Pixar holds a special place in many people’s hearts and so whenever it does anything that make it seem like a company that’s eyeing the bottom line, there’s a lot of grumbling from fans. That normally happens when a sequel is announced (and everyone seems to forget how great Toy Story 2 & 3 and Monsters University were).
Now Pixar is going into major sequel mode as during a Disney Investors Meeting, Disney head Bob Iger quietly dropped the news that the House Of Mouse offshoot that The Incredibles 2 and a third Cars movie are in development.
It’s little surprise they want more Cars, as while Cars 2 is said by most to be Pixar’s worst film, it was very profitable and the franchise remains one of Disney’s biggest earners in terms of merchandise, which has only been helped by the expansion into the world of Planes.
The Incredibles 2 is more of a surprise, but those involved in the first film have always said they’d only do another one if the idea was great, so hopefully they’ve come up with an awesome idea to take us back into the world of the superpowered Parr family. And as the last film was in 2004, but the time the sequel arrives it may well be about the Parr kids coming of age as heroes.