Every Hidden Reference to Future Pixar Movies Explained | WIRED

Plenty of films and movie franchises hide easter eggs, but Pixar takes it to another level. Pixar's Jonas Rivera reveals all of the secret references to Pixar movies hidden throughout their films. The twist is that all of these references were teasing Pixar movies that weren't even out yet. Since a Pixar movie can take upwards of 6 years to complete, there's plenty of crossover between productions. This creates the perfect opportunity for the studio to leave fun references in each of their films.
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A Bug’s Life, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Brave, Monsters University, Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory, Cars 3, Coco, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4 and Onward are available on Disney+.
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Every Hidden Reference to Future Pixar Movies Explained | WIRED
ONWARD is available on Blu-ray™ and DVD on May 19.
A Bug’s Life, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Brave, Monsters University, Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory, Cars 3, Coco, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4 and Onward are available on Disney+.
©2020 Disney/Pixar

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

This is definitely going to be recommended to everyone in a few years at 3AM

[@dimitrijeinfo7077]

Please stop following me, im scared

[@s4dly161]

Nice to see in some other non anime related videos

[@m4ts50]

I see you everywhere, we like the same content... It’s creepy

[@mystiquefox380]

Hello to the person who got this recommended at 3am

[@yinlu3610]

Have you seen where Justin Y is my guy?

[@nicholas5905]

So the 3 movies he produced are up, inside out and toy story 4. He really likes to play with our emotions.

[@470renji.]

underrated comment ^

[@itsnotyasir]

I know... he should just start producing all the movies lol.

[@trolmaso]

Bet he directed Soul too

[@jordanisgey1109]

Can we ask him why every Pixar mom is so THICC? Lmao

[@josiesarered]

lmaoo i just understood the joke.

[@aidanrogers4438]

Mike and Sully panicking when Boo touches them is a future reference to how everyone reacts to people touching them during the lockdown.

[@zlyntudteam2394]

Did Pixar predict the future?

[@aidanrogers4438]

Zlyntud Team Given they made Wall-E, I’d say yes.

[@zlyntudteam2394]

@@aidanrogers4438 wait, oh no!

[@qlvinc]

Nah the Simpson’s predicted it

[@electric3420]

Aidan Rogers I always thought that would happen lol 😂 wierd when I watched wall e I felt that would happen in the future anyone else ?

[@firebreath266]

Fun fact: The pixar movies are just "spot the pizza planet trucks" in disguise.

[@andjelkabanicevic2444]

don't forget the pixar ball!

[@jessiahbailey269]

Except the Incredibles

[@Nugcon]

fact

[@Macatac.]

@@andjelkabanicevic2444 are you dumb half of the movies don’t even have the Pixar ball in it

[@PersonMan-qf3om]

@@jessiahbailey269 its in every pixar movie I remember seeing it but i forgot were it is

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The Pizza Planet truck, A113, and the Pixar ball. The three legendary Pixar Easter eggs

[@cottony4dr]

Yes ma’am

[@canadiancommunist5161]

Stop following me

[@javiermiranda838]

earth. air. fire. water. ball. number. truck. ratzenberger.

[@sharoneisenberg2274]

I see you everywhere!

[@mixazizu]

Only easter egg i ever found myself was Pixar ball in Toy Story 1 because its so visible and obvious

[@amarsaikhangan-erdene3173]

Just in a 23 mins he busted all the pixar theories we built for like a 10 years🤯 or something. Sick🤪

[@azultarmizi]

He didn't bust it? He even said let the fans to have their own conclusions on how these movies connect

[@Cometstarlight]

I mean, the Pixar theory is dead on arrival anyway because the writers/creators themselves said that it would take a momentous amount of collaboration and would just be too much to keep up with.

[@tylerrichardson3034]

@@azultarmizi Except that he essentially says that the theory isnt true, but it's fun to let the fans theorize.

[@cesar2934]

I think Disney wants people to see the Easter eggs, it’s the reason why they put them in movies so people can see them

[@timm8325]

That’s just what they want you to think! They say they aren’t clever enough huh? “It’s all about misdirection!”

