Wasn't he already found? Finding Nemo 2 set to hit screens as Pixar confirm plans for sequel



Finding Nemo captured the heart of cinema-goers when it was released in 2003 and quickly became staple viewing for families all around the world.



But despite the movie earning over £550million at the worldwide box office and becoming Pixar's second highest grossing film ever, a sequel has always looked dead in the water - until now.

The film's original director, Andrew Stanton, is setting sail on a fishy follow-up after coming up with a concept that Pixar loves.

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Featuring the vocal talents of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres and Willem Dafoe, the original computer generated film told the story of an over-protective clownfish called Marlin, who enlists the help of forgetful Dory as they search for Marlin's missing son Nemo across the ocean.

Stanton, who has won two Oscars for Finding Nemo and Wall-E, will be hoping to make amends for his live action debut John Carter, which flopped massively for Disney when it was released earlier this year.

However, the director who won two Oscars for Finding Nemo and Wall-E, has been lured back to his old company to dive into his bag of animated tricks.

Victoria Strouse is on scripting duties, with the sequel receiving a tentative release date of 2016.

Much loved: Finding Nemo is regarded as one of Pixar's finest films



Despite making a follow up to Cars and two sequels to Toy Story, Pixar have always been reluctant to make sequels to their hit films for the sake of it.

However, with Finding Nemo getting a follow up and Monsters Inc 2 being currently made it has sparked speculation that there could be a further installments of Toy Story, Wall-E and Up.

It's not all sequels for the much loved company, they have several new projects in the works including The Good Dinosaur.

But if you can't wait four years for another Nemo adventure on the big screen - the original is also being re-released in 3D later this year.



Box office chomp: Pixar will be hoping the sequel will be as successful as the original









