UPDATE: Disney's panel has concluded. You can catch up on all the updates from the event below!
Disney delivered the final major panel of CinemaCon 2025, complete with major news on some of the studio's biggest movies of this year and the future.
CinemaCon 2025 is on its final day, bringing together movie theater vendors and major studio executives for a massive gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada. To help promote the evolution of theaters, the studios have all held exclusive presentations for journalists and vendor employees promoting the biggest films of the year.
At the end of four days of mayhem, Disney hosted CinemaCon's final panel, which featured Disney's entire 2025 theatrical slate. From Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four First Steps to Disney Animations' Elio and Zootopia 2, and finishing with Avatar: Fire and Ash, it featured something exciting for all Disney fans!
Every Update From Disney's CinemaCon 2025 Panel
Start of Disney's CinemaCon 2025 Panel
Ahead of Disney's CinemaCon panel, attendees were gifted a promotional Wheaties box for Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, which features the core team on the front and a maze on the back.
The theater then showed Disney's main logo on the big screen as CinemaCon's crowd filed into the theater to see what's in store.
The presentation started off with a fun montage of upcoming Disney movies, all of them including footage of Stitch from Lilo & Stitch as that movie is promoted. He is seen superimposed in footage from Mufasa, Moana 2, The Fantastic Four, Elio, Thunderbolts*, and his own film.
Stitch then leads the way in a stream of images highlighting Disney's biggest divisions, including Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Searchlight Pictures, and 20th Century Studios.
This was followed by a large display featuring 13 major Disney releases lined up for theaters this year.
Lilo & Stitch Blasts Into CinemaCon
Lilo & Stitch takes the lead-off position as Disney Head of Theatrical Distribution Andrew Cripps speaks to fans about what to expect from the live-action Disney remake. Behind him is a massive poster of Stitch with material from Disney's other subdivisions, including a lightsaber, a Marvel logo, and Mickey Mouse ears.
Fans get a big-screen look at previously-released footage of Stitch in public with Lilo and Nani as they try to pass him off as a dog. Stitch is not happy with his collar, and he responds with the word, "Ruff" as David asks whether he is really a dog.
Freakier Friday Stars Take the CinemaCon Stage
Jamie Lee Curtis and Linsday Lohan came out on stage together for a sneak peek at their reunion in Freakier Friday.
Curtis teased having "double the swaps" this time around before saying, "You’ll get to see me like never before thanks to an aggressive teenager [makeover.]"
Fans see new footage of the original leads as Lohan and her teenage daughter have now switched bodies. Lohan's Anna Coleman (whose daughter is in her body) is trying to flirt with one of Anna's original crushes, which does not go well.
Jared Leto Hypes Up Tron: Ares
An incredible light show with lasers helped open the presentation for Jared Leto's Tron: Ares, the first Tron movie since 2010's Tron: Legacy.
Leto hyped up the inclusion of Nine Inch Nails music in the movie, saying the film will "hit you right in The Grid" if fans love it as much as he does.
New footage showed a red light cycle race in the middle of the city in the real world as a red light trail cuts a police car in half.
Leto's Character says he is "looking for something" that he does not understand. This comes before text comes onto the screen saying, "Worlds will collide," as new red flying vehicles are shown on screen, with their own red light trails filling the sky.
20th Century Movies Shine - The Amateur, Predator: Badlands, & More
Multiple films from 20th Century Studios took the stage next, including mention of The Amateur and its synopsis (coming to theaters on April 11) along with a short bit of footage.
Predator: Badlands was next in line, with the question, "What if the Predator was the good guy?" being asked behind the movie.
Elle Fanning joined the festivities, telling the crowd how her role in the movie is "very different than the work [she's] done in the past." The movie will also do something unprecedented as her character is "not the one being chased;" instead, she is the one who "teams up with the Predator."
A new trailer teased an unexplored alien planet as a Predator with white dreads made its way onto the screen. The leading hero Predator can be seen going toe-to-toe with swords against another humanoid opponent, and then faces a massive alien monster, as the two growl/roar at one another. The trailer ends with it facing what appears to be living vines in the forest.
This film feels completely different than not only Prey, but every other installment in the franchise.
