Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot, GOAT, Bridgerton, Green Book, Secret Invasion, King Richard, Haunted Mansion, The Color Purple, Spider-Noir, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy) has recently been scoring Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Hexed. The film is directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn (Wish) & Jason Hand (Moana 2), co-directed by Josie Trinidad and features the voices of Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Tracie Ullman, Jodie Foster, Walton Goggins and Stephen Fry. The movie follows tells the story a teenage oddball and her Type A mom, who discovers her weirdness is actually hidden magic, transporting them to a world where magic can run free. Roy Conli (Tangled, Big Hero 6) and Yvett Merino (Enconto, Zootopia 2) are producing the project. Hexed will be released in theaters nationwide on November 25, 2026 by Walt Disney Pictures.
As previously reported, Bowers’ other recent/upcoming feature projects include the Netflix animated movie Steps (to premiere on November 20), Jonathan Levine’s Mr. Irrelevant (to be released in theaters nationwide on December 25) and Ben Produfoot’s The Eyes of Ghana, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on October 28.
