Pixar’s Pete Docter On Possible ‘Inside Out  3,’ & Updates On ‘Toy Story 5’ & ‘Incredibles 3’

Whereas Marvel and Lucasfilm had their day at Disney’s latest D23 Expo, there’s an argument to be made that Pixar had among the largest flexes on the commerce present. The animation studio revealed a brand new “Incredibles 3” sequel was within the works, revealed their thriller 2023 movie as one thing known as “Hoppers” and a few new particulars about “Toy Story 5,” unveiled the inaugural trailer for his or her first TV sequence, “Win Or Lose,” and revealed the title for this new “Inside Out” sequence spin-off known as, “Dream Factory.”

Coming off the hit of “Inside Out 2,” which grossed $1.6 billion worldwide and is presently the highest-grossing movie of 2024, the highest-earning animation movie of all time, and the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time, Pixar and Docter are already occupied with an “Inside Out 3,” which is predicted given the field workplace bonanza it yielded.

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In a brand new interview with Fandango, Pixar’s Chief inventive officer Peter Docter—additionally the director of “Inside Out,” “Up” and “Soul”—stated the staff within the animation studios is already beginning to consider which route the third movie can go.

“We’re in the same place we were after [“Inside Out,” the primary film]. We’re similar to, ‘Okay, well if we were going to do something, what would it be?’ and we’re type of simply considering of concepts. Who is aware of,” Docter stated, he additionally defined nevertheless, that concepts from the primary and second film may discover their method into “Inside Out 3.”

When he first directed “Inside Out,” he thought, “I would love for it to feel as though out of this vast world we only saw like three percent and the rest of it is still out there,” he stated. “So there’s a lot to explore, a lot of things that we played with in the first movie or the second movie that didn’t work for story reasons—[they] didn’t fit thematically—so we have a lot to play with.”

About “Toy Story 5,” the Pixar chief reiterated what was stated at D23: the fifth movie will deal with the challenges of screentime.

“One thing we’ve been ignoring in ‘Toy Story’ one through four is the reality that kids are more and more into video games, and phones and technology,” he stated. “And that’s what Woody and the gang are up against, and this one is Toys and tech.”

In “Incredibles 3,” Docter praised director Brad Fowl’s “fiery passion” and defined that he wanted a protracted gestation interval of “building up steam” and concepts earlier than he was able to deal with a 3rd movie. Docter stated the movie is in its early phases, and whereas Fowl is aware of what he needs to do with it, he’s not even certain if the filmmaker has completed the plot.

“I’m still not sure how Brad’s works; I’m not sure he has [a] plot; it’s more like, ‘This is what I’m interested in talking about,’” Docter shared.

“It’s still pretty malleable in terms of what the story is actually about,” he continued concerning the ‘Incredibles 3’ story. “[Brad Bird has] always got these deeper sociological ideas, and so I think that’s where we’re starting from.”

When requested if there are any Pixar movies that haven’t acquired a sequel but, Docter stated there are a number of, and makes an attempt have been made, however the scripts haven’t been cracked.

“Some of them we’ve been trying and haven’t had any luck,” he defined. “So, who knows, sometimes it’s the wrong combo of people, and not all characters are alike.”

Watch the complete Fandango interview beneath.