• "Incredibles 2" is in theaters 14 years after the original movie.
• Fans who have seen the movie already are discussing the movie online in a way so they don't spoil the film for those who haven't seen it.
• Many are tweeting images of "Incredibles 2 spoilers without context."
• It's similar to what fans did after the release of "Avengers: Infinity War."
• They consist of memes or images that correspond with significant moments or happenings in the movie without giving much away.

Fans who wanted to discuss "Incredibles 2" without spoiling the sequel for others found the perfect way to talk about the movie. 

Fans started tweeting one to four images of memes or photographs alluding to a big moment or moment of significance in the film.  

People who have seen the movie will easily understand the images. Those who haven't seen "Incredibles 2" may be a bit confused, but at least they won't have the film's big moments spoiled.

Here are a few of the best. 

Confused? 

Here's a short breakdown of the meaning behind some of the popular images being shared. 

Warning: There are spoilers ahead. 

Raccoon image: In the sequel, Jack-Jack gets into a tussle with the raccoon. After watching a movie with a burglar, Jack-Jack mistakens the critter for a robber and chases after him in the backyard while his dad is asleep.

Spinning black and white images: The movie's villain uses a series of flashing, strobe lights against Mrs. Incredible. Some became concerned the images may trigger those with photosensitive epilepsy and seizure conditions, vertigo, ADHD, and more. In response, Disney asked theaters to add a warning ahead of screenings.

Edna and her mini me: Jack-Jack uses one of his 17 superpowers to transform into a mini version of Edna during the movie. Edna falls instantly in love with the child.

"Men in Black" image: Early in the movie, an agent uses a device to wipe the mind of one of Violet's classmates of any memories of her. A similar device is used in the "Men in Black" movies to wipe anyone's minds after they see alien activity.

Pew pew pew images and Gifs: One of Jack-Jack's many powers is that you can pick him up and aim him to fire off his laser eyes.

Anyone sneezing liquid out of their nose: When Violet runs into her crush at a restaurant with her family, she gets embarrassed and water shoots out of her nose.

Any image of a ragtag group of heroes: A group of new, second-rate heroes are introduced with random powers. One of them is an older man who refers to themselves as Reflux. He can vomit hot lava.

Any image with a bunch of duplicates: One of Jack-Jack's other superpowers is that he can split into duplicate versions of himself.

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• Disney/Pixar's "Incredible 2" took in an estimated $180 million.
• That's the best opening ever for an animated release.
• It passed 2016's "Finding Dory" ($135 million).

Pixar — and the superhero Parr family — has put Disney back on top.

Following a little speed bump with the lackluster release of "Solo: A Star Wars Story," the house that Mickey Mouse built has rebounded quite nicely with the record-breaking opening for "Incredibles 2."

The movie took in an estimated $180 million over the weekend, according to BoxOfficePro.com. That destroys the $135 million opening by the previous record holder, 2016's "Finding Dory."

And like "Dory," which was released 13 years after its original, "Finding Nemo," the long wait for a sequel to "Incredibles" didn't hurt mass audience interest. Fourteen years after the original "Incredibles," the movie sucked up all the box office this weekend, attracting not just kids (many who weren't around for the opening of the original movie), but their parents as well.

"Incredibles 2" also beat "Finding Dory" to become the second-biggest opening of all time in the month of June (behind the $208.8 million by 2015's "Jurassic World").

The movie's $71.5 million opening day tally on Friday (including a record-breaking $18.5 million in Thursday preview screenings) also shattered the best single day at the box office for an animated movie, again passing "Finding Dory" ($54.7 million).

The summer movie season will potentially continue to bring in more major coin next weekend with Universal's "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" hits theaters domestically. The movie has already had an impressive overseas run, having made $300 million so far, topped by an impressive opening this weekend in China.

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Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Incredibles 2."

"Incredibles 2" introduces fans to Screenslaver, a villain who wants to make sure superheroes like the Incredibles and Frozone stay banned forever. 

The reveal of the villain's identity may have surprised you. But in early iterations of the movie, the person behind Screenslaver looked a lot different. 

This is your last chance to head back before spoilers. 

"Incredibles 2" introduces fans to brother and sister duo Winston and Evelyn Deavor. Together, the two run a telecommunications company, Devtech. Winston is the face of the company while Evelyn is the brain behind all the tech.

Don't be fooled by her smile.

Mrs. Incredible discovers Evelyn is the mastermind behind the Screenslaver, the villain who brainwashes a group of superheroes using goggles which put them in a trance.

But according to "The Art of Incredibles 2," Evelyn wasn't originally the movie's intended villain. Evelyn's character was supposed to be a male named Nelson. 

Clay sculpts and early iterations of the movie included Nelson as Winston's brother instead of Evelyn. He looked a lot like Winston, but with hair that wasn't slicked back.

Eventually, a suggestion was made during production to explore the Nelson character as a woman and Evelyn was born.

"As we dug into that notion, we realized we had more opportunities for the character (and the film) if the character was female," said story supervisor Ted Mathot. "We came up with a new and much better introduction for her, one where the audience could get a better idea of who she is and immediately see the relationship between her and Winston."

The addition of a female villain not only added an unexpected element, but ended up making more sense for the Pixar team when it came to Helen Parr's/Mrs. Incredible's character.

"We also had the chance to create a stronger rapport between her and Helen, something that was lacking with the Nelson character."

In the movie, the two of them don't talk about men. They bond over their jobs and their goals.

Evelyn opens up about Winston's role at the company and how she's really the one running the company without getting all of the credit. It's something Parr could easily relate to. She often took a backseat to her husband getting all the glory for being the more popular superhero. "Incredibles 2" put her front and center. 

