On Friday evening at the D23 Brazil event in Transamerica Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil, Disney held a special panel showcasing some of the major new films coming soon from Disney live action, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Those in attendance got to see some exclusive details revealed, plus get shown exclusive footage and new trailers for some of these upcoming films.  The crowd also got to see some special appearances from global talent and local voices.

Hosted by Otaviano Costa and Carol Moreira, the event welcomed studio leaders, including Jared Bush, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ chief creative officer, and Jonas Rivera, executive vice president of film production at Pixar, plus “Mufasa: The Lion King” director Barry Jenkins. But it was the enthusiastic São Paulo crowd that really turned up the volume of the celebration of The Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming theatrical releases and streaming titles.

D23 Brazil fans were delighted with the announcement that “Ice Age 6” is officially in production. Manny, Diego, Ellie, Sid, Scrat and Baby Scrat are heading back to the big screen in an epic animated adventure. A short video to celebrate the announcement was also released featuring returning cast members Ray Romano, Queen Latifah and John Leguizamo, who will also be joined by Denis Leary and Simon Pegg in the new film. More details and cast announcements will be revealed at a future date.

DISNEY LIVE ACTION celebrated Brazilian performer Carlos Junior aka Ca Ju, who joined singers on stage for “The Circle of Life” from “The Lion King.”

  • Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” director Barry Jenkins greeted excited fans, offering details about the all-new story that explores the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands. Fans were the first to see a new trailer for the film that opens nationwide in teatres on Dec. 20. Trailer and film stills are available to download and share.
  • Rachel Zegler, star of “Disney’s Snow White,” a live-action reimagining of the classic tale, gave a magical shout-out via video to the D23 Brazil attendees, who were treated to an exclusive new trailer. Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy will join the fairest of them all in theatres on March 21, 2025.
  • The crowd caught a glimpse of the fan-favorite fugitive alien from Disney’s much-anticipated feature “Lilo & Stitch.” The live-action reimagining of the animated classic about the lonely Hawaiian girl and her new, out-of-this-world alien friend who helps mend her broken family opens in theatres on May 23, 2025. A new film still is now available.
  • “TRON: Ares,” which opens in theatres Oct. 10, 2025, didn’t disappoint when star Jared Leto appeared on the big screen via video. Fans were also treated to a special look at the film, which follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.

PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS’ Jonas Rivera thanked fans for their support of “Inside Out 2”—the highest grossing animated film of all time that currently tops the list of highest grossing films released in 2024 (worldwide).

  • “Dream Productions,” a new limited series from the world of “Inside Out,” returns to the Riley’s mind where a team of directors hope to find the next hit dream. Fans were treated to a special look at the series, plus the very first episode in its entirety. All four episodes begin streaming on Disney+ on Dec. 11, 2024.
  • “Win or Lose,” an all-new original series launching on Disney+ Feb. 19, 2025, features the intertwined stories of different characters as they each prepare for their championship softball game. The audience was given a sneak peek of the winning series.
  • The D23 Brazil audience was the first to see an exclusive new trailer in the works for Pixar’s upcoming feature film “Elio,”which opens in theatres June 13, 2025. Fans learned more about Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination who gets beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization that mistakes him for Earth’s leader.
  • “Hoppers” introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use new technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a life-like robotic beaver. The audience saw a special piece about the film, which opens in theatres in 2026.
  • Audiences first met Buzz, Woody and a toybox full of toys nearly 30 years ago—D23 Brazil fans were invited to reminisce. And on June 19, 2026, fans will see their next chapter when Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” hits theatres. This time around it’s Toy meets Tech. Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder when they go head to head with this all-new threat to playtime.
  • The Parr family is back on the big screen in “Incredibles 3.” Fans were delighted to see first-hand that their favorite Super-family have another adventure in the works.

WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS’ Jared Bush shared his excitement about two upcoming features heading to theatres. As co-writer and executive producer of “Moana 2” and writer/director of “Zootopia 2,” Bush had the inside scoop.

  • “Moana 2” voyages into theatres this month, on Nov. 27, and fans at D23 Brazil were treated to a sneak peek of the film. Stars Auli‘i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson gave fans a chee hoo via video to build excitement for the film, which picks up three years later when Moana sets out to save her people’s future. Brazilian superstar Any Gabrielly, who voices Moana in the Brazilian dub, performed the end-credits version of new song from the film, “Beyond.”
  • For “Zootopia 2,” Bush introduced a very special video greeting from Shakira, who shared for the first time that she’d be returning to play Zootopia’s pop sensation, Gazelle, in the new movie. The sequel to the global phenomenon sees detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis upside down. Fans got a special look at the film, which hits theatres in November 2025.  

Roger’s Take: For fans in attendance, this panel looks like it was a lot of fun, with some special appearances plus sneak peeks at upcoming films, though some of these previews have likely already been shown to attendees of the D23: Ultimate Fan Event earlier this year.  The news of Shakira returning for “Zootopia 2” was perfect for this event and while we knew that “Ice Age 6” was happening, it’s great that its finally been confirmed.

What are you looking forward to watching in the year ahead?  Let me know on social media!

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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