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First, look at what’s coming to Disney+ this week. As a reminder, you can read about what’s new on Disney+ every week with our weekly roundups. The latest Movies scheduled to hit Disney+ this Week are below.
Turning Red
Creators: Domee Shi
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Cast: Rosalie Chiang (voice), Sandra Oh (voice), Ava Morse (voice)
Synopsis: Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang) is a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming (voice of Sandra Oh), is never far from her daughter – an unfortunate reality for the teenager. And as if changes to her interests, relationships and body weren’t enough, whenever she gets too excited (which is practically ALWAYS), she “poofs” into a giant red panda.
Encanto
Creator: Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Cast: Stephanie Beatriz(voice), María Cecilia Botero(voice), John Leguizamo(voice)
Synopsis: Encanto 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, charming 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 a heal-every child except 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.
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Creators: Akiva Schaffer
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Cast: John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, KiKi Layne, Will Arnett, Eric Bana, Flula Borg, Dennis Haysbert
Synopsis: Thirty years after their popular television show ended, chipmunks Chip and Dale live very different lives. When a cast member from the original series mysteriously disappears, the pair must reunite to save their friend.
Avengers: Endgame
Creator: Anthony Russo, Joe Russ
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
Synopsis: After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’s actions and undo the chaos to the universe, no matter what consequences may be in store and no matter who they face.
Moana
Creator: Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Cast: Auli’i Cravalho(voice), Dwayne Johnson(voice), Rachel House(voice)
Synopsis: Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her island’s fishermen can’t catch any fish and the crops fail, she learns that the demigod Maui caused the blight by stealing the heart of the goddess, Te Fiti. The only way to heal the island is to persuade Maui to return Te Fiti’s heart, so Moana sets off on an epic journey across the Pacific. The film is based on stories from Polynesian mythology.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Creator: Gore Verbinski
Genres: Action,Adventure,Fantasy
Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Kevin McNally, Zoe Saldana
Synopsis: Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate who roams the Caribbean Sea butts heads with a rival pirate bent on pillaging the village of Port Royal. When the governor’s daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl’s love save her. But their seafaring mission is hardly simple.
Doctor Strange
Creator: Scott Derrickson
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Chris Hemsworth, Tilda Swinton
Synopsis: After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Creators: George Lucas
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker
Synopsis: Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
A Fan’s Guide to Ms. Marvel
Creator: Lee Unkrich
Genres: Documentary, Short
Cast: Iman Vellani, Sana Amanat, Kevin Feige, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Matt Lintz, Meera Menon
Synopsis: Gives an exclusive look behind the original series, “Ms. Marvel,” from its comic book origins to its development on Marvel Studios. Portraying interviews with its awarding-winning filmmaking team and newcomer Iman Vellani.
Luca
Creator: Enrico Casarosa
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Cast: Drake Bell, John Ratzenberger
Synopsis: In a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, two young boys experience an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below
the water’s surface.
