There has been a tad bit of hype about Pixar’s next film, Ratatouille.
With the release of the teaser trailer online and at the cinemas it has been pretty exciting! However, We were all expecting a cast list. But we haven’t got one. What’s going on in the land of Disney/Pixar that has kept them from releasing a cast list to us?
Does this have to do with the troubles they had at the beginning of the year and that is why Brad Bird and Bob Peterson took over directing this furry film? Or was it because of the merer with Disney?
Well to this I say…WHO CARES! I trust Pixar and their decisions. Holding this back from us will possibily end up for the better anyway. I love a bit of mystery. How about you?
We have specualted over cast members and from the teaser we have come to a general consensus that Brad Bird is the waiter and Patton Oswalt is Ratatouille. Who’s the fat rat and dad? I guess we will have to wait and see.
John Ratzenberger has been recording his dialogue. ComingSoon has an exclusive interview with John.
CS: Has Pixar already had you do your voice for their next movie, “Ratatouille,” and can you tell us who you’ll play?
Ratzenberger: Yeah, they’re still recording, but not yet. I’ll surprise you. I’m called John Ratzenberger for god’s sake. Rat was my nickname from third grade.CS: Have you been practicing a French accent in case you need to do one for the movie?
Ratzenberger: Well, I spent some time over there, so I won’t need to practice.
Very interesting indeed. I can’t wait for the trailer for Ratatouille! Sooo exciting.
But for now we have the Cars DVD to look forward too!
On another note, Box Office Mojo has given a weekend estimate for Cars, with a gross domestic intake of $62,800,000. Even though it received a wider release than Pixar’s last movie The Incredibles and opened in 600 more theatres than Finding Nemo, their only other summer release, it earned less money than both those movies, which each opened over $70 million. It’s currently the fourth-highest opening movie of 2006. Even though it hasn’t done better than The Incredibles or Finding Nemo, I think this is still a VERY VERY amazing effort! I still stand by my opinion that a movie shouldn’t be judged if it is good or bad by its box office intakes. GO CARS!
And lastly, If you weren’t aware of them already, up under the description of Upcoming Pixar, there are Atom/RSS feeds. These feeds are used in conjunction with a program like Mozilla Thunderbird, Gmail, or Safari on a Mac, to connect you to this blog, and when a new post is added it will be added or downloaded into the program. You can read more about it here.
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Last modified: June 12, 2006
I think the “dad” sounds like Martin Landau… but that is a complete guess.
Luxo Jr., you misspelled Ratatouille somewhere in there…
Lol thanks Bill!
Fat rat . . . David Schwimmer
Imdb has put Jan Pinkava directing againg Ratatouille, but now with Brad Bird, is this true?
i really hope so …
…and in wikipedia they put willem dafoe as ratatoullie’s dad
well, it looks righ for me
Hmm interesting about Jan Pinkava now as co-director. The more I hear the fat rat the more I can believe its David Schwimmer. And wikipedia is often wrong with these things. It definitley does not sounds like Willem Dafoe.
Yay!! Just saw Cars, and let me just say THAT WAS AWESOME!!! One of the best, though I must say, A Bug’s Life still beats it (what can I say, it’s my favorite . . .)
(I loved hearing the the voice of Molt in A Bug’s Life as the delusional Minivan. LOL!!)
Anyways, One Man Band MAY JUST BECOME MY FAVORITE Short Film. Tippy was HILARIOUS! Any chance we can see that online, Luxo Jr., or do I have to wait for the DVD (or go back to the theatres?)?
The Waiter DOES sound like Brad Bird, which is what everyone was saying so far, and I can’t tell anyone else. Good voice for Ratatouille, even though I can’t tell his!
Anyone notice how many Computer movies are coming out now, and yet how everything besides the main characters don’t have any life too them? Seriously, PIXAR seems to be the only company to work 110% capacity!
Well, I guess I’ll talk to y’all real soon!
Ahhh excellent! Glad to hear it Phoenician! I loved One Man Band too, but Geri’s Game is still my fav, hence my piccy! I can’t wait to see Ratatouille!
You can buy OMB from the iTunes Music Store, other than that, you will have to wait till the DVD comes out.
I just can’t get a grip on what they are thinking with this whole rat thing…
As for RSS feeds – thanks for the info this is timely as I feel liek I am loosing touch in that “old fogie” kinda way – unfortunately I still don’t get it.
AM I OLD?!
Just watched the trailer again – that waiter is either Brad Bird or someone heavily influenced by Brad’s Edna!
I found the Jan Pinkava info at IMDB yesterday. No offense against Bob Peterson, but I think Jan would make a better co-director. Actually, I thought he would become co-director once Brad took over. Interesting…
Ok I finally figured out his name. The main rat is the voice of Patton Oswald. Here you can hear his voice here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPN3d7jnI9I&search=patton%20oswald
He was in “Down Periscope” and a lot of other things but never the lead. That was driving me nuts.
everyone keeps saying
Patton Oswald,
but I keep hearing
Paul Giamatti,
the guy in Sideways
and The Lady in the Water…
Nope. It aint Paul Giamatti. Its definitily Patton Oswalt.
As far as I know, Paul Giamatti is not in this movie. David Schwimmer is without a dought, the fat rat.
That is where I am not sure. I mean it sounds like him. I have been trying to hear his voice from friends with a mouthful. But David usually has more energy in his voice when he delivers his lines. This person, although it sounds like him, it just sounds too lazy for him.
I was doind that too (about DS with a mouthful from Friends) – it just sounds like him rather than being him. But then I figure he is an actor – it possible he could throw some acting into his voice work and maybe this is him acting!
*giggles*
I just saw the Ratatouille trailer about a week ago…and I only have one word for it: Hilarious!! My sister and I watch the teaser daily — we know all the dialogue by heart now.
I’m pretty sure that the waiter in Ratatouille is played by Brad Bird himself, and I also read somewhere that Brad Garrett — who provided the voice for Bloat the pufferfish in Finding Nemo — will do a voice in the film as well.
Man, I wish I could help them work on this film! It looks better than I expected, or maybe that’s just because I love rats.