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If you are a super passionate Disney fan, then the odds are very good that you were in Anaheim, California just a few days ago for D23 billed as the “ultimate Disney fan event”. But if you couldn’t make the event itself, and without a Mary Poppins to whisk us there instantly, many of us couldn’t be, then the next best thing is to soak in all the big announcements.
Among them was lots of news about upcoming animated movie and streaming shows, some of them originals, others sequels but all of them continuing (well, hopefully) the animated Disney excellence we’ve come to expect from the company.
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Win or Lose follows a co-ed middle school softball team called the Pickles in the week leading up to their big championship game. Each 20-minute episode takes the same events from one different member of the Pickles and their perspective as the game approaches, such as players, their parents, and the umpire, with two stories being showcased in particular. Win or Lose is a new series created & made by Pixar Animation Studios for Disney+. The series is created & written & showrun by filmmakers Carrie Hobson (story artist on Toy Story 4) and Michael Yates (The Legend of the Flying Tomato short film). Produced by David Lally (of Pixar’s SparkShots series). With music composed by Ramin Djawadi. Executive produced by Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Lindsey Collins, Carrie Hobson, Michael Yates, & David Lally. (courtesy First Showing)
Win or Lose premieres 6 December 2024
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Speaking of beloved animated Pixar movies that … maybe should’ve ended two films ago, fans at D23 got a small teaser for Toy Story 5. According to director Andrew Stanton, Woody, Buzz, and the gang will be fighting to stop their new child from becoming an iPad kid. ‘This time around, it’s toy meets tech,’ Stanton said at D23. ‘It’s going to be fun, and we can’t wait for you all to see it in the summer of 2026. (courtesy Mashable)
Toy Story 5 release northern summer 2026.
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After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana (voiced by Aulixʻi Cravalho) journeys to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she has ever faced. Disney’s Moana 2 is written and directed by animation filmmaker Dave Derrick (aka David G. Derrick Jr.), a storyboard artist making his feature directorial debut, after last working as Head of Story on Disney’s Strange World movie and a storyboard artist on Raya and the Last Dragon. Produced by Osnat Shurer, executive produced by Jennifer Lee. Made by Disney Animation Studios – it is the first feature film to be made at the Vancouver studio. (courtesy First Showing)
Moana 2 opens 27 November U.S. and 28 November Australia)
While they’re the major trailer-led announcements, there were first looks at the following movies and streaming shows, details of which you can find on Mashable …