Ellen DeGeneres(The Ellen DeGeneres Show), the voice of everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, took a dip withD23 Expoattendees this afternoon, celebrating Disney Pixar’s upcoming filmFinding Dory. Joining DeGeneres on stage this afternoon wereEd O’Neill(Modern Family), who lends his voice to Hank, a cantankerous octopus;Ty Burrell(Modern Family), the voice of Bailey, a misguided beluga whale; and Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), who voices Destiny, a kind-hearted whale shark. Oscar-winning directorAndrew Stanton(Finding Nemo,WALL-E), co-director Angus MacLane and producer Lindsey Collins (co-producerWALL-E) offered new details of the all-new story, while debuting a photo that offers our first look at Hank.
Finding Doryreunites Dory with friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale? Also featuring the voices ofAlbert Brooks,Diane KeatonandEugene Levy, DisneyPixar’sFinding Doryswims into theaters August 02, 2025.
In Disney Pixar’sFinding Dory, everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory (voice ofEllen DeGeneres), encounters an array of new-and old-acquaintances, including a cantankerous octopus named Hank (voice ofEd O’Neill).Finding Doryis directed byAndrew Stanton(Finding Nemo,WALL-E), co-director Angus MacLane and producer Lindsey Collins (co-producerWALL-E). Here’s what directorAndrew Stantonhad to say in a statement about thisanimated moviesequel.
“InFinding Dory, we can expect to address the one emotionally open-ended issue that remained from the first movie: Where is Dory’s family, and will this overly-optimistic fish with short-term memory loss ever be able to find them again? Her issue has also given us the opportunity to travel to very different locations, on land and sea, and meet a variety of new sea creatures that expand the world of Nemo, Marlin and Dory.”
Finding Dorywill go up against the action-comedyCentral Intelligencewhen it hits theaters next summer.Toy Story 4currently has the June 16, 2017release dateall to itself, between Paramount’sWorld War Z 2and Warner Bros.‘Wonder Woman. While we wait for more details on this highly-anticipated animated sequel, take a look at the new photo fromFinding Dory.