"Incredibles 2" is currently in theaters. You can read our review here. "The Art of Incredibles 2" is in stores.

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Having earned over $12 billion worldwide, the movies from Pixar Animation aren't just enjoyable global moneymakers, but are stories that affect us on an emotional level that we can't wait to experience again and again.

From the "you've got a friend" tale of the "Toy Story" movies to a commentary on how we need to protect our planet in the multilayered "WALL-E," Pixar movies are much more than kids movies or cartoons. 

With Pixar's latest, "Incredibles 2," hitting theaters this past weekend and earning the highest-grossing opening weekend at the box office ever for an animated movie (beating another Pixar title, "Finding Dory"), we've taken on the gargantuan task of ranking all 20 Pixar releases — scroll down to find out the best.

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20. 'Cars 2' (2011)

Taking Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) away from Radiator Springs and going international (plus making Mater a spy) didn't grab critics. This sequel became the first "rotten" Pixar movie on Rotten Tomatoes. Deservedly.

19. 'A Bug’s Life' (1998)

In the second movie ever released by Pixar, an ant named Flik (voiced by Dave Foley) sets out to find others to help save his colony against grasshoppers and ends up recruiting a unique group of allies.

Though the movie was successful at the box office, with the release of DreamWorks' "Antz" a month earlier, you're more likely to remember the Lasseter-Katzenberg feud than the films. 

18. 'Cars 3' (2017)

Though the "Cars" movies are the least acclaimed of anything Pixar makes, the company continues to churn them out. The latest one touches on some interesting themes like mortality and self-confidence, but it feels like everyone involved in the making of it was on cruise control.

• After 14 years of waiting, fans finally got the sequel to "The Incredibles."
• For lots of reasons, it was worth the wait.
• But one thing that stands out more than other aspects of the long-awaited sequel.
• One superhero is pretty much Kristen Stewart's doppelganger.
• The internet is swooning.

After 14 long years, fans finally got the highly anticipated"Incredibles 2." For lots of reasons, it was worth the wait.

Fans of the franchise will find lots to enjoy, but there's one slight pop culture reference that has the internet swooning.  As the good people of Twitter pointed out, one character in "Incredibles 2" is pretty much Kristen Stewart's doppelganger. Meet Voyd: a superhero played by Sophia Bush named who is pretty similar to Stewart in terms of looks and demeanor. 

Needless to say, people are freaking out.

While it's likely that Voyd was just based on a number of women who, like Stewart, can come off as awkward and tend to part their hair deeply to the side, we totally see the resemblance.

A representative for Pixar didn't immediately return INSIDER's request for comment.

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• The majority of classic Disney movies begin with the absence or death of a parent. 
• It was once believed that the reasoning for this parental absence in the early classics had to do with Walt Disney's mother passing away of carbon monoxide poisoning. 
• Characters in Disney films make the transition from a brutal home to a happily ever after without any guidance from their parents.
• Pixar is changing the way stories are told by making parents a crucial part of the narrative. 

Imagine, for a moment, if the "The Incredibles 2" had been made by the Disney of 40 years ago. Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack Parr would be orphans left to discover the extent of their superpowers without their parents’ assistance. Violet would derive strength from her mother’s spectral presence, which would perch next to her sleeping bag in the Parr kids’ cave hideaway. Dash would be inspired by his father’s brawn each time he set off towards a villain. The older siblings would promise to keep their parents’ memory alive for baby Jack-Jack. Eventually, they would settle in Frozone’s house as his adopted children in a makeshift home.

Certainly, this warped version of "The Incredibles 2" would fit in amidst the good ol’ terrifying Disney movies that defined my youth. Whether they were set in the bazaars of Agrabah or the forests of Bavaria, the majority of my favorite childhood Disney movies have something in common: The protagonists’ story began with the absence of a parent. Sometimes, the parent dies on screen, as with "The Lion King" and "Bambi" (though this also occurs in Disney Pixar movies, like "Finding Nemo"). More often, at least one parent was already absent, and their child began the movie alone in a teetering world. Over half of the Disney movies made since 1937 feature a protagonist with one dead, absent, or missing parent.

There’s a legendary, if not wholly accurate, explanation for parental absence in these early movies. In 1938, Flora Disney passed away of carbon monoxide poisoning in the house that her son, Walt, had purchased for her after the release of "Snow White," his very first feature-length animated movie. Walt felt forever guilty for her death, and edited mothers out of movies.

It’s a fittingly cinematic story — but likely, the real reason for Disney’s lack of parental figures is steeped in source material, not trauma. Many of these early Disney movies were based on classic fairy tales. And if you’ve read classic fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, and the Brothers Grimm, which provide the inspiration for movies like "Cinderella,""Snow White," and "Sleeping Beauty," then you know this: The worst thing you can have is a parent. Parents and/or step-parents will trick you and leave you out in the woods to die ("Hansel and Gretel"), or they will try to eat your heart ("Snow White"). "Tale by tale, they reflect some very difficult conditions under which children grew up," Jack Zipes, a fairy tale scholar, told Refinery29. However, these tales — when first told in the oral tradition — were never specifically intended for an audience of children. "Before print culture, fairy tales had a multigenerational appeal. Adults needed good racy violent stories to make the time pass," Maria Tatar, the chair of the Program in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University, said.

Disney swept the so-to-speak grimness from the fairy tales, but preserved the crux of the story arc. In each movie, characters make the transition from a brutal home to a happily ever after, and they do it without support, guidance, or lessons from their parents. "The fairytale works because the protagonists are on their own. They have to learn how to navigate the world of monsters, of terrible things that are going to happen. They have to use their wits and their courage to construct a new home," said Tatar.

