Brad Bird Talks The Incredibles 2

Brad Bird doesn't want to rush into making a sequel to The Incredibles
Brad Bird doesn't want to rush into making a sequel to The Incredibles
Director Brad Bird made a name for himself with the animated features The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille. His first live-action movie, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, opens on December 21, but there are still fans clamoring for a sequel to The Incredibles. Brad Bird revealed that he would like to make a follow-up to the 2004 Pixar tale, but he needs to find the right story first. Here's what he had to say below.

"I think the reason it hasn't [happened] yet is because the studio would like me to do it, if there were another Incredibles. And I've told them that I'm not really friendly to have someone else take away my child. I would like to think that I have several good ideas that could be incorporated into the next Incredibles, but I don't have a whole movie yet, and the last thing I want to do is do it just because it would open big, or something like that."


The director added he will only do it if he can eclipse the standard set by The Incredibles, much like another Pixar sequel accomplished.

"I want to do it because I have something that will be as good or better than the original. Toy Story 2 was, to me, a perfect sequel, because it absolutely respected the first film but found new places to go without selling out its characters. So if I could come up with an idea that is to Incredibles what Toy Story 2 is to Toy Story, I would do it in a second."

The Incredibles was released November 5th, 2004 and stars Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Dominique Louis, Teddy Newton, Jean Sincere, Eli Fucile. The film is directed by Brad Bird.



Sources: Movies.com

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Comments (22)

  1. SpaceCowboy

    Rush? It's been 8 years :P

    1 year agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag

  2. ChipetteWhoIsNotAChipmunk

    Holy crap......seriously? Pfft.....I'm not seeing this load of crap.

    2 years agoby @ChipetteWhoIsNotAChipmunkFlag

  3. ZanyZap

    Respect.

    2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  4. caifa

    make it happen alraeDy......and quit bitchn

    2 years agoby @caifaFlag

  5. slysnide

    "Toy Story 2" wasn't nearly as good as "Toy Story," so I hope he'd be aiming higher for this.

    2 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  6. Diaigma

    Score!

    I love how he didn't use Toy Story 3 as a sequel example :P

    2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag

  7. Jimthar

    im up for I:2 im much more excited for that than i was for CARS 2 or MI:2

    2 years agoby @jimtharFlag

  8. Ryan West

    If only John Lassester had kept thinking that way before he did Cars 2.

    2 years agoby @Ryan-WestFlag

  9. Nicholaus XX

    Glad to hear that he doesn't want to just make a profit off it it; he wants to make it actually work and be worth praise.

    2 years agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  10. Salem6777

    right on Brad!

    2 years agoby @Salem6777Flag

  11. Rufio

    @junior-roberts agreed.
    man i hope this happens though. one of the few animated movies that i actually came out of the theater begging for a sequel. but man it has to be good b/c it is too good of a franchise to rip it off (um, hello CARS/CARS2).

    2 years agoby @rufioFlag

  12. Junior Roberts

    Hollywood, as a whole, needs more men of Brad Bird's caliber that understand there's more to a movie than the almighty power of a dollar.

    2 years agoby @junior-robertsFlag

  13. Intoxicated

    Well, i guess this will be his next project after the release of Mission Impossible.

    2 years agoby @IntoxicatedFlag

  14. Zak Lee Ferguson

    He is possible the most logical director out there- but a sequel would just make my life seem fulfilled- also this film changed my mind about animiation forever.

    2 years agoby @Zak-Lee-FergusonFlag

  15. TheStonedReviewer

    Exactly, why can't every director on the planet think like him? We wouldn't have awful sequels!

    2 years agoby @stonedFlag

  16. moviegeek

    Love this thinking.

    2 years agoby @moviegeekFlag

  17. ejk1

    Anything except Toy Story 4.

    2 years agoby @ejk1Flag

  18. K-Man

    Definitely one of the best Pixar films to date. I would like to see a sequel...but only if it can match (or better) the first film. Good for Brad Bird for only doing it if that's the case.
    To be honest, I want to see Bird take on 1906 next......because his first attempt at live action, Mission Impossible 4, looks amazing!!

    2 years agoby @k-manFlag

  19. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    Finally!!!!

    2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  20. Ghostman

    @dan1 same here, glad to know he's still interested.

    2 years agoby @ghostmanFlag

  21. MovieWiz001

    @diaigma VICTORY!!!

    2 years agoby @moviewiz001Flag

  22. Dan

    This makes me happy to read. Hope something becomes of it....

    2 years agoby @dan1Flag

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