Disney To Release Brad Bird’s 1952 on December 19, 2014; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 on July 10, 2015

Today, The Walt Disney Studios announced release dates and additional information for several upcoming films. 1952 will be produced by Damon Lindelof and directed by Brad Bird (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL), from a script by Lindelof and Bird. While no plot has been revealed, George Clooney will star in the movie. 1952 will hit theaters on December 19, 2014 in 3D.

Here’s a closer look at the other films you can expect to see next year.

THE MUPPETS 2 is now dated on March 21, 2014. MUPPETS 2 is produced by Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman and directed by James Bobin. The screenplay is by Bobin and Nick Stoller, who will also serve as executive producer. The cast includes Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell – and of course, the whole Muppets gang.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (Marvel) will be in theaters on April 4, 2014 in 3D. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER will pick up where “Marvel’s The Avengers” leaves off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world. The film stars Chris Evans in the title role and will be directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo.

MALEFICENT is now set for a summer release on July 2, 2014. Disney moved it from the originally planned date of April 14, 2014. MALEFICENT, the untold story of Disney’s most beloved villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty,” reveals the events that hardened Maleficent’s heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora. MALEFICENT will be released in 3D and is produced by Joe Roth and directed by Robert Stromberg, from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel) will be in cinemas in 3D on August 1, 2014. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, based on the Marvel comic books of the same name, features an unlikely cast of characters who must team up in order to defeat a cosmic force of epic proportions. James Gunn will direct.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 is now expected to sail into theaters on July 10, 2015. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and will star Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. Jeff Nathanson is writing the screenplay. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” films have earned over $3.7 billion at the worldwide box office. Most recently, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” earned over $1.043 billion.