Disney CEO Bob Iger simply revealed through the studio’s annual shareholder assembly that Coco 2 is occurring. A 2029 launch has been set.
“Whereas the movie is simply within the preliminary phases, we all know it is going to be filled with humor, coronary heart and journey,” mentioned Iger. “And we will’t wait to share extra quickly.”
The sequel reteams the group behind the unique movie, together with Oscar-winning director Lee Unkrich (Coco, Toy Story 3) and co-director Adrian Molina (Coco). Oscar-winning producer Mark Nielsen (Toy Story 4, Inside Out 2) will produce.
Disney and Pixar’s “Coco” launched Miguel, a 12-year-old with goals of changing into a musician regardless of his household’s generations-old ban on music, who ventures to the colourful Land of the Lifeless to unlock the actual story behind his household historical past. “Coco” received two Academy Awards for greatest animated function and greatest unique music (“Keep in mind Me”). The movie additionally received a Golden Globe® for greatest movement image–animated, a BAFTA for greatest animated movie, and critics’ selection awards for greatest animated function and greatest music (“Keep in mind Me”).