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Disney’s Full 2021 Calendar: Every Movie and TV Show Being Released Next Year

After the coronavirus pandemic shut down productions and closed movie theaters, every studio in […]

After the coronavirus pandemic shut down productions and closed movie theaters, every studio in Hollywood was forced to move many of their major titles out of 2020. This means that 2021 is going to be a massive year for entertainment, with films and TV projects that were supposed to be released in 2020 filling up all available space. Studios have a ton of projects lined up for the new year, and that goes double for Disney, which owns quite a bit of intellectual property.

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Between the original Walt Disney Studios, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, 20th Century Studios, and the new Disney+ streaming service, Disney has a slate of more than 30 new movies and TV shows set to arrive in 2021. It’s set to be a massive year for the House of Mouse.

On Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the major Investor Day presentation, Disney released its full slate of 2021 projects. There are 32 in all, two of which remain untitled at this time.

As for the projects that have titles, you can take a look at the entire upcoming slate below, complete with images and some descriptions. The year kicks off on January 15th with the first live-action TV series from Marvel Studios, WandaVision.

WANDAVISION โ€“ January 15, 2021 (Marvel Studios / Disney+)

Synopsis: “Marvel Studios presents WandaVision, a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany)โ€”two super-powered beings living idealized suburban livesโ€”begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.”

PIXAR POPCORN – January 2021 (Pixar / Disney+)

“Pixar Animation Studios’ Pixar Popcorn is a collection of mini shorts featuring Pixar characters in all-new, bite-size stories created by Pixar’s talented animators. “Pixar Popcorn” comes to Disney+ in January 2021.”

FLORA & ULYSSES – February 19, 2021 (Disney+)

Synopsis: “Disney’s Flora & Ulysses is a delightful comedy-adventure based on the Newberry Award-winning book about 10-yearold Flora, an avid comic book fan and a self-avowed cynic, whose parents have recently separated. After rescuing a squirrel she names Ulysses, Flora is amazed to discover he possesses unique superhero powers which take them on an adventure of humorous complications that ultimately change Flora’s life–and her outlook–forever.”

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON โ€“ March 5, 2021 (Disney Animation / theatrical and Disney+ with Premier Access)

Synopsis: “Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon travels to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the worldโ€”it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well.”

THE KINGโ€™S MAN โ€“ March 12, 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

Synopsis: “As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in The King’s Man.”

FALCON AND WINTER SOLIDER โ€“ March 19, 2021 (Marvel Studios / Disney+)

Synopsis: “Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier. The pair, who came together in the final moments of “Avengers: Endgame,” team up on a global adventure that tests their abilitiesโ€”and their patience.”

BOBโ€™S BURGERS โ€“ April 9, 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

The Bob’s Burgers movie will be a feature-length production of the beloved Fox animated series.ย 

RONโ€™S GONE WRONG – April 23, 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

Synopsis: “Twentieth Century Studios and Locksmith Animation’s Ron’s Gone Wrong is the story of Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device, which is supposed to be his ‘Best Friend out of the Box.’ Ron’s hilarious malfunctions set against the backdrop of the social media age, launch them into an action-packed journey in which boy and robot come to terms with the wonderful messiness of true friendship.”

BLACK WIDOW โ€“ May 7, 2021 (Marvel Studios / theatrical)

Synopsis: “In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.”

FREE GUY – May 21, 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

Synopsis: “In Twentieth Century Studios’ epic adventure-comedy Free Guy, a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own storyโ€ฆone he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his wayโ€ฆbefore it is too late.”

LOKI – May 2021 (Marvel Studios / Disney+)

Synopsis: “Marvel Studios’ Loki is set to debut on Disney+ in May 2021, featuring the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.”

LUCA โ€“ June 18, 2021 (Pixar / theatrical)

Synopsis: “Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.”

SHANG CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS โ€“ July 9, 2021 (Marvel Studios / theatrical)

Synopsis: “Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.”

