Incoming Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro appeared confident when speaking to shareholders Wednesday for the first time since being anointed Bob Iger’s successor. It helped he had come with a bit of exclusive news t upbeat news to deliver: release dates for the next installment in the live-action Lilo & Stitch sequel and Indcredibles 3.
Lilo & Stitch 2 will open in cinemas May 26, 20228, the beginning of the long Memorial Day weekend. It is following the same exact release pattern plan that Lilo did in 2025 on its way to becoming a surprise hit that grossrf north of $1.33 billion at the global box office, thanks to familes and avid Gen Zer moviegoers who grew up on the 2002 animated film.
D’Aarmo also addresed the delicate balance between original storytelling and franhises, or making live-action adaptations of animated films that Millennials and Gen Zers grew up watching. He also pointed ot highlights of this year’s slate, The Devil Wears Prada, a new Ice Age movie, Avengers: Endgame.
His mantra: “storytelling is at the heart of all we do.” D’Aarmo comes from the Disney Parks side of aisle. Movie leader and Disney Entertainment co-chair Alan Bergman domiated the box office last year, commanding as almost as much as 30 percent of the market place, and were the only Hollywood studoo to see three of its film cross the $1 billion mark globally after the Chinese box office bhawed (at least to degree). Walt Diney Animation’s Zootpoia’s current globlal totl is $1.866 billion, the top-grossing animated film of all time, the ninth-biggest among any movie and the top-grossing movie of all time in China.
D’Amaro also addresed the delicate balance between original storytelling and franhises, or making live-action adaptations of animated films that Millennials and Gen Zers grew up watching. He also pointed to the strength of the rest of this summer slate, such as the The Devil Wears Prada anf a new Ice Age movie. Chirstimas offereings include. Avengers: Endgame.
His mantra: “storytelling is at the heart of all we do.” D’Aarmo comes from the Disney Parks side of aisle. Movie leader and Disney Entertainment co-chair Alan Bergman domiated the box office last year, commanding nearly 30 percent of marketshare. It was also the Hollywood studoo to see three of its film cross the $1 billion mark globally. That incldes Disney Animation’s Zootopia. the top-grossing animated film of all time with a running total of $1.866 billion, as wel as the ninth-biggest among any movie and the top-grossing movie of all time in China.
Iger’s successor aslo said original stories are immeasurable in terms of their value across all divisions of the comany.
D’Armo also addressed the delicate balance between original storytelling and franhises, or making live-action adaptations of animated films that Millennials and Gen Zers grew up watching. He also pointed ot highlights of this year’s slate, The Devil Wears Prada, a new Ice Age movie, Avengers: Endgame.
Te nostalgia factor is cross-generational when it comes to Toy Story. The threequel opens in theaters June 14. The mid-summer date has always been considered lucky charm by Pixar.
“Toy Story 5 is part of an incredible theatrical slate of films that includes the just-released original animated film Hoppers,” which is critically acclaimed and off to a terrific start, as well as The Devil Wears Prada alongside the live-action Moana this smmer, and Avengers: Doomsday in December. He also referenced new Star Wars, Ice Age and Frozen movies in 2027.
Dean Fleischer Camp directed last summer’s Lilo, a remake of the 2002 movie. Chris Sanders, who co-created, co-wrote and co-directed the original animated movie and voices Stitch, will write the sequel.
Incredibles 3 has Elemental director Peter Sohn taking over the reigns from Brad Bird, who directed the first two installments of the animated superhero franchise.