When you love something so much, there’s no statute of limitation on when’s a good time to rekindle that flame. Just this year we were gifted the sequel to Finding Nemo, and while sequels in the past have had the power to turn us off from our deepest devotions, cult classics handled properly still manage to find a place in our soft spots.
Millennials will definitely remember The Incredibles, the 2004 Pixar-animated movie featuring a family of superheroes who fight crime and defeat formidable villains. There was so much to like about the movie, especially that its ending was frothing with possibility for a part two. More than a decade later, most’ve us had given up hope for that expectation to come to fruition, but Pixar’s latest tease has our fandom radar beeping with excitement once again!
The teaser highlights The Incredibles‘ biggest easter egg, Jack Jack’s untapped superpowers. In the first instalment it was hinted that Jack Jack had an assortment of powers which festered when he was put in various dangerous situations. While it’s clear he fits right into the DNA of his family, the teaser for The Incredibles 2 suggests that he could potentially help the family battle evil even before he’s uttered his first words! Now that Bob Parr, the dad with superhuman strength, is left to manage the house, will he let his infatuation with discovering his son’s abilities mean he encourages an outpour of laser beams and spontaneous combustions?
Speaking of destruction, we’re wondering if The Incredibles 2 plans on sticking to their original pick of The Underminer. The mole-looking, tunnel boring machine wielding creature immediately wreaked chaos shortly after Syndrome was killed by the turbine of his own jet (that’s why we always recommend Edna Mode’s costumes!), and was the antagonist for a spin-off video game of the same universe. Timeline wise, the sequel seems to take off right after its predecessor left off, but we’re leaving everything up to its creators to impress us a second time round!
The Incredibles 2 is set to be released 14 June 2018.
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