Hmm. A rat-sized Mater, eh? It is certainly possible… The only
difference is that “Rollie” is a rat, he is over-weight, and he loves to eat.
(snigger)
Heheh – you got the “loveable” part right. 
Well, not really a Rat sized mater. Just the Mater type.
Adorable, funny, great pal.
The Star Swordsman - Yep – that’s what I meant: a rat with
Mater’s personality. Although, wouldn’t that be kind of a rip-off on Pixar’s part? Not that they can’t steal
aspects of their own movies, but still. 
Well, there is always a good friend paired with the main
character.
Woody & Buzz
Nemo & Dory
Lightning & Mater
Yep
– you’re right. It is rather hard to get across that barrier.
I have heard some people speculate that
“Rollie” is Remy’s brother. I wonder if that’s true?
I doubt it. Remy and his dad are grey. Rollie is brown. I don’t think so.
I doubt it, too. But hey – perhaps Remy’s mother
is brown? If he even has a mom…
And, actually, Remy is a certified blue rat. There are several types of
blue rats, two of which are listed below:
[url=http://www.ratsauce.com/breeds/index.php?pic=americanblue.jpg&title=Blue]Blue
Rat[/url]
[url=http://www.ratsauce.com/breeds/index.php?pic=blueagouti.jpg&title=Blue]Blue
Agouti[/url]
Two other “blue” rat standards are the [i]Blue Point
Himalayan[/i] and the Blue Point Siamese, both of which are rather
tan-/white-ish in color. The first picture of the main Blue rat above closely
resembles Remy’s fur color.
Keep in mind that certain rats, when crossbred, will bear offspring of
different colorations and textures.
[b]Here’s my story about todays Ratatouille news:
jvpixarnews.blogspot.com/
I also
forund out what the girls name is so click on the link and post about what you think of my
blog.[/b]
Excellent find, JV! I also happen to
think that the other human (the one other than Auguste Gusteau and Emilie) is Linguini.
Also, I just want
to point out that there is a plot-related spoiler in Amazon’s description of the book described in JV’s blog.
I’m just saying this in case anyone wants to remain spoiler free.
JV - I checked it out, JV. Nice article – I am
absolutely ecstatic. 
Hehe – I love this little spoiler:
[spoil]According to the
article, Remy burns down his kitchen while attempting to cook a meal in the fire; hence, he and his family have
no choice but to relocate. (I am also correct in predicting that Remy and his family once lived in the
countryside, although…that is pretty obvious – heheh.)[/spoil]
Magnificent. I am loving this
film more and more as news continues to pour out about it…
A question just popped into my mind: Since the characters voiced by Janeane Garofalo
and Adam Scott haven’t been revealed (i.e., we haven’t associated these two voice actors with any characters),
do you think they were the ones who provided the voices of Emilie and Linguini, respectively?
CountSolo - You are probably
on the right track there. Wikipedia, as unrealiable as it can be, does have some good sides to it: it displays a
wide range of information…most of which can be true. I noticed – some time back – that Janeane Garofalo was
selected as one of the title characters in the film, according to Wikipedia. Adam Scott was a little ways down
the list.
As of today, the roles of Adam Scott and Janeane Garofalo have yet to be announced, but I think
that you are right in guessing that they play the roles of Emilie and Linguini.
I also have a
rather…unimportant question: Where is Remy’s mom?
I know it is a little
early to be asking that kind of a question, but we haven’t heard hardly anything about Remy’s family, except
for that he has a father and possibly a brother. Although, judging by the fact that real rats can have anywhere
from eight to twenty-four “kids”, I think it is safe to say that Remy has quite a few relatives…
Hmm… Perhaps Brad Bird simply decided to leave out Remy’s mom in
the film to let the viewers unlock their imagination and decide what really happened to her. Or maybe she decided
to take a trip to either Nantes or Provence, thus explaining her absence in the movie.
On a more
serious note, Brad Bird (or Jan Pinkava) probably decided to leave her out simply because she wouldn’t
contribute much to the progression of the story. The people over at Pixar probably also thought that not a lot of
people would notice her absence in the story (I guess you’re an exception, Mitch). But as you said, the movie
hasn’t even come out yet, so we’ll see. Considering that Pixar pays particular attention even to the subtlest
details, I have a feeling that this concern will be addressed in one way or another in the movie. Who knows?
Maybe she IS in the movie.
Hey , i’m an
exception too ! I hate when there are about no female characters in a movie ! It annoys me .
[b]CountSolo: I put "Some Spoiler
content" CountSolo and Thanks!
Mitch: Thanks!
[/b]
CountSolo -
Hmm…yep, you may be right. Perhaps they Pixar animators just wanted to leave her absence up to our
imaginations. Either that, or maybe she did take a vacation… 
But
yes – Pixar hardly ever leaves any doors open: every nitch and cranny and every espect of their films have some
meaning to them. And if the doors are left open, it is for a reason: to let the audience’s imaginations work.
I have a looming suspicion that Remy’s mom got eaten. Heh – nah…that would be too cruel. 
gottalovepixar - You’re not the only one. Although, I don’t really mind it
that much. I like it when there are at least two female characters in a film, but it
also disturbs me when there are more ladies then men in a movie…for some odd reason.
JV - You are most welcome!
[b]In almost every Pixar movie there?s a
villain and I think Chef Auguste Gusteau is going to be a villain, what do you guys think?[/b]
JV - I
definitely agree. Unless he is simply mistaken for an abominable villian, Mr. Gusteau sure looks like a
rather…evil…guy. He reminds me of a character in the Disney film, [i]Home on the
Range[/i]. If you have seen that film, you may remember Mr. Wesley, the dealer/businessman. For some
reason, I notice some similarities between the two characters: they are both short and they look suspiciously
suspicious.
i agree JV . his face is
all pinched up and mean looking . he scares me. 
mitch : i think it’s because we like and equal
amount of character gender in a movie . then it makes everyone happy .
[b]That why he looks so familiar, I thought I have seen him
before.[/b]