Bruce Springsteen's Life Shines in Deliver Me From Nowhere
The stars of the upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere showed up for attendees at CinemaCon to share insight into their new movie.
This included Jeremy Allen White (Bruce Springsteen) and Jeremy Strong (Jon Landau), as Strong called his character "the Lois to Bruce's Clark."
In a new blast of footage from the movie, Springsteen speaks on "trying to find something real in all the noise" before Landau says, "you always do."
The trailer ends with White giving his best rendition of Springsteen's hit song "Born to Run."
Deliver Me From Nowhere does not have a confirmed release date, but it is confirmed for 2025.
Ella McCay Brings Back Jamie Lee Curtis
Curtis returned to the stage after her promotion of Freakier Friday, this time joined by Emma Mackey as they got ready to talk about their work on Ella McCay. The film follows a young idealistic politician who balances family problems and a hard work life while preparing to take over as the state governor.
Writer/director James L. Brooks joined them on stage as he also received an award before new footage began playing.
The footage shows Woody Harrelson as Mackey's father and Curtis as her aunt. Mackey's character is 34 years old and about to become the governor of her home state.
Ayo Edebiri, Albert Brooks, and Kumail Nanjiani also star in the film, which will debut in theaters on September 19.
Marvel Comes to CinemaCon Celebrating Thunderbolts*
Marvel's time to shine is officially here as the studio looks to kick off its time at CinemaCon 2025 with Thunderbolts*, featuring a new poster for the team to start.
The Thunderbolts* cast took the stage together, pulling off a bit with each other as they pretended to be late and looked disheveled, as they talked in from the doors in the back and through the aisles in. Fans saw Wyatt Russell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Hannah John-Kamen take their places in front of the fans on stage.
Pugh spoke about having "many unique experiences" in the movie, including an experience with the second-tallest building in their world.
In the new footage, the Red Guardian asks Bucky what kind of super serum he got before telling Bucky, "We are the same, you and me—well, we are different. But the same."
Some of the film's comedy comes through as the Red Guardian and Bucky drive a truck with Yelena Belova and Ghost in the back—Though, fans still see no signs of Taskmaster.
This includes plenty of banter, part of which shows Yelena giving the U.S. Agent a hard time for his "hat" (aka his helmet).
Bucky and Red Guardian crash their truck into the front of a building, as they get out to attack a group of guards who are now firing at them. Bucky rips the truck door of its hinges and uses it as a shield as he and the rest of the team fight off the group—including Red Guardian fighting with his belt.
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine voices comes over the loudspeakers, sounding annoyed, admonishing the team: "Jesus you guys, I literally just put that dry wall in. I left the door unlocked for you. Come up."
This building is revealed to be the former Avengers Tower, which Val bought, as she expresses to the team, "How crazy is it to think of all the monumental fights that happened here where we're standing."
She jokes about how expensive the tower was before giving Bucky a jab for his time as congressman lasting "less than half a term." She also calls John Walker the "junior varsity Captain America" before saying Yelena looks "awful," to which Yelena responds, "eat shit."
Val then admitted that she sent all of the main characters to kill each other, being shocked that they made nice and teamed up together instead. She also says she has no idea who the Red Guardian.
Bucky looks to attack her, as a unseen force stops him. She reveals that she "is not alone," as Sentry, whose full look still remains a mystery, is there and attacks the team.
"The Avengers are gone, no one is coming to save the day," fans hear Geraldine Viswanathan's mystery character say before Bucky says, "We are... We can be the people to save the day."
Lots of action is shown, including new footage of Ghost saving a civilian from a crashing helicopter, as the footage ends.
Kevin Feige Hypes Up Avengers: Doomsday
While Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was not at CinemaCon, he showed up in a video message to talk to fans about one of the MCU's biggest upcoming movies, Avengers: Doomsday.
His video was taken on the set of the next Avengers movie, and he confirmed that plenty more cast members will be announced. This comes after Marvel confirmed the first 27 members of Avengers: Doomsday in a record-breaking five-hour stream on March 26.
Saying, "we revealed many, but not all" of the cast, he commented on this film having "Avengers, Thunderbolts, Wakandans, Fantastic Four, original X-Men," and so many more heroes and villains.
