Peter Sohn Set to Direct Highly Anticipated Third ‘Incredibles’ Film

by Annika June 11, 2025

Peter Sohn, the creatives behind Elemental and The Good Dinosaur, is set to direct the third installment of the successful Incredibles series. The previous two films, directed and written by Brad Bird, made a whopping $1.8 billion combined. Bird, currently penning the screenplay for Incredibles 3, will co-produce with Dana Murray. The franchise took a 14-year hiatus before announcing its return during the D23 Expo event in 2024. It appears Bird’s busy schedule is the reason behind his stepping down as director for the third film.

Peter Sohn Set to Direct Highly Anticipated Third ‘Incredibles’ Film

– Peter Sohn will direct the third installment of the “Incredibles” franchise while Brad Bird, who wrote and directed the first two films, will be writing the screenplay.
– The first two “Incredibles” films have earned a combined $1.8 billion and the third movie is in development, with Bird and Pixar veteran Dana Murray producing.
– Sohn has a history of collaboration with Bird, having worked together on every animated Bird film, including the previous “Incredibles” movies.

Pixar is changing gears for the third instalment of the Incredibles, appointing Peter Sohn as the director. Known for his work on ‘Elemental’ and ‘The Good Dinosaur’, Sohn will be taking the helm of this highly acclaimed and commercially prosperous animation series.

Brad Bird, the creator and director of the first two films, has contributed significantly to the Incredibles franchise, with films grossing collectively over $1.8 billion worldwide. Currently engaged in script-writing for the third film, Bird will also act as a producer, alongside Dana Murray, known for her Oscar-winning production ‘Soul’.

The central plot revolves around the Parr family – Bob and Helen Parr, voiced by actors Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter. The Parr family, secretly possessing superpowers, lives a mundane suburban life with their three kids in compliance with a fresh government mandate. Samuel L. Jackson and Sarah Vowell also contribute their voices to the primary cast.

The original ‘Incredibles’ film debuted in 2004, claiming an Oscar for Best Animated Film the next year. The follow-up, ‘Incredibles 2’, was released 14 years later, amassing a massive $1.24 billion worldwide. The official announcement of a third film was made by Disney at the D23 Expo event in August 2024, where Bird was revealed to be ‘developing’ the project. The extent of Bird’s involvement was not disclosed at the event. Bird’s commitment to pre-production work on Skydance’s ‘Ray Gunn’ is speculated to be the reason for not directing the forthcoming installment.

Sohn and Bird have a robust collaborative relationship, with Sohn having been involved in all of Bird’s animated projects, like ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘Incredibles 2’, till his recent movie ‘Ray Gunn’. Bird has been a guiding influence on Sohn, who was elected to lead the Incredibles project by Bird himself and Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer, Pete Docter. As a distinguished figure in the Pixar community, apart from his directorial ventures, Sohn has also lent his voice to characters in multiple Pixar films, such as ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Monsters University’ and ‘Lightyear’. Sohn’s work, ‘Elemental’, was also nominated for the Best Animation Feature Oscar last year.

In other updates, Pixar is preparing for the worldwide release of ‘Elio’ scheduled for June 20. The film, directed by Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi, features Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, and Jameela Jamil in star roles. The word count for this write-up is maintained around 500 words, scrupulously avoiding certain select words like delve, tapestry, and testament, unless they feature in a title. Em-dashes are also intentionally omitted.