Disney Shifts Release Dates for 3 Movies Coming Soon

As 2025 comes to a wrap, it’s time to look ahead to 2026 and beyond to see what the Walt Disney Company has in store!

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It’s no secret that Disney is poised for a couple of huge years at the box office. With movies like Toy Story 5, Avengers: Doomsday, and Frozen 3 on their upcoming slate, Disney movies in the coming years are exciting. However, some changes have been made to their upcoming movie schedule!

Before 2025 closes out, Disney has announced that they made some date shifts to movies planned to come out next year and beyond. Some movies are getting pushed back, while other movies are coming to theatres a little sooner. Let’s take a look at all the movies and their new dates!

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

Originally planned to release on April 10th, 2026, Searchlight’s Ready or Not 2: Here I Come has officially been moved up to March 27th, 2026. It looks like Disney is demonstrating a lot of confidence in the horror sequel. The highly-anticipated sequel will now be coming out in that pre-Easter window, and will be competing in the box office against Warner Bros. horror movie They Will Kill You.

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Dog Stars

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi thriller, Dog Stars, has been pushed back — moving from March 27th, 2026, to the summer on August 28th, 2026. The movie stars Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, Marg. Hig, played by Jacob Elordi, is a pilot who survived the flu but lost his wife. There isn’t much else released on this movie, and no trailer, but it sounds intriguing!

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Gatto

Lastly, Pixar’s Italian-set movie, Gatto, about a black cat named Nero, is getting pushed up as well. It was originally scheduled for June 18th, 2027, but has now been moved to March 5th, 2027. The Pixar movie is going to be directed by Enrico Casarosa.

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Disney is going to have a big year in 2026, with highly anticipated movies like Avengers: Doomsday, Toy Story 5, Hoppers, Moana live-action, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

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Also, it looks like the untitled Disney projects have made RSVP’s on the calendar, filling in September 11th and November 6th in 2026, according to Deadline. There was also an untitled Disney movie slated for March 5th, 2027, but that has now been shifted to June 18th, 2027.

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We’ve got a couple of good years for Disney movies approaching, and we can’t wait to watch them all. Make sure to stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog so you can get all the latest movie news and updates next year!

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