Albert Brooks will return for Finding Nemo 2

Last year it was announced that Andrew Stanton would return to the loving embrace of Pixar – following the flopping of his John Carter – to direct guaranteed money-spinner Finding Nemo 2.

Deadline now reports Albert Brooks has closed “a fat deal” to reprise the role of nervy clownfish Marlin too.

Ellen DeGeneres had already been set to voice forgetful Dory once more.

By working on FN2, Disney has reportedly promised him another chance at live-action as a sign of goodwill.

You scratch their gills, they’ll scratch yours.

Finding Nemo 2, scripted by Victoria Strouse, will hit cinemas in 2016.