Disney Animation releases first teaser for new film Hexed

Walt Disney Animation Studios has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming original animated feature, "Hexed," a magical coming-of-age story set to arrive in theaters on November 25, 2026. The film marks the studio's 65th animated feature and its first original non-sequel since 2023's "Wish."

The trailer introduces Billie, an impulsive teenager voiced by Hailee Steinfeld, who has always felt like an outsider. Her life is upended when a broken bracelet unleashes latent magical abilities, causing an accidental incident at school that leads to her expulsion. She is then transported from her suburban life into a hidden magical realm called Hexe. There, she is joined by her cautious mother, Alice, voiced by Rashida Jones, and meets two enchanted companions: Ms. Quill, a feather quill pen voiced by Tracey Ullman, and Elias Quire, a magical journal voiced by Stephen Fry.

According to the film's directors, the story follows Billie's journey of self-discovery in this new world. Director Fawn Veerasunthorn described the protagonist as someone who has "felt miscast in her own life," noting that it takes "entering a hidden world of wild, unhinged magic to begin to understand...