--- description: Here’s what we know: Monsters University, a prequel to 2001's Monsters Inc. is coming in June 2013. Here’s what we think we know: Finding Nemo... title: Pixar Goes Sequel-Crazy: Finding Nemo 2, Toy Story 4 in the Works? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ac29af5ea6bdde3/698a8fd2b21a9c6f3750fcfc/t100_movies_finding-nemo.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) # Pixar Goes Sequel-Crazy: Finding Nemo 2, Toy Story 4 in the Works? by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Jul 19, 2012 4:05 PM CUT  Everett by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Jul 19, 2012 4:05 PM CUT Here’s what we know: _Monsters University_, a prequel to 2001’s _Monsters Inc_. is coming in June 2013\. Here’s what we think we know: _Finding Nemo_ director Andrew Stanton has signed on to direct _Finding Nemo 2\._ And here’s what we hope we know: based on a year-old comment from Tom Hanks to a BBC reporter, there may—just may—be a _Toy Story 4_ already in the works. Has Pixar gone sequel-crazy? If so, it would be an easy financial decision: _Toy Story 3_ alone grossed more than $1 billion since its 2010 release and the franchise, which launched in 1995, has earned almost $2 billion in gross box office receipts. And while _Toy Story 3_ was Pixar’s top box-office success, 2003’s _Finding Nemo_ still holds the runner-up slot for the company, bringing in $867 million so far (not yet counting a 3-D release planned for this September). (**PHOTOS:** [Behind the Scenes of Pixar’s _Brave_](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/02/24/behind-the-scenes-of-pixars-brave/ "undefined")) But first comes _Monsters Inc. 2_, officially titled _Monsters University—_Pixar’s only prequel to date. Directed by Dan Scanlon (Stanton and Pete Docter are writers), the film will feature Sully (John Goodman) and Michael (Billy Crystal) as college-going monsters, trying to hit the books and earn their way to the Monsters Inc. headquarters. “It’s how Michael and Sully meet, and plan to become scarers at Monsters Inc.,” Crystal [told the _Los Angeles Times_](http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/08/13/monsters-inc-prequel-billy-crystal-gets-schooled-by-pixar/ "undefined"). “It’s college pranks with monsters. And I wear a retainer. Mike has a retainer.” With a June 21, 2013, release date confirmed, clips show college pranks will abound, filling the monster-filled halls of Monster University with attempts at more money-making laughs for Pixar. Along with Goodman and Crystal, expect to see Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Tilly, Frank Oz and John Ratzenberger all reprise their roles from the 2001 movie that grossed more $520 million. Kelsey Grammer will replace the late James Coburn as Henry J. Waternoose III. And while Pixar refuses to comment on (potentially) in-production movies,[ Deadline.com reported](http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/john-carter-helmer-andrew-stanton-dives-back-into-animation-with-finding-nemo-sequel/ "undefined") that Stanton, the writer and director of the first _Nemo_ (who won [Oscars](http://topics.time.com/oscars/ "undefined") for his work on both that film and _Wall-E_) has signed on to direct a second installment. For his part, Stanton did [tweet the same day](https://twitter.com/andrewstanton/status/225380771039420416 "undefined"): “Didn’t you all learn from Chicken Little? Everyone calm down. Don’t believe everything you read. Nothing to see here now. #skyisnotfalling”. While various media outlets report that writers and producers have joined the effort and we could see the next _Nemo_ in 2016, Pixar’s won’t confirm the film—at least not yet. And _Toy Story 4_ sits squarely in rumorville, with little more than a Hanks comment from 2011 to go on. [During an interview](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13923988 "undefined"), a reporter asked Hanks if he expected his granddaughter would be able to watch a _Toy Story 4_ movie, and Hanks said he thought another installment was “being worked on.” Of course, there’s plenty of room in the script for another film now that Andy has buzzed off to college and the toys have found a new home with Bonnie. Fans of Woody, Buzz, Jessie and Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head hold their collective breath… (Of course, Pixar has three original stories slated for 2014 to help us bide our time, including _The Good Dinosaur,_ directed by _Up_ co-director and writer Bob Peterson; an unnamed project from the _Toy Story 3_ team about the holiday _Dia De Los Muertos_ (Day of the Dead); and a Docter-directed (he did _Up_ and _Monsters, Inc._) untitled movie that goes inside the human mind.) **PHOTOS:** [A Brief History of Pixar](http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1993637,00.html "undefined") Pixar Goes Sequel-Crazy: Finding Nemo 2, Toy Story 4 in the Works? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7121822/pixar-goes-sequel-crazy-finding-nemo-2-toy-story-4-in-the-works/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7121822/pixar-goes-sequel-crazy-finding-nemo-2-toy-story-4-in-the-works/"},"headline":"Pixar Goes Sequel-Crazy: Finding Nemo 2, Toy Story 4 in the Works?","datePublished":"2012-07-19T16:05:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-16T06:05:04.122Z","description":"Here’s what we know: Monsters University, a prequel to 2001's Monsters Inc. is coming in June 2013. Here’s what we think we know: Finding Nemo...","url":"https://time.com/archive/7121822/pixar-goes-sequel-crazy-finding-nemo-2-toy-story-4-in-the-works/","keywords":["Disney","Pixar"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ac29af5ea6bdde3/698a8fd2b21a9c6f3750fcfc/t100_movies_finding-nemo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ac29af5ea6bdde3/698a8fd2b21a9c6f3750fcfc/t100_movies_finding-nemo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"T100_movies_FINDING NEMO","caption":"","creditText":"Everett","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/7121822/pixar-goes-sequel-crazy-finding-nemo-2-toy-story-4-in-the-works/","name":"Pixar Goes Sequel-Crazy: Finding Nemo 2, Toy Story 4 in the Works?"}}]}] ```