Overview
- Disney’s confirmed summer slate features Toy Story 5 (June 19), the live‑action Moana (July 10), Super Troopers 3 (August 7) and Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars (August 28).
- Toy Story 5 centers on toys confronting a new tablet called Lilypad, reunites key voice cast including Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, and includes a new Randy Newman score plus an original Taylor Swift song titled “I Knew It, I Knew You.”
- Moana’s live‑action film stars Catherine Laga’aia with Dwayne Johnson returning as Maui, is directed by Thomas Kail, and adds new music contributions from Lin‑Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi, and Mark Mancina.
- Broken Lizard’s Super Troopers 3 reunites the comedy team for a wedding‑and‑crime story, and The Dog Stars adapts Peter Heller’s novel as a post‑apocalyptic thriller led by Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin under Ridley Scott’s direction.
- The packed summer lineup follows Disney becoming the first studio to surpass $2 billion at the global box office in 2026 and is being supported by merchandising, retail activations, and soundtrack promotion to drive ticket and ancillary sales.