Lots Of Disney Release Dates, Including Some Newly Revealed Titles
This morning, Lucasfilm announced abig release date changefor the J.J. Abrams-directedStar Wars: Episode 9, but there are plenty more movies under the Disney umbrella that are getting shifted around. Break out your calendars, prepare to cross some things out with your red pens, and join me below for the latest updated release date information forMagic Camp,Aladdin, and more.
ComingSoonsays thatMagic Camphas been knocked off the release calendar altogether. That movie, which follows an up-and-coming magician who attends a magic camp and inspires his down-on-his-luck counselor (set to be played byAdam Devine), was previously going to be released in just seven months on June 13, 2025. The project has famously churned through a bunch of different screenwriters during its long trip to the big screen, so perhaps Disney still isn’t happy with the script and is looking to give this one a bit more time to develop before pushing it out undercooked. Last I heard,Mean GirlsdirectorMark Waterswas attached to direct, andGillian Jacobs(Community) andJeffrey Tambor(Transparent) were on board as co-stars.
An “untitled fairy tale project” has now been confirmed to be that untitled live-action film about the Winnie the Pooh character Christopher Robin, played here byEwan McGregor.Marc Forster(Finding Neverland) is directing, and I suspected this project would find this date when McGregor was castearlier this year: it’ll be released onAugust 3, 2018. Hayley Atwell, who’s been in the Disney family with the Marvel movies and her own ABC series, has joined the cast in a supporting role, and the movie focuses on an adult, workaholic Christopher Robin who rediscovers his old childhood friends once again.
In the July 05, 2025 slot just vacated byStar Wars: Episode 9, Disney has slottedGuy Ritchie’s live-action interpretation ofAladdin, which starsWill Smithas Genie,Mena Massoudas Aladdin, andNaomi Scottas Princess Jasmine.
Yet another “untitled fairy tale movie” has been revealed, and this one will be the studio’s adaptation of the popular YA book seriesArtemis Fowl, which has been in the works since the first book was published in the early 2000s. So one lesson here seems to be that Disney is playing fast and loose with the term “untitled fairy tale,” essentially using it as a catch-all phrase to represent whatever the hell they want at any given moment. We’ll keep that in mind when trying to speculate about future projects of theirs with that distinction. In any case,Kenneth Branagh(Thor, Murder on the Orient Express) wasattached to directArtemis Fowlback in 2015, and this version will hit theaters onAugust 9, 2019.
And finally, yes, yet another “untitled fairy tale movie” has been unveiled.Nicole, aholiday comedystarringAnna Kendrickas Santa Claus’s daughter who’s forced to take over the family business, is coming to theaters onNovember 8, 2019, and she’s bringingBill Haderalong as a co-star. Cap those pens and store your calendars, folks, because those are all the updates we have…for now.