This narrative arc is not limited to Disney movies. In fact, it’s ubiquitous throughout iconic children’s stories and books. Case in point: Harry Potter and the Baudelaire kids of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" are all the orphan wards of evil-caretakers. It’s only after the four Pevensie kids in C.S. Lewis’ "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" are banished from London (and their parents) that they discover Narnia. Dorothy of "The Wizard of Oz" and the Lost Boys of "Peter Pan" only got to Oz and Neverland, respectively, because they were orphaned. There’s a practical explanation for the persistence of this narrative trope. Expelling a child from the comfort of the home is "an easy way to create peril and a plot line for the kid where they have to find themselves," said Jill Murphy, the president of Common Sense Media.

Childhood, in iconic stories, was tied to expulsion — until now. Disney Pixar is changing the way childhood is represented in film, and it’s doing so by making parents and the home a more crucial part of the narrative. In "The Incredibles 2," the Parr kids definitely aren’t orphans. In fact, their identities are derived by their relationship to their parents. In the trailer for "The Incredibles 2," Bob Parr (more commonly known as Mr. Incredible) fumbles while acclimating to stay-at-home fatherhood. Gone is the primary storyline of a kid lost in a big, scary world. Instead, the action is based in the home.

Whereas fairy tales were created to reflect the dangers lurking outside the house, Pixar movies are created to teach kids to navigate the modern world’s dilemmas with kindness and strength. "Inside Out," in particular, was a revolutionary in its creative depiction of the ordinary. The plot is simple: An 11-year-old struggles to adjust to her new home after a big move. Riley Anderson (Kaitlyn Dias) doesn’t need to be cast out of the family unit to feel scared, alone, and confused — just moving to San Francisco is difficult enough. Eventually, her happily ever after arrives within the four walls of her house, once her parents take her struggles seriously.

"Inside Out" rewrites the movie’s conception of childhood by eschewing the reliance on expulsion or parental absence. To Murphy, this trope is dated. "We’ve grown up with those archetypes, and we’re looking for something deeper. Those of us who are in the role of telling these stories, working for these companies, now want to grow more complex and sophisticated stories," she explained. Notably, Pixar movies don’t draw from fairy tales the same way Disney movies did, and continue to do. Instead, they’re wholly original stories shaped to suit the needs of a modern audience – including the need for art that parents and children can enjoy equally. "Pixar movies were the first movies that parents and kids loved together and wanted to watch together," said Murphy. In their broad appeal, Pixar movies are actually quite similar to how fairy tales functioned in the oral tradition.

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Pixar Animation is known for hiding details and references in its movies and "Incredibles 2" is no different.

INSIDER rounded up all the references we spotted in the superhero sequel along with others found around the web. If you didn't rewatch the 2004 movie ahead of the new movie, there are a few callbacks to the original you may have overlooked.

The Parr family gets Chinese takeout while living in a motel.

Take a close look at the Chinese food box.

The logo on the box looks identical to the one seen in "Inside Out."

Riley and her family also have takeout after moving into a new home. The containers have also appeared in "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters, Inc."

The Underminer isn't just a villain who returns from the first movie.

He's voiced by John Ratzenberger who has appeared in every Pixar movie. Some of the other characters he has voiced include Hamm ("Toy Story"), Mack ("Cars" franchise), the Yeti ("Monsters, Inc." franchise), and P.T. Flea ("A Bug's life").

• A former Pixar employee wrote a column for Variety criticizing the "open sexism" of the film company's corporate environment under Pixar cofounder John Lasseter.
• In her column, Cassandra Smolcic, a former graphic designer at Pixar, said she personally experienced sexual harassment over her five years of employment with the company, from Lasseter, her unnamed former department head, and other male coworkers.

A former Pixar employee has written a column for Variety criticizing the "open sexism" of the film company's corporate environment under the leadership of Pixar cofounder and former chief John Lasseter. 

Disney announced earlier this month that Lasseter would depart the company at the end of this year. Lasseter took a six-month sabbatical in November shortly after The Hollywood Reporter published a report on allegations of Lasseter's inappropriate workplace behavior with his employees, which included "grabbing, kissing, [and] making comments about physical attributes."

In her column for Variety, Cassandra Smolcic, a former graphic designer at Pixar, said that Lasseter's "open sexism" had the effect of "emboldening others to act like frat boys in just about any campus setting" at the company.

Smolcic wrote that she personally experienced sexual harassment over her five years of employment with Pixar, from Lasseter, her unnamed former department head, and other men at the company. She said her harassment included "many unwelcome, objectifying interactions" and a physical groping from one male coworker. 

"Just after starting on 'Cars 2,' I was told by a superior that I would be uninvited from all our weekly art department meetings because Lasseter 'has a hard time controlling himself' around young women," Smolcic wrote. 

Smolcic described how "management teams across the studio were well known for cleaning up the messes of powerful male superiors, regardless of their poor behavior or challenging leadership styles," while Pixar's "few female leads lacked backing and basic respect from the institution and the masses."

Smolcic said she left the company at 30 after being "physically and mentally burnt out after years of bumping up against the glass ceiling" at the company.

Smolcic closed her column by praising Pixar's decision to move forward with Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter as chief creative officers at Disney Animation and Pixar, respectively.

"But dismantling John’s legacy will take more than just replacing a single executive, because such deeply ingrained biases require deliberate, conscientious effort to identify and dismantle. Disney and Pixar must recognize that women and underrepresented minorities are just as capable, talented, complex, and dimensional as the white fraternity of men who have monopolized animation thus far," she wrote.

Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider on the matter.

Read Smolcic's full column at Variety.

