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A Handy-Dandy Checklist of the Animated Features Scheduled For Release in the U.S. in 2023

(This list is a constant year-long work-in-progress. More titles will be added. Release dates below may change.)

1. THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT (3/2023) D: Wendy Rogers. (Netflix)
2. THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (4/7/23) D: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic (Universal/Illumination)
3. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (6/2/23) D: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson (Sony Animation)
4. STRAYS (6/9/23) D: Josh Greenbaum (Universal – Lord Miller)
5. ELEMENTAL (6/16/23) D: Peter Sohn. (Pixar)
6. HOW DO YOU LIVE (7/14/23) D: Hayao Miyazaki. (Studio Ghibli)
7. ESCAPE FROM HAT (2023) D: Mark Osbourne. (Netflix)
8. BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE (2023) D: Alan Foreman. (Nickelodeon)
9. HIGH IN THE CLOUDS (2023) D: Timothy Reckart. (Netflix)
10. THE MONKEY KING (2023) D: Anthony Stacchi (Netflix)
11. NIMONA (2023) D: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane. (Netflix)
12. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE: MUTANT MAYHEM (8/4/23) D: Jeff Rowe. (Nickelodeon/Paramount)
13. PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE (10/23/23) D: Cal Brunker. (Paramount/Nickelodeon)
14. SPELLBOUND (2023) D: Vicky Jensen. (Skydance/Apple)
15. CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET (11/10/23) D: Sam Fell. (Netflix/Aardman)
16. TROLLS 3 (11/17/23) Dreamworks/Universal
17. WISH (11/23/23) D: Chris Buck, Veerasunthorn (Disney)
MIGRATION (12/22/23) D: Benjamin Renner. (Illumination)
18. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 4 (date and director to be announced)


2022 LIMITED RELEASE FEATURES (movies going Direct-to-Physical-Media or Streaming – some getting a limited theatrical billboard): TITLES TO BE ANNOUNCED

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

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A Handy-Dandy Checklist of the Animated Features Scheduled For Release in the U.S. in 2023 (This list is a constant year-long work-in-progress. More titles will be added. Release dates below may change.) 1. THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT (3/2023) D: Wendy Rogers. (Netflix) 2. THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (4/7/23) D: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic (Universal/Illumination) 3. […]