Momakase is a 2026 American superhero film based on the recurring supervillain from Big Hero 6: The Series, produced by Walt Disney Studios, Legendary Pictures, Marvel Studios, and The Stone Quarry, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first installment in Legendary's Big Hero 6 Universe and the first film of Part One: Redemption and Atonement. Directed by Marc Webb and written by the directors of Big Hero 6, Don Hall and Chris Williams, the film stars Rina Sawayama as Akari Hayami, an ambitious and egotistical renowned Japanese master chef and professional thief with the alias "Momakase", who reluctantly returns to the slums of American-Japanese city San Fransokyo to confront her past after she becomes uneasy upon believing that her American father is still alive. Sawayama is supported by Jimmy Wong, Mei Nagano, Cillian Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Harry Lennix, and David Harbour. Momakase premiered in San Francisco on January 10th, 2026, and was released on February 5th; it grossed over $727 million worldwide at the global box-office, breaking-even of its $170 million budget. The film received praise for its direction, visuals, story, action sequences, Hans Zimmer's musical score, the performances of Sawayama and Harbour, and emotional weight. A sequel is in development.
