Walt Disney Animation Studios released the first teaser trailer for Hexed and confirmed that Rashida Jones will provide the voice of Alice, the mother of the film’s central character, Billie.
The studio first signaled the cast in April, when Hailee Steinfeld and Jones were announced as the project’s lead voices; Steinfeld is attached to Billie and Jones to Alice. The short teaser gives the public its first look at the two characters together and establishes Hexed as a story built around their relationship.
Directors Fawn Veerasunthorn and Jason Hand, with Josie Trinidad listed as co‑director, lead the film’s creative team. Disney has described Hexed as following Billie and Alice; the studio’s creative materials say the story sends Billie on a journey of self‑discovery that reveals a connection to magic and long‑held family secrets.
Hexed was first announced last year, and the studio bills it as Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first original, non‑sequel theatrical feature in three years. The film is scheduled to open in theaters on November 25, 2026.
The trailer also highlights a notable shift in how Disney has framed the story. Early descriptions presented the film as following an awkward teenage boy and his Type‑A mom; the newly released footage centers Billie, a teenage girl, and her mother Alice. The change in focus between the initial description and the teaser is the clearest narrative difference introduced so far.
For viewers wondering who Jones will portray and when they can see the film: Jones plays Alice, Billie’s mother, and Hexed will hit theaters November 25, 2026. The teaser functions mainly as a character primer — it confirms the casting and the mother–child core of the story while leaving plot details and the full scale of the magic elements to be revealed in future marketing.
The practical next step for audiences comes from the release calendar. Disney has put a theatrical date on Hexed, and the studio’s rolling campaign between now and late 2026 will deliver the fuller trailers and story beats that explain how Billie’s discovery unfolds and how Alice’s role fits into the family secrets the film teases. That promotional arc will also be where viewers can judge whether Hexed’s shift in focus from the project’s earlier descriptions represents a creative rework or simply a different way of presenting the same story.
