Finding Dory will swim into theaters in just 23 days.
To build anticipation ahead of its release, Disney and Pixar released a new trailer Tuesday. Set six months after the events of 2003's Finding Nemo, Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is living in the Australian reef with Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence) when she suddenly remembers that she has a family. With her clownfish friends by her side, Dory sets off on an adventure across the ocean to California's Marine Life Institute, a rehabilitation center and aquarium. On her journey to find her mother (Diane Keaton) and father (Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three MLI residents: Hank (Ed O'Neill), a slightly crabby octopus; Bailey (Ty Burrell), a beluga whale with sonar issues; and Destiny (Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale shark.
Other Finding Nemo favorites are back, including Willem Dafoe as Gill, a moorish idol; Vicki Lewis as Deb (and her sister "Flo", Deb's reflection), a 4-striped damselfish; Bob Peterson as Mr. Ray, a spotted eagle ray; John Ratzenberger as the school of Moonfish; and director Andrew Stanton as Crush, a Green sea turtle. The trailer also introduces two sea lions, voiced by Idris Elba and Dominic West, as well as Bill Hader and Kate McKinnon, who cameo as fishes.
DeGeneres recently described reprising her role as "effortless," telling Disney twenty-three, "I was really surprised. I kind of worried that I would sound like Lauren Bacall all of a sudden. But it was easy. Dory is, I guess, really part of me. And so it surprised me how easy it was."
"It really is a whole new chapter this time," says Stanton, whose other credits include A Bug's Life and WALL-E. "We're introducing new characters—each with his or her own unique voice. Everyone has something special to offer, which makes it fun and elevates the whole story. Finding Nemo was a great calling card when it came to casting this movie. I don't take that for granted."
Finding Dory is in theaters June 17, 2016.