Kingdom Hearts 3 (2018 film)

Kingdom Hearts 3 is an upcoming 2018 Action Fantasy film and the third installment of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Matthew Vaughn returns as director as well as some of the original cast, including Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, Hayden Panettiere, Jesse McCartney, and Ken Watanabe, with new stars including James McAvoy, Billy Eichner, Tom Holland, Alyson Stoner, and frequent Vaughn collaborators Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, and Hugh Jackman. It is set to be released on December 14 2018 in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D formats.

PLOT
Taking place 10 years after the events of Kingdom Hearts 2, an older Sora (Haley Joel Osment), now working as a miner in Ohio, reunites with Donald and Goofy in an attempt to search for seven guardians of light and the "Key to Return Hearts", while Riku (David Gallagher) and King Mickey search for previous keyblade wielders in an attempt to stop Master Xhanort's (Billy Eichner) plan to balance the light and darkness.

CAST
Original Stars Returning: New Roles:
 * Haley Joel Osment as Sora
 * David Gallagher as Riku
 * Hayden Panettiere as Kairi
 * Bret Iwan as King Mickey (voice)
 * Bill Farmer as Goofy (voice)
 * Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck (voice)
 * Ken Watanabe as Master Eraqus
 * James Woods as Hades
 * Michelle Pfeiffer as Maleficent
 * Tate Donovan as Hercules
 * Billy Zane as Ansem, Seeker Of Darkness
 * Sam Rockwell as Xemnas
 * Johnny Yong Bosch as Lea / Axel
 * Jesse McCartney as Ventus / Roxas
 * Jim Cummings as Pete (voice)
 * Billy Eichner as Mastr Xehanort (filling in for Alan Arkin, who declined to return to the role)
 * James McAvoy as Terra
 * Olivia Cooke as Aqua
 * Alyson Stoner as Xion
 * Aaron Yoo as Young Master Xehanort
 * Drake Bell as Young Master Eraqus
 * Colin Firth as Sora's Father
 * Hugh Jackman as Chancellor Blinks, Xehanort's Master.
 * Tom Holland as Commander Tory, Xehanort's second-in-command and chief general.
 * Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
 * Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
 * Mandy Moore as Rapunzel
 * Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider
 * Scott Adsit as Baymax (voice)
 * Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada
 * Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski (voice)
 * John Goodman as James P. "Sully" Sullivan (voice)
 * Wallace Shawn as Rex (voice)
 * John Ratzenberger as Hamm (voice)
 * R Lee Ermey as Sarge (voice)
 * Jeff Pdigeon as Squeeze Toy Aliens (voice)
 * Taron Egerton
 * Rob Riggle
 * Mark Strong
 * Julianne Moore
 * Scott Adkins
 * Kristen Schaal
 * Rose Leslie

PRODUCTION
After the sequel's announcement in July 2013 during San Diego Comic Con, filming began in October 2016 after Vaughn finished filming Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Filming wrapped in July 2017, with additional filming taking place from November 2017 to February 2018.

MARKETING
A short teaser was shown before Star Wars: The Last Jedi on December 15 2017, and would be released online 10 days later on Christmas Day 2017.