Many Dreamworks and Illumination films will start becoming exclusive to Peacock as early as 45 days after their theatrical and PVOD release. Apple TV+ is due to release Skydance’s Luck, only its second animated feature. For the first time, our annual feature preview contains an Amazon release. It must be said: the industry’s never seen anything quite like it.Īt the same time, the SVOD market will become more diverse in 2022. This year will see the company’s animation division come into its own, releasing at least five self-produced, auteur-led projects from major filmmakers like Henry Selick and Guillermo del Toro. One slate that’s relatively shielded from the virus is Netflix’s.

With luck, none of the films below will be kicked back into 2023 - at least not because of Covid. No matter how unsettled things are then, it’s hard to imagine a delay: a switch to a hybrid or streaming-only release seems more likely. The first Hollywood feature due for theaters in 2022 is Pixar’s Turning Red, which is currently set to come out on March 11. (Two were even on our list for 2020.)Įven with Omicron looming, studios will hope that the worst of the disruption is behind them. Readers with long memories may notice that four of the films below also featured in our 2021 list this time last year. Release plans can always change, but that’s especially true in the pandemic. His next film, The Old Way - a western starring Nicolas Cage - is now in post-production.Ĭould The Ice Age Adventures Of Buck Wild be the coolest adventure in the franchise yet, let alone one of the best movies on Disney+ at the moment? See for yourself by streaming it on Disney+, on which it is available as of Friday, January 28, 2022.Here we are again, with a preview of the coming year’s major animated features. The actor and comedian was also in the straight-to-video horror sequel Hostel: Part III in 2011 and had a recurring role as Cousin Mike on Raising Hope. For instance, he starred alongside Ryan Reynolds in both National Lampoon’s Van Wilder and 2005’s Waiting…, had an uncredited role as Scarlett Johansson’s husband in The Island, and created and starred on a short-lived hidden camera prank show for Comedy Central called Con. Succeeding comedian Denis Leary for the role of saber tooth tiger, Diego, is Skyler Stone, who is actually better known for showing his face in projects than lending his voice to them. (Image credit: Fox / Disney) Diego (Skyler Stone)

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