Det tredje spillet i Monkey Island-serien heter The Curse of Monkey Island, og det ble laget uten Ron Gilbert, som forlot Lucasarts etter Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge.
Ifølge Ron Gilberts blogg, Grumpy Gamer, hadde han sett for seg at serien skulle være en trilogi, og han har lyst til å utvikle nummer tre. Denne måneden fyller serien 25 år, og Gilbert skriver:
"Twenty Five years. That's a long time. It amazes me that people still play and love Monkey Island. I never would have believed it back then. It's hard for me to understand what Monkey Island means to people."
Han trenger å få rettighetene tilbake fra Disney hvis Monkey Island 3 skal bli en realitet, men selskapet viser ingen interesse av å gjøre det. Gilbert fortsetter:
I don't know if I will ever get to make another Monkey Island. I always envisioned the game as a trilogy and I really hope I do, but I don't know if it will ever happen. Monkey Island is now owned by Disney and they haven't shown any desire to sell me the IP. I don't know if I could make Monkey Island 3a without complete control over what I was making and the only way to do that is to own it. Disney: Call me."