Are all Pixar movies set in the same universe?

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I heard someone say that all the Pixar movies are set in the same universe. Is this true?

A casual web search led me to this, but I'm not sure if it's canon or not.

Does anyone know any details about this?



Best Answer

Possibly, but it doesn’t seem to be by design.

A Pixar employee, Jay Ward, who was fairly involved in Cars, was asked about this shortly after the posting of Negroni’s theory in an interview with Jason Torchinsky at io9. He rebuts the theory:

JT: What do you think about it?

JW: I think somebody had a lot of time on their hands. They may have had some other recreational activities…

JT: So would you go as far as to deny that there's a common thread —

JW: It's almost like the 9/11 conspiracy theories… it’s like, really? No, the movies were sort of made in a different order by different directors in different times, in different places. It's cool that it all worked out that way, but it probably was not intentional.

Pixar’s Jay Ward responds to the unified Pixar movie theory

He’s the only Pixar employee I’ve ever seen discussing the theory, so unless another answerer can find somebody different, I’m inclined to say that it really is just a theory.

As a side note, Cracked and Negroni were by no means the first people to propose the idea of a shared universe (although Negroni might be the most detailed suggestion). There’s a Wikipedia article for the Pixar Theory, which says “Media discussion about a “Pixar Universe” has existed since at least 2003”.

(This is copied from my answer to Is there any official evidence for the Pixar theory on the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Stack Exchange.)




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Does every Pixar movie take place in the same universe?

All the Pixar movies have their fair share of easter eggs from other movies, many of which point to each movie taking place in the same universe.

How are all the Pixar movies linked?

Quick Answer: The Pixar Theory is a fan theory authored by Jon Negroni that connects all the Pixar films into one coherent timeline, starting with The Good Dinosaur and ending with Monsters, Inc. It explains the existence of magic, intelligent animals, and even talking cars all in one interconnected universe.

Is Disney all in the same universe?

To summarize, essentially every Disney animated movie exists in the same world, but on different planes. There is the Real World that includes movies like Meet the Robinsons or Big Hero 6 that largely resemble regular reality.

Is Disney and Pixar in the same universe?

In a Facebook video shared on Sunday, Disney confirmed once and for all that yes, every Pixar film exists in the same universe. The theory has been popular among fans for years but until now, Disney has never offered an official explanation on why certain characters have showed up in other movies.



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