24 Confirmed New Disney Films (& 24 Rumoured) Coming 2020-27

28. Nimona

Noelle Stevenson Nimona
Harper Teen

Release Date: 5 March 2021

Nimona has been in the works at Fox for a few years now - they first acquired the rights in 2015 - and the animation will finally hit in 2021, bringing a new comic book adventure to the big screen.

Written and drawn by Noelle Stevenson, the Nimona graphic novel told the story of a shapeshifter (the titular Nimona), who is the sidekick to the villainous Lord Ballister Blackheart, with the pair fighting together against his arch-nemesis, Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin.

The film is being directed by Patrick Osborne (who helmed the lovely animated shorts Feast and Pearl), with a screenplay from Marc Haimes (Kubo and the Two Strings).

[James]

27. PREDICTED - The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid Ariel
Disney

Release Date: 21st March, 2021

Given Disney's attraction to remaking classic animations, it should come as no surprise that they're also planning on bringing The Little Mermaid in to be part of that world.

Initially, Sofia Coppola and Chloë Grace Moretz were attached, but both have since dropped out and Mary Poppins Returns director Rob Marshall has been attached to the live-action remake since December 2017. At the fishtail-end of 2018, he said that he’s already “starting the exploration phase" though casting news wouldn't be forthcoming. But that's still a reasonable amount of time to get it out in early 2021, particular as The Lion King took 3 years to turn over.

[Simon]

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