Following a stellar 2025 for Disney that saw not 1, not 2, but 3 – billion-dollar films (Lilo & Stitch, Zootopia 2, Avatar: Fire and Ash) the studio is looking to go bigger in 2026. So here is a peek at what is coming to theaters from Disney.

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Releasing: January 30

Starring: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, Bruce Campbell

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it’s a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Psycho Killer

Releasing: February 20

Starring: Dutchess Cayetano, Malcolm McDowell, Georgina Campbell, David Tomlinson

Directed by: Gavin Polone

A police officer tracks a killer after her husband, a highway patrolman, becomes one of his victims.

Hoppers

Releasing: March 6

Starring: Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Dave Franco, Meryl Streep

Directed by: Daniel Chong

A 19-year-old animal lover uses technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver to uncover mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.

Ready or Not Here I Come

Releasing: March 27

Starring: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Sarah Michelle Gellar

Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all.

The Devil Wears Prada 2

Releasing: May 1

Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Lady Gaga, Sydney Sweeney, Kenneth Branagh, Justin Therioux

Directed by: David Frankel

Follows Miranda Priestly’s struggle against Emily Charlton, her former assistant turned rival executive, as they compete for advertising revenue amidst declining print media while Miranda nears retirement.

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Releasing: May 22

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Blum

Directed by: Jon Favreau

Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

Toy Story 5

Releasing: June 19

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Greta Lee, Ernie Hudson, Tony Hale, Conan O’Brien, Blake Clark

Directed by: Andrew Stanton

Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they’re introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime.

Moana

Releasing: July 10

Starring: Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Rena Owen, Alan Tudyk

Directed by: Thomas Kail

If you’ve seen the 2016 animated hit then you know what this is about but just in case you too live on an a remote island, in ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out Maui to set things right.

Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers

Releasing: August 7

Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Brian Cox, Kevin Hefferman, Chase Crawford, Hannah Simone, Lisa Gilroy

Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar

The Dog Stars

Releasing: August 28

Starring: Josh Brolin, Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Benedict Wong

Directed by: Ridley Scott

In a post-apocalyptic world, a virus wipes out humanity. Survivors face roaming scavengers called Reapers. Protagonist Hig, a pilot, survived the flu but lost his wife.

Whalefall

Releasing: October 16

Starring: Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, Jane Levy, Austin Abrams

Directed by: Brian Duffield

Follows a scuba diver who, while looking for his father’s remains, is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has just one hour to get out before his oxygen runs out.

Hexed

Releasing: November 25

Starring: Full cast undisclosed but Frank Welker, CeeLo Green amongst voice cast

Directed by: Jason Hand, Josie Trinidad

An awkward teen and his Type-A mother learn his peculiarities might be magical powers, transforming their lives and revealing a hidden magical realm.

Avengers: Doomsday

Releasing: December 18

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, and Robert Downey Jr.

Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Fourteen months after the events of Thunderbolts*, the Avengers, Wakandans, Fantastic Four, New Avengers, and the “original” X-Men team up to face Doctor Doom.

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Releasing: Late 2026

Starring: Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza González, Jimmy Tatro, Keith David, Emily Hampshire, Arturo Castro, Lewis Tan and Ben Schwartz

Directed by: BenDavid Grabinski

A buddy action comedy that develops in the underworld of criminals.o

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