[@FingeringThings]

See you all in 6 years when those future movies are hinting at other future movies

[@derekdeadlifts2986]

Hi

[@davidmitchell3247]

Your KZbin page is a big OOF

[@tia4337]

OMG you are everywhere

[@VihanDamaris]

"If you look really close..." I'd NEVER catch these!

[@RasenRendanX]

specifically the cockroach like who would catch that one lol

[@waynejamel6703]

The only one was Nemo... years later

[@blunderbass851]

Can we ask him why every Pixar mom is so THICC? Lmao

[@donadee19]

childbirth? lol

[@saydee6591]

donnateaparty no..lmao

[@person2351]

Maybe not thick, but hour glass shape 100%

[@Xhenix]

Andy's mom isn't, is she?

[@Xhenix]

@Parvis Yeah. You see her quite a lot in Toy Story 3, when she's bugging Andy about tidying his room etc. She's quite thin.

[@noahrod3363]

Any one else get teary eye watching him go through the different Pixar movies?

[@joashjohnson5077]

Noah Rod naw but I just felt hella old man...

[@marcusianaviation9372]

Only you.. Crying comments always get many likes...

[@paul2019.]

No

[@pausesiponder]

I find it fascinating how animation is also on a budget with “props”

[@maryernst9189]

Man hours of creation gets expensive!!

[@diciabadines2886]

Yeah, in a real life movie set it would be cheaper just to buy factory made items to use as props but in an animated cgi movie every prop means an entire job order for a 3D sculptor I guess there'd also be premade 3d models for purchase but it's harder when a movie is going for a certain look

[@elektrolyte]

simple... Time IS Money

[@catline9079]

I remember when I watched Zootopia as a kid, there was a scene where a weasel had copies of movies that hadn't even been concieved yet. One of such was, "Meowana", a direct reference to "Moana".

[@RutabegaNG]

Yeah, Disney tends to do the Easter egg thing too. There are others, but the first one I can think of was in Aladdin when the sultan was playing with his little stacked animals, might be some familiar critters in that one.

[@lostindasauce4677]

Super Carlin Brothers, I am so sorry. 18:09

[@pablosirius5]

I came here to do the same! RIP Pixar’s Theory 😂

[@azultarmizi]

@@pablosirius5 Pixar theory still works tho. He said to let the fans to have their own conclusions. He doesn't dismiss the theory

[@jonathantefft2902]

Jay and Ben have even said, even if the movies aren't meant to all connect, it's still fun to try and make them fit. The Pixar Theory is not meant to be proven wrong, but to provide a challenge to figure out how every movie could fit the Pixar Theory.

[@covidslame9356]

@@jonathantefft2902 That's why it's a theory

[@darleschickens7106]

9:37 “Newt Crossing... that sign is a reference to a film we were working on at the time, a film we decided to not put into production...for various reasons”.... were those “various reasons” perhaps Dreamwork’s Rango?

[@josephlouwerse2105]

Cross universe referencing????

[@flyboy513]

There is also a low budget animated film with a salamader. I cant remember the name for the life of me though. Idk who who makes it either. It was a toddlers film

[@mahendrasinghadhikari6830]

Might be monster ink salamander story line..

[@l.n.a.s]

Project Power is not a Disney movie. but there is a boy 'Newt' en he has a salamander on his door en on a note.

[@ernestvallejos1884]

One of the reason is because of the movie "fantastic beast and where to find them..

[@jishudas4979]

Crazy to think this guy shaped so many people’s childhoods and most people have no idea who he is.

[@soreons]

Are you telling me that Pixar theory is just a reusing of models?

[@RandomThoughts420]

Yep, basically

[@pyb6]

Yes

[@wildele9699]

Poor guy writing the book

[@ericsonbruh]

always has been

[@angrythumbman6290]

rip the dude that prob spent days thinking about the whole theory

Man, 2000 through 2010 was such a great time.

[@alejandroh4960]

It hurts how he never mentioned the ball with the star.

[@Abcdefghijajajaja]

HURTS

[@LilKingler]

omg okay i thought that reminded me of something like maybe toy story?? but idk haha, what was the reference?

