Remy’s back. Maybe. Possibly. Don’t hold your breath, but also… maybe start prepping your palate.
According to The Hot Mic’s Jeff Sneider — a regular oracle of industry tea — Pixar is developing a sequel to Ratatouille. Official reps once denied it, but that was in a gentler time, long before Pixar’s current sequel tsunami came crashing in. In 2025, nothing is sacred — not even the rat chef who once doused a crusty critic’s cynicism with a single, nostalgic bite.
Nearly twenty years after Remy first scurried through the sewers of Paris and into our hearts, Ratatouille 2 is reportedly simmering in the early development stage. And even if it’s still just a flicker on the stovetop, its potential existence says everything about where Pixar’s head is at: backwards.
Pixar’s Nostalgia Loop
After Inside Out 2 gobbled up $1.7 billion worldwide, Pixar seems more convinced than ever that the future lies in sequels — or rather, in endlessly remixing the past. Toy Story 5, Incredibles 3, Coco 2, and now Ratatouille 2 all signal a studio returning to its safest bets, even as it publicly insists on its creative spirit.
The unspoken truth is: the originals haven’t been hitting like they used to. Onward, Luca, Elemental, Turning Red, Elio — charming, but mostly muted in terms of cultural impact. Coco was the lone post-2010s standout, and that was back in 2017. Disney’s streaming sprawl, theatrical identity crisis, and audiences allergic to novelty have all but forced Pixar’s hand.
So while the idea of a Ratatouille sequel might sound like gilding the lily — or microwaving a soufflé — it also feels, depressingly, inevitable.
The Sacred Cow Returns
Still, of all the IP to revisit, Ratatouille is… dicey. Brad Bird’s 2007 masterwork wasn’t just a surprise hit ($623 million worldwide and an Oscar to boot) — it was a rare collision of visual grace, thematic ambition, and emotional restraint. It didn’t try to pander. It simply existed, elegant and odd and earnest.
Bird himself has long resisted sequel talk. “That story is told,” he said back in 2018, adding, “No one apparently wants anything new anymore.” That’s the same week Incredibles 2 dropped, so, grain of salt — but also, he’s not wrong.
There’s no confirmation that Bird is involved with this rumored sequel, and if he isn’t, the question becomes: who dares try to follow him? And can you even capture Ratatouille’s delicate flavor without the original chef in the kitchen?
What’s Actually on the Menu?
So what would Ratatouille 2 even be about?
The original ended with Remy and Linguini opening their own cozy bistro — and a second helping could follow them into the high-stakes culinary world. Competitive cooking? Rat-versus-cat drama? Remy goes abroad? (Ratatouille: Tokyo Drift, anyone?) It’s all on the table, and that’s both exciting and terrifying.
The real challenge is tone. The first film was never about high-octane hijinks or franchise-friendly side characters. It was intimate. It was strange. It had the audacity to be a children’s movie about failure, artistic integrity, and the sneaky power of criticism. Does a studio currently pumping out Toy Story 5 know how to recapture that particular alchemy?
Anyone Can Cook. But Should They?
It’s been 15 years since a rat used a human like a meat puppet to create the best meal of a critic’s life. And somehow, that still felt more grounded than the idea of Disney leaving an untouched classic untouched.
If this happens, Pixar will be playing with fire. And maybe that’s okay. Maybe Ratatouille 2 will pull off the impossible and serve up another course worthy of its predecessor. Or maybe it’ll be another reminder that some meals aren’t meant to be reheated.
Either way, one thing’s clear: in the sequel era of Pixar, even a rodent-led arthouse food flick isn’t off the menu.
