Pixar broke the news of the sequel on Facebook, linking to Dory's own page and a poster featuring the new title. The poster is hardly ground-breaking, as it merely mimics the style of the Finding Nemo title, but it's certain that fans will now start speculating about the wisdom and direction of a sequel. Facebook comments from the public on the news range from the ecstatic to "I don't know how I feel about this..."
Andrew Stanton, who directed the original and other Pixar films such as Wall-E (as well as flops like John Carter), will return to direct Finding Dory. DeGeneres will also return as Dory, and Total Film quote Stanton as singing her praises, as well as revealing a little about the plot: ”One thing we couldn’t stop thinking about was why she (Dory) was all alone in the ocean on the day she met Marlin. In ‘Finding Dory,’ she will be reunited with her loved ones, learning a few things about the meaning of family along the way.”
Standard Disney and standard Pixar then? Finding Dory should be good, wholesome, family entertainment. There will be added spice too, in the form of new characters and a new location, the California coastline. However, Pixar will be wary that they have only really had success with sequels through the Toy Story franchise so far, with Cars 2 disappointing many.
Finding Dory's release date is currently November 25th 2015.
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