The Incredibles 2 is beginning to show shines of life giving justice to its much-awarded 2004 box-office hit original computer-animated film. Brad Bird, the creator of the $600-million-plus box-office hit and himself recipient of two Academy Awards thanks to the film is reportedly beginning the careful process of writing the sequel.
This is welcome development knowing fully-well how much Brad Bird's hands seem tied right now with his futuristic Tommorowland sci-fi flick still to launch May this year. However, the former Disney animator-director is quick to qualify his animated work distancing it from a film genre that according to him is over-trodden - and predictable.
One Hit to the Next
Finally, as reported on MoviePilot, Disney and Pixar - two enterprises behind the The Incredibles' success - confirmed that they would be starting work for the animated movie's sequel.
However both outfits are still mum on the specific date and timeframe details for the movie's release.
Further, Brad Bird, give needed credence to the reports by disclosing in an NPR interview that he is already in the process of writing the sequel.
All the buzz came even when Bird's futuristic film Tomorrowland is set to release in a few weeks' time.
Right from get-go Brad Bird made a name for himself, working along Disney legendary Milt Kahl and pouring creative talent into successful franchises as the Simpsons and Ratatouille.
Recently, however, he made waves transcending into live-action films such as Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol notably the most successful offering in the franchise.
A Cut from the Rest
This time, however, anime fans can really have something to look forward to as reportedly Brad Bird is set to define his work a cut above from the rest of computer-animated films of the day.
He disclosed saying,"Well, I worry if you comment too much on other movies [in your own movie] then you might just be coasting off their good will. There was a very lazy trend in comedy where somebody would start singing the theme song from The Flintstones and you're supposed to dig on it just because you recognize it. So I don't like that. I think that movies ought to work in and of themselves. However... I would say that the superhero movie turf right now is very trodden over - it's kind of like a field that's had too many games on it, and it's just dried up dirt at this point," notes blastr.
Further, Bird revealed, "I think that the greatest special effect is caring about a character. A lot of movies seem to forget that, and they bring out a lot of fireballs and then wonder why the fireballs don't have that much impact, no matter how loud and how big they are. But the truth is that the fireball isn't that exciting unless you care about the person running from it."
From the onset, Bird has based his success on the story of the power of family and not on just fire-power though definitely The Incredibles is action-packed.
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