THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS Gets a Sequel Set For 2018

I was not a fan of Illumination Entertainment's The Secret Life of Pets, a chaotic mess featuring jackass characters that has absolutely nothing to say. But how could the world resist the concept of seeing what their pets do when humans aren't around? The movie has made over $400 million worldwide on a $75 million budget, so you know what that means: sequel time.

Illumination and Universal Pictures announced that The Secret Life of Pets 2 will hit theaters on July 13, 2018. Writer Brian Lynch (Minions) and director Chris Renaud (Despicable Me, The Lorax) will return to their respective jobs for the new movie, but there's no word yet on which (if any) of the voice actors will return to reprise their roles. The first movie starred Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, and more, and I suspect they'll all be back for more madcap action in the sequel.