Disney had a big year in 2015 with two Pixar movies, "The Avengers" sequel, and the return of "Star Wars" to theaters, and 2016 is about to get even bigger.
The studio released its official list of movies planned for 2016.
Get ready for the first standalone "Star Wars" movie, two Marvel movies, and a few classic Disney animated pictures brought to life.
Keep reading to see what the Mouse House has in store.
Disney's first movie out this year will be "The Finest Hours," which is based on a true story about a Coast Guard rescue mission in 1952 to save 30 sailors trapped inside a sinking oil tanker.
Starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, Casey Affleck, it will be in theaters January 29, 2016.
"Zootopia," about a world reimagined with walking, talking animals, will be Disney's 55th animated motion picture.
The film will follow a rabbit police officer who has to team up with a shady, scam-artist fox to solve her first crime. It will be released March 4.
Disney's next live-action adaptation of one its beloved fairytales will be "The Jungle Book," which will be out April 15.
The film will have a huge cast ensemble ranging from Ben Kingsley (who will voice the panther, Bagheera) to Bill Murray (the bear, Baloo), and Scarlett Johansson (the snake, Kaa).
Marvel's big summer film will be "Captain America: Civil War" which pits Iron Man against Captain America.
Marvel released a better version of the plot synopsis, which I'm going to leave below.
"Steve Rogers is leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps — one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability."
The film will introduce a few new superheroes including Black Panther and the new Spider-Man.
Five years later, Johnny Depp is reprising his role as the Mad Hatter in the sequel to "Alice in Wonderland," "Alice Through the Looking Glass."
This time Alice (Mia Wasikowska), who has been spending the past few years sailing across the seas, has to save the Hatter by traveling back in time.
Sacha Baron Cohen joins the cast as Time while Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway also return. "Through the Looking Glass" will be out May 27, 2016.
Over 10 years later, we'll be getting a sequel to "Finding Nemo" called "Finding Dory." Dory will hunt down her parents as she searches for answers to her past.
Ellen DeGeneres will reprise her role as the blue tang along with new cast members Ed O'Neil, Diane Keaton, and Ty Burrell. "Finding Dory" will be in theaters June 17, 2016.
Fans were going crazy for this one at Disney's fan convention D23 last August. Steven Spielberg is adapting Roald Dahl's beloved fairytale, "The BFG," which stands for the big friendly giant.
The film follows the adventures of a girl who gets swept away by a 24-foot-tall giant to Giant Country. "The BFG" will be in theaters July 1, 2016.
We haven't heard a lot yet about the film, so here's the full synopsis:
“The BFG” tells the story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet-tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jermaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle.
Upon her arrival in Giant County, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old form London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie’s presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see the Queen (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all.
This August, we'll get a reboot of 1977's "Pete Dragon," starring Bryce Dallas Howard.
The film will follow an orphan, Pete, and his best friend, Elliott. The catch? Elliott's a dragon. Wes Bentley and Robert Redford also star. The film will be released August 12, 2016.
Here's the official synopsis:
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales … until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot. And from Pete’s description, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack (Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
Out this fall, "Queen of Katwe" will follow the adventures of a young chess protégé hoping to aspire to an international champ.
The film stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave"), David Oyelowo, and Madina Nalwanga as the 10-year-old chess-loving girl from Uganda.
"Doctor Strange" will introduce the internet's favorite actor, Benedict Cumberbatch, to the Marvel universe.
The film will follow Strange, a bull-headed neurosurgeon who discovers the "world of magic and alternate dimensions" after a car accident leaves him unable to work anymore. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton will also star.
"Doctor Strange" will be in theaters November 4.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will show another side to the former wrestler when he sings in Disney's 56th animated movie, "Moana."
Moana, a teen from the Pacific Islands, will set out on a voyage with the "once-mighty" demi-god Maui (The Rock) to accomplish a mission her ancestors left uncompleted.
"Moana" will be in theaters November 23, 2016.
The first "Star Wars" standalone movie, "Rogue One" will be in theaters December 16, 2016.
Taking place before the events of "A New Hope," "Rogue One" follows a group of resistance fighters who try to steal the plans for the Death Star.
It will feature a huge cast ranging from Felicity Jones to Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker and "Hannibal" fan-favorite, Mads Mikkelsen.
Disney and DreamWorks will also be releasing "The Light Between Oceans" starring Michael Fassbender at an unannounced date.
Fassbender will star as a World War I veteran who comes across a baby that washes ashore ashore along with a dead man. He and his wife (Alicia Vikander, "Ex Machina") decide to keep the child which leads to "devastating consequences."
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