'Finding Dory' Spoilers: Director 'Never Thought There Was Going To Be A Sequel' To 'Finding Nemo' [VIDEO]
In a recent interview with Yahoo! director Andrew Stanton dished about the conception of Finding Dory.
The director revealed that a sequel for Finding Nemo was not on the cards at all. He also clarified that the movie was nor meant to be a money making affair for Disney.
"Disney doesn't request those things," he said. "That was the deal when Disney bought us. The third movie we ever made [1999's Toy Story 2] was a sequel, and we learned early on that it's not worth doing unless it's good."
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He went on to talk about how the idea for the sequel came to him 2011.
"I never thought there was going to be a sequel," he said, "until one day I went, 'You know, I worry Dory could get lost again and not find the family she has.' And I wondered, 'Where did she come from?'"
Stanton also dished about the timeline on the film, and how it shaped up quicker than is expected.
"The summer of 2012 was when I hired a writer, Victoria Strouse. We really started hammering on it. It came really fast, the first draft of it, but I'm a 12-draft guy on average. It takes me a long time to find the right answers. I'm not fast, but also, I don't give up. I think we nailed everything probably last week. It's been almost 10 or 11 drafts."
Finding Dory will open in theaters on June 17, 2016.
Watch the teaser:
