Amidst all the excitement for the Academy Awards, you may have missed the news about Pixar’s schedule for their future movie releases. On March 1st, Disney announced the release dates for over 40 movies, including 7 new Pixar movies. Some we already know about, and some remain complete mysteries.
These next 7 Pixar movies will be released over the course of 4 years, 2018-2022. Have a look at the announced release dates below:
June 15 2018: Incredibles 2
June 21 2019: Toy Story 4
March 6 2020: Untitled Pixar Film
June 19 2020: Untitled Pixar Film
June 18 2021: Untitled Pixar Film
March 18 2022: Untitled Pixar Film
June 17 2022: Untitled Pixar Film
Now, we already know about Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4 of course, but there’s very little information on the Pixar movies beyond 2019. It’s amazing to think that in exactly two years on this very day (March 6 2020), Pixar are planning to release a movie that we might know nothing about.
At last year’s D23, we did learn about a brand new, original Pixar movie directed by Monsters University‘s Dan Scanlon – “The Untitled Pixar Film That Takes You To A Suburban Fantasy World“. This film will take place in a world where unicorns and dragons are the norm – Scanlon describes it as “a mixture of the fantastic and everyday”. As this is the only Untitled Pixar Film that we have even a fraction of information on, it feels safe to assume that this intriguing film will occupy one of the 2020 spots.
The Untitled Pixar Film That Takes You to a Suburban Fantasy World was first announced at the 2017 D23
Both Pete Docter (Monsters Inc, Up, Inside Out) and Brian Fee (Cars 3) have been reported to be working on original films, but beyond that, this new movie schedule is full of mystery and our minds are already racing. Pixar are clearly feeling confidently ambitious by planning on releasing two movies in both 2020 and 2022. It’s also interesting to note that no Pixar movie has ever been released in March before, and now two March movies are on the table. Perhaps this is a sign of a change in marketing strategies, or just a byproduct of the release schedules for competing movies throughout the year. Should we expect to see more sequels on the horizon? If so, which films would be most likely to gain an addition to their franchise? And if Pete Docter and Brian Fee are indeed working on new, original films, what amazing worlds are they going to transport us to?
We’re stepping into the unknown now, and it feels great.
Tags: Dan Scanlon, news, Pixar, Suburban Fantasy Film Last modified: March 6, 2018
