In the Blink of an Eye (2026)
In the Blink of an Eye is a 2026 American fantasy film directed by Andrew Stanton from a screenplay by Colby Day. The film premiered on the Hulu movie platform on February 27, 2026.
In the Blink of an Eye is an ambitious project that seeks to explore the entire history of the world through three interconnected storylines spanning the past, present, and future.
The film presents three interwoven stories that reflect human hope, human connections, and the cycle of life across millennia. One story takes place in the distant past among early human societies; another in modern times around an anthropologist who makes important discoveries; and the third in the distant future on a spaceship where the crew grapples with environmental and emotional challenges.
The film intertwines history, philosophy, and human destinies, questioning what it means to live and what is left behind when the past and the future meet through the choices of individual individuals.
The director is Andrew Stanton – an Oscar winner and long-time animation artist (Wall-E (2008), Finding Nemo (2003)), which is the first major live-action science fiction drama to be made. Its approach combines human intimacy and large-scale visual ideas, seeking to balance personal stories with broader concepts of time, space, and human connection. The screenplay was written by Colby Day, who worked with Stanton to craft a story with significant thematic dimensions—love, hope, and inevitability. The filmmaking includes cinematography by Ole Brett Birkeland, editing by Molly Goldstein, and music by esteemed composer Thomas Newman, ensuring aural and visual scope to support the narrative.
The stellar cast brings human warmth, humor, and emotional depth to the multi-layered narrative. Kate McKinnon adds wit and charisma to one of the central storylines. Rashida Jones is strong and realistic, bringing persuasiveness to the story of the modern scientist. Daveed Diggs It adds energy, rhythm, and an emotional nuance that complements the dramatic elements. Jorge Vargas, Tanaya Beatty and Skywalker Hughes support the ensemble, creating a diversity of human experiences and perspectives across the three timelines.
In the Blink of an Eye is an intelligent, emotionally and conceptually complex science fiction film that uses large-scale ideas about life, time and connectivity to tell personal human stories against the backdrop of the universe. The film is eagerly anticipated not only for Stanton's vision, but also for the way it combines philosophical reflections with personal dramas.
