Here’s some super news sure to leave Pixar fans feeling all powered up: The Incredibles are officially returning. As confirmed at Disney’s D23 Expo, Pixar’s first family is heading back to the big screen for a third round of heroism, with the announcement that Incredibles 3 is currently being developed. Brad Bird, who directed 2004’s The Incredibles and 2018’s Incredibles 2, is back on board and beavering away at Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl’s next family adventure.
The reveal came courtesy of Pixar boss Pete Docter, who gave very few details of what’s in store – it sounds like it’s very early days on the film right now, so expect it to be a good few years before it hits the big screen. (Are you sure you can’t speed it along, Dash?) But it’s real, it’s happening, development is underway, and Pixar has another three-film-plus franchise on its hands, following in the footsteps of Toy Story and Cars.
But if news of more Incredibles and fresh info about Toy Story 5 has you pining for more original Pixar features, fear not. Next year brings alien-abduction adventure Elio to cinemas, while the studio announced another new original film at D23: Hoppers, in which animal-loving girl Mabel uses groundbreaking tech to transpose her mind into… a robotic beaver. So, about as original as an original movie gets. That one is directed by Daniel Chong, with voices including Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, and Jon Hamm.
Given the immense success of Inside Out 2 – let alone the $1.2 billion-plus box office of Incredibles 2 – it’s no surprise that more sequels are on the way. Hopefully, though, we’re in for a bumper crop of both new visions and returning favourites from Pixar in the coming years.