D23 2026: Best of the rest – from Frozen 3 to Coco 3 by way of Lilo and Stitch 2 and more

August 16th, 2026 by Marc Comments

With D23 now over, let’s look back at the ‘best of the rest’ as they say – the things that didn’t get a full article but are well worth noting.

Frozen 3

We got our first look at Anna and Elsa from Frozen 3, in cinemas on November 24th, 2027:

On top of this, we learned that the villain of the third Frozen will have powers of her own:

There was a full leaked trailer, which you can see here, but I’m sure we’ll get an official release soon enough.

Olaf will have a love interest this time around called Samantha, who you can see below. I’m calling it now, she’s a villain controlled by the new big bad and either will sacrifice herself at the end of Olaf, or come around to be one of the good guys:

Olaf, Josh Gad, will have a love song for Samantha, which you can hear here.

Lilo & Stitch 2

Next up, we learned some details about Lilo & Stitch 2, which, just like in the animated series, will introduce Stitch’s love interest, Angel, the pink version of Stitch and she was teased at the event, which you can see below.

Angel is Experiment 624, Stitch, fans will recall, is Experiment 626, and her ability is a song that can turn other Experiments bad.

Lilo & Stitch 2 arrives in cinemas on May 28th, 2028

We also got a poster for Lilo & Scratch, the all-new animated short, which will be attached to Hexed when it arrives in cinemas on November 25th:

Ghost Market:

We got a leaked teaser and trailer for Ghost Market, Pixar’s next movie, Ghost Market (formerly Ono Ghost Market), which is a supernatural thriller that follows a young boy who enters a hidden market that happens to be the crossroads of the living & dead.

In theaters in Spring 2028.

Watch the leaked trailer:

Watch the officially released teaser:

Zootopia 3

We got our first leaked teaser for Zootopia 3, which seems to be introducing a bird as the antagonist this time out.

We also got our first look at the new logo, above.

Watch the leaked teaser:

Incredibles 3:

We got our first piece of concept art, above, showing Mr Incredible rescuing innocent people.

We also learned that this time around, the movie will focus on setting the kids up as the new heroes of the story with Jack-Jack’s powers still being an issue as he struggles to control them.

Oh, and our first teaser of this new outing’s new villain:

The Second Simpsons Movie

We got an unfinished teaser for The Second Simpsons Movie, which is a long-running (literally) gag.

I’d imagine we’ll see the finished version of this in cinemas pretty soon.

Check out the teaser:

Ice Age: Boiling Point

Meet the Jurassic-sized new addition in Ice Age: Boiling Point, above, coming only to theaters February 5, 2027.

Coco 2

We got our first official look at Miguel, now a teenager, returning from 2017’s Coco. Miguel is accompanied by his dog, Dante.

Star of the first movie, Benjamin Bratt, who played the villainous Ernesto de la Cruz, said of the sequel: “To some, Miguel is a little menace who ruined a career and destroyed a legacy.

“Ernesto de la Cruz is back for revenge, sending Miguel on an adventure back to the land of the dead. Proving fate has a sense of humor, Miguel must team up with a handsome superstar: me.”

Original Coco director Lee Unkrich is returning to direct with Adrian Molina.

Coco 2 is set for November 2029.

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Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….