[@mixazizu]

everyone saw that one in toy story 1

[@DavidTheJohnson]

@@LilKingler "The ball with the star" refers to the Luxo Ball, a ball that appears in nearly every film alongside the Pizza Planet Truck.

[@sanchu6335]

he didn't mention it because it isn't a reference to future movies

[@jeffonmars]

Going off topic?? I could listen to him ramble about Pixar all day 🥺

[@AskAir]

Imagine how excited he was for the A113 easter eggs

[@blobfish7200]

Next video on ScreenRant: *Easter eggs that were a nod to a future movie Pixar edition!*

[@dadocta8355]

Lol, yeah.

[@daisyduck3655]

Hahahahahahahahaha that's only pixar

[@PopExtra]

i love how this quarentine makes people bring them together via internet and how godamm many people that makes BRILLIANT!! and beautiful!! videos to make everyone happy. this is something that's gonna make me cry of happiness efter all this.

[@towhee100]

Moana is in monsters inc too. The drawing in the wall.

[@PopExtra]

@@towhee100 yeah. that was cool!

[@Krusan1]

Am i the only one looking for easter eggs in the background of his office?

[@Alice-zv1id]

Nope

[@daisyduck3655]

Uuummm no..

[@Aldaiir]

"We couldn't afford to put a real car in the movie so we reused an old one we had." How the Easter egg empire began.

[@duckymomo6675]

I absolutely love Pixar! No other studio is like them.

[@tkr6536]

This guy has waited so long to do this interview

[@Brooke-hm5nz]

We miss those outtakes at the end of movies like Bugs Life!!

[@isaiahgordillo144]

Those guitars behind him look really small.

[@grim9456]

What if he set up some sort of Easter egg around that room for a future movie 👀

[@Chris-hi1hf]

dam we need people looking everywhere

[@inserttexthere1]

Look over him and beside him at the guitar

[@nicolassalazar457]

I thought exactly that.

[@gstatkilla3671]

@@inserttexthere1 that’s what I said! Either that or that dog in the painting

[@gstatkilla3671]

Coco 2 confirmed!

[@Queremos_WWE]

This is amazing, thanks for sharing!

[@ZenitsuKunn]

welcome

[@keitatsutsumi]

1:48 WHAT WAS THAT SMILE

[@gee05k]

Someone need to do this to all the MCU movies!!!

[@febbep]

Stan lee cameos are pretty interesting too

[@kingjames4886]

"in the beginning we were really scrappy and reused a lot of assets..." it became a pretty neat thing tho.

[@lizzyrose793]

I love how easter eggs to the employees turned into the “Pixar Universe” and “Every Pixar Movie is connected together” to fans

[@nat13314]

The movies he produced are some of my favorites!! And he looks like he thoroughly enjoys his job. Love it

[@Nannyfrank]

I'd love this guy to go through "the Pixar theory" and confirm/debunk the theories

[@juliebee7415]

Exercise Challenge ✨ One squat every time he says "If you look closely" and "To keep the tradition alive"

[@lPerfectHd]

these Easter eggs are just so fun to watch! i just love how much nostalgia its bringing back. i love Pixar so much! literally created my whole childhood

[@aestheticcat8976]

Interesting concept for a video, considering how much movie theories I've watched.

[@winnamon7587]

MatPat is tearing up

[@kivikivi1882]

Dat Boi rip

[@alessandromangaXD]

Aight, Monsters Inc. 2 is DEFINITELY confirmed.

[@gecko9797]

Wait really?

[@hanroduplessis8621]

The pizza truck definitely my favorite part!

[@1rjs]

I watch lots of Pixar movies in cinemas so watching snippets of such nostalgic animations give out serious 'cinema feels'. I'm missing cinema time a lot ㅠㅜ

[@PhantomLAM]

Now I'm gonna scour Soul endlessly when it releases on Disney+ to see what's next! What have you unleashed Jonas?!

[@venusathena3560]

I love the fact that he admit they are scrappy and having troubling with budget

[@owlsomeclipse]

omg just realized pixar was my ENTIRE childhood i literally seen EVERY film a dozen times growing up gen z yet in a non english speaking country

[@santibailey-musacchio5581]

Drinking game: drink every time he says “keep the tradition alive”

[@landonvincent7974]

Or something along the lines of, "this one is really near and dear to my heart"

[@ripleyhoneybunny3683]

I wish he'd explain where the A113 Easter Egg in Monsters Inc. is.

