Shortly after announcing the resurrection of "Toy Story 3", Lasseter fueled speculation on further sequels by saying, "If we have a great story, we'll do a sequel." "Cars 2", Pixar's first non-"Toy Story" sequel, was officially announced in April 2008 and released on June 24, 2011 as their twelfth. "Monsters University", a prequel to "Monsters, Inc." (2001), was announced in April 2010 and initially set for release in November 2012; the release date was pushed to June 21, 2013 due to Pixar's past success with summer releases, according to a Disney executive.