in 2005, disneytoon studios originally planned to make a follow-up to the film, along with sequels to "chicken little" (2005) and "meet the robinsons" (2007). originally intended to be a 2d animated feature, disney executives decided to produce the film in computer animation in order to garner more interest. additionally, the story was meant to center around marie, duchess's daughter, who becomes smitten by another kitten aboard a luxury cruise ship. however, she and her family must soon take on a jewel thief on the open seas. the project was canceled when john lasseter was named disney's new chief creative officer, in which he called off all future sequels disneytoon had planned and instead make original productions or spin-offs.