When is the Strange World 2 release date? We all love a good Disney movie, but the only thing better than Disney movies is, you guessed it, a good sequel.
Strange World, which is inspired by pulp magazines and retro science fiction movies, took audiences to a far-off land with its stunning visuals — but will the animated movie get a sequel? The good news is that Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, at least, seem to be up for it.
In an interview with The Digital Fix, Hall said, “I think we’ve created in Strange World is big enough to contain more stories, and we will see. But we love these characters, too, you know?” Meanwhile, Nguyen added that writing a film like this is akin to playing “fantasy football,” with the writers’ room always finding “where the other stories are within the worlds.” With that said, is it too soon to mark a Strange World 2 release date in your calendars? Here’s everything we know…
Strange World 2 release date speculation
Strange World was a box-office bomb, so it’s unlikely Strange World 2 will ever see the light of day. Still, miracles have happened, and we won’t let that stop us from speculating about a hypothetical sequel.
If there ends up being a Strange Worlds 2, the earliest we’ll probably hear about it is in autumn 2023, as that will be the next Disney Plus Day and is when the House 0f Mouse is known for making big announcements about future projects.
The first film was announced in December 2021 and came to screens just under a year later. So, assuming a sequel is announced in late 2023, we’re probably looking at a late 2024 release date at the very earliest.
However, it’s important to remember that animated movies take a lot longer to make than live-action ones, so if we’re being realistic about it, a Strange Worlds sequel might not even be announced until the 2024’s Disney Plus day and not reach our screens until late 2025 or even 2026.
Strange World 2 plot speculation
If commissioned, there are lots of possibilities about what a Strange World sequel could involve. With the closing scene of the film revealing that the story Strange World took place within a comic book, it’s feasible that a sequel could go down the meta route of Lightyear. It could explore the world surrounding the comic book: focusing on the reader, or the ‘real’ Clades, if that is what the comic is purporting to be based on.
However, this is probably a bit far-fetched. As pointed out by the movie’s director and writer, “at the ending of the movie Strange World, it seems like Ethan’s story is just beginning.” With the ending of the film showing Ethan, his boyfriend Diazo, and his friends collecting resources from Strange World, it looks like there’s plenty of scope for a spin-off or sequel focussing on Ethan and his adventures on the sentient planet.
Director Don Hall even toyed with the idea of a spin-off involving the short-lived (literally) character Dupel “Dupel is a pilot that gets, you know, ripped out of the ship, The Venture, and is presumably dead. And now that character has a whole horror movie take to him,” he noted.
Strange World 2 cast speculation
If a Strange World 2 ends up happening, we can probably expect the return of the main cast, along with a number of new characters and cast members…
Strange World 2 speculative cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade
- Dennis Quaid as Jaeger Clade
- Jaboukie Young-White as Ethan Clade
- Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade
- Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal
- Alan Tudyk as the Narrator
- Jonathan Melo as Diazo
- Nik Dodani as Kardez
- Francesca Reale as Azimuth
Strange World is currently available to watch on Disney’s streaming service. If you’re a fan of all things strange, check out our guides to Doctor Strange 3 and Stranger Things season 5. We’ve also got a guide to all the new movies coming in 2023, including Chicken Run 2, Oppenheimer, and Mission Impossible 7.