Walt Disney Studios cemented its 2015 slate earlier this week and it promises to be a huge year for the mouse house. Not only are there two Marvel movies on the way, but the studio also has the first Star Wars movie in a decade and two new Pixar movies.
While the blockbusters are getting the most attention, Variety notes that the studio does have a few smaller releases ready to go. There will be another Disneynature movie on the way, Monkey Kingdom. McFarland, USA will be 2015’s mid-budget sports movie, following in the footsteps of Million Dollar Arm.
Disney will also release another live-action version of an animated classic. In 2014, Maleficent - a retelling of Sleeping Beauty - was one of the Top 10 highest-grossing films of the year. Cinderella, which stars Lily James in the title role, could do just as well.
Marvel will begin the summer blockbuster season with Avengers: Age of Ultron on May 1. Then, Brad Bird’s highly anticipated Tomorrowland will open on May 22. The second Marvel movie is Ant-Man, out on July 17.
Pixar has two films, after not releasing any in 2014, and both are original stories. Inside Out will be out on June 19 and the long-delayed The Good Dinosaur finally hits the big screen on Nov. 25.
This year’s Dreamworks release will by Steven Spielberg’s untitled Cold War thriller, which stars Tom Hanks.
Last but not least, this year will see the first Lucasfilm releases since Disney bought the studio in 2012. The George Lucas-written animated film Strange Magic opens on Jan. 23. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is due out on Dec. 18.
Here’s the full list of Disney’s 2015 releases:
Jan. 23: Strange Magic (Lucasfilm)
Feb. 20: McFarland, USA (Disney)
March 13: Cinderella (Disney)
April 17: Monkey Kingdom (Disneynature)
May 1: Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel)
May 22: Tomorrowland (Disney)
June 19: Inside Out (Pixar)
July 17: Ant–Man (Marvel)
Oct 9: The Jungle Book (Disney)
Oct. 16: The Untitled Steven Spielberg Cold War Spy Thriller (DreamWorks)
Nov. 25: The Good Dinosaur (Pixar)
Dec. 18: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Lucasfilm)
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