Disney/Pixar's 'Finding Dory' is sequel to 'Finding Nemo'

Dory, the blue tang fish from "Finding Nemo" will get her own movie, Disney/Pixar has announced.

Ellen DeGeneres will again voice the character for "Finding Dory,"due out in theaters Nov. 25, 2015.

Dory and Marlin

“I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time,” DeGeneres announced o her show. “I’m not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating Toy Story 16. But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It’s got a lot of heart, it’s really funny, and the best part is—it’s got a lot more Dory.”

In "Finding Dory," Dory ill be reunited with her loved ones, learning a few things about the meaning of family along the way, according to Director and Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton.

Finding Dory takes place about a year after the first film, and features returning favorites Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others. Set in part along the California coastline, the story also welcomes a host of new characters, including a few who will prove to be a very important part of Dory’s life, according to the release.