By Zach Johnson
After kicking off with the record-setting success of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame, The Walt Disney Studios’ 2019 summer slate continues with Disney’s Aladdin May 24, Fox’s Dark Phoenix June 7, Pixar’s Toy Story 4 June 21, Fox’s Stuber July 12, and Disney’s The Lion King July 19. Fox 2000’s The Art of Racing in the Rain moves up to August 9, and Fox Searchlight’s Ready or Not will be released August 23.
The Studios’ 2019 slate rounds out with Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil October 18, followed by Fox’s Ford V. Ferrari November 15, Disney Animation’s Frozen 2 November 22, Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker December 20, and Blue Sky Studios’ Spies in Disguise, moving from September 13 to Christmas. Early 2020 titles include Fox’s Underwater January 10 and The Call of the Wild February 21, followed by Pixar’s Onward March 6. In 2021, Disney Animation’s Raya and the Last Dragon will open in March and Fox’s West Side Story adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg, will open in December.
The updated calendar also sets release dates for major franchises Avatar and Star Wars. With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker bringing the original Skywalker Saga to its conclusion in 2019, three new as-yet-untitled Star Wars films will release on the pre-Christmas weekend every other year beginning in 2023. Four more Avatar films, expanding the vibrant world of Pandora, will be released on the pre-Christmas weekend every other year beginning in 2022.
“We’re excited to put in place a robust and diverse slate that lays the foundation of our long-term strategy, bringing together a breadth of films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Fox, Fox Searchlight, and Blue Sky Studios to create an extraordinary collection of cinematic experiences for audiences around the world,” said Cathleen Taff, President, Theatrical Distribution, Franchise Management, and Business & Audience Insights, The Walt Disney Studios. “With a strong summer already in place, we are eager to carry that momentum forward over the coming years thanks to a creative wellspring of bold and imaginative stories coming from our world-class studios—including several new chapters of two revered franchises, Avatar and Star Wars.”
Here is the complete Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release Schedule:
2019 Films
05/10/19: Tolkien (Searchlight)
05/24/19: Aladdin (Disney)
06/07/19: Dark Phoenix (20th Century)
06/21/19: Toy Story 4 (Disney)
07/12/19: Stuber (20th Century)
07/19/19: The Lion King (Disney)
08/09/19: The Art of Racing in the Rain (20th Century)
08/23/19: Ready or Not (Searchlight)
09/20/19: Ad Astra (20th Century)
10/18/19: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Disney)
11/15/19: Ford v. Ferrari (20th Century)
11/22/19: Frozen 2 (Disney)
12/20/19: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Disney)
12/25/19: Spies in Disguise (20th Century)
2020 Films
01/10/20: Underwater (20th Century)
02/21/20: The Call of the Wild (20th Century)
02/28/20: Wendy (Searchlight)
03/06/20: Onward (Disney)
07/03/20: Hamilton (Disney)
08/21/20: The One and Only Ivan (Disney)
08/28/20: The New Mutants (20th Century)
09/04/20: Mulan (Disney)
10/23/20: The Empty Man (20th Century)
11/20/20: Soul (Disney)
12/04:20: Nomadland (Searchlight)
12/11/20: Free Guy (20th Century)
12/18/20: Death on the Nile (20th Century)
2021 Films
01/22/21: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (20th Century)
02/12/21: The King’s Man (20th Century)
02/19/21: Antlers (Searchlight)
03/12/21: Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney)
04/09/21: Bob’s Burgers (20th Century)
04/23/21: Ron’s Gone Wrong (20th Century)
05/07/21: Black Widow (Disney)
05/28/21: Cruella (Disney)
06/18/21: Luca (Disney)
07/09/21: Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Disney)
07/30/21: Jungle Cruise (Disney)
08/13/21: Deep Water (20th Century)
08/27/21: The Beatles: Get Back (Disney)
09/10/21: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
10/15/21: The Last Duel (20th Century)
11/05/21: Eternals (Disney)
11/24/21: Untitled Disney Animation (Disney)
12/03/21: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
12/10/21: West Side Story (20th Century)
12/17/21: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
2022 Films
01/07/22: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
01/14/22: Nimona (20th Century)
02/11/22: Thor: Love and Thunder (Disney)
03/11/22: Untitled Pixar Animation (Disney)
03/25/22: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Disney)
04/08/22: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
05/06/22: Black Panther 2 (Disney)
05/27/22: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
06/10/22: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
06/17/22: Untitled Pixar Animation (Disney)
07/08/22: Captain Marvel 2 (Disney)
07/29/22: Untitled Indiana Jones (Disney)
08/12/22: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
09/16/22: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
10/07/22: Untitled Marvel (Disney)
10/21/22: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
11/04/22: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
11/11/22: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
11/23/22: Untitled Disney Animation (Disney)
12/16/22: Avatar 2 (20th Century)
12/23/22: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
2023 Films
01/03/23: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
02/17/23: Untitled Marvel (Disney)
03/10/23: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
03/24/23: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
05/05/23: Untitled Marvel (20th Century)
05/26/23: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
06/09/23: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
06/16/23: Untitled Pixar Animation (Disney)
07/14/23: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
07/28/23: Untitled Marvel (Disney)
08/11/23: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
09/15/23: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
10/06/23: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
10/20/23: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
11/03/23: Untitled Marvel (Disney)
11/10/23: Untitled 20th Century (20th Century)
11/22/23: Untitled Disney Animation (Disney)
12/15/23: Untitled Disney Live Action (Disney)
12/22/23: Untitled Star Wars (Disney)
2024 Films
12/20/24: Avatar 3 (20th Century)
2025 Films
12/19/25: Untitled Star Wars (Disney)
2026 Films
12/18/26: Avatar 4 (20th Century)
2027 Films
12/17/27: Untitled Star Wars (Disney)