Big news ahead of CinemaCon for Disney — and they’re not showing off their presentation until the last day of the exhibitor and studio love-in on April 11.
In big 2026 news, Jon Favreau’s big screen version of The Mandalorian — The Mandalorian & Grogu— is the updated Star Wars title on May 22, 2026. Star Wars films on a theatrical release calendar far far away use to release around Memorial Day weekend. The last one to do so was Solo: A Star Wars Story. No rival wide releases on Mando‘s date.
Toy Story 5 is the title of the untitled Pixar movie on June 19, 2026. Warner Bros/New Line also have this date on hold for an untitled release.
The live action version of Moana, impacted by the Thanksgiving release this year of Moana 2, will hulla- dance its way from June 27, 2025 to July 10, 2026. No competitive releases on that date.
Tron Ares, produced by former Disney live-action movie president Sean Bailey, is filling the space that Disney RSVP’ed for an untitled movie on Oct. 10, 2025. Paramount has an Aang Avatar animated movie on this date.
The 20th Century Studios Rami Malek thriller, The Amateur, keeps getting kicked around the calendar, it’s moving from Nov. 8, 2024 this year to April 11, 2025. Universal is planning to put an event film on Amateur‘s new weekend.
As previously announced today, the Marielle Heller horror comedy from Annapurna Pictures, and starring Amy Adams —Nightbitch– is opening limited on Dec. 6 this year from Searchlight.