10 Things We Learned from the ‘Pixar Secrets Revealed’ Panel 

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10 Things We Learned from the ‘Pixar Secrets Revealed’ Panel

Woody’s got a friend in Buzz, Dory just keeps swimming, and Carl and Ellie are the perfect pair. The universal truths of Disney•Pixar are undeniable, but there are plenty of weird almost-stories and “what if’s” in between. Here’s what we learned from Director Dan Scanlon, Senior Producer Darla K. Anderson, Director Mark Andrews, Senior Development Executive Mary Coleman, and Co-Director Ronnie del Carmen from their D23 EXPO panel, “Pixar Secrets Revealed!”

As it turns out, audiences don’t really like mean protagonists.

3. “Charles Muntz” would be revealed to be Muntz’s evil nephew in

Yikes. We much prefer the beautiful shots of food and the always inspirational Chef Gusteau.

5. Mike and Sulley would accidentally escape into the human world after the first 20 minutes of

The majority of movie, despite the title, would’ve taken place there.

Sadness was then given a bigger role. Sorry, Bill Hader.

served as more of a marriage therapist between Mike and Sulley.

, with Little Dolly saying, “Red rum.”

If Pixar had the chance to change their weather, would they? (Yes.)

10. The Pixar Theory is not a real thing. “It’s not true — come on!” Andrews said.

“Do you know what kinds of meetings we’d have to have to make sure all our movies line up?!” del Carmen remarked.

Do you know any more Pixar secrets? Tell us in the comments below!

Tagged as: Brave (2012), D23 EXPO 2015, Inc. (2001), Inside Out (2015), Monsters University (2013), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Pixar, Ratatouille (2007), Toy Story (1995), UP (2009)

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