Do not get your hopes up for extra distinctive animated Disney movies, because it seems like the home of mouse goes to depend on sequels for some time.
It is not precisely a secret that as of late, Disney is extra enthusiastic about capitalising on pre-existing IP than attempting to make waves with a brand new thought. We have seen that finest with the last decade lengthy flogging of the lifeless horse often called Frozen, and within the clear cash-in that’s Toy Story 4. Sadly, these of us that like one thing authentic over a pointless sequel do not mirror what the broader viewers desires, and our desires actually differ from what Disney’s plans are. The corporate lately held its quarterly earnings name, the place CEO Bob Iger spoke about numerous plans the studio presently has for its upcoming mission, together with on the animated entrance (through Selection).
When requested about Disney’s give attention to sequels and originals, and the way the main focus seems to be extra on franchise movies, Iger mentioned “We’re gonna stability sequels with originals. Particularly in animation, we had gone by a interval the place our authentic movies and animation, each Disney and Pixar, had been dominating. We’re now swinging again a bit to lean on sequels.” Iger particularly made word of Toy Story 5, which obtained a June 19, 2026 launch date final month, and the upcoming launch of Inside Out 2, and the way each movies have an elevated worth as a result of they value much less to market as a result of being a pre-existing IP.
The CEO additionally pointed in direction of technically authentic movies like subsequent yr’s Thunderbolts, and this yr’s Deadpool & Wolverine and 2025’s Captain America: Courageous New World for instance of getting authentic movies and sequels. “It’s going to simply be a stability, which we expect is correct,” Iger mentioned. Personally, I would not precisely name Thunderbolts an authentic movie provided that it options a number of solid members from earlier Marvel movies, and in addition, it’s actually an MCU title, all of which consistently construct off of one another. However hey, I am not the CEO of a multi-billion greenback firm that principally produces slop as of late, so what do I do know?