Rio 2

Rio 2

Sequel

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==Future==
==Future==
===Sequel===
===Sequel===
Director Carlos Saldanha had kept the possibility for ''Rio 3'' open. In April 2014, he stated, "Of course, I have a lot of stories to tell, so we're [starting to] prepare for it."{{cite news|title=Rio 3: The Cast Tells Us Where They Want to Go In A Sequel|publisher=Cinemablend.com|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rio-3-Cast-Tells-Us-Where-They-Want-Go-Sequel-42545.html|access-date=April 14, 2014|date=April 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415144913/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rio-3-Cast-Tells-Us-Where-They-Want-Go-Sequel-42545.html|archive-date=April 15, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}, but due to how Rio 2 didn't gross as much as Fox had hoped, they never really moved forward with the Rio franchise. However in 2023, while discussing a third ''Rio'' film, Saldanha stated that he was "working on a project to make it happen".{{cite news|last=Miyashiro|first=Kelly|title=Carlos Saldanha: "I want to show a different Brazil"|publisher=Veja|url= https://veja.abril.com.br/cultura/carlos-saldanha-quero-mostrar-um-brasil-diferente|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=October 27, 2023|language=br}}
Director Carlos Saldanha had kept the possibility for ''Rio 3'' open. In April 2014, he stated, "Of course, I have a lot of stories to tell, so we're [starting to] prepare for it."{{cite news|title=Rio 3: The Cast Tells Us Where They Want to Go In A Sequel|publisher=Cinemablend.com|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rio-3-Cast-Tells-Us-Where-They-Want-Go-Sequel-42545.html|access-date=April 14, 2014|date=April 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415144913/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rio-3-Cast-Tells-Us-Where-They-Want-Go-Sequel-42545.html|archive-date=April 15, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}, but due to how ''Rio 2'' didn't gross as much as Fox had hoped, they never really moved forward with the ''Rio'' franchise. However in 2023, while discussing a third ''Rio'' film, Saldanha stated that he was "working on a project to make it happen".{{cite news|last=Miyashiro|first=Kelly|title=Carlos Saldanha: "I want to show a different Brazil"|publisher=Veja|url= https://veja.abril.com.br/cultura/carlos-saldanha-quero-mostrar-um-brasil-diferente|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=October 27, 2023|language=br}}


In January 2022, after the acquisition of [[20th Century Fox]] by [[Disney]] and the closure of Blue Sky, it was announced that a new installment in the ''Rio'' franchise is officially in development, with Ray DeLaurentis writing the screenplay.[https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/production_notes_disney_0d41ade6.pdf Production Document]
In January 2022, after the acquisition of [[20th Century Fox]] by [[Disney]] and the closure of Blue Sky, it was announced that a new installment in the ''Rio'' franchise is officially in development, with Ray DeLaurentis writing the screenplay.[https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/production_notes_disney_0d41ade6.pdf Production Document]