The cartoon Rio surpassed the $140-million level at the family box office.  And on Tuesday morning, it received an Oscar nomination. All of those indicates the potential for a follow up, which we now find out is on the horizon.

The Oscar nomination was for Sergio Mendes’ original song “Real In Rio,” and not really for the film’s lively computer animation. Yet it was Mendes who exposed to HitFix that Rio director Carlos Saldanha is advancing on a follow up.

Fox studio representatives did say that no script deals have been established, but it appears like the ball is moving.