FOLLOWING the success of helming “Pitch Perfect 2,” Elizabeth Banks is set to return as the director of the next installment in the musical-comedy.

    Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson have already closed deals to return, with Kay Cannon on board to pen the script. The studio recently dated the film to open Aug. 4, 2017, but at the time Banks was weighing other projects to direct and hadn’t committed to return.

    Banks is currently attached to helm Uni’s “Red Queen” adaptation and Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot, but both films are still in development.

    The 2012 original grossed US$113 million worldwide, while “Pitch Perfect 2” has more than doubled that, grossing US$286 million worldwide to date on a US$29 million budget.

    The original film was adapted from Mickey Rapkin’s book “Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory.”

    (SD-Agencies)