Studios like Disney need help to let go of a well-established brand in this era of franchises and sequels. The success of the first two Wreck-It Ralph films is why we’re even discussing the third one.
After a difficult time for Disney animation in the 2000s, Wreck-It Ralph marked the start of what is regarded as Disney’s “Revival Era” and was a huge hit for the studio.
Wreck-It Ralph was a multi-decade project developed under several titles, including High Score, Joe Jump, and Reboot Ralph. It was released in November 2012 and grossed $189 million in the US and $471 million globally.
Ralph Breaks the Internet, the film’s sequel, did even better six years later in 2018, taking in $529 million worldwide and $201 million in the United States.
Since Ralph Breaks the Internet was released about four years ago, many have wondered if a third movie will be in this series.
At first, another movie or project appeared to be in the works for a 2024 release, but it may have stagnated. Let’s investigate to see if Wreck-It Ralph 3 occurs.
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Will Wreck-It Ralph 3 ever be released by Disney?
Disney has been working on the film that would eventually become Wreck-It Ralph for over 20 years. Under the working title High Score, the idea for an animation contained within a video game started to take shape in the late 1980s.
It was brought back to life as Joe Jump in the 1990s, but it remained in development hell until Rich Moore, the Emmy-winning director of The Simpsons, took over and eventually delivered Wreck-It Ralph to the big screen in 2012.
Disney is undoubtedly happy that Wreck-It Ralph was a success. The film was a big hit and made over $470 million worldwide because of its touching story and energetic performances from its skilled voice cast, which included Sarah Silverman as Ralph’s friend and John C. Reilly as Ralph.
It also included enough retro gaming puns to keep older viewers entertained. Six years later, the follow-up Ralph Breaks the Internet was released, with Phil Johnston, co-writer of Wreck-It Ralph, and director Moore sharing the helm this time.
With $529.3 million in box office receipts, Ralph Breaks the Internet was an even greater commercial success than its predecessor, more than living up to the high bar set by the former.
Wreck-It Ralph 3 is not likely to happen, at least not anytime soon, despite a recent intriguing rumor that Disney was working on a sequel, which surfaced on We Got This Covered.
Disney has much on its plate for the foreseeable future, with films like Raya and the Last Dragon, Cruella, and an untitled Lin-Manuel Miranda and Byron Howard project jam-packed into its release schedule.
There are no plans for Wreck-It Ralph 3, given that directors Moore and Johnston were quite pleased with how Ralph Breaks the Internet ended. Wreck-It Ralph 3 may be one of the several unannounced films on Disney’s upcoming schedule.
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