I suppose we’ll be having this discussion for nearly every Pixar movie that gets released. 
And my opinion on it for WALL-E is pretty much the same as its been for most of the others. I personally dont see where they’d go with a sequel, but I’m not gonna be completely judgemental about it until I’d see it. Of course, I dont need them making sequels and trying to make franchises out of every movie they make either. On the whole I too would rather see them use that time to create new movies
I would love to a WALL-E sequel set in the now fixed up Futuristic Earth (maybe set in the year 3000 even), but I would just be content if they decided to carry on the story through short films, like Cars Toons and Toy Story toons. It’d give more time to focus on secondary characters like M-O or the Vacuum robot.
I would rather see 3-4 completely new Pixar movies of the same quality as Up, than 3-4 sequels in the next batch of releases. Simply because such movies are inherently original. It seems that Cars and TS3 aren’t just movies. They have huge audiences also for Disney magazines, their theme parks and don’t forget: billion$ and billion$ in toy and clothing merchandise. This certainly allows Pixar to have more certain footing in making a Wall-E type of movie in the first place. It’s a compromise. If 2/3 of the Pixar releases are mind-blowingly original stories, then most people are happy.
So I’m not saying we have to have a new Wall-E within 5 years, displacing some other worthy submission by one of their up-and-comings directors. At least once or twice a year they surely must lay out folders on each of their worthy contenders on a big mahogany table and pick the winners, a timetable and reassess certain films depending on how the story or pre-production is coming. They are putting Monsters Inc. into pre-production now, having quietly been working on the story for years, off and on most likely. I guess it will be preceded and followed by completely new stories. So, a few years after that, could there be room for a second Wall-E?
Be patient. But by the year 2019 if there hasn’t been a peep, then some of us may be obliged to stir up a ruckus.
Everybody has had wonderful things to say about this topic.
It’s funny how people always start the topic about a sequel to one of Pixar’s films, and I think it all boils down to this: people really and truly enjoy Pixar’s films because they stand out apart from the rest of the garbage that’s put out there from Hollywood and other cheesy animation studios. They want to continue following the story about the characters they’ve grown to love and cherish as their own friends. The original film pulled them into its realm and world, and they enjoyed every minute of it. The message, the themes, the heart and the story…everything that John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and the great “Pillars of Pixar” have believed in and carried on through their work…that is what people respond to with Pixar films, and that’s why I think they want sequels.
It seems to me that Andrew Stanton has a very positive and loose attitude towards other directors making a sequel to “WALL-E”, and I think there’s a reason for this: Mr. Stanton knows how successful “WALL-E” has become, and all the fruits of his hard labor and work at creating this one-of-a-kind story are coming back to him in full force. Yet, I’m a writer, too, and I know what he means by wanting to move on towards other stories after already joining his characters on their big adventure. He created their adventure and was “with” them through it all because he was the writer. He envisioned the beginning, middle, and end of the story, and after long years of struggle and brilliant creativity, he reached the end and satisfying conclusion.
Personally, the ending of “WALL-E” always makes me smile with sheer joy when I see how the humans have finally learnt to adapt again to their planet…and how the plant eventually grew into a beautiful tree!
However, there is a general negative view on sequels for films. After viewing a sequel for a film, we generally respond with “the first one was better”.
So, I think that when Mr. Stanton was presented with this question, he was probably thinking to himself, “You know, if some goon tried to make a sequel to WALL-E, it would only fail…and it would make the original story shine brighter.” And that’s the truth!
But look at what Pixar has already done with the “Toy Story 3” trilogy - each and every one of those films are tremendous hits because of Pixar’s excellent, superior storytelling. Here’s an interesting fact: John Lasseter wasn’t the director of the third one; Lee Unkrich was.
With the news declaring that “Cars” will now be having a sequel released next year, I can’t help but be hopeful and confident of Pixar’s judgment that they will handle this story just as precious and important as they do with all their original films. Pixar really cares about stories. Brad Bird once said that one of the top reasons why he came to Pixar was because he knew the studio “protected” stories. Whether or not a Pixar film is an original or a sequel, I have faith Pixar will do everything in its power to ensure that it’s a good story and we won’t be disappointed.
I personally believe that a sequel for “WALL-E” is unnecessary because of the wonderful note the film ends on. The credits clearly show us what happened after the humans landed on earth and WALL-E was restored: the humans began to adapt to their earthly surroundings, they fixed their environment and sheltered themselves, nature sprung forth beautifully across the planet, and WALL-E and EVE were together… 
There really is no better ending for this kind of story – no loose ends, no characters left hanging, and we are left breathless at the end of this visual, storytelling masterpiece. It ends perfectly.
However, if the creative minds and brilliant writers at Pixar do come up with an idea for a sequel, I’m sure it will be just as wonderful as the original story. For now, though, I intend to just enjoy “WALL-E” on its own, and I’m sure that’s what Andrew Stanton thinks as well.
Bravo, Pixar!!!
Very intuitive blessed light! great summary!
I would like the idea for a sequel, but I wouldn’t like the idea for a TV series on Disney, because, it would suck. I remember the TV series for osmosis jones once the movie came out, AND THAT WREAKED!!!
But, we need to give him some time to think about it, it has only been two years… monsters inc. took probably 12 years to make a sequel, second to 15 for TS3. Guessing by that statistics, it may take 6-15 years for a Wall-E sequel!!!
I hope they just leave at it the original. I would be very disappointed to see a sequel made.