[@cookiedoughbro9453]

I bet it’s on one of the hazmats

[@connorwiebe5526]

On one of the pillars inside the door vault of monsters inc, has the number reading A13, that's as close as it gets in that movie. Not all the movie have the direct A113 some are broken up and some don't have all the characters

[@real_abender]

The movie was left out of an official Pixar video pointing out the A113s, so I guess there isn't one.

[@Dogeinthehouse54]

Its amazing to think that almost all of these easter eggs were used in future movies and it really makes you think on what's next.

[@jayt3382]

Dude I’ve watched almost all of these movies multiple times and have never noticed any of these what in the world 🤦‍♂️

[@ed3245]

You need to watch again multiple times 😂

[@inang1968]

so nice seeing a childhood movie here lolol a bugs life is rarely mentioned

[@amberthompson1596]

This was delightful. I love Pixar films and loved hearing an insider's explanation.

[@sachithjayalath9127]

Does anyone got the vibe that Pixar is watching their own old movies again and grabbing their tiny little details to design their future movie 🧐

[@frdnsyh8302]

_You have to honor the era_ Brave : *Pizza car*

[@zeusescoven8266]

See you in 3 years when this is randomly recommended to everyone, if only we survive 2020 though.

[@MinMeows_Booty]

I always love going back and trying to find these little Easter eggs. Even in my 30’s, I still love Pixar. It always warms my heart when I see that pizza planet truck.

[@gracerose7314]

9:14 I'm sorry but the cut after he says "no" is HILARIOUS

[@gecko9797]

Can I have your computer- NO

[@WhiteBoydani]

All I can say is thank you for creating my childhood

[@laurlflake4560]

5:40 there is another Easter egg leading up to Cars in this movie. Right when Helen turns on the rocket that Bob is holding if you look close you can see a model of Doc Hudson parked.

[@snowy2619]

This made me realize how much Pixar has been in my childhood

[@matthewkawalilak]

This was so nice cause it brought me back. I never realized Pixar was so important to my childhood. Thank you Pixar!

[@XboxUnitD77]

now I want to see a breakdown of the antique shop and point out all of the easter eggs.

[@ps1hagrid268]

So you’re saying that by looking to the most recent film we can guess what the next film is going to be? Yo this is epic

[@bibinoojen]

Take a shot every time he says "if you look closely" 😂

[@royfablooo2810]

2000's Pixar just create instant childhood classics I love their movies so much. And props for Pixar for keeping their traditions alive and being fun.

[@itsyagurl.p]

this video has made me unbelievably happy.

[@scumoftheearth741]

The guy talking about Pixar's creative process and how not all the good ideas are being developed into movies, and the video cuts to the title card of Cars 2

[@hristol7537]

Cars 2 is fun. I will never forget how much excited I was at the premiere. Probably my most anticipated film ever.

[@edabakb]

It was the worst Pixar movie. But remember Pixar movies are all SO GOOD that a mediocre one is automatically the worst.

[@hristol7537]

@@edabakb Not for me. I know it's more childish and naive than most of the Pixar films, but it's fun to watch. Cars was the most influential franchise for me as a child. Most of the toys I used to play with were cars, and it's because of these two movies.

[@edabakb]

@@hristol7537 It's definitely subjective and absolutely okay to appreciate things others might not. Most people didn't like Onward either but it's my second fav now because I can relate to the characters more. Same with Monsters Uni. I love that movie!

[@jayaitch88]

This was HELLA cool to watch! Now I feel like binging every Pixar film in chronological order.

[@rasamasala]

This is the coolest video that I didn't know I needed! Thanks Pixar for letting me grow up with these movies!

[@jediaray8847]

Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch. I was there when it was written.

[@alexpayne1878]

FOR NARNIA!!!

