Quick, run to the "miscellaneous crap" drawer in your kitchen or office, grab your boldest Sharpie marker, and scribble the following dates onto your calendar! Why? Um, because The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm have announced a bunch of major upcoming release dates for several of their films including: STAR WARS: EPISODE IX the fifth chapter in the INDIANA JONES saga, the sequel to FROZEN, GIGANTIC, the newly titled WRECK-IT RALPH SEQUEL, MAGIC CAMP, and a whole lot more!
As I was saying, STAR WARS: EPISODE IX is now set for release on May 24, 2019. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, the film will close out the third Star Wars trilogy. Additionally, the fifth chapter of the Indiana Jones series is now confirmed for a July 10, 2020 release. Both Steven Spielberg, director of every Indiana Jones film, and star Harrison Ford will return.So whether you fancy yourself a light saber wielding badass or a whip-cracking adventurer (or both), be sure to fix your work time card in advance so that you can take sull advantage of these momentous cinematic occasions!
Okay, let's go down the list and break down some of the details and dates for the other titles that have been announced, this afternoon, shall we?
GIGANTIC, the long-gestating animated musical based ont he classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk is now scheduled for a November 25, 2020 release.
The newly titled WRECK-IT RALPH SEQUEL is moving from its original March 9 of 2018 release schedule to the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 21, 2018.
Ava DuVernay's A WRINKLE IN TIME (in 3D) which is based on the book of the same name and stars Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Rowan Blanchard and Zach Galifianakis will now find its way into theaters starting on March 9, 2018.
In place of A WRINKLE IN TIME's original release date will be MAGIC CAMP, which will now open on April 6, 2018.
TOY STORY 4 is still set for its June 21, 2019 release date while we still have to wait far too long for when CAPTAIN MARVEL swoops into theaters on March 8, 2019.
With all of that in mind, here's a look at Disney's release schedule from now until the year 2021:
2017
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (3D) May 5, 2017
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (3D) May 26, 2017
CARS 3 (3D) June 16, 2017
THOR: RAGNAROK (3D) November 3, 2017
COCO (3D) November 22, 2017
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (3D)
2018
BLACK PANTHER (3D) February 16, 2018
A WRINKLE IN TIME (3D) March 19, 2018
MAGIC CAMP April 6, 2018
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (3D) May 4, 2018
UNTITLED HAN SOLO STAR WARS ANTHOLOGY FILM (3D) May 25, 2018
THE INCREDIBLES 2 (3D) June 15, 2018
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (3D) July 6, 2018
UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) August 3, 2018
MULAN (Live Action) (3D) November 21, 2018
WRECK-IT RALPH SEQUEL Nov. 21, 2018
MARY POPPINS RETURNS December 25, 2018
2019
CAPTAIN MARVEL (3D) March 8, 2019
UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) March 29, 2019
UNTITLED DISNEYTOON STUDIOS April 12, 2019
UNTITLED AVENGERS (3D) May 3, 2019
STAR WARS: EPISODE IX (3D) May 24, 2019
TOY STORY 4 (3D) June 21, 2019
THE LION KING (Live Action) (3D) July 19, 2019
UNTITLED DISNEY LIVE ACTION August 9, 2019
UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) November 8, 2019
FROZEN 2 (3D) November 27, 2019
UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) December 20, 2019
2020
UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION (3D) March 13, 2020
UNTITLED DISNEY LIVE ACTION April 3, 2020
UNTITLED MARVEL (3D) May 1, 2020
UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION (3D) June 19, 2020
UNTITLED INDIANA JONES July 10, 2020
UNTITLED MARVEL (3D) August 7, 202
UNTITLED MARVEL (3D) November 6, 2020
GIGANTIC (3D) November 25, 2020
2021
UNTITLED DISNEY LIVE ACTION March 12, 2021
UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION (3D) June 18, 2021
UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION (3D) November 24, 2021
Yikes! That's a hell of a lot of Disney to keep track of.
Oh, and let's not forget that STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI opens in theaters beginning on December 15, 2017!