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• Some audience members are having trouble wrapping their heads around new Pixar short "Bao"— and the chief issue seems to be a lack of basic imagination.
• Other Twitter users are calling out cultural ignorance and praising the universal tale of a mom who is dealing with empty nest syndrome — with an anthropomorphic dumpling of a son.
• Our dumplings may be different, but our basic human emotions are the same — this powerful short should probably hit a nerve for most moms everywhere.
• Spoilers ahead for certain plot elements of Bao.

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Even if you haven't seen "The Incredibles 2," you've probably heard about the new Pixar short "Bao" that's playing right before each screening.

The short film is written and directed by Domee Shi, a Chinese-Canadian animator who also made history as the first woman to ever direct a Pixar short.

Though many have had a positive reaction to the film, some people — mostly white — have tweeted about being thoroughly confused after viewing Pixar's newest short, ‘Bao.'

For me, this wasn't exactly shocking, though it was disappointing.

As a biracial Asian-American kid who grew up in Chicago, I was an avid reader before I was into anything else. I eventually grew to love all kinds of pop culture, but I fell first — and hardest — for books. My grandfather — the white one, not the Asian one, who had unfortunately passed away before I was born — instilled that love in me from a very young age. 

Growing up, I read anything and everything that I could get my hands on. I read the super bloody and terrifying Grimm stories when I was probably about 6 or 7, and treasured every horrific word.

Those stories were full of talking animals among other things, and child-me just went with it, not even requiring the medium of animation to let my imagination run with the story.

You want me to believe that horse head can still talk, even though the horse is dead and the head is mounted on the wall? No problem.

Of course, well-meaning family and family friends also tried to give me Chinese fairy tale books. They usually had great stories, but also featured what I would later come to realize were horribly racist illustrations. The same extended to a certain animated adaptation of the Chinese Cinderella story of Yeh-Shen — on one hand, I was excited that it existed, but I was also absolutely horrified by the character designs.

Of course, child-me couldn't articulate why those illustrations made me uncomfortable, but they definitely did. Only later did I learn about the ugly undercurrent of "yellow peril" stereotyping that flowed through those illustrations. As any kid from anywhere can tell you — when someone takes the time to draw something that bashes people who look like you with every single ink stroke, it sucks.

Although it's been slow, representation has improved incrementally over time. As just one example, my heart absolutely soared upon discovering book number 7 in Ann M. Martin's The Babysitters Club series — titled "Claudia and Mean Janine."

Here was an American girl like me — who also looked like me — just trying to live her life. It was indescribably powerful, and the more I learned about Claudia Kishi, the more I was hooked. Even if she was Japanese-American and I wasn't, it was still a step closer to seeing myself in a book than I'd previously experienced.

When you read a lot, you grow accustomed to identifying with all sorts of heroes, anti-heroes, villains, and everything in between. You quickly learn that well-written characters are anyone you can connect with — no matter what they might see when they look in the mirror.

Still, it's nice to feel seen once in a while. If you're part of the dominant culture and have always been seen, you've probably never had to think about this before — but please just try.

That kind of representation is why stories like "Bao" are important — and really shouldn't be that hard to relate to.

Storywise, this short has all the elements of about a zillion other fairy tales with counterparts all over the world. If anything, it is a modern fairy tale exploring the pain a mom feels when all her kids have moved out and no longer need her every day, something that is pretty much universal to moms everywhere.

It's not meant to be literal — although cute anthropomorphized foodstuffs have been a staple in Asian pop culture for ages. Just look through your Sanrio history books and read up on Cinnamoroll— or head over to cute-stuff-space competitor San-X and check out characters like Kogepan, Yogurukun, or Nyanko.

Also, it's worth noting that most cultures have some kind of delicious dumpling going on, and I will gladly stuff my face with all of them.

Also, it's not like people don't love animation as a medium for all of its specific storytelling tools that simply don't work in live-action movies — such as those in a certain scene from the beloved Pixar full-length feature "Inside Out."

Or those in a certain scene from another beloved Pixar full-length feature, "Toy Story 2"— the second in a trilogy of films about a bunch of toys that come to life on the regular like it's no big deal.

The point is, animation is pretty much never meant to be taken literally. Creators impart morals and lessons and metaphors though their characters — which yes, sometimes aren't human — to tell stories that we can all take something from.

Our cultural signifiers might be different, but basic human emotions are an experience that spans all of us as humans on this planet. The more that we work to understand each other, and the more that we ensure everyone is represented fairly and respectfully in media, the more we can continue to create and share stories that can resonate with everyone.

Humanity has a long, beautiful, and varied culture of storytelling — and this Pixar short is just one of the latest chapters.  

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With the release of its 20th film, "Incredibles 2," last month, Pixar continued a streak of box-office domination that began with the release of its first film, "Toy Story," in 1995.

Though each Pixar film released has made the studio a substantial net profit, not every movie has lived up to the success of some of the company's true blockbusters.

Referencing Box Office Mojo's and The Numbers' sales and production statistics for each film, we've ranked all 20 Pixar movies so far by their global net profit.

We subtracted production budgets from worldwide box-office grosses to estimate which Pixar film has been the most financially successful. (This calculation doesn't take inflation or additional costs like marketing into account, so actual, adjusted net profits would vary, and increase for older films.)

Read on to see which Pixar film came out on top:

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20. "The Good Dinosaur" (2015) - $144.7 million

Global box-office gross: $332.2 million

Production budget: $187.5 million

19. "Cars 3" (2017) - $208.9 million

Global box-office gross: $383.9 million

Production budget: $175 million

18. "A Bug's Life" (1998) - $243.2 million

Global box-office gross: $363.2 million

Production budget: $120 million

• "Toy Story 4" is set for a 2019 release.
• The movie has been pushed back a few times after being announced in 2014.
• According to actress Annie Potts, who voices Bo Peep, part of the reason is because much of the original script was thrown "in the bin" and the team started over.
• The movie is supposed to be about a love story between Bo and Woody, the cowboy doll.

