The Walt Disney Studios thrilled attendees at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last week with exclusive looks at its upcoming theatrical releases, including films from some of its renowned production studios — Disney Live Action, Marvel Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures.

Alan Bergman in the main picture), co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, took the stage at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace to welcome attendees and speak about the outstanding cinematic events that Disney will be delivering to theaters in the coming months.

According to a company statement, Andrew Cripps, head of theatrical distribution, spoke about the importance of the theatrical experience and the partnerships involved that work together to bring audiences to theaters.

Cripps showcased The Walt Disney Studios’ record-breaking 2024 slate before kicking off the Studio’s 2025 presentation with a montage of footage from ‘Lilo & Stitch’, a live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic. The film, which is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family, will open exclusively in theaters May 23.

CinemaCon Vanguard Award recipient Lindsay Lohan and Disney Legend Jamie Lee Curtis came on stage to talk about ‘Freakier Friday’, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the Disney classic, which opens in theaters August 8. Curtis and Lohan spoke about the film, and together they presented an extended trailer and montage.

Directed by Nisha Ganatra, ‘Freakier Friday’ also stars Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Rosalind Chao, Chad Michael Murray, and Mark Harmon. Kristin Burr, Andrew Gunn and Curtis have produced the show.

With a dazzling “grid” light show, Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges walked on stage, where they were introduced by Cripps. Leto and Bridges chatted about Disney’s ‘Tron:Ares’ and showed an extended trailer. It is the highly anticipated third installment in the TRON franchise and follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings. The film opens in theaters October 10.

CinemaCon attendees were next treated to an exclusive clip from ‘The Amateur’, an all-new espionage-thriller from 20th Century Studios, which premiered last week in New York and opens in US theaters April 11. ‘The Amateur’, directed by James Hawes, stars Oscar winner Rami Malek, Academy Award nominee Laurence Fishburne, Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Michael Stuhlbarg, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson, Adrian Martinez, and Danny Sapani.

Attendees were treated to the first trailer from Searchlight Pictures’ film ‘The Roses’, which is directed by Jay Roach and written by Tony McNamara, starring Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon. ‘The Roses’ is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film ‘The War of the Roses’, based on the novel by Warren Adler. The film is produced by Roach, Michelle Graham, Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Ed Sinclair, and Tom Carver. The Roses opens in theaters nationwide on August 29.

Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña came on stage next to talk about her role as Aunt Olga in Disney and Pixar’s ‘Elio’, which hits theaters June 20. Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan was up next and shared two clips and first-look visuals from Disney Animation’s new big-screen adventure, ‘Zootopia 2’. Quan, who voices Gary De’Snake, a venomous-but-lovable pit viper, revealed that Quinta Brunson is joining the voice cast as therapist Dr. Fuzzby, an adorable quokka who lends a paw to detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman).

There were other films’ descriptions too with relevant stars presenting clips and other trivia. Bergman also announced that Disney Legend James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, the third film in the phenomenally successful Avatar franchise, will open in theaters worldwide December 19.