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Brad Bird Picks Elemental Director to Take On The Incredibles III
Brad Bird is a legend when it comes to animation, but The Incredibles II just never managed to get the same status as the original movie.
As it turns out, Pixar still wants to make Incredibles III , and according to THR, Bird won't be directing, but he's picked someone to take-up the torch in the form of Peter Sohn, longtime Pixar animator and director of Elemental.
Sogn himself has worked on every animated Bird film including Incredibles and Ratatouille , and was said to have been picked by Bird and Pixar CCO Peter Docter to take on the franchise. We don't have any details on what a third movie could be about, but it does look like Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter are going to be reprising their roles as Mr. and Mrs. Incredible. Bird is also said to be the one providing the script for this film.
Though the first movie was considered to be an instant classic, The Incredibles II somehow failed to get the same kind of critical reception. We don't know if it's choosing to focus the story on Mrs. Incredible, but it did seem like a lot of the family dynamic that gave the first movie its energy seemed to be absent throughout most of the movie. Plus, a lot of flak has been thrown at the villain for having a pretty flimsy motivation.
This chase scene with Elastigirl is still fantastic though:
No release date was announced for The Incredibles III , but you can watch out for Pixar's Elio when it comes to cinemas on June 20.