Toy Story 4 star Annie Potts, who returns to voice Bo Peep, reveals Pixar discarded most of the film's original script, which explains its prolonged delay.

The project was first announced back in 2014, when the intention was for it to hit theaters in 2017. However, as the sequel made its way through the developmental process, it kept getting pushed back. Currently, it's secured in Pixar's June 2019 slot - a release date that director Josh Cooley re-confirmed only a couple months ago.

Difficult productions are no stranger to Pixar, but Toy Story 4 is arguably more troubled than most.

Late last year, co-writers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack left the film, citing creative differences as the main reason for their departure. Given how long it takes for animated films to come together, the fact Toy Story 4's behind-the-scenes team was getting an upheaval at this stage raised a few eyebrows. But Pixar is definitely prepared, having pushed the film back to account for the screenplay changes.

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In an interview with Radio Times, Potts discussed her involvement with Toy Story 4. She stated that Pixar ended up throwing out "three-quarters" of the script, leading to it swapping release windows with this summer's Incredibles 2:

“[Toy Story 4] was supposed to come out this year and then they threw out three-quarters of it and rewrote. Usually, it takes – from start to finish – two years. But because they threw most of it in the bin and started over [my time on the project has] been extended a little bit. I’ve done a lot of work on it.”

Considering how acclaimed the ending of Toy Story 3 was, there's an inherent risk for Pixar to return to this well and add another chapter to what is arguably Hollywood's perfect franchise.

With that in mind, it's encouraging the filmmakers realized what they initially had wasn't working and went back to the drawing board. It would be a shame if the Toy Story legacy was spoiled by a mediocre installment, but story is king at Pixar, and everyone involved is going to make sure this fourth movie lives up to the incredibly high standard set by its predecessors. Despite their recent binge on sequels, Pixar is never one to make a quick cash grab, and Toy Story 4 wasn't a possibility they seriously considered for a while until the story was cracked years later. After Toy Story 3 grossed $1 billion in 2010, Pixar easily could have fast-tracked another followup, but they took their time.

Fortunately, things seem to be sailing much more smoothly now. In her interview, Potts confirmed she has recorded lines alongside Tom Hanks (who plays Woody, of course) and is enjoying the fact Bo Peep has such a significant part. The narrative revolves around Woody and Buzz Lightyear's quest to find Bo, who had been sold by Andy's family in a yard sale at some point between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3. The character of Bo Peep never got proper closure, so it'll be nice to see her back on the big screen next year, where hopefully her story ends on a high note.

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Apple announced that it's partnering with computer animation studio Pixar to boost the company's augmented reality initiative, the company announced Monday during its annual WWDC conference for app developers.

"In iOS 12, we wanted to make an easy way to experience AR across the [eco]system, and to do that we got together with some of the greatest minds in 3D, at Pixar," Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi said.

Together, Apple and Pixar developed a new file format for AR called "USDZ." It's a compact and simple format that's designed to let people share AR content "while retaining great 3D graphics and even animations." The USDZ format is addressing the typically large storage size of AR content, which can make it harder to share information easily and quickly. 

Companies like Adobe are adopting the USDZ format to work with its Creative Cloud platform, which includes apps like Photoshop and Dimension. 

Once iOS 12 is released in the fall, AR content can be shared in the USDZ format in apps like Safari, Messages, and Mail, and can be managed in the Files app. It can also help bring typically static things like a news article to life:

ARKit 2

Federighi also announced Apple's latest version of its AR platform, called ARKit 2. 

ARKit 2 will offer improved face tracking, more realistic rendering, support for 3D object detection, and the ability to start an AR experience based on a real-world physical object or space. ARKit 2 will also support shared experiences, where two or more people can play AR games together.

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Most people don't think spiders are particularly cute, especially not hairy, thick-legged ones. The excessive numbers of legs and eyes tend to turn people off, or at least not want them in our homes.

But one Disney-Pixar animator decided to prove the haters wrong by creating the world's cutest CGI spider, and almost overnight, a YouTube sensation was born. As of Thursday, he even has his own line of merchandise, Polygon reports, as all great internet stars do!

Meet Lucas the Spider

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He's adorable, he can talk, and he's the internet sensation we didn't know we needed.

Lucas is the main character of his own series of short films on YouTube, where he has more than 2 million subscribers!

The "Lucas the Spider" cartoon was created by Joshua Slice, an animator who has worked on Disney blockbusters like "Big Hero Six" and "Zootopia."

When asked what inspired him to animate a spider, of all things, Slice shared Lucas' origin story with Business Insider:

"Creating characters on the computer and bringing them to life has always been a pastime hobby of mine. A year and a half ago I had the itch to start a new project and I saw an image of a jumping spider sitting on a leaf. I thought it was really cute and wondered just how cute I could make a spider in 3D. Despite all the success, the only goal I had in mind from the start was to make a believable spider look as cute as possible."

In each video, Lucas is seen getting into mischief throughout the house and occasionally getting into unexpected trouble. In this episode, he found a sleeping "polar bear."

• Pixar cofounder John Lasseter is not returning to Disney following the six-month leave of absence he started in November, the company says. 
• Lasseter's sabbatical was announced shortly before The Hollywood Reporter reported on employee allegations of inappropriate workplace behavior from the exec. In a memo to employees at the time, Lasseter referred to his behavior as "missteps."
• Lasseter's alleged behavior came into the public eye right in the middle of the #MeToo movement.  

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Disney announced on Friday that Pixar cofounder John Lasseter will not be returning to the company at the conclusion of his six-month sabbatical — a sabbatical he began in late 2017, right before employee allegations of misconduct from Lasseter were reported in the press. 

