As a part of the corporate’s annual shareholder assembly, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed right now that Pixar had formally begun growth on Coco 2, a sequel to the animation studio’s standard 2017 movie a few younger boy who travels to the Land of the Useless and meets his great-great-grandfather’s spirit.
After the announcement, Pixar and Disney additionally shared this graphic on social media, confirming that the movie has the straightforward title Coco 2.
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The primary Coco, directed by Lee Unkrich and co-directed by Adrian Molina, and that includes the voices of Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, and Edward James Olmos, grossed greater than $810 million worldwide. Disney has beforehand confirmed they have been engaged on a stay stage adaptation of the unique movie; final summer season, in addition they revealed that they have been planning so as to add a Coco attraction to their Disney California Journey theme park. The corporate sometimes doesn’t try this in the event that they don’t see a film as an ongoing franchise with vital longevity.
Pixar sometimes alternates authentic ideas with sequels to their standard movies. Final yr they launched Inside Out 2, which turned Pixar’s highest-grossing film ever. Earlier than that it had been 5 years since they’d made a sequel — 2019’s Toy Story 4. Their subsequent movie, this summer season’s Elio, is an authentic thought, as is 2026’s Hoppers. However then they’re planning Toy Story 5, Incredibles 3, and now Coco 2.
The Coco sequel is at the moment scheduled for launch in 2029. Sure, 4 years away. Animated motion pictures take a very long time to provide.

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