JUNGLE CRUISE โ€“ July 30, 2021 (Disney Live Action/ theatrical)

Synopsis: “Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney’s Jungle Cruise, a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quilaโ€”his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilitiesโ€”possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest. But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank and their fateโ€”and mankind’sโ€”hangs in the balance.”

DEEP WATER – August 13, 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

Synopsis: “Based on the celebrated novel by famed mystery writer Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Deep Water takes us inside the marriage of picture-perfect Vic (Ben Affleck) and Melinda (Ana de Armas) Van Allen to discover the dangerous mind games they play and what happens to the people that get caught up in them.”

THE BEATLES: GET BACK โ€“ August 27, 2021

“Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back is a unique cinematic experience that takes audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history.”

WHAT IFโ€ฆ? โ€“ Summer 2021 (Marvel Studios / Disney+)

Synopsis: “What Ifโ€ฆ? flips the script on the MCU, reimagining famous events from the films in unexpected ways. Coming to Disney+ in summer 2021, Marvel Studios’ first animated series focuses on different heroes from the MCU, featuring a voice cast that includes a host of stars who reprise their roles.”

DUG DAYS โ€“ Fall 2021 (Pixar / Disney+)

A series of shorts from Pixar that follow Dug, the energetic canine from Up. The series is set to arrive sometime in Fall 2021.

DEATH ON THE NILE – September 17, 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

Synopsis: “Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.”

THE LAST DUEL – October 15, 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

“From Twentieth Century Studios and visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott comes The Last Duel, a gripping tale of betrayal and vengeance set against the brutality and female oppression of 14th century France.”

ETERNALS – November 5, 2021 (Marvel Studios / theatrical)

Synopsis: “Marvel Studios’ Eternals welcomes an exciting new team of Super Heroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The epic story, spanning thousands of years, features a group of immortal heroes forced out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s oldest enemy, The Deviants.”

ENCANTO โ€“ Wed, November 24, 2021 (Disney Animation / theatrical)

Synopsis: “Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encantoย tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to healโ€”every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope.”

WEST SIDE STORY – December 10, 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

“Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City.”

MS. MARVEL โ€“ Late 2021 (Marvel Studios / Disney+)

Synopsis: “Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel, launching on Disney+ in late 2021, is a new series that introduces Kamala Khanโ€”a 16-year-old Pakistani-American growing up in Jersey City. A great student, an avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, she has a special affinity for superheroes, particularly Captain Marvel. But Kamala struggles to fit in at home and at schoolโ€”that is, until she gets super powers like the heroes she’s always looked up to. Life is easier with super powers, right?”

HAWKEYE – Late 2021 (Marvel Studios / Disney+)

Synopsis: “Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye stars Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, who teams up with another well-known archer from the Marvel comics, Kate Bishop, played by Hailee Steinfeld.”

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT โ€“ December 2021 (Lucasfilm / Disney+)

Synopsis: “Boba Fett’s journey will continue in The Book of Boba Fett, which will be set within the timeline of The Mandalorianย and star Temuera Morrison as the titular bounty hunter, along with Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand.”

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID – 2021 (Disney+)

Disney will be rebooting the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise in 2021 with a new project coming exclusively to Disney+.

EVERYBODYโ€™S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE – 2021 (20th Century / theatrical)

Synopsis: “Inspired by true events, New Regency’s and Film4’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the film adaptation of the hit musical that tells the story of 16-year-old Jamie New, who dreams of becoming a drag queen.”

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM – 2021 (Disney+)

After three feature films, Disney will be reviving Night at the Museum as an animated project on the Disney+ streaming service.

STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH โ€“ 2021 (Lucasfilm /Disney+)

Synopsis: “Star Wars: The Bad Batch follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batchโ€”a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Armyโ€”each possess a singular exceptional skill that makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew. In the post-Clone War era, they will take on daring mercenary missions as they struggle to stay afloat and find new purpose.”