Finding Nemo sequel is in the works

Following years of speculation, the sequel to the Oscar-winning animated film Finding Nemo will finally be released in 2015.

Entitled Finding Dory, it will focus on the absent-minded and chatty blue tang fish voiced by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres.

“I’m excited that it’s finally happening,” DeGeneres said. “I read the script and it’s fantastic, it’s hilarious, it’s warm, it’s everything that you want it to be.”

Andrew Stanton, who co-directed 2003’s Finding Nemo with Lee Unkrich, said the film will centre on Dory reuniting with her loved ones, much like the family-focused plot of Nemo.

“There is no Dory without Ellen,” Stanton said in a statement. “She won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world - not to mention our team here at Pixar.”

The film will take place roughly a year after the events of the first film. Many favourites will return, including Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others.
The film is set for a November release date.

Speculation about a Finding Nemo sequel has floated ever since it became a top-grossing animated film. It took $922 million at worldwide box offices, ranking fourth among animated films, according to box office tracker website BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Finding Nemo won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2004, and was also nominated for three other Oscars.