2019 Disney Preview

Last Updated on August 3, 2021

For the third year in a row, Disney has been far and away the biggest studio in Hollywood with 26% of the domestic box office for an astounding $3 billion. Thanks to their Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm branches, Disney has blown away the competition while only needing a small number of films to do so. Three Disney films crossed the $600 million mark (AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, INCREDIBLES 2, and BLACK PANTHER) and even were able to get by the subpar reception for SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. With the acquisiton of 20th Century Fox on the horizon, 2019 looks to be an even more lucrative year for Disney than ever before.

Check out the full slate of 2019 films coming from Walt Disney below.

 

CAPTAIN MARVEL (March 8th)

Synopsis: Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Clark Gregg, Lee Pace, Annette Bening, Jude Law and Gemma Chan

Directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (MISSISSIPPI GRIND)

DUMBO (March 29th)

Synopsis: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

Starring: Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, and Eva Green

Director: Tim Burton (ALICE IN WONDERLAND)

PENGUINS (April 17th)

Synopsis: The story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin they become friends. But nothing comes easy in the icy Antarctic.

Directors: Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson

AVENGERS: ENDGAME (April 26th)

Synopsis: The fallout from INFINITY WAR is felt throughout the galaxy as the surviving Avengers band together to restore their fallen comrades.

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brie Larson, Evangeline Lilly, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Olsen, Dave Bautista, Chris Pratt, and Sebastian Stan.

Directors: Joe Russo and Anthony Russo (AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR)

ALADDIN (May 24th)

Synopsis: When a street urchin vies for the love of a beautiful princess, he uses a genie's magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her.

Starring: Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Billy Magnussen, Mena Massoud, and Nasim Pedrad

Director: Guy Ritchie (KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD)

TOY STORY 4 (June 21st)

Synopsis: When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Keanu Reeves, Patricia Arquette, Jordan Peel, Kegan Michael-Key, Michael Keaton, Bonnie Hunt, Joan Cusack, Annie Potts, Laurie Metcalf, Wallace Shawn, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger, and Kristen Schaal

Director: Josh Cooley (RILEY'S FIRST DATE?)

THE LION KING (July 19th)

Synopsis: A Lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father's death and flees into exile in despair, only to learn in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities.

Starring: Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, John Oliver, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Kani, Eric Andre, Amy Sedaris, and Alfre Woodard

Director: Jon Favreau (THE JUNGLE BOOK)

ARTEMIS FOWL (August 9th)

Synopsis: Artemis Fowl II, a young Irish criminal mastermind, kidnaps the fairy LEPrecon officer Holly Short for ransom to fund the search for his missing father in order to restore the family fortune.

Starring: Hong Chau, Judi Dench and Josh Gad

Director: Kenneth Branagh (MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS)

FROZEN 2 (November 22nd)

Synopsis: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf are going far in the forest to know the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.

Starring: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gad, and Sterling K. Brown

Director: Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck (FROZEN)

STAR WARS: EPISODE IX (December 20th)

Synopsis: The monumental finale of the Skywalker Saga.

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Domhnall Gleeson, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Matt Smith, Bllie Lourd, Kelly Marie Tran, and Dominic Monaghan

Director: J.J. Abrams (STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS)

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