Originally reported by The New York Times, Lasseter will take on a consulting role at Disney for the rest of the year, after which, he will depart completely. The Times reports that he will not have an office at Disney in the interim. 

In a statement to Business Insider provided by Disney, Lasseter says that the sabbatical gave a chance to "reflect on my life, career and personal priorities," and that "I have decided the end of this year is the right time to begin focusing on new creative challenges."

Disney CEO Bob Iger also issued a statement, praising Lasseter for his "remarkable tenure at Pixar and Disney Animation," and said that the company is "profoundly grateful for his contributions."

Lasseter confirmed in an internal memo last November that he was taking a six-month leave in November. His memo came shortly before the Hollywood Reporter published an investigative story about employee allegations of inappropriate behavior on the part of Lasseter, including "grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes."

"I've been giving a lot of thought to the leader I am today compared to the mentor, advocate and champion I want to be," Lasseter wrote in the memo. "It's been brought to my attention that I have made some of you feel disrespected or uncomfortable. That was never my intent. Collectively, you mean the world to me, and I deeply apologize if I have let you down."

Lasseter is the latest entertainment executive to step down from a high-profile position following allegations of sexual misconduct, as the #MeToo movement sweeps Hollywood. 

Lasseter is best known for directing the first two installments of the "Toy Story" movies, as well as "Cars" and "A Bug's Life." In recent years, he also oversaw Walt Disney Animation Studios, and holds an executive producer credit for the smash-hit "Frozen." Pixar's "Coco" was released last Thanksgiving, shortly after Lasseter took his leave of absence, and went on to win the Oscar for best animated feature.

The full statement from John Lasseter, provided by Disney:

"The last six months have provided an opportunity to reflect on my life, career and personal priorities. While I remain dedicated to the art of animation and inspired by the creative talent at Pixar and Disney, I have decided the end of this year is the right time to begin focusing on new creative challenges. I am extremely proud of what two of the most important and prolific animation studios have achieved under my leadership and I’m grateful for all of the opportunities to follow my creative passion at Disney.”

A statement from Disney CEO Bob Iger:

“John had a remarkable tenure at Pixar and Disney Animation, reinventing the animation business, taking breathtaking risks, and telling original, high quality stories that will last forever. We are profoundly grateful for his contributions, which included a masterful and remarkable turnaround of The Walt Disney Animation Studios. One of John’s greatest achievements is assembling a team of great storytellers and innovators with the vision and talent to set the standard in animation for generations to come.”

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Warning: There are mild spoilers ahead for "Incredibles 2."

The wait is almost over. 

"Incredibles 2" is in theaters Friday and it's well worth the 14-year wait since the original film's 2004 release.

The sequel starts right where the last film left off, with the Incredible family going after the Underminer who appeared at the end of the original movie. 

Though superheroes are banned, Helen Parr/Mrs. Incredible (Holly Hunter) is recruited for a job to help bring heroes back into the limelight. So this time, roles are reversed in the sequel. Mrs. Incredible is out fighting crime while Mr. Incredible stays at their nice new home to watch over the kids and see if he can tackle Helen's job as a homemaker. (Spoiler: As he learns, it's tougher than it looks.)

Amid balancing family and work, the Incredibles' soon discover there's a sinister force working to keep superheroes underground, and it's a problem they can only solve together as a team.

Why to see it: All of your favorites are back. 

If you were a fan of the original, just about everyone is back from the original movie. Director Brad Bird returned to write the new script and direct so the sequel is in safe hands. And the entire cast from Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter to Samuel L. Jackson has returned. The one exception is Dash. (He's now played by Huck Milner.)

Unless you know that detail you can barely tell the difference.

Plus, there are a few new faces. If you're a "Breaking Bad"— or "Better Call Saul"— fan, both Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Bank join the cast in new roles.

What's hot: The animation and baby Jack-Jack steals the show.

From the moment the Parr family suits up to fight the Underminer, one thing's clear. The animation is leagues ahead of the first movie. Pixar takes the opening minutes of the movie to show off the scope of how far we've come since the original 2004 film as a giant drill goes underneath the city to rob a bank and Frozone uses his ice powers to try and stop it in its tracks.

But the true scene-stealer of this movie is Jack-Jack. Mr. Incredible has a tough time taking care of the youngest Parr because the moment his mom goes off to her fancy new job, he shows off several super abilities of his own. At first, Mr. Incredible is an ecstatic proud papa, but he soon grows tired and worrisome as he loses the baby in another dimension and tries to soothe the baby with cookies so he doesn't become a small demon. If you've seen any of the trailers, you've probably already been won over by the toddler. One of his best scenes involves getting mixed up with a raccoon.

The Pixar team did a really great job of not giving away too much of the movie in the trailers. Even if you've watched everything, you've probably been focused on the return of the Incredibles or the adorable cuteness of Jack-Jack's many powers to think about much else. 

I don't want to give a lot away about the movie. Part of what made it so enjoyable was going in to this sequel with little knowledge, but the film has a few good messages for kids. And there are a few jokes parents will chuckle over which may go over the little one's heads. A favorite comes early in the film when the Incredibles are berated for trying to save the city from the Underminer. All the city is worried about is the damage they inflicted, which could have been covered by insurance if they did nothing. The audience is told, "the government doesn't understand people who do good because it's right," a message which seems to apply to more than just the movie.

Young girls will be inspired by seeing so much focus on a female superhero with Mrs. Incredible in the spotlight. I think this is one of the few superhero movies where you see female heroes have more screen time than their male counterparts and boy is it refreshing. 

