Even after making 30 feature films, Pixar has no plans to stop making animated movies anytime soon. The studio has become synonymous with wildly imaginative original stories that have universal themes and concepts, like if there are monsters in closets, what toys do when they aren’t being played with, and what goes on inside your head.

But the success of many of these original films has already paved the way for some lucrative franchises. Pixar has achieved great success by utilizing its originally-created IP. And after leaning on sequels heavily during the 2010s and its original storytelling overcorrection coinciding with the pandemic, Hoppers is the latest example of the animated studio’s magical ways at work.

It’s a funny and heartfelt original story that has resonated with critics and general audiences. With Pixar riding its winning formula to another hit, it makes the rest of the studio’s upcoming movies all the more exciting. And we know of seven Pixar movies releasing over the next several years.

7 Toy Story 5

After going original for Hoppers to start off 2026, Pixar will be back in just a few months with its 31st movie, Toy Story 5. The new installment in the studio’s oldest, beloved franchise is coming to theaters on June 19. It hails from Andrew Stanton, who wrote the previous four films and directed WALL-E, and Kenna Harris, who has been with Pixar since 2021’s Luca.

The story of Toy Story 5 follows Woody returning to Bonnie’s room to help Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of the toys when their kid becomes enamored with technology in the form of a Lilypad tablet.

Toy Story 5 brings back all the usual voice actors and major characters. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack), Forky (Tony Hale), Hamm (John Ratzenberger), Rex (Wallace Shawn), Slinky Dog (Blake Clark), Bo Peep (Annie Potts), Dolly (Bonnie Hunt), Mr. Pricklepants (John Hopkins), Trixie (Kristen Schaal), and Duke Caboom (Keanu Reeves) are returning. Toy Story 5 also recast several roles, including Jeff Bergman and Anna Vocino voicing Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head.

6 Gatto

While Pixar is doing two films in 2026, they are only confirmed to have one movie out next year, Gatto. The original feature has a confirmed theatrical release date of March 5, 2027. The project comes from Luca director Enrico Casarosa, who has been with Pixar since being a story artist for Cars in 2006.

Gatto is a new, unexpected story for the animation studio. It follows a black cat who lives in Venice, Italy and is indebted to the local feline mob boss. What transpires from that point on is not confirmed. There are also no announced cast members for Gatto at this time.

What is known about the movie is that Gatto will be the first Pixar movie to fully utilize a new 2D-3D blended animation style. A glimpse at the style can be seen in the official artwork released by the studio, while Toy Story 5 also seems to have a sequence with this style, too.

5 Incredibles 3

Pixar has also confirmed that the Incredibles franchise is going to continue. The announcement came in 2024, with the studio then revealing original director/writer Brad Bird is only writing the screenplay for the threequel. Elemental‘s Peter Sohn is taking on directing duties after working closely with Bird on other films.

While the movie is not officially on Disney’s schedule, it has been confirmed that Incredibles 3 is intended to release in 2028. A summer launch is most likely considering how well Incredibles II did with its June release in 2018 as it made $1.2 billion worldwide.

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