[@nicholasmedich7493]

@@alexpayne1878 (and for Aslan)

[@danielmoviesentertainment]

Honestly for the longest time I thought the Cars reference in The Incredibles was the blue Hudson hornet in the background of the final battle to represent Doc

[@Will1324657]

seems like Jonas was involved with all the movies at Pixar that were especially emotional and heartfelt like Up and Inside Out. props for creating such amazing movies!

[@chloekim8894]

this is so awesome~ and im so happy for him...he's so happy to talk about all of this aw

[@broodjekaas820]

Drinking game: take a shot every time he touches his glasses

[@hectorcanizales5900]

Double shot every time he says “if you look closely”

[@deadapple1700]

Triple shot everytime he says "keep the tradition alive"

[@aimpascua8569]

Quadruple shot everytime he says 'nod'.

[@panjoshua6251]

Lmao I was LITERALLY going to comment this! I noticed it too 🤣🤣

[@Evan-vl5mi]

16:55 Pause, and look. There is a mike wazoski piñata, does this mean they are making a new monsters inc./ university???

[@user-ye3ld1bb2e]

16:55

[@gambitchips3329]

Watching this was actually entertaining. Good job guys! 👌

[@harryfarmer3847]

Very cool. I've spotted a few in the past, but no where near as many showed here. Lol. Cool video, thank you.

[@GDawg]

Just watched incredibles and about to watch incredibles 2

[@matthewvizian9748]

They are both so good!

[@GDawg]

Matthew Vizian I know right,going to look out for the Easter eggs again!

[@sinosakambana]

Who else wants to rewatch everything to see the Easter Eggs now ? 😂

[@HienNguyenHMN]

This is the definitive break down I needed my entire life.

[@sarahcoleman5269]

I think it says a lot to the thought and detail that they do put into the films that fans can make a reasonable timeline/universe around it.

[@GMGNE]

Wait, every *SINGLE* one?!?!

[@FedericoMaggiore]

No. 😭

[@artiuts]

Anyone realize that on finding nemo, the dentist crazy child scene, it's the same girl in monster inc boo

[@abelchan3556]

I absolutely love this. Pixar’s will forever be my favourite screens to watch.

[@kathanprajapati8956]

"We are not smart enough to answer these questions," says the studio that influenced my childhood like no other.

[@juliusbryanbulawan6710]

Its cool that I am not watching this at screen rant or watch/miss mojo.

[@MrStealth01]

He didn’t mention boo in toy story 4, hope monsters inc 2 comes out next year

[@w1u4]

OMG YESS

[@huubhuijbens8816]

Somewhere else it explaind that boo was cuz the needed just a kid, and they have the drawings of boo. I love how he tells about that every drawings is in their computer and can be used for something else. They Just being easy but creative guys.

[@fabianacuna3403]

Mike was in the piñata rack so maybe

[@janniebautista5483]

@@fabianacuna3403 i noticed that too omg

[@collinh8550]

There’s a Disney+ series coming out

[@theonlyenekoeneko]

Wow! What a cool and random video to stumble upon 😂 actually really clever how all the movies reference each other. I love Pixar ☺️

[@user-wt8dt8zv1c]

I enjoyed watching every single minute of this

[@Explodicon]

16:40 I also see Mike wizowski. Does this mean a third monsters Inc movie?

[@Broin62]

I like toy story I have collected most of the characters in toy story

[@JampackGaming707]

Guitars and Toys statues in the background. This guy is awesome! 😆

[@mariaclaratanure8560]

Amazing video!!!!! I’m in love with this content ❤️

[@84.mohammedrayanm12]

All the movie he produced won academy awards

[@seancolorado]

I wonder what the forward-facing easter egg in Soul is

[@pixarinaimateinsanityyokai2984]

It’s Luca

[@SirStalingrad]

Man...now I really want to rewatch all the movies of my childhood just to catch those Easter eggs

[@magdalenajasinska4668]

That's compilation every body needed❤️

[@Fraxinus_a]

Wow, that means when I watched Soul, I've already seen the Easter egg for their next movie but I don't know what it is yet. Lol

[@ordinary_deepfake]

Luka

[@thelistener1198]

Bounce house, isn't that a brothel?

[@FATALiTYo]

Great video. Love finding these easter eggs.

[@91wheelz]

I love the buzz, woody, and alien statues behind him! I need a set!