“Elemental” director Peter Sohn will direct “The Incredibles 3” for Disney and Pixar.
This installment is the first without Brad Bird at the helm. Bird wrote and directed the original 2004 adventure “The Incredibles” and its 2018 sequel “Incredibles 2.” It’s unclear why Bird is no longer directing the threequel, but the Pixar veteran will remain involved as a screenwriter and producer. Scheduling conflicts could be the culprit. Bird is developing the futuristic “Ray Gunn” for Skydance and historical drama “1906” for Disney, though the timeline on those films are hazy.
“The Incredibles” follows a superhero couple, Bob and Helen Parr, also known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who attempt to live a normal suburban life with their three children after the government pans superpowers. In the second film, the Parr family tries to restore the public’s trust in masked vigilantes as a new cybercriminal threatens mankind. The first film grossed $630 million at the worldwide box office while “Incredibles 2” became one of Pixar’s biggest releases ever with $1.24 billion. Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson lead the voice cast.
Disney announced the development of the third film at the company’s D23 Expo in late summer of 2024. Plot details, a release date and additional cast members haven’t been announced.
Sohn is best known for 2023’s “Elemental,” which slowly but steadily grew into a box office hit with nearly $500 million globally. He’s a longtime Pixar collaborator, having worked in various capacities on the animation empire’s biggest hits, such as “The Incredibles” and “Incredibles 2” with Bird, as well as “Finding Nemo,” “Up” and “Wall-E.”
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news of Sohn’s hiring.
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