Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2 is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated superhero film, and a sequel to The Incredibles (2004). It is in production by Pixar Animation Studios and will be released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is being written and directed by Brad Bird, who also wrote and directed the first film. Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Samuel L. Jackson, John Ratzenberger, and Bird reprise their characters from the first film. They are joined by Huck Milner and Jonathan Banks, in roles from the first film; with Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Sophia Bush and Isabella Rossellini, voicing new characters.

Incredibles 2 is scheduled to be released on June 15, 2018, and will include an IMAX 3D version.[4][5]

Plot
Incredibles 2 resumes where The Incredibles ends, with the introduction of the villain The Underminer (John Ratzenberger).[6] The Parr family struggles to maintain normal lives while Helen (Holly Hunter), as Elastigirl, continues to fight crime and campaign for the return of "supers"; while Bob (Craig T. Nelson), also known as Mr. Incredible, stays at home caring for their children Violet (Sarah Vowell), Dash (Huck Milner) and Jack-Jack, discovering the baby's secret powers in the process. Also, the Parrs and their ally Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) find they must battle a new villain, who goes by the name of Screenslaver.[7][8]

Voice cast
Main article: List of The Incredibles characters
Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl, who has the ability to stretch her body into many shapes and forms.[1]
Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible, who possesses super strength and limited invulnerability.[2]
Sarah Vowell as Violet Parr, the family's wallflower daughter, who can become invisible and project force fields for limited lengths of time.[2]
Huck Milner as Dashiell "Dash" Robert Parr, the family's troublemaker first son, who has superhuman speed.[2] Milner is replacing Spencer Fox who voiced the character in the first film.
Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Best / Frozone, Bob's best friend, who has the ability to form ice from humidity.[3]
Brad Bird as Edna Mode, a fashion designer to the "supers" and a close friend of the Parrs.[2]
Jonathan Banks as Rick Dicker, a government agent responsible for helping the Parrs stay undercover and unremarkable. When his department is shut down, the Parrs are left to their own devices.[9][10] Banks is replacing Bud Luckey who provided the voice for the character in the first film.
Bob Odenkirk as Winston Deavor, a superhero fan who leads a telecommunications company with his sister Evelyn, and wants to bring back the "supers" by revamping the public's perception of them.[11][9][10]
Catherine Keener as Evelyn Deavor, Winston's sister and a technological genius who has never encountered a problem she couldn't solve.[11][9][10]
Sophia Bush as Voyd, a young Elastigirl fan who aspires to be a superhero, as she has the power of creating voids where objects can appear and disappear.[9][10]
Isabella Rossellini as The Ambassador, a dignified foreign official committed to the support and legalization of superheroes.[9][12]
John Ratzenberger as The Underminer, a mole-like supervillain who seeks to bring war and destruction upon the world.[13]
Production
Development
Following The Incredibles, Brad Bird directed his next film for Pixar, Ratatouille, which was released in June 2007. Near its premiere, Bird said he was open to an idea of a sequel to The Incredibles, but only if it could be even better than the original. He stated, "I have pieces that I think are good, but I don't have them all together."[14]

In a May 2013 interview, Bird reiterated his interest in a sequel: "I have been thinking about it. People think that I have not been, but I have—because I love those characters, and love that world." He added: "I am stroking my chin and scratching my head. I have many, many elements that I think would work really well in another Incredibles film, and if I can get 'em to click all together, I would probably wanna do that."[15]

At the Disney shareholder meeting in March 2014, Disney CEO/chairman Bob Iger confirmed that Pixar was working on an Incredibles sequel, and that Bird would return as writer.[16] Bird started the script around April 2015,[17] and said that the Incredibles sequel would be his next film after Tomorrowland.[18]

One challenge in writing Incredibles 2 was how to deal with the large number of superhero films and television shows that have been released since the first film, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[19] To try to differentiate the sequel, Bird wanted to avoid tropes related to the superhero genre: "I don't think that kind of idea stays interesting for very long. For me, the interesting thing was never the superhero part of it. It was more the family dynamic, and how do superhero things play into that."[20] He said he wanted to include some unused ideas that "didn't fit" in the first film,[21][22] and that the new story would focus on Helen Parr / Elastigirl.[23] Even though the sequel was released fourteen years after the first, Bird did not want to use a narrative element like a timeskip or to come up with new characters and instead continue from where the first film left off. This allowed him to keep characters with the same superpowers and not have to develop new ones, nor would he need to figure out how to deal with Violet and Dash being adults. This also allowed him to keep Jack-Jack as an infant with a variable array of powers, which Bird likened to how infants are able to understand numerous languages.[24]

Casting
Pixar announced that Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson would reprise their roles.[1][3] At the July 2017 D23 Expo, it was announced that Craig T. Nelson and Sarah Vowell would also return; and that Dash would be voiced by young newcomer Huck Milner, as Spencer Fox, the original voice of Dash, had experienced puberty since the first film's release.[2]

It was also announced that John Ratzenberger would return as the Underminer, continuing the story from the first film's conclusion; and that Bird would continue to voice Edna Mode.[23] Bob Odenkirk and Catherine Keener signed onto then-undisclosed roles in November 2017.[11] Sophia Bush and Isabella Rossellini were announced in January 2018 as the voices of new characters Voyd and The Ambassador, while Jonathan Banks would voice Rick Dicker, originally voiced by Bud Luckey.[9][10]

Music
In 2015, Bird confirmed that Michael Giacchino would return to compose the score.[25] Giacchino began work on it around May 2017.[26]

Release
Incredibles 2 was originally scheduled for theatrical release on June 21, 2019. It was then moved up to June 15, 2018 and its former release date given to Toy Story 4, whose production was behind schedule.[27] On February 22, 2017, it was announced that Incredibles 2 would include an IMAX 3D release as part of Disney's new distribution deal with IMAX.[5] The film will be accompanied by Pixar short film Bao.[28]

Marketing
A 53-second teaser trailer premiered on College GameDay, November 18, 2017. It received 113 million views in its first 24 hours, becoming the most viewed trailer for an animated film, and the 7th most-viewed trailer overall.[29] A new sneak peek premiered during the 2018 Winter Olympics on February 14.[30] On April 13, a new trailer was released.

Box office projection
In April 2018, early box office projections had Incredibles 2 grossing $110 million in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada.[31]