After the worldwide success of both "Pitch Perfect" and its sequel "Pitch Perfect 2," news has just been confirmed that "Pitch Perfect 3" has been greenlighted, and stars Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson will reprise their respective roles.

Rumors have been going around that after the summer blockbuster success of "Pitch Perfect 2" garnering $260 million worldwide as reported by Entertainment Weekly, more pitchin' is about to happen as a third installation is set to arrive to theaters on 2017. This has been confirmed by Anna Kendrick, who played head Bella Beca in both the first and second movies by posting a photo on Instagram and showing the number three with her fingers.

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Her costar Rebel Wilson who portrayed Fat Amy also confirmed the good news by tweeting her reaction, stating that it has been officially announced and that movie number three will arrive on July 21, 2017. As reported by the Toronto Sun, Universal Studios first announced the threequel earlier this month; however, at that time there was no name attached to the project. After the online posts made by both Kendrick and Wilson, they are officially the first two stars reprising their roles for the movie come 2017.

Production-wise, The Hollywood Reporter claimed that Paul Brooks, Max Handelman, and Elizabeth Banks are all returning to produce, while Kay Cannon, screenwriter for the first two, is still in between negotiations to pen the third film. As for the director, it is still undecided if Banks will return to helm the a capella movie.

Sequels are rarely more successful than their predecessors, so in the case of the "Pitch Perfect" franchise who doubled their earnings compared to the original, it is highly possible that the supporting cast will return to reprise their roles. Story-wise it may be harder to craft a new plot, but hopefully the wits of the screenwriter develop something as original and as fun as the first two movies.

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