It is a sequel to Coco (2017) and will be Pixar's 35th animated feature.
The thirty fifth computer-animated film as an original property to become a franchise (not counting direct-to-videos, prequels, midquels or spin-offs) after Toy Story (1995), Shrek (2001), Ice Age (2002), Madagascar (2005), Hoodwinked (2005), Kung Fu Panda (2008), Cars (2006), Happy Feet (2006), Despicable Me (2010), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Rio (2011), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Hotel Transylvania (2012), Finding Nemo (2003), The Nut Job (2014), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), The Incredibles (2004), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), The Lego Movie (2014), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Frozen (2013), Trolls (2016), The Croods (2013), The Boss Baby (2017), The Addams Family (2019), Sing (2016), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021), Inside Out (2015), Moana (2016), The Bad Guys (2022), Zootopia (2016) and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
Reunites director Lee Unkrich and co-director Adrian Molina after working on the original film.
Will be the seventh original Pixar film to spawn a multi-movie franchise, following - Toy Story, Cars, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Inside Out.
