Overview
- Guillermo Martinez and JP Sans will direct the follow-up, with Martinez making his feature debut and Wendy and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin writing the screenplay.
- Production is expected to begin in early 2026, according to trade reports.
- Netflix will distribute the movie under its deal with Sony Pictures Animation, and the companies are planning a more collaborative partnership this time; Netflix also publicly confirmed the project.
- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller return as producers alongside Sony’s Kurt Albrecht, with original director Mike Rianda serving as an executive producer.
- The 2021 original was acquired by Netflix for a reported sum over $100 million, earned eight Annie Awards and an Oscar nomination, and has sustained strong viewership on the service.