Ratatouille 2 Will Never Happen, Says Director Brad Bird
Bird said Pixar has hinted at a follow-up, but he said the 2007 story is already complete.
- On Thursday, Ratatouille director Brad Bird told Collider he has no plans for a sequel, despite interest from Pixar executives, stating plainly, "No, we told that story."
- Bird, who also helmed The Incredibles and The Iron Giant, rejects sequels that feel inorganic, believing stories should arise naturally rather than from forced development.
- Patton Oswalt, who voiced Remy, clarified he would only return if Bird led the project, saying, "Obviously, I'd love if there was a Ratatouille sequel."
- Pixar executives have made "little feints" to gauge Bird's interest in a follow-up, cracking jokes that are "a little bit serious," but he consistently rebuffs these attempts.
- Bird is currently working on Ray Gunn, set for a December release on Netflix, while Incredibles is expanding as he remains open to that specific franchise.
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‘Ratatouille’ Sequel Shot Down by Director Brad Bird Despite Pixar Interest; He Said to the Studio: ‘We Told That Story’
Pixar has tried to gauge Brad Bird's interest in making 'Ratatouille 2,' but he says the story has been told and he is not interested.
Brad Bird won't let a Mouse marionette him into a Ratatouille sequel
It’s no secret that Pixar has been firmly in its sequel era for nearly two decades. The once-venerated animation house has spent much of its ownership under Disney repeating itself to lucrative heights, occasionally getting away with a good sequel. Woody and Buzz can still put butts in seats, even if it seems like they’re doing so by the skin of their plastic teeth at this point. Pixar expat Brad Bird, however, despite making the Mouse House bi…
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