Pixar Unveils New Coming-Of-Age 2022 Comedy Turning Red! Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter had a lot of exciting news to offer fans during Pixar’s presentation of Disney Investor Day, including the fact the animation house would be delivering two new films to audiences in 2022, including the coming-of-age comedy Turning Red! RELATED: Chris Evans to Lead Buzz Lightyear Origin Movie at Pixar!
Turning Red is currently slated to hit theaters on March 11, 2022, acting as one of two Pixar films to hit theaters that year alongside the Chris Evans-starring Buzz Lightyear origin story movie slated for that summer.
The project is also being produced by Lindsey Collins, whose previous credits include co-producing the beloved 2008 sci-fi pic WALL-E, producing John Carter and Finding Dory, as well as a number of shorts at Pixar.
The film is directed by Domee Shi, the writer/director behind the Pixar short Bao who became the first woman to direct a short film for the Disney-owned animation studio and won an Academy Award for the title.