The team is now "days away from the start of principal production" as Avengers: Doomsday gets set to blast into theaters on May 1, 2026.
New Footage from The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Ahead of The Fantastic Four: First Steps' theatrical debut on July 25, those at CinemaCon got a glimpse at new footage from the anticipated MCU movie.
This included a talk show seemingly called "The Gilbert Show," which summed up the titular quartet's origin story in the MCU.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach's Ben Grimm is then seen pulling the chain of a ship in the water as he saves people, as more clips show the people of this world thanking the Fantastic Four for their service.
Further footage confirms Vanessa Kirby's Sue Storm's pregnancy, teasing the eventual arrival of the ultra-powerful Franklin Richards. Joseph Quinn's Johnny Storm then jokes with Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards about Reed being "out of [his] depth" with a new baby on the way.
Fans then got their first look at Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer, who asks the team, "Are you the protectors of this world?" before telling them, "Your planet is now marked for death."
Reed Richards then says, "I stretched the boundaries of space, and they heard," before the screen turns to the Silver Surfer flying and surfing through debris.
New Footage from Disney/Pixar's Elio
Disney and Pixar have a new animated feature lined up to be released on June 20 called Elio, the story of an 11-year-old boy who accidentally becomes the intergalactic ambassador of planet Earth.
Fans see footage of the young Elio Solis as he first gets abducted and meets a lucid supercomputer who introduces him to the advanced species and aliens that exist in the universe. This all takes place in the Communiverse, although the footage is only minimal in runtime.
It's worth noting that the 3D looks absolutely stunning, with an incredibly use of the technology, and vibrant colors.
Disney Shares Insight Into Zootopia 2
Disney took the theming to new levels with the presentation for Zootopia 2, showing what the real world would look like in this universe. This started off with a joke riffing off of CinemaCon, with Jason Bateman's Nick Wilde narrates about "ZinemaCon" in a long video message that celebrates "the animal experience."
This led to advertisements for in-universe movie chains, riffing off real-life, like Rebel, AmZ Theaters, Cinebark, IYAZ theatre, Dolbeaver Cinema, Pandango, and even Fur DX seating. Later came a look at animal-inspired posters for Thunderbolts*, Sealio (Elio), and The Fantastic Fur.
Ke Huy Quan also showed up in person to promote his role as a snake named Gary, saying he had to slither around his apartment to get into character.
Another clip was shown of a new character named Dr. Fuzbee, who seems to be either a hedgehog or a gopher, who is a therapy animal helping out Mark and Judy Hopps, who are going through some relationship problems
The character is played by Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson, and the clip sees her break down a couple's relationship with a comedic twist.
They then showed off the same clip shown to audiences at D23 as Mark and Judy visit the water animals.
Disney Closes With Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash (coming on December 19) closed out Disney's presentation as director James Cameron appeared on screen for a video message addressed to CinemaCon attendees.
Cameron is currently in New Zealand, but he sent footage from Avatar 3 to show off while teasing "increased emotional heart and soul" from the cast's performance.
Neytiri star Zoe Saldaña then took the stage to tell the audience how this movie is "unlike anything audiences have ever seen."
The movie will introduce two new clans of Na'vi, the Wind Traders and the Ash people, with the Ash people being the film's main villains.
Footage shows new ships in action, holding presumably the Wind Traders, while Jake Sully's son Lo'ak and Tsireya flying through the sky on an Ikran.
Meanwhile, Spider is seen on the deck of another ship before the main Na'vi are attacked by raiders on the airships. Another clip shows a massive Pandoran volcano erupting.
Fans also see Sam Worthington's Jake Sully urging Saldaña's Neytiri to let go of the hatred, telling her she cannot live like that anymore before another attack is shown.
To conclude, there is a massive battle between Jake Sully and the revitalized Quaritch, who is now in a Na'vi body following the events of Avatar: The Way of Water. It takes place at night, with a beautiful bright vivid back drop, with a huge planet (or moon) in the background, and lava shooting up into the air around the hero and villain who are on rocks (that may or may not be floating in the sky).
This concludes Disney's panel from CinemaCon 2025.
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