Release date: March 14, 2025.
Synopsis: Porky Pig and Daffy Duck turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot.
Against all odds, the two are determined to save their town (and the world!)… that is if they don’t drive each other crazy in the process.
Directed by Peter Browngardt (Uncle Grandpa).
Written by Kevin Costello (Tom & Jerry), Alex Kirwan (Looney Tunes Cartoons) and Peter Browngardt.
Release date: March 21, 2025.
Directed by: Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, (500) Days of Summer).
Written by: Greta Gerwig (Barbie, Little Women) and Erin Cressida Wilson (The Girl on the Train, Vinyl).
Original songs by: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land).
Release date: April 11, 2025.
Inspired by Charles Dickens’ The Life of Our Lord.
Synopsis: While Dickens was a loving father, his work often kept him distant from his family. In particular he struggled to connect with his youngest son Walter, a five-year-old dreamer who is inseparable from his best friend Willa the cat.
One day, Dickens’ reading performance at a London theatre is ruined by Walter’s mischievous behavior. Dickens pleads to his son to try and enjoy the reading but Walter is not interested.
His wife Catherine, aware of Walter’s obsession with King Arthur, urges Dickens to tell his son the story of another king: Jesus Christ.
Release date: December 20, 2024.
Synopsis: Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before.
With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Directed by Jeff Fowler. Written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington.
Release date: May 23, 2025.
Synopsis: Lilo & Stitch is the funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On). Written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright.
Release date: August 1, 2025.
Synopsis: The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.
Release date: June 13, 2025.
Synopsis: What if the thing you were searching for… found you first? Alien-obsessed Elio discovers the answer to that question when he is transported to the Communiverse, an interplanetary paradise that is home to intelligent life from galaxies far and wide.
But when he’s mistaken as Earth’s leader, he’ll have to form unexpected bonds, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and make sure he doesn’t lose the opportunity to live out his ultimate dream.
Release date: March 7, 2025.
Synopsis: When a meteor crashes into Colepepper Zoo, it unleashes a virus that transforms the zoo animals into zombies. Gracie, a young quirky wolf, teams up with a gruff mountain lion named Dan. Together they lead a team of survivors — including Xavier, the movie-obsessed lemur, Frida the fiery capybara, and Poot the baby pygmy hippo — on a perilous mission to escape the virus and rescue their zoo.
Release date: June 13, 2025.
Synopsis: On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast, Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.
With the fierce and ambitious Astrid and the village’s quirky blacksmith Gobber by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding.
As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader.
Written and directed by Dean DeBlois (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, Lilo & Stitch). Inspired by Cressida Cowell’s book series.
Release date: April 4, 2025.
Synopsis: Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
To get back home, they’ll have to master this world and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.
Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative… the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.
Release date: December 20, 2024.
Synopsis: In Mufasa: The Lion King, Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline.
The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny — their bonds tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.
Tickets are available on the IMAX website.
Directed by Barry Jenkins. Written by Jeff Nathanson. Original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Release date: September 5, 2025.
Synopsis: It’s 30 AD and everyone is expectantly awaiting the coming Messiah. While Jesus isn’t exactly what they imagined, there is something special about this man.
Soon John, James, Andrew, Peter, and others begin to follow Jesus on an unexpected adventure, from the beginning of Jesus’ ministry through his crucifixion and resurrection.
Release date: December 20, 2024.
Synopsis: In Mufasa: The Lion King, Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline.
The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny — their bonds tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.
Directed by Barry Jenkins. Written by Jeff Nathanson. Original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
French release date: October 2, 2024.
French title: Maya, donne-moi un titre.
Synopsis: Maya and her dad, Michel Gondry, live in two different countries. In order to stay in touch, her dad asks her every evening, “Maya, give me a title.” Based on her answer, he creates a short animated reply in which Maya is the hero.
Written and directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind).
Release date: TBA (2025).
Synopsis: When eight-year-old Heidi saves a lynx family and their home from a greedy businessman, she gets her grandfather to come clean with the village community and she realizes that her beloved little lynx belongs with his family in the wild just as she belongs with her grandfather in the mountains.
Directed by Tobias Schwarz (Doc McStuffins, Klaus). Written by Rob Sprackling (Gnomeo & Juliet, The Queen’s Corgi). Inspired by the 1880 children’s novel by Johanna Spyri.
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