II. His inclusion is somewhat noteworthy as Kingdom Hearts II debuted before the film in Japan, with the character's inclusion serving as a promotion for the then-upcoming movie. Cancelled sequel Disneytoon Studios originally planned to make a direct-to-video sequel to Chicken Little, tentatively titled Chicken Little 2: The Ugly Duckling Story. Directed by Klay Hall, the story would involve Chicken Little in the middle of a love triangle between his childhood sweetheart, Abby Mallard, and a beautiful newcomer, Raffaela, a French sheep. Being at a great disadvantage, Abby would go to great lengths to give herself a makeover. According to Tod Carter, a story artist on the film, early screenings of the story reel were very well received, prompting Disney to think about increasing the budget to match the production quality with the quality of the story. Soon after 2006, when John Lasseter became Walt Disney Animation Studios' new chief creative officer, he called for all sequels and future sequels that Disneytoon had planned to be cancelled. According to Carter, this was a reaction to the sales figures for current projects and the overall market, adding: "The executives didn't feel that the original film had a wide enough market to draw upon to support the sequel." References External links Chicken Little production notes at The Walt Disney Company Nordic 2005 computer-animated films 2005 fantasy films 2005 films 2005 3D films 2000s American animated films 2000s children's animated films 2000s English-language films 3D animated films Alien invasions in films American 3D films American children's animated comic science fiction films American children's animated science fantasy films American coming-of-age films American computer-animated films American disaster films Animated coming-of-age films Animated films about chickens Animated films about ducks Animated films about fish Animated films about foxes Animated films about friendship Animated films about pigs Films about father–son relationships Films directed by Mark Dindal Films scored by John Debney Films set in 2005 Walt Disney Animation Studios films Walt Disney Pictures animated films