Pixar has a lot in its plate from now until November 2017. The animation studio is currently working on “Finding Dory,” “Toy Story 4” and “Coco,” which means that it could only start focusing on the sequel to the 2004 animated superhero hit “The Incredibles” after November 2017.
There were reports that Disney and Pixar are discussing on which between “Cars 3” and “The Incredibles 2” should be produced and come out first on cinemas.
Initially, the decision was to make “Cars 3” first but according to Director Brad Bird, Disney and Pixar have some sort of change of strategy so “The Incredibles 2” will come ahead of the third animated movie featuring Lightning McQueen.
According to Bird, “The Incredibles 2” was supposed to happen after “Cars 3” but his movie’s wheels just happened to click a little earlier so the big bosses at Disney and Pixar, so they decided to move the movie up.
He added however that release dates are fluid when making films so far in advance. But based on the feedback of fans, there are certainly more adult interest in “The Incredibles 2” than in “Cars 3,” notes Cinema Blend.
As of the moment, Pixar has a claim for the weekend of June 15, 2018, so “The Incredibles” could hit theaters either before or after or on that exact date.
Three-fourths through with the script
Brad Bird also disclosed that he is about 75% through in writing the script for “The Incredibles 2,” which he shall also be directing, just like the first film.
It will be Bird’s first animated film since “Ratatouille” shown in 2007. He has spent the last eight years working on movies like “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” the fourth film of the franchise, and “Tomorrowland.”
In a previous interview, Bird said that despite the booming state of superhero movies based on comic books, “The Incredibles 2” will be different from the current crop because it will have one aspect that shall make it special and that is the element of family, notes Screen Crush.
In the same interview, the writer and director also said that he already has the story arc for “The Incredibles 2.” He also said that he just made a first pass through the script and that they were already boarding parts of it. He also disclosed that he has a lot of people who worked on the first movie, also working on the sequel and they are having a good time doing it at the moment.
A great story for the sequel
After the D23 Expo held recently in Anaheim, California, speculations on the release date of the “The Incredibles 2” started coming out as a result of the hint given by John Lasseter, head of Pixar Animation.
In an interview with reporters during the event, Lasseter confirmed that Brad Bird will return to direct “The Incredibles 2” and also revealed that the director has already found a great story for the sequel.
The Pixar chief said that now that Brad Bird has finished his work on “Tomorrowland,” he and the people from Pixar are already developing the story but he cannot say anything more beyond that.
As for the possible release date of the movie, Lasseter hinted that “The Incredibles 2” was not talked about during the recently concluded D23 Expo because it will become part of the next D23 Expo.
The next D23 Expo in the US will happen in the summer of 2017, thus giving fans and critics alike the notion that the movie will come out anytime from November 22, 2017 to June 15, 2018.
While Disney has yet to make an announcement to either confirm or deny the rumored release date of “The Incredibles 2,” what is clear at this point is that the movie will definitely come out on cinemas ahead of “Frozen 2,” which has been rumored to debut in theaters in 2018.