Andrew Stanton has signed on to direct a sequel to Pixar's Finding Nemo.

The filmmaker, who was responsible for the original movie, most recently helmed the box office flop John Carter, which starred Taylor Kitsch as a Civil War soldier who finds himself on Mars.

The movie was Stanton's first foray into live action moviemaking, after award-winning turns on Wall-E and Finding Nemo.

While John Carter proved to be a financial disappointment, Finding Nemo is Pixar's second-highest-grossing movie ever behind Toy Story 3.

Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks and Willem Dafoe provided voice work for the original Finding Nemo, which won the Academy Award for 'Best Animated Film'.

Little is known about the plot of the upcoming sequel, although Deadline reports that executives at both Pixar and Disney are thrilled with Stanton's concept for the follow-up.

沪江娱乐快讯：《海底总动员》（Finding Nemo）的导演安德鲁·斯坦顿 （Andrew Stanton）日前表示，他已确定会执导皮克斯公司的《海底总动员》第二部。

安德鲁·斯坦顿最近的作品是票房惨淡的《异星战场》（John Carter），该片讲述的是由泰勒·克奇 （ Taylor Kitsch）饰演的内战英雄在火星寻找自我的故事。

《异星战场》是安德鲁·斯坦顿执导的第一部真人动作片。他的代表作还包括获奖无数的《机器人总动员》（WALL·E）和《海底总动员》。

虽然《异星战场》在票房上失败了，但《 海底总动员》却是皮克斯公司有史以来第二卖座的影片，仅次于《玩具总动员3》（ Toy Story 3）。

由 艾伦·德詹尼丝（Ellen DeGeneres） 、艾伯特·布鲁克斯 （Albert Brooks）和威廉·达福（Willem Dafoe）参与配音的《 海底总动员》一举夺得了2004年的奥斯卡最佳动画长片。

关于该片的更多消息还未披露，但根据Deadline的消息，皮克斯和迪斯尼公司均对安德鲁·斯坦顿的续集计划非常满意。

你还记得那个萌物小丑鱼尼莫吗，是否期待它的回归？