Kieran Culkin to Star in Animated Movie ‘Clay’ for Disney

Kieran Culkin is moulding his career to include a new animated movie from Disney.

He will voice star in Clay , which is centered on a man chosen to be a mentor — but his mentee is a moldable ball of clay, who he must keep alive on a journey through a fantastical forrest. Disney Animation’s Jared Bush made the announcement at Disney’s D23 fan event on Friday to reveal the news, and announced a release date of November 2028.

Culkin won a best supporting actor Oscar as well as a Golden Globe in 2025 for A Real Pain , and won an Emmy and a Globe for his breakout work as Roman Roy in HBO’s Succession . Coming up, he has The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, in which he plays Caesar Flickerman, the character played by Stanley Tucci in the original features. He also has a role in Nancy Meyer’s upcoming movie for Warner Bros., which is expected for 2027.

Also as part of the D23 presentation, Disney Animation announced an upcoming Zootopia 3 and new additions to its project Hexed , with Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins joining lead Hailee Steinfeld in the voice cast. Sister division Pixar also showed off what it had in the works, including Incredibles 3 and Coco 2 .