‘Coco 2′ is in development at Pixar Animation Studios.
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger confirmed during the company’s annual meeting of shareholders that the sequel, a follow-up of the 2017 original, is in “the initial stages”.
He said: “While the film is just in the initial stages, we know it will be full of humour, heart and adventure.
“And we can’t wait to share more soon.”
The original movie – which won two Oscars, for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for ‘Remember Me’ – told the story of 12-year-old Miguel, who dreamed of becoming a musician, despite his family’s generations-old ban on music.
However, Miguel headed to the Land of the Dead to unlock the real story behind his family history.
‘Coco 2’ will feature a reunion of the team behind the original movie, with Oscar-winning director Lee Unkrich and co-director Adrian Molina returning to helm the motion picture.
What’s more, Mark Nielsen will produce the forthcoming film.
Anthony Gonzalez voiced the role of Miguel in the first film, and Gael García Bernal was Héctor, Miguel’s great-great-grandfather in the Land of the Dead.
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Edward James Olmos portrayed Hector’s friend Chicharrón in ‘Coco’, and he previously told how he was “in heaving sobs” after reading the script for the first film.
