D23 has come and gone yet again, and the Mouse House proved to be as busy as ever as it showed off its plans for television, theme parks, and—the longtime bread and butter of the media giant—movies. 3f5y2v

From Star Wars, to beloved franchises, to totally new films, to whatever the hell Dwayne Johnson is up to, here are all the film-centric announcements and reveals that reared their heads at D23 2024.

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The sequel fare took up most of D23’s film spotlight, but with announcements like Toy Story 5 and The Incredibles 3 among those ranks, even the most ruthless proponent of originality can’t be disappointed.

Incredibles 3 was the biggest reveal, as this is the first we’re hearing about the film’s existence. Toy Story 5, meanwhile, named its director in Andrew Stanton, who gifted us Wall-E and Finding Nemo in the past. Other details on this unprecedented fifth entry in this unprecedentedly successful animated franchise include 50 rogue Buzz Lightyears and electronic toys as plot elements, and a Summer 2026 release date.

Elsewhere, Moana 2 (releasing Nov. 27 later this year), Zootopia 2 (releasing Nov. 26, 2025), and Frozen 3 (releasing 2027) had trailers, clips, and concept art to show off, respectively.

Disney’s not finished with their live-action remake venture by a long shot. Beyond getting our first look at live-action Stitch from the incoming Lilo & Stitch live-action remake (due in Summer 2025), we were also given trailers for the Rachel Zegler-led Snow White (March 21, 2025), and Mufasa: The Lion King (Dec. 20 later this year), the latter of which will be a completely new story set before the events of The Lion King.

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The award for the most out-of-left-field film announcement at D23 went to Dwayne Johnson, who revealed that he’s working together with Disney on a live-action Monster Jam movie. According to the movie star/khaki enthusiast, this “immersive” film will be told “from the POV of these incredible monster trucks. Eccentric and crazy drivers.”

It’s not immediately clear if this will be a narrative feature or a documentary, so we’ll just have to wait and see what Johnson’s cooking here.

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The third entry in James Cameron’s box office-busting Avatar series had its title revealed as Avatar: Fire and Ash. We already knew that we would be introduced to an antagonistic, fire-based Na’vi clan, but no other details beyond some concept art were released at the event.

Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Disney isn’t just about remakes and sequels and brands; thanks to Pixar, the Mouse House had some updates on the original film front, including the first-ever reveal of Hoppers. Starring Jon Hamm, Bobby Moynihan, and Piper Curda, Hoppers follows Mabel, a young girl who can transfer her mind into a robotic beaver; an ability she uses to see what animal life is like. She later unites with a plethora of woodland creatures, including a high-ranking beaver named King George, to help protect their home from a real estate developer. Hoppers hits theaters in spring 2026.

Elio, meanwhile, got a D23-exclusive trailer as it prepares to hit theaters next summer on June 13, 2025. The sci-fi flick was originally supposed to release on March 1 earlier this year, but a change in leadership on multiple Pixar projects coupled with the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike saw it get delayed.

The Filoni era of Star Wars is set to hit the big screen for the first time on May 22, 2026 with The Mandalorian & Grogu. Footage at the event showed off Grogu in his own suit of Mandalorian Beskar armor, which will surely do wonders for Disney’s merchandizing profits.

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Somehow, Hoppers wasn’t the biggest bodyswap-adjacent film announcement of the event. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, stars of 2003’s Freaky Friday, revealed the sequel’s title as Freakier Friday alongside some set photos featuring the duo. Freakier Friday releases in 2025.

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And, of course, the announcement that no one was queuing up for but still managed to be one of the most epic of the evening; Tron: Ares not only got some event-exclusive footage featuring the eponymous new antagonist, but it was also revealed that the film’s soundtrack would be composed by none other than Nine Inch Nails. Now, Tron may not exactly be known as a “strength to strength” franchise, but going from Daft Punk to Nine Inch Nails is a statement and a half.

Tron: Ares hits theaters on Oct. 10, 2025.

The Walt Disney Company’s CEO Bib Igor has announced that not one, not two, but three sequels are on the horizon for the House of Mouse, arriving in the form of Frozen 3, Zootopia 2, and Toy Story 5.

The announcement was made during the company’s first-quarter earnings call, according to The Wrap, offering little more in the way of details beyond the return of our favorite royal sisters, the loveable anthropomorphic mammals, and the iconic talking toys.

Frozen 3 was previously believed to be off the table after co-director Jennifer Lee announced in 2019 that she felt “very done” with the series, according to Deadline. However, because Frozen and Frozen 2 made a combined box office revenue of nearly $2.75 billion, it’s clear the company hopes to push the needle even further. Plot details and a release date for the threequel have not been provided yet. 

Another billion-dollar movie, Zootopia’s sequel has been looming on the horizon for several years following its 2016 release. However, with no confirmation to fall back on, many believed the project had been scrapped. Clearly, Disney was not ready to say goodbye. 

Toy Story 5 will continue Disney’s trend of greenlighting billion-dollar sequels, as its four previous installments totaled a combined $3.03 billion at the global box office. Toy Story 4 even won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and currently ranks directly underneath Frozen and Incredibles 2 as Disney’s most successful animated movie. 

These three Oscar-winning and nominated movies mark just one of many changes Iger has made since his return to the position of CEO, a position he previously held from 2005 to 2020 before returning again in 2022 after his appointed successor Bob Chapek unexpectedly stepped down from the position in Nov.

During the company’s  first-quarter earnings call, Igor said, “We’ll have more to share about these productions soon, but this is a great example of how we’re leaning into our unrivaled brands and franchises.”

Officer Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are coming back to the big screen, as according to our sources, Zootopia 2 is currently in development at Disney. The sequel to the beloved animated film will be aiming to bring back as much of the talented voice cast as it can, too, including Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman. Plot details, meanwhile, haven’t surfaced just yet, but this scoop comes to us from the same source who relayed that Aladdin 2 would be happening long before the official news broke, so we have no reason to doubt it. After all, Zootopia was a smash hit when it debuted back in 2016, garnering tons of praise from critics and fans alike. The film went on to win several awards over the next year, including the coveted Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The flick shattered box office records in several countries, too, and ultimately wound up earning over $1 billion worldwide. When all was said and done, the movie unexpectedly became the fourth-highest-grossing feature of 2016 and the 34th-highest-grossing film of all-time. Zootopia was also the fourth animated pic to $1 billion in global box office history and was Walt Disney Animation Studios’ highest-grossing project since Frozen captivated audiences in 2013.