Donald Duck (2027 film)

Donald Duck would be a 2027 American hand-drawn animated musical fantasy adventure film directed by Andreas Deja and Stephen Anderson, produced by Peter del Vecho, and written by Bill Kelly, Frank Angones, and Andreas Deja. Based on the classic Disney character of the same name, the film would star the voices of Tony Anselmo, Tress MacNeille, Bernando De Paula, Paul F. Tompkins, Jessica DiCicco, and Dee Bradley Baker. Recurring Disney composer Alan Menken would compose the film's score, with Menken and lyricist David Zippel writing several original songs for the film. The film would mark the third Disney feature film centered on Donald Duck, after Saludos Amigos (1942) and The Three Caballeros (1944), as well as the first theatrical non-package film to be centered on Donald.

Development on a Donald Duck-centered feature film would start in early 2024, with Deja and Anderson being set to direct the film, with Deja also being set to write the film, and Anselmo being set to reprise his role as Donald from various Disney media since 1988. MacNeille and De Paula would join the film's cast in mid-2024, while Angones, who previously co-created Disney's 2017 animated TV series DuckTales, which featured Donald as a main character, and Kelly being set to co-write the film alongside Deja. DiCicco and Bradley Baker would join the film's cast in late 2024. The film's animation and visuals would be strongly inspired by early Donald Duck shorts, as well as by Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros.

Donald Duck would be released in June 9, 2027, which marks Donald's 88th anniversary, and would become a critical and commercial success. Critics would praise the film fr its take on the title character, writing, themes, vocal performances (particularly Anselmo, MacNeille, De Paula, and Tompkins'), visuals, songs, animation, and score. The film would earn 987 million dollars at the worldwide box office over a budget of 90 million dollars, becoming the hightest-grossing animated film of all time. The film would win an Academy Award for Best Original Score and would be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Original Song.