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Will There Be A Trolls 3? – Celebrity

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Daniel Moore

Updated on January 18, 2026

Here’s everything we know about Trolls 3 to date, including the film’s release date, cast, and story details. Universal Pictures has officially announced that Trolls 3 releases on November 17, 2023.

Universal Pictures’ confirmation that another Trolls movie is happening means means attention now turns to the Trolls 3 release date, cast, and story details. DreamWorks’ first two Trolls outings have been a hugely successful venture for the studio, with Trolls alone bringing in a whopping $346 million across its extended 2016 box office run.

Add to all of the enticing assets the “Trolls” franchise has to offer, from its charming voice performances to lively musical numbers to intriguing animation style, the fact that both movies have grossed more than $500 million combined worldwide to date, and it feels like “Trolls 3” isn’t too far off.

Since ‘Trolls World Tour’ has only been released on VOD platforms, the movie’s success will have to be calculated differently. That said, the digital release makes the film more accessible to people globally. Thus, we expect ‘Trolls 3’ to be greenlit eventually.

Who is the producer of Trolls 3?

While ‘Trolls 3’ might be looking towards a new director to take the franchise in a different direction, we are quite sure that Gina Shay will be on board as a producer, since she’s been involved in both the films, till now. The animation is likely to be handled by DreamWorks, who have done a fantastic job so far.

‘Trolls World Tour’ follows Poppy and Branch, discovering different tribes of trolls. They all seem to like various genres of music. However, Queen Barb and her father, Thrash, are set on turning everybody into rock zombies, letting rock reign supreme. It is up to Poppy to unite the trolls to save the day, while Branch figures out how to communicate his feelings for her. Since the film has been released digitally, you might be curious to find out if and when ‘Trolls 3’ is being made. We have got you covered with the latest updates.

The chances of ‘Trolls 3’ being greenlit hinges mainly on the movie’s performance. In this scenario, gauging said performance will be a little harder. Usually, the box office collections is a significant factor that sways executive decisions, when it comes to okaying another installment.

We expect to see Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake back as Poppy and Branch, respectively. James Corden is expected to be back as Biggie. Apart from that, ‘Trolls World Tour’ has introduced us to a host of interesting characters who might be making a comeback in the upcoming film.

Since Poppy has been successful in uniting the trolls together once , it remains to be seen if the next film sees her pulling off a similar feat, but this time, to fight an external enemy. The possibilities are limitless when it comes to ‘Trolls 3,’ and it remains to be seen which direction it takes.

When will Trolls 3 be released?

But, more realistically and based on a typical animated movie production schedule, “Trolls 3” could get a 2024 or 2025 release date.

Add to all of the enticing assets the “Trolls” franchise has to offer, from its charming voice performances to lively musical numbers to intriguing animation style, the fact that both movies have grossed more than $500 million combined worldwide to date, and it feels like “Trolls 3” isn’t too far off. Here’s what we know so far about “Trolls 3,” …

In the second movie, we followed this heroic Pop Troll duo as they tried to stop Barb, Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls, from taking all six magical lyre strings (each representing a different tribe of Trolls) and using them to turn all of the trolls in the world into mindless beings who loved rock music.

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This means that, to date, “Trolls World Tour” has earned nearly $200 million in worldwide sales to date — and that’s probably good enough to warrant a third movie. (It also doesn’t hurt that Justin Timberlake is interested in making multiple “Trolls” sequels, according to Billboard ‘s reporting.)

Per The Numbers, we also know the second “Trolls” movie earned $49.8 million in domestic DVD and Blu-ray sales. Additionally, we know the movie’s international gross is $46.8 million (per Box Office Mojo ). This means that, to date, “Trolls World Tour” has earned nearly $200 million in worldwide sales to date — and that’s probably good enough …

Based on the extremely twee, puffy-haired ’80s toys of the same name, “Trolls” starred Anna Kendrick as Poppy, an effervescently optimist Troll who loves pop music and must team up with Branch (Justin Timberlake), a curmudgeon with a heart of gold, to save their fellow Pop Troll family.

Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures has not set a release date for “Trolls 3,” mostly because the studio hasn’t confirmed if a third movie will be happening. Even without an official green light from Universal, fans of the “Trolls” movies have reason to hope for another movie to arrive in the near future.

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