The first trailer released in November proved that Dory will be front and centre in the follow-up, which is something that we probably could have all gathered from its title, while even teasing that Dory’s sleep-swimming will send her on her pursuit. Of course, Ellen is still rather busy with her own talk-show empire to preside over, but it also seems like she was able to contribute her own ideas to the film as she has already spoken at length about how Finding Dory teaches the world that 'we really need to protect' the ocean.

The comedian and daytime talk show host signed on then dotted line way back in August 2012, which we hope means that she was given time to help make her return to Pixar a bright and shining success. When Pixar decided to go ahead with a Dory-centric sequel, as opposed to following Nemo or Marlin, it became very important to bring Ellen DeGeneres back into the fold. The quest to find 'home' powers the story. Nemo convinces Marlin to allow Dory on her trek across the ocean from the Great Barrier Reef to California to try and learn about her past, as well as find her parents. In this state Dory has a vision, and sometime later she has a flashback of her parents and growing up, and during her sleep she repeatedly tries to migrate away. After being sucked into an undertow Dory is knocked unconscious. The sequel will pick up just six months after the first movie, and its first scenes will see Dory joining Nemo on a class trip to watch manta rays migrate home. Dory will be separated from Marlin and Nemo for long stretches of this movie. Where can you go with a fish, if not the ocean? It’s since been confirmed that the bulk of the story will be set at the Marine Biology Institute of California, a rehabilitation complex for marine life that also has the nickname of 'The Jewel Of Monterey, California.' It’s here where Dory was born, and where we’ll meet most of the new characters.

So, what will the sequel be about? We learned a while back that the action for Finding Dory was shifting out of the ocean.

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