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Ray Gunn director Brad Bird has made respective lasting films successful his day, but he has yet to task into television. He hasn’t ruled retired nan opportunity to make a miniseries pinch a task he has agelong pursued.
“Actually yeah, I person a task that, it’s difficult to explain, but it would lend itself to aggregate episodes ,” he said astatine nan “Brad Bird: My Cinematic Journey” sheet astatine San Diego Comic-Con 2026, moderated by Collider’s Steven Weintraub successful Hall H. “It has to do pinch nan 1906 earthquake successful San Francisco.
This reply was prompted by Patton Oswalt via video message, successful which nan Ratatouille sound character asked if a multi-episode shape task was successful Bird’s future. Oswalt besides snuck successful a speedy “And besides Ratatouille 2?”
“There’s a lotta b.s. connected nan Internet astir nan reasosn it didn’t happen,” Bird added of nan long-stewing 1906, which he’s been wanting to make since 2007. “They said nan fund went retired of power aliases thing for illustration that. We ne'er sewage that far.”
The Incredibles (2004) helmer likened nan process to packing up supplies for a basking aerial balloon, and having to lighten nan load successful bid for lift-off, losing his darlings successful nan process.
“The problem pinch it is, nan much you investigation that time, nan much astonishing it is,” Bird continued. “And nan stories that are happening are insane. The deeper I dug, nan much worldly I [had to include.] I was for illustration ‘This has to beryllium successful it!’ but it has to beryllium large for illustration a movie.
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Still very willing successful exploring nan story, Bird wants it to equilibrium nan “detail of successive episodes” and nan “size of a elephantine movie. When asked if it could span aggregate seasons aliases stay a constricted series, Bird responded that he envisions 8 episodes.
The head was amazed by movie people composer Michael Giacchino, whom he has worked pinch successful The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Ray Gunn, midway done nan panel. The Fantastic Four: The First Steps and Spider-Man: Brand New Day tried to get Bird to tease Incredibles 3 some by video connection submission and correct adjacent to nan head connected nan mic. Bird revealed nary caller updates too his engagement penning nan movie and moving pinch head Peter Sohn.
Hall H was besides treated to nan first 7 minutes of Bird’s adjacent animated movie Ray Gunn, which played astatine Annecy. The spy noir film, which features nan voices of Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits, arrives connected Netflix Dec. 18.
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