Is Wreck-It Ralph Really Getting Another Movie Soon?

First, let's hear from series directors Phil Johnston and Rich Moore, who were asked about the prospect of a three-quel in an interview with Comicbook.com late last year. According to them, the idea of making a third movie simply doesn't make any sense — not from a financial standpoint, but from a narrative one.

"I mean, I don't know [about following up Ralph Breaks the Internet], because I feel good about where [Ralph and his best buddy Vanellope are] at," Johnston explained. "I mean, you could envision like plot things where something gets screwed up and they have to reconnect to fix it. But in terms of it being a story of maturation for Ralph?" Not so much, the director seemed to imply with the open-ended question.

Johnston continued to say that he and Moore purposefully left their characters in a good place at the conclusion of Ralph Breaks the Internet, which might mean that a third movie would simply have nowhere to go. "The internet represents the sort of adult phase of their life," he said. "And I think Ralph at the end, has matured where he is comfortable in his skin and he will make friends, and he and Vanellope will still hang out. And Vanellope is just coming of age, she's just finding that thing that makes her passionate, and I don't know."

The sentiment was echoed by Reilly right around the same time, during an interview with Metro. The star waxed philosophical about the responsibility of being granted direct access to the hearts of children by appearing in a Disney film, and how he lobbied to make Ralph Breaks the Internet a film that would "nourish" kids. But when asked about how the story will continue, he balked.

"No one on the team is talking about [making a third movie] at all," Reilly said. "But [the] press keep saying [things] like, 'Well, there'll be another one, surely.'  Like, I don't know. Where are we going to go from here?"

So, to the veracity of the rumor concerning Wreck-It Ralph 3: both the previous films' directors and its star were clear on having no idea where a third film would go, and both seemed to think that a three-quel was completely unnecessary... and this was less than a year ago. We find it to be highly unlikely that in the intervening months, all involved have done a complete 180 on the potential project, Johnston and Moore have had an amazing idea that furthers the story they began in a meaningful way, and that they then pitched it to Disney and got it greenlit (and that only WGTC's mysterious sources know about it).

Sorry, fans, but we're going to go ahead and peg this rumor as being a bunch of malarkey. It doesn't necessarily mean that Wreck-It Ralph 3 will never happen, but we have no reason to believe it's currently in the works.

Of course, we'll keep our ears to the ground for any official news to the contrary, and we'll keep you posted.