Not all movies require a sequel! While that may or may not be the general consensus, Pixar‘s Brad Bird thinks so, and he didn’t mince words while pointing out the same.
Bird, the legendary animator behind the classic “Ratatouille” recently opened up about the possibility of the culinary comedy-drama getting a sequel.
While talking to Collider’s Steve Weintraub for his upcoming movie “Ray Gunn,” Bird made it clear that a sequel of “Ratatouille” is not on the cards for him as he believed they have already completed the story.
He shared with the outlet that several executives have indirectly asked him regarding a probable sequel to the story of the culinarily gifted rodent. However, Bird says he has always dismissed the idea since he thinks a story with a satisfying ending does not require a sequel.
“No. I don’t,” emphasized Bird when asked about having an interest in a sequel. Referring to the Pixar executives, he continued, “They’ve made little feints towards that to see how I would react.
“They’ll, like, 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?'”
The curiosity regarding the sequel to “Ratatouille” is, however, not the only one. He also has to face questions about his 1999 film, “The Iron Giant.”
He continued, “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.”
While Bird has made his views on the “Ratatouille” sequel clear, it also prompted a conversation among the fans.
The internet was left neatly divided in their opinions on Bird’s take, however. While half of the fans were content with the decision, expressing they don’t want the ending to be spoiled, requests for a sequel was aplenty too.
One of the fans said profoundly, “So we’ll just let the original rat keep his Michelin star and our cravings at peace.”
Someone else joked, “If they ever did make it, you could call it: Ratatwoille.”
However, another netizen urged, “Well tell a new story then.”
“I hope this isn’t a hot take but this masterpiece doesn’t need a sequel or spin off series. It is special and unique entirely on its own,” pointed out someone else.
Another fan noted, “good. disney needs to learn that it’s okay for a story to actually end instead of milking it until the rat has a midlife crisis and an estranged teenage son.”
With Bird being firm on his conviction, it looks like the fans would have to be satisfied with the original ending of the story. Frankly, that makes sense.