There's also an incredibly tender moment between Mr. Incredible and his daughter, Violet, which may bring a tear to your eye, or at least be felt by any father who has tried to go to extreme lengths for his little girl.

What's not: The movie could be a little shorter.

At an hour and 58 minutes, "Incredibles 2" feels a bit long and maybe that's because it's Pixar's longest movie to date. Granted, it's only two minutes longer than the original "Incredibles," but that's still a long movie to get through if you're bringing kids to the theaters. Most animated movies are around 90 minutes. Make any bathroom stops before heading into the theater.

A lot of the movie is setup, taking a long time to get to the movie's villain. And that's not a terrible thing. You may sit there wondering when the big threat is coming. But once you get a whiff of it, you'll probably be able to predict who the villain is pretty easily. 

Despite the sequel's length, there weren't any moments where I felt bored sitting through the sequel. The tradeoff is getting to see Mrs. Incredible in all her superhero glory. We know she has the ability to stretch, but the movie tests the limits of her abilities. The upgrades in technology over the years really let the Pixar team flex their muscles and show that she never needed Mr. Incredible to stop the bad guys. She has some moves of her own.

If you're a Marvel fan, you may feel like you're experiencing some déjà vu watching the film. There's talk of an international superhero accord to bring back superheroes after they were banned. It feels like a giant callback to "Captain America: Civil War." (There they sign a superhero registration act called the Slokovia Accords.)

The movie also could have used a bit more of Edna Moda (who is voiced by director Brad Bird), the world-renowned fashion designer who whips together the family's super suits. She steals a few short scenes of this movie, but feels underutilized. A lot of early marketing surrounding the movie was focused on Moda, so we thought we would be seeing more of her.

Overall: This is a sequel worth the wait and a perfect outing for Father's Day.

Fourteen years is a long time to wait for an animated sequel. Most fans have probably been waiting at least half their lives (let that sink in) for this movie to come out. 

If you're not tired of superheroes just yet, the Incredibles will please working parents who work hard to maintain a balance of family and work, the teenager who complains their parents are ruining their lives, and the kid who yearns to be noticed by their hero. The result is a solid superhero movie with a sweet message about family.

Head out with the family next weekend for this one.

Grade: B+

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• "Incredibles 2" is a sequel to 2004's "The Incredibles."
• The Disney/Pixar movie is nearly as wonderful as the first movie.
• Elastigirl shines as the hero.

After 14 years of waiting, "Incredibles 2" is about to hit theaters and the reviews are in.

The sequel to the 2004 film "The Incredibles" starts exactly where the first movie ended with the Parr family going after the Underminer. In a world where superheroes are banned, Helen Parr, Elastigirl, is tasked with getting the public back on the superheroes side, while Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible, stays at home and takes care of the kids.

Director and writer Brad Bird returns for the follow-up film, as does most of the original voice cast. Craig T. Nelson is Mr. Incredible, Holly Hunter is Elastigirl, Sarah Vowell is Violet, and Samuel L Jackson is back as Frozone. New to the cast is Huck Milner as the new voice of Dash. Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, and Sophia Bush also voice new characters.

With a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is just shy of the original's 97%. 

Here's what critics are saying. 

Elastigirl leads the charge, and it's refreshing.

"Young girls will be inspired by seeing so much focus on a female superhero with Mrs. Incredible in the spotlight. I think this is one of the few superhero movies where you see female heroes have more screen time than their male counterparts and boy is it refreshing."

— Kirsten Acuna, INSIDER

"It's satisfying to watch Hunter's character get to stretch her legs — so to speak — as she heads out alone on her Elasticycle, thrilling a carful of teenage girls she passes on the highway."

— Sara Stewart, New York Post

The heart of the movie is its humanity.

"Deavor and his techie sister Evelyn believe their operation will be most successful with Elastigirl as its poster child, which leaves dad to stay at home with the brood while mom gets to have all the fun. Via this conventional role reversal, 'Incredibles 2' embraces a modern feminist streak, championing women's ability to thrive in the workplace no matter the insecure chauvinism of the men they leave behind to tackle day-to-day household chores. At the same time, it celebrates men's fatherly instincts, which may start off a bit rough-around-the-edges, but are up to any domestic challenge, as Mr. Incredible proves in helping Dash with his homework, Violet with her love life, and Jack-Jack with his volatile condition: flip-flopping between various superpowers, which come to the fore in a hilarious showdown with a neighborhood raccoon."

— Nick Schager, The Daily Beast

"As with all of Bird's films, 'Incredibles 2' is at its best when reconciling the mundane with the magical. The Parrs want to be Supers and ordinary parents, but they live in a world that’s constantly forcing them to choose between their identities."

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire

It isn't as incredible as the first movie.

"'Incredibles 2' lacks some of the tight plotting, well-choreographed action, and emotional moments of its predecessor, but it's still a boatload of fun."

— Alissa Wilkinson, Vox

"Though it would be unrealistic to expect 'Incredibles 2' to have quite the genre-busting surprise of the original, it is as good as it can be without that shock of the new — delivering comedy, adventure and all too human moments with a generous hand."

— Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

There's a lot going on, and it's a little long.

"While writer-director Brad Bird's 'Incredibles 2' is undeniably a good time at the movies for the whole family, it's the rare superhero movie that may have too many ideas knocking around in its noggin, none of which seem terribly coherent. And that, in the end, makes the film less than it clearly wants to be."

— Alissa Wilkinson, Vox

"At an hour and 58 minutes, 'Incredibles 2' feels a bit long and maybe that's because it's Pixar's longest movie to date. Granted, it's only two minutes longer than the original "Incredibles," but that's still a long movie to get through if you're bringing kids to the theaters."

