Disney is making some changes to its release schedule, dating a couple of high profile, filmmaker-driven titles and bumping back its upcoming Pixar film.
Pixar’s “Elio,” about a little boy who dreams of getting abducted by aliens, moves from June 13, 2025 to June 20, 2025, likely to avoid Universal’s live-action “How to Train Your Dragon,” which is also dated for June 13. (“How to Train Your Dragon” is coming off a buzzy Super Bowl spot.)
James L. Brooks’ “Ella McCay,” starring Emma Mackey in the title role of a young politician taking over as governor of her state, has been given a Sept. 19, 2025 date courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Additionally, Sam Raimi’s “Send Help,” another 20th Century title, has been given a Jan. 30, 2026, date. That film stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien and is a thriller set on an island, where survivors of a plane crash struggle to stay alive.
In a more nebulous realm, an untitled Disney project, earmarked for Sept. 12, 2025, has been removed from the schedule. Another untitled Disney project has been slotted for October 24, 2025, while a previously dated untitled Disney project, meant for January 16, 2026, has been removed from the calendar.
Disney just released Marvel Studios’ iffy “Captain America: Brave New World,” and has a robust 2025 slate that includes a live-action “Snow White” remake (March 21); a thriller from 20th Century Studios called “The Amateur” (April 11); Marvel Studios’ starry villains team-up movie “Thunderbolts” (May 2); a live-action “Lilo & Stitch” remake (May 23); Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (July 25); legacy sequel “Freakier Friday” (Aug. 8); long-awaited sequel “TRON: Ares” (Oct. 10); 20th Century’s “Predator: Badlands,” the follow-up to “Prey” (Nov. 7); Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia 2” (Nov. 26); and James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (Dec. 19).
