Video Of The Week — Pixar Confirms The Shared Universe Theory
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Disney is famous for creating interrelated plot lines across its superhero blockbusters – from Iron Man to The Avengers to the television series, Agents of Shield. Now, the movie studio has confirmed a theory first suggested by a fan in 2013 — the animated movies made by its subsidiary, Pixar, also share a common universe.
In a video released by Pixar early last week, the filmmakers revealed many Easter eggs —a reference to visual clues hidden in the various movies that reward eager fans similar to a traditional egg hunt. These include the delivery truck from Toy Story’s Pizza Planet, which has made an appearance in every Pixar movie except The Incredibles. Some like Arlo, the protagonist, in The Good Dinosaur, had a cameo role in both Toy Story and Monsters University, long before the movie was made.
These, of course, are just a handful of the hundreds of fun Easter eggs waiting to be discovered. So the next time you are watching a Disney or Pixar movie, be sure to pay close attention for the subtle connections.
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coi_lerayalmost 3 yearsI love pixar movies
mattchienover 3 yearsWOW
mico14over 3 yearsIn toy story4 you can see the truck from onward in the background I had to watch the movie a few times before I saw it🙇🏻♀️📺
flower999over 3 yearsNow this is why I luv DOGO! I love the pizza planet Easter egg! 🍕🍕🍴🍽🏅- mico14over 3 yearsI love Easter eggs and I follow you😀🇺🇸🐰
dnssoupqueenover 3 yearsDis why I love Pixar
gold3nglareover 3 yearsHuh. That is very interesting. But easter eggs are always fun to look out for in movies and television shows.
alphawolf13over 3 yearsI. am. speechless. I knew about the Luxo ball, pizza plant, A113, and Arlo, from the good dinosaur, and some others, but I missed A LOT!
weepingmachinesover 3 yearsa113 is in every pixar movie but monsters inc, and pizza planet is in every pixar but the incredibles. luxo balls in everything. i cannot believe how they managed to hide a truck, a toy, and written language in a dinosaur film. wow.- dnssoupqueenover 3 yearsA113 is the name of the classroom at Cal Arts where Pixar animators learn to animate.
pusheenicornalmost 4 yearsI know a lot of Easter eggs. Did you know that A113 is a number of a classroom that lots of Pixar animators went to? They pop up as Easter eggs in lots of Pixar movies, on licence plates and other places like that. 🤓
jolie0402dogoalmost 4 yearsWho knows they're easter eggs!?
