Disney’s New Must-Watch Movie Combines The MCU, Star Wars, & Its Animated Classics

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Published Jul 28, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT

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Disney's newly announced upcoming film combines all its major movie words into one documentary, making it a must-see for those who are curious about their favorite franchises, or getting a behind-the-scenes update about the process of building the company's film worlds. Given the wide range of properties Disney is responsible for today, there's certainly a lot of room left open when it comes into delving into the internal workings that led to many of these series and installments becoming what they are today.

This is also true since a range of impeccable talents have worked with Disney over the years, and have played integral roles in specific franchises or universes becoming cornerstones of Disney's ecosystem as they are today. As a result, it's no surprise there's a consistent interest in interviews and quotes from Disney creators - which Disney itself is set to play into with one of its newest releases.

Disney recently revealed the teaser for a movie documentary film directed by Leslie Iwerks, which should be coming to Disney+ in the future. The documentary looks sure to be an interesting one for those interested in the goliath enterprise and its inner workings, particularly because a good number of the biggest figures involved in the company and its decision-making are set to make an appearance in it.

The Disney Worldbuilders Documentary Delves Into All Of The Franchise's Biggest Series

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As was shown with the release of the Disney Worldbuilders trailer, the franchise is set to release the feature documentary soon, which will delve further into several faucets of Disney's biggest success stories and the creators who helped craft them, highlighting how the Disney landscape that we can currently see came to be, and what the process was like when it came to building the path forward.

This includes looking at the world of film - with major figures like MCU timeline architect Kevin Feige and Frozen director Jennifer Lee - as well as delving into how the most beloved movie worlds have been translated into Disney's parks and rollercoasters, and the efforts that have gone into bringing these fictional delights into a form where they feel like they exist in our world.

Since this is teased to involve exploring beloved classic Disney movies like Toy Story as well as the MCU, Star Wars, and newer hits like Zootopia and Frozen, the documentary is sure to be engaging for a wide range of Disney fans, and looks as though it should provide some fascinating behind-the-scenes details about many of the biggest release of all time.

Disney Worldbuilders' Confirmed Creators Makes The Documentary Film A Seriously Exciting Release

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The information discussed in Disney Worldbuilders would be undeniably interesting if only Kevin Feige and Jennifer Lee appeared in the documentary, but there are far more Disney creators scheduled to appear in the installment, making it all the more exciting.

Disney Worldbuilders is also due to feature commentary from Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni, directors James Cameron and Jon Favreau, Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Jared Bush, Pixar Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company and current advisor Bob Iger, and current CEO Josh D'Amaro, which is a considerable list of major names to say the least.

Between all these figures, the documentary should be able to draw on decades of experience in every corner of Disney's on-screen empire, which makes the prospect of the interviews and knowledge imparted in the upcoming release even more promising, and means plenty of people will no doubt be eagerly awaiting the reveal of when the documentary is set to debut.

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