Elizabeth Banks will return to the director's chair for "Pitch Perfect 3."

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the actress will be back at the helm after the success of the second installment.

Banks made her directorial debut with the sequel, which earned $285.2 million worldwide and marked the highest domestic opening ever for a first-time director.

Banks was an actress before turning director and worked on a number of films including "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," "The Hunger Games," "W.," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1," "The Muppets" and "Magic Mike XXL." She will next appear in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2."

"Pitch Perfect 3" is slated to star Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson. All three actors will reprise their roles in the hit musical-comedy franchise set in the world of competitive a cappella.

The new script will be written by Kay Cannon, who wrote the first two films. The film will be produced by Banks and her husband, Max Handelman, and Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks.

"Pitch Perfect" came out in 2012 and became a phenomenon as it made $65 million on a $17 million budget. Universal also released the film in limited theaters before going wide. For the sequel this year the film opened to $69 million and went on to make $183 million in the US.

Universal has had a record breaking year as it has released "Jurassic World," "Furious 7," "Minions," "Straight Outta Compton," "Trainwreck" and "Fifty Shades of Grey." Despite some flops, such as "Steve Jobs" and "Crimson Peak," it has been a great year for the company.

Universal hopes that the third film in the "Pitch Perfect" franchise will be yet another success allowing for even more follow up pictures to enter production.

"Pitch Perfect 3" is scheduled to be released on Aug. 7, 2017.

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