With the announcement today that Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures’ film The Secret Life of Pets has crossed $400 million at the worldwide box office, the pair have announced that The Secret Life of Pets 2 will be released on July 13, 2018; one of the previously announced dates for an Illumination film.
The Secret Life of Pets 2 will follow this summer’s blockbuster about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy will produce the sequel. The Secret Life of Pets 2 will see the return of writer Brian Lynch (Minions) and once again be directed by Chris Renaud (Despicable Me series, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax).