Overview
- TheWrap, The Main Street Mouse and LaughingPlace reported Thursday that screenwriters Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir went public to promote their unproduced sequel draft and to urge fans to pressure Pixar and Disney.
- Their script, written in the mid-2000s for Disney’s Circle 7 unit, centers on family-focused beats such as Mike getting married, Sulley receiving a promotion, and an older Boo returning to the monsters’ world.
- Circle 7 commissioned the sequel during a dispute between Disney leadership and Pixar; the project was shelved after Disney acquired Pixar in 2006 and the studio closed Circle 7.
- Recent press coverage has suggested Pixar quietly explored an early-stage third theatrical Monsters film, but Pixar has not confirmed any development or use of the Hilgenberg–Muir draft.
- If Disney or Pixar reconsiders the material, the decision would be controlled by Disney as the IP owner and could affect how a new film would link to the prequel and Disney+ series that have continued the franchise.