![]() However, Meledandri says the film was a streaming smash. “Sing 2” generated more than $400 million at the box office, but it had the misfortune to debut as the omicron COVID variant was spreading wildly, which depressed ticket sales. “It will involve characters from the original cast, but it will take us into a new world,” he said. So we’re looking at it from different angles.”Īnd Meledandri is also “deep into development” on “Sing 3,” a new installment of his hit series about a group of animals competing in a talent competition. “And then another story that we’re developing is the ensemble. ![]() “One of the stories that we’re developing involves one primary character from the first two films, but introduces a new set of characters,” Meledandri added. So what would a possible “Secret Life of Pets 3” look like? “While we’re not ready yet to start a film, we’re absolutely continuing to develop in that franchise.” “We’re developing a couple of scripts in ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ world,” he said. ![]() He’s looking for a fresh way to return to the world of dogs, cats, goldfish and all other forms of domesticated animals. Throughout his in-depth Variety interview, Meledandri also teased the other animated projects Illumination is cooking up. When asked if he thought Donkey was a character that could support its own film, similar to the fighting feline spinoffs starring Antonio Banderas, Meledandri answered, “Without question.” I found that comment to be very exciting.” Meledandri said he was “thrilled” when he read Murphy’s comments, adding, “It’s evidence of his strong enthusiasm for a role that he so brilliantly inhabited and really created alongside the artists at DreamWorks. I mean, I love Puss in Boots, but he ain’t funny as the Donkey.” I was like, ‘They should have done a Donkey movie.’ Donkey is funnier than Puss in Boots. Following the success of the 2022 “Shrek” spinoff sequel “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” Murphy said in January, “If ever came with another ‘Shrek,’ I’d do it in two seconds. Talks are starting now, and every indication that we’ve gotten is there’s tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of the actors to return,” he said.Īnd Meledandri has good reason to be optimistic. Though no deals are in place, he said negotiations with the actors are going well. The original cast is a huge part of that.” “And then you’re hard at work to build story elements and new characters that take you to brand new places. “It’s not that dissimilar to the process that we went through with ‘Mario,’ where you look at what the core elements are that audiences have loved, and you do your very best to honor those core elements,” Meledandri said. ![]() In that capacity, he’s keen to see the return of the film’s original voice cast (which includes Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy) for “Shrek 5.” Movie,” also serves as a creative partner to DreamWorks Animation as it looks to reboot the “ Shrek” franchise. Movie,” which is expected to achieve box office domination when it opens on April 5.īeyond running Illumination, Meledandri, who sat down with Variety with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto for this week’s cover story on the making of “The Super Mario Bros. But before all that, there’s “The Super Mario Bros. These range from follow-ups to his “Sing,” “Despicable Me” and “Secret Life of Pets” franchises, as well as original movies like this fall’s “Migration,” the story of a family of ducks who live in a pond in New England and no longer have to migrate because the winters are milder. Even as Chris Meledandri prepares to launch Mario onto movie screens, the Illumination founder and CEO is simultaneously juggling several new movies and sequels in his ever-expanding animation empire.
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