The Walt Disney Studios recently rolled out its 2024 theatrical film slate at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Few teasers and trailers of the much awaited films are also out.
2023 saw Disney bring in nearly five billion dollars at the global box office. That includes $1.9 billion domestically across 17 titles. The year also saw Disney receive 20 Oscar nominations, including five wins.
Here are the latest updates and trailers of its 2024 releases:
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (10 May)
Disney opens its summer movie season with the latest chapter in 20th Century Studios’ Planet of the Apes franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
The film — which is directed by Wes Ball — takes place generations after 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes to tell the story of a young ape’s harrowing journey across a new empire.
The last three films in the franchise (2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2016’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and 2017’s War) have been hits with moviegoers, bringing in a combined $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office.
Inside Out 2 (14 June): Growing up can be emotional, and Pixar is once again ready to show audiences how much with Inside Out 2. The sequel to one of the animation studio’s most popular films brings audiences back into the head of Riley as she takes on the trials and tribulations of being a teenager.
Riley’s Emotions such as Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) will have to deal with Riley getting older as well as some new feelings taking up space as Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser) all move in.
Since racking up $858 million in 2015 and earning an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Inside Out has gone on to become one of Pixar’s most beloved and recognisable titles.
Deadpool & Wolverine (26 July) – Deadpool & Wolverine brings Deadpool — the merc with a mouth played by Ryan Reynolds — to the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe and he won’t be coming alone. Reynolds will be joined by Hugh Jackman — who is once again playing the iconic character Wolverine — to take on common enemies and likely some hijinks across the Marvel Universe.
Deadpool & Wolverine comes in at number one. on Fandango’s list of Most Anticipated Summer Movies of 2024 (a list that also includes Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Inside Out 2). The film follows 2016’s Deadpool and 2018’s Deadpool 2, which brought in $784 million and $734 million at the global box office, respectively.
Moana 2 (27 November) – Moana 2 brings audiences back to Motunui as Moana, Maui, and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers journey to the far seas and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. The all-new epic animated musical will feature the returning voices of Auli‘i Cravalho as Moana and Dwayne Johnson as Maui.
2016’s Moana made $645 million worldwide. The original film recently crossed one billion hours streamed on Disney+ and was the most streamed movie of 2023 on any platform in the U.S.
Mufasa: The Lion King (20 December)- The popularity of The Lion King has spanned generations and now audiences will be able to see the origin story of the king himself, Mufasa, this holiday season.
Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins, Mufasa: The Lion King will explore the story of how Mufasa became one of the greatest kings of the Pride Lands.
The prequel continues the tradition of the original 1994 movie and follows the cinematic style of 2019’s The Lion King, which made $1.6 billion at the global box office. The film blends live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery.
Few live actions films like Alien: Romulus and Kinds of Kindness are also lined up for release. Disney has multiple releases in the years to come such as Captain America: Brave New World, The Fantastic Four, Blade, Toy Story 5, Zootopia 2, Tron: Ares, Snow White, The Mandalorian and Grogu, the live-action Moana, Avatar 3, and the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere.
