Pixar has lined up its next original movie — and it’s harkening back to the supernatural.
The studio has lined up “Ghost Street,” a film inspired by Asian myths of stores where the living and dead interact, for a spring 2028 release, Pixar chief content officer Pete Doctor revealed during D23, Disney’s fan convention.
“Kyle is a fast-talking teenager and content creator from Chicago,” Doctor said. “His life gets turned upside down when his mom forces him to go on vacation to Hawaii. He stumbles into a mysterious hidden market in the middle of nowhere. He realizes his hunt for a late-night snack has turned into something bigger. He’s discovered the crossroads of the living and the dead.”
News of the project first emerged in March in a Wall Street Journal look at the studio, a report that said it would be directed by Trevor Jimenez, a Pixar veteran and the director of the 2017 Oscar-nominated short film “Weekends.” With 2028’s release of “The Incredibles 3,” “Ono Ghost Street” continues Pixar’s recent streak of multiple films in a calendar year following this year’s dual releases of “Hoppers” and “Toy Story 5,” 2022’s “Turning Red” and “Lightyear” and 2020’s “Onward” and “Soul,” among others.
