Pixar Ghost Market, the studio’s next original film and its first ghost movie, arrives in theatres in spring 2028. Chief content officer Pete Docter revealed it during D23, the Disney fan convention, per Variety.
What is Pixar Ghost Market about?
The film follows Kyle, a fast-talking teenager and content creator from Chicago. A family holiday in Hawaii leads him to a hidden market in the middle of nowhere, where he was only looking for a late-night snack.
“Kyle is a fast-talking teenager and content creator from Chicago. 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.”
Pete Docter, chief content officer of Pixar
Footage shown at the convention had Kyle in a dark, empty kitchen, finding a bowl of warm soup no one admits to making. “Hey, do you guys take Apple Pay?” he asks the room. On a FaceTime call he explains the market runs on hungry ghosts — and that Ghost Market is not like those other scary movies.
Pixar has finally run out of inanimate objects to bring to life.
When does Pixar Ghost Market come out?
The film was announced in March under the working title Ono Ghost Market. It began life as a planned Disney+ series before Pixar promoted it to a feature, the same pivot that turned Moana 2 into a $1 billion theatrical run. Trevor Jimenez, the Pixar veteran behind the Oscar-nominated 2017 short Weekends, is reported to direct.
Disney has 10 March 2028 reserved for a Pixar release, per Deadline. That puts Ghost Market in a two-film year with The Incredibles 3 — the sixth time Pixar has released two features in a calendar year, following Hoppers and Toy Story 5 in 2026. Coco 2, revealed at the same convention, follows in 2029.
Pixar shared a short teaser of Kyle alongside the announcement.
Pixar’s recent releases, including Hoppers and Toy Story 5, opened in UAE cinemas, and Ghost Market should follow the same route; a local date is usually confirmed closer to release.
Who is directing Pixar’s Ghost Market?
Trevor Jimenez, the Pixar veteran behind the Oscar-nominated 2017 short Weekends, is reported to direct, per the Wall Street Journal. Pixar has not confirmed the director in its announcement.
When does Ghost Market come out?
Ghost Market arrives in theatres in spring 2028. Disney has 10 March 2028 reserved for a Pixar release that year.
Will Ghost Market be on Disney+?
Almost certainly eventually — Pixar films land on Disney+ after their theatrical runs. The project was originally planned as a Disney+ series before Pixar elevated it to a feature film.
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