One of the best parts of being in the DISNEY LIVE ACTION, PIXAR AND WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS panel is getting to hear about the Disney Live Action Upcoming Slate Announcements. What’s better is that they not only tell us what’s coming, they also invite the cast to join us and we get to see never seen before footage. It is quite the experience!
D23 Expo Disney Live Action Upcoming Slate Announcements
HOCUS POCUS 2
It’s been 29 years since the 17th-century sisters have been resurrected and they are looking for revenge. It’s up to three high-school students (Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham) to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.
It debuts exclusively on Disney+ Sept. 30
DISENCHANTED
Featuring music from Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, the musical comedy picks up 15 years after Giselle (Adams) and Robert (Dempsey) get married. Giselle has grown disillusioned with life in the city, so they move their growing family to the sleepy suburban community of Monroeville in search of a more fairy tale life. Unfortunately, it isn’t the quick fix she had hoped for. Suburbia has a whole new set of rules and a local queen bee, Malvina Monroe (Maya Rudolph), who makes Giselle feel more out of place than ever. Frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, she turns to the magic of Andalasia for help, accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy. Now, Giselle is in a race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.
Streams on Disney+ beginning Nov. 24
PETER PAN & WENDY
The new film dives deeper into Wendy’s story as she joins the boy who refuses to grow up on a magical journey to Neverland and reveals the history behind Peter Pan’s rivalry with one of Disney’s most memorable villains.
Streaming on Disney+ in 2023
HAUNTED MANSION
Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, Haunted Mansion is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
Releases in 2024
MUFASA: THE LION KING
A prequel to “The Lion King”, Mufasa: The Lion King is told in flashbacks. Rafiki, Timon and Pumbaa tell the story of Mufasa to a young lion cub—“Mufasa” and reveals the rise of one of the greatest kings of the Pride Lands.
Releases in 2024
SNOW WHITE
A live-action reimagining of the classic tale starring Rachel Zegler in the title role and Gal Gadot as Snow White’s Stepmother, The Queen. It will feature new songs by Tony®-, Grammy®- and Oscar®-winning songwriters Pasek and Paul.
Releases in 2024
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Featuring fan-favorite songs plus four new songs penned by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the feature film also stars Melissa McCarthy as Ursula and Javier Bardem as Triton.
Disney’s The Little Mermaid is coming to theaters May 26, 2023.
