- Incredibles 3 has officially been given a release date of June 16, 2028 — announced by Disney’s incoming CEO Josh D’Amaro at the 2026 Annual Shareholders Meeting
- The threequel will be directed by Peter Sohn (Elemental), marking the first Incredibles film without franchise creator Brad Bird in the director’s chair
- Bird is still involved as screenwriter and producer, and voice recording with the original cast is reportedly set to begin in March 2026
The Parr family is officially coming back — but you’ll need some patience. After years of rumors, fan theories, and hopeful whispers, Disney’s incoming CEO Josh D’Amaro made it official at the 2026 shareholders meeting: Incredibles 3 will hit theaters on June 16, 2028. Yes, 2028. Circle it. Save it. Set a reminder.
The previous two Incredibles movies combined for $1.87 billion at the global box office, with Incredibles 2 alone becoming the seventh-highest-grossing animated film of all time. So the stakes here are enormous — and Disney knows exactly what they have on their hands.
The Director Change That Has Everyone Talking
Here’s where things get interesting. Incredibles 3 will be directed by Peter Sohn, the filmmaker behind Elemental, marking the first entry in the franchise without Brad Bird at the helm. For many fans, that news hit like a cold bucket of water. Bird didn’t just direct the first two films — he IS the Incredibles. His voice, his retro-futurist aesthetic, his obsession with excellence. It’s baked into every frame.
But before you spiral — Bird is still involved as both screenwriter and producer on the threequel. The reason he stepped back from directing? Bird had committed to helming Ray Gunn, a Skydance Animated project, which pulled him away from the director’s chair. So the soul of the franchise is still in the room. Just not holding the megaphone this time.
In January 2026, Holly Hunter revealed that production and voice recording are scheduled to begin in March — which means right now, somewhere in a recording studio, Elastigirl is stretching back into action.
The Original Family Is Back
No reboots. No recasting. Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, and Samuel L. Jackson have all led the voice cast across the first two films, and everything points to the original gang returning for the third chapter. Violet, Dash, Jack-Jack — the whole chaotic, superpowered household.
Plot details are being kept tighter than a Superhero containment suit, but the franchise has always centered on Bob and Helen Parr attempting to balance their extraordinary abilities with an ordinary family life — and honestly, with Jack-Jack growing up and Violet and Dash heading into their teenage years, there is no shortage of story material waiting to be explored.
The Summer 2028 Showdown
Disney is not playing small with their 2028 summer slate. Lilo and Stitch 2 will open on May 26, just three weeks before Incredibles 3 lands on June 16, with no rival studio competition confirmed on either date yet. That is two nostalgia-fueled, billion-dollar-potential juggernauts dropping back-to-back.
The wait from Incredibles 2 to Incredibles 3 will clock in at a full ten years by the time it reaches theaters. A decade. But if the result is something close to what the first two films delivered, every single year of that wait will feel worth it.
