Incredibles 3 is currently set to hit theaters on June 16, 2028, and per Elasti-girl voice actress Holly Hunter, voice recording got underway last month.
In a new interview on The Pixar Show, Peter Sohn (Elemental) opened up about stepping in to take the helm of the third film in the series after Brad Bird’s previous involvement.
Bird, who has since moved on from Pixar to Skydance, remains onboard the project as a writer and executive producer, but Sohn has assumed directorial duties.
"It really has been full circle for me. It's about getting to work with Brad again. Brad gave me my first job on Iron Giant," revealed Sohn. He added, "It's so much about the worlds and the characters that we're creating versus just storyboards or designs. It's about getting to understand those characters in a deeper way that I never thought I would. It's a great honor and I feel lucky as $h#* to be working with him on it."
Fellow podcast guest Domee Shi (Bao, Turning Red) then asked if he and Brad ever get into fights, to which Sohn admitted, "Yeah, there's a lot of heavy debates on different ideas and different directions to go. You want to put your all into it and you want to make it as great as possible [and] that's something I love about working with Brad. He just put that bar as high as he could and now as a director, I'm doing the same kind of thing, of just 'lets get the bar as high as we can and reach for it.'"
You can check out the full Pixar Show episode below.
No plot details for Incredibles 3 have been revealed so far but the core voice cast from the first two film, Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, and Samuel L. Jackson; are all expected to return.
Set for a June 2028 release, Incredibles 3 is already shaping up to enter a crowded summer movie season, with several high-profile competitors on the calendar (so don't be surprised by a release date change).
Just two weeks after its debut, DC’s animated feature Dynamic Duo is slated to arrive in theaters, while Lilo & Stitch 2 is positioned for a Memorial Day weekend release only a few weeks earlier. Together, the lineup sets the stage for a tightly packed box office race among major animated franchises.