Briefly: Disney issued a couple of tidbits concerning upcoming movies today.
– The Muppets sequel, formally titled The Muppets… Again! will now be called Muppets Most Wanted. It opens in theaters March 21, 2014. The story follows “the entire Muppets gang on a global tour where they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper.”
– Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof’s Tomorrowland will open a week earlier than planned: December 12, 2014 (previously December 19).
– Into the Woods now opens December 25, 2014. The movie is based on the musical by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim and follows “a baker and his wife’s quest to break a witch’s curse in order to start a family. Along the way, they encounter several well-known fairy tale characters, and together they learn what happens after ‘happily ever after.'” It will now directly compete with Sony’s Annie musical.
– Disney dated two yet-to-be-revealed Marvel projects. The first one will open May 6, 2016 while the second one will debut May 5, 2017.
Upcoming movies from Marvel include The Wolverine, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers 2, Ant-Man, and an untitled Fantastic Four movie.