Overview
- Disney announced Saturday at the D23 Entertainment Showcase that Jodie Foster will voice the villain Queen Celeste and Walton Goggins will voice a three‑eyed cat named Beef Roger Crummchuck, and Foster noted this is her first Disney animated voice role.
- Hexed already stars Hailee Steinfeld as teen Billie and Rashida Jones as her mother Alice and is billed as a coming‑of‑age fantasy about a mother and daughter pulled from suburbia into a witch realm called Hexe.
- The film is directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn and Jason Hand with co‑director Josie Trinidad and produced by Roy Conli, and Disney has scheduled Hexed for a wide theatrical release on November 25, 2026.
- Fans have criticized changes to character art and raised comparisons to other witch‑centered shows; Disney creative chief Jared Bush has denied specific inspiration from The Owl House.
- With roughly three months until release, Disney’s D23 casting reveal signals an intensified marketing push and places added pressure on Hexed to perform as an original, non‑franchise title during a key box‑office weekend.