Finding Nemo (franchise) film, stating: As of September 2018, there has been no further word on the future of the franchise. "Exploring the Reef" is a short documentary film. It features Jean-Michel Cousteau, exploring the Great Barrier Reef, but Marlin, Dory, and Nemo keep interrupting him. The short film is included on the second disc of the "Finding Nemo" DVD. "Marine Life Interviews" focuses on some of the supporting characters within "Finding Dory" as they give brief interviews and thoughts on Dory herself. The short is included on the DVD and Blu-Ray release of "Finding Dory". This is similar to Aardman's "Creature Comforts".
Finding Nemo – The Musical new songs written by Tony Award-winning "Avenue Q" composer Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, would "combine puppets, dancers, acrobats and animated backdrops" and open in late 2006. Years later, Anderson-Lopez explained that she had written a compact 15-minute "a cappella" version of the story of Oedipus; someone at Disney read it and recognized her talent for condensing material, and offered her the opportunity to make a pitch for the "Finding Nemo" project. Tony Award-winning director Peter Brosius signed on to direct the show, with Michael Curry, who designed puppets for Disney's successful stage version of "The Lion King",