Pixar screened the opening scene for press, which noticed a contemporary pallet of recent Buzz Lightyear figures washed up in a delivery container on a distant island. Suppose Toy Story meets Solid Away because the Lightyears band collectively to concoct a technique to get dwelling, wherever that may be, in an unexpectedly gripping begin to the fifth installment.
Hoppers – March 6, 2026
Previous Toy Story 5 and kicking off 2026 for Pixar will probably be an all-new story, Hoppers.
The movie follows Mabel (Piper Curda), a school scholar and nature fanatic as she fights to save lots of a beloved glade close to her childhood dwelling from a freeway undertaking that may bulldoze by it– introduced forth by the grasping mayor voiced by Jon Hamm. With little help from these round her, Mabel enlists the assistance of “hoppers,” a intelligent group of scientists who’ve discovered a technique to “hop” their minds into robots. When Mabel hops into the physique of a beaver, she units off to get different animals to return to the glade, hopefully halting building. The animals take her to fulfill their fairly conflict-avoidant chief, King George (Bobby Moynihan), and he or she quickly learns that the animal world is much more complicated than she had thought.
The footage screened noticed Jon Hamm’s mayor kidnapped by beavers in a slapstick scene that corroborated Docter’s pleasure for the undertaking. Like Pixar’s highest highs, Hoppers seems to be charming and big-hearted, and it definitely received’t harm merchandise gross sales on the Disney parks with the adorably designed animals on this movie. Docter in contrast Hoppers to Mission Not possible meets Planet Earth. We’re locked in.
Gatto – Summer time 2027
In possibly essentially the most creatively intriguing announcement, a brand new movie titled Gatto is in manufacturing from the crew behind Luca. Gatto will make use of the identical traditional Pixar animation-style, however with a painterly twist to match the creative vibe of Venice. The artwork path proven briefly clips was gorgeous and distinctive spin on Pixar’s home model.
The movie is about in Venice, Italy, a vacation spot fashionable for its gorgeous structure and romantic atmosphere, that some solely dream of visiting in the future. It’s not so superb, nonetheless, for Nero, the protagonist of the upcoming Pixar-original movie, Gato. Nero is a black cat, who individuals flip the opposite approach from as a result of they worry he’s dangerous luck. With no different choices, Nero turns to the seedier facet of the stray cat scene in Venice, the place he quickly finds himself in scorching water with Rocco, a cat mob boss. The guts of the movie is Nero’s love for music, and his budding friendship with a road musician named Maya, who can also be an outsider.