Hopes for a “Ratatouille” sequel are being shot down by director Brad Bird, who said in an interview with Collider that he has no interest in continuing the story of the rodent chef Remy. Pixar often franchises its beloved movies, from “Finding Nemo” to “The Incredibles” and “Toy Story” (the fifth installment just opened in theaters). Even “Coco” is getting a sequel.
“No, I don’t,” Bird said when asked if he’s got interest in bringing “Ratatouille 2 ” to life, although Pixar executives have tried to push him in such a direction over the years. “They’ve made little feints towards that to see how I would react. They’ll crack a joke, but the joke will be a little bit serious, like, ‘Would you?’ And I’m like, ‘No, we told that story.’”
“Any time you do something that ends up connecting with people, they automatically think, ‘How about another?’” Bird added. “People have mentioned it about ‘The Iron Giant,’ which is hilarious to me because the film didn’t succeed at all in its initial release. It’s caught up in time, but what would you do to follow that up? He’s lumbering around, still undiscovered? In other words, to me, that story is told.”
Patton Oswalt, who voiced Remy in the Pixar classic, revived hopes for a sequel when he told The Daily Beast’s “Obsessed” podcast earlier this month that he wants to make one as long as Bird is involved.
