ELEMENTAL director Peter Sohn gets the honor of directing THE INCREDIBLES 3, taking over the seat from Brad Bird, who

He's writing the script—but Peter Sohn, a Pixar vet who directed 'Elemental,' will bring back the superhero family.

Pixar is shaking things up for #Incredibles3. 'Elemental' helmer Peter Sohn will direct the third installment of the animated series, taking the reins from Brad Bird: https://t.co/9hZ83s1bvm pic.twitter.com/CBXSZcz5cD

Disney and Pixar are officially moving forward with The Incredibles 3 , and for the first time in the series, Brad Bird won’t be in the director’s chair. Instead, longtime Pixar veteran Peter Sohn , fresh off the success of Elemental ,

Elemental” director Peter Sohn will direct “The Incredibles 3” for Disney and Pixar. This installment is the first without Brad Bird at the helm. Bird wrote and directed the original 2004 adventure “The Incredibles” and its 2018 sequel “Incredibles 2.

The third installment of the The Incredibles franchise is well on its way. Pixar’s highly anticipated Incredibles 3 is officially moving forward with a new director at the helm — Peter Sohn, known for his work on Elemental and The Good Dinosaur. The first film released in 2004 and the second in 2018.

Pixar has set Pete Sohn to direct “Incredibles 3,” TheWrap has learned. The filmmaker behind Pixar’s “Elemental” and “The Good Dinosaur” will step into the director’s chair that was filled by Brad Bird for the first two movies. Dana Murray (“Soul”) is producing, and Bird remains involved in this third film as a writer and producer.

The Incredibles began in 2004 with the release of the first film. The critically acclaimed film follows the story of the Parr family: Bob (Mr. Incredible), Helen (Elastigirl) and their three children, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack. All of them secretly possess superpowers.

We most recently saw Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Dash, Violet, and Jack-Jack. take on the Screen Slaver and a hypnotized army in the long-awaited Incredibles 2, but a surprising development from Pixar just took the next sequel in an unexpected direction.