How the stars re-aligned for 'Incredibles 2,' a sequel audiences actually want to see
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - The buzz was enthusiastic verging on ecstatic. The tracking suggested a potentially record-breaking opening. But days before the release of the long-awaited Pixar sequel "Incredibles 2," writer-director Brad Bird was feeling less incredible than simply relieved.
"Before I made films, I thought these moments would be like gleeful leaping from room to room," Bird said last week in a West Hollywood suite with the film's voice stars, Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson. "But all you feel is, 'Thank God I didn't bone it.' That's really it."
Fourteen years after the original "Incredibles" grossed $633 million worldwide and earned the Oscar for animated feature, the film's fans are finally getting the sequel they have long craved - and at times doubted would ever come.
"Incredibles 2," in theaters now, sees all-too-human superheroes - parents Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible (Nelson) and Helen Parr/Elastigirl (Hunter), their three children and stalwart friend Lucius Best/Frozone (Jackson) - return to battle evil as if not a minute has gone by.
This time, Elastigirl charges boldly into
