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EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres is returning to sound Dory, her lovable, ditzy bluish tang fish, successful a caller short retired of Pixar‘s Finding Nemo universe, Deadline has learned.
Plot deals for nan still-untitled short are nether wraps and there’s nary accusation disposable yet arsenic to different imaginative attachments. Release plans are besides presently to beryllium confirmed arsenic accumulation is conscionable opening connected nan short.
One of Pixar’s astir beloved franchises, Finding Nemo kicked disconnected pinch Andrew Stanton’s 2003 of nan aforesaid name, centered connected an overprotective clownfish’s (Albert Brooks) travel done nan water successful hunt of his missing son, Nemo (Alexander Gould). Breaking retired arsenic a taste phenomenon, nan movie grossed complete $941 cardinal worldwide and won nan Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
DeGeneres’ Dory, clownfish Marlin’s companion successful search down Nemo, collapsed retired arsenic nan franchise’s astir memorable characteristic and frankincense became nan centerpiece of nan 2016 sequel Finding Dory, bringing backmost Stanton arsenic director, which became 1 of nan highest-grossing animated films of each clip astatine nan clip of its release, grossing complete $1 cardinal worldwide.
Beyond nan 2 films, DeGeneres has voiced Dory for Disney taxable parkland attractions for illustration Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage astatine Disneyland, arsenic good arsenic successful various shorts and cross-platform integrations.
One of nan astir iconic stand-ups of each time, DeGeneres is known for her 19 seasons hosting syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which earned garnered 64 Daytime Emmys since winding down successful 2022.
The caller Dory short marks 1 of DeGeneres’ first projects for nan surface since For Your Approval, a 2024 Netflix stand-up special, successful which she sewage candid astir her controversy-laden exit from her talk show. DeGeneres is repped by CAA and Yorn, Levine, Barnes.
