Another Angry Birds sequel was announced Thursday, marking the third installment of the popular series.
Rovio, Sega and Prime Focus Studios revealed that The Angry Birds Movie 3 is in production, with DNEG Animation as animation partner, according to Deadline.
Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad, who previously voiced the characters Red and Chuck, will reprise their roles.
John Rice will direct from a script by Thurop Van Orman, who directed The Angry Birds Movie 2.
While the announcement remained tight-lipped about specific plot details, it confirmed that The Angry Birds Movie 3 will delve into the ongoing adventures of Red and Chuck.
Another sequel to Angry Birds, the third installment of the popular series, was announced on Thursday.
Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad, who previously voiced the characters Red and Chuck, will reprise their roles; (pictured in 2016)
“We are thrilled to announce that the new film in the globally beloved and successful Angry Birds franchise will be in production,” Shuji Utsumi, president and chief operating officer of Sega, said in the press release.
“We believe the upcoming The Angry Birds Movie 3 aligns perfectly with our strategy and presents us with a great opportunity to bring the allure of the Angry Birds brand to fans around the world.”
Continuing the momentum of the first two Angry Birds films, the next installment aims to build on their combined global box office success, which has surpassed $500 million.
In addition to Sudeikis and Gad, the star-studded voice cast for both films included Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Sean Penn, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Bill Hader and Peter Dinklage, with several of them reprising their roles. roles in the 2019 sequel.
The first Angry Birds movie was released in 2016, capitalizing on the huge popularity of Rovio’s mobile game franchise.
The release date for The Angry Birds Movie 3 has not yet been revealed.
The announcement comes after Ryan Gosling claimed that the success of The Angry Birds Movie is the reason why his and Russell Crowe’s crime comedy The Nice Guys never got a sequel.
Both films hit theaters on May 20, 2016, and the animated film Angry Birds dominated the opening weekend box office, grossing $39 million.
Rovio, Sega and Prime Focus Studios revealed that The Angry Birds Movie 3 is in production, with DNEG Animation as animation partner.
John Rice will direct from a script by Thurop Van Orman, who directed The Angry Birds Movie 2; (Bill Hader, Josh Gad, Jason Sudeikis and Danny McBride on February 23, 2016)
The release date for The Angry Birds Movie 3 has not yet been revealed; (Maya Rudolph, Josh Gad and Jason Sudeikis on April 16, 2016)
By contrast, The Nice Guys fell behind, securing fourth place with just over $11 million in ticket sales.
Even though The Nice Guys is setting up a possible sequel with its conclusion hinting at the duo starting their detective agency, Gosling revealed to ComicBook.com that the film’s fate was ultimately determined by its box office performance.
“I think a lot of a sequel is decided on a movie’s opening weekend, and we open up against Angry Birds,” Gosling explained.
‘So Angry Birds just destroyed us. Angry Birds has a sequel.’