Pixar Confirms Monsters Inc Sequel?
At the licensing fair in Las Vegas,Disney/Pixar revealed to buyers behind closed doorsthat they have yet another sequel in the works.Despite what Brad Bird said on stage at WonderCon two years ago, Pixar is now in the sequel business.Cars 2, Toy Story 3, and nowMonsters Inc 2.According toJim Hill, buyers who attended these limited preview sessions were sworn to secrecy by Disney officials, but several have confirmed thatPete Docterwill be following upUpwith a sequel toMonsters, Inc.
AMonsters Incsequel has been rumored for some time now. At Comic-Con 2008, directorPete Docterresponded to an audience question about the prospects of a sequel by admitting that “We’ve thought about it… We’ve got a couple ideas.” And now that it is quasi-confirmed, when should we expect to return to Monstropolis? Pixar has announced all their films up until 2012, so could a Monsters Inc sequel be in store for 2013?
Pixar fansiteThe Pixar Blogstarted receiving strange searches this past January for variations of “‘monsters 2013 pixar”. The interesting thing about the searches is that they were coming from inside Pixar, from the Pixar.com domain. I know, circumstantial at best. But now that we know a sequel is definitely in the works, it seems a bit more likely that it’s being groomed for a 2013 release.
Pixar has a great record with sequels so far. Toy Story 2 is one of the best reviewed movies of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes. Truth is, I wouldn’t mind seeing a sequel toMonsters, Inc. Docter’s return says a lot for the project, and definitely is a vote of confidence from the original creative team. The only other Pixar film I’m remotely interested in seeing sequalized isThe Incredibles. But with Brad Bird trying to get his live-action adaptation of1906off the ground, that isn’t likely to happen in the next four or five years, at very least.
