Fire and Ash, but another massive production will need to get underway to finish out the five-movie cycle. Cameron had hinted the last two films may not actually happen, but thus far, we still expect them.
Avatar 5
Release Date: December 19, 2031
The final Avatar movie will finally arrive in 2031, assuming there are no more delays, or plans change for James Cameron.
Recent Releases
Are you looking for a recently released Walt Disney Company movie that already came out that you may have missed? Check out how you can watch the latest movies that came out within the past year below:
Now In Theaters
Moana
Toy Story 5 (arriving on Digital on August 18 & Blu-Ray on September 22)
Now Streaming On Disney+
The Devil Wears Prada
Orangutan
Hoppers
Now Streaming On Hulu
The Devil Wears Prada
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
In The Blink Of An Eye
Psycho Killer
Available To Buy/Rent
The Mandalorian & Grogu