— Kirsten Acuna, INSIDER

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• You can find the letter and numbers A113 in Pixar movies.
• There's a reason it's a part of the movies. 
• A113 is a reference to the California Institute of the Arts, where many animators attended college.
• You can see it at the end of "Incredibles 2."

Pixar has been known for its Easter eggs— hidden messages in films — but one of its best has to do with A113.

The letter and numbers can be found in almost all of Pixar's films, from "Toy Story" to "Cars."

It's also in Disney and Pixar's newest release, "Incredibles 2," out this weekend toward the sequel's very end.

What does it mean?

Pixar co-founder John Lasseter has explained A113 is the number of the animation classroom at the California Institute of the Arts.

Many animators like Lasseter attended school there. And by including the number, they are giving a subtle shout-out to their alma mater.

The number has been used for many different things in Pixar films, such as a license plate in 1995's "Toy Story," seen above.

It was on a camera in 2003's "Finding Nemo."

You can find it on a box that Flik walks by in 1998's "A Bug's Life."

A113 is also the number of a courtroom in 2009's "Up."

Here's Sully from 2013's "Monsters University" entering a classroom whose number is A113.

However, Pixar films aren't the only ones to hide the number in plain sight. Here's Tiana from Disney's 2009 "The Princess and the Frog" jumping on a trolley car marked A113.

It even shows up on a door in 1987's "The Brave Little Toaster." Joe Ranft, who went on to work on Pixar movies including "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life," and "Monsters, Inc.," and Dan Haskett, a character designer on "Toy Story," worked on the film.

You can also notice the number on a chewed-up vehicle in Warner Bros.' 1999 movie "The Iron Giant." The director, Brad Bird, later made Pixar hit "The Incredibles."

Even live-action films like 2012's "The Avengers" had a file labeled A113.

In "Incredibles 2," a theater marquee has A113 written largely on it. Keep an eye out for it at the movie's end. The sequel is in theaters Friday, June 15.

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"Incredibles 2" is finally in theaters after 14 years, and with a 95% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes as of Friday morning, it seems to be worth the wait.

But the Pixar follow-up is far from the only sequel to take so long to be made. In fact, another long-awaited sequel is coming to theaters later this years with "Halloween," which brings back Jamie Lee Curtis to the horror franchise. 

Business Insider rounded up 17 sequels that took over 10 years to be released following the last film in its respective series. To be considered, it couldn't be a reboot — as in, it had to be a sequel within a series of films that continues the story and/or features the same actors.

In the case of this year's "Halloween," it is a direct follow-up to the original 1978 film that ignores all other sequels, so we included it as such. In the case of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," we counted it as a sequel to "Return of the Jedi."

We ranked the sequels below from least amount of time to longest amount of time to finally be released after their predecessors. 

Below are 17 movie sequels that took over 10 years to be released:

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"Toy Story 3"

Release date: June 18, 2010

Predecessor:"Toy Story 2" (1999)

Years between films: 11

"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"

Release date: July 2, 2003

Predecessor:"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)

Years between films: 12

"Clerks II"

Release date: July 21, 2006

Predecessor:"Clerks" (1994)

Years between films: 12

• "Incredibles 2" took in a record-breaking $18.5 million at its Thursday preview screenings. 
• It's set to break the record for biggest opening weekend box office for an animated movie, currently held by "Finding Dory" ($135 million).

Expect Disney to rebound nicely this weekend with its first release following the lackluster box-office performance from the "Star Wars" movie, "Solo," a few weeks ago.

Its Pixar shingle will release the long-anticipated "Incredibles 2," and by the numbers coming out of its Thursday night previews, it's looking like Disney will be getting another record-breaking performance from the animated studio by Sunday. 

"Incredibles 2," which is the sequel to the hit 2004 movie about a family with superhero powers in hiding, took in a huge $18.5 million at Thursday previews, according to Deadline. That shatters the previous record held by fellow Pixar release "Finding Dory" in 2016 of $9.2 million. 

"Finding Dory" went on to take in $135 million its opening weekend to set the record for biggest opening ever by an animated movie. The start by "Incredibles 2" makes it look like it will pass "Finding Dory" for the top spot by the end of the weekend.

It should also be helped by good reviews. The movie currently has a 94% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Thursday night performance by "Incredibles 2" also did better that some big name live-action titles. The Hollywood Reporter pointed out that its $18.5 million outpaced the live-action "Beauty and the Beast" ($16.3 million), "Spider-Man: Homecoming" ($15.4 million), and "Thor: Ragnarok" ($14.5 million).  All three of those movies went on to not just have over $100 million opening weekends, but easily earned over $800 million worldwide for their box-office runs. 

2004's "The Incredibles" earned over $633 million worldwide at the box office.

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• "Incredibles 2" is in theaters 14 years after the original movie.
• Fans who have seen the movie already are discussing the movie online in a way so they don't spoil the film for those who haven't seen it.
• Many are tweeting images of "Incredibles 2 spoilers without context."
• It's similar to what fans did after the release of "Avengers: Infinity War."
• They consist of memes or images that correspond with significant moments or happenings in the movie without giving much away.

Fans who wanted to discuss "Incredibles 2" without spoiling the sequel for others found the perfect way to talk about the movie. 

Fans started tweeting one to four images of memes or photographs alluding to a big moment or moment of significance in the film.  

People who have seen the movie will easily understand the images. Those who haven't seen "Incredibles 2" may be a bit confused, but at least they won't have the film's big moments spoiled.

Here are a few of the best. 

Confused? 

Here's a short breakdown of the meaning behind some of the popular images being shared. 

Warning: There are spoilers ahead. 

Raccoon image: In the sequel, Jack-Jack gets into a tussle with the raccoon. After watching a movie with a burglar, Jack-Jack mistakens the critter for a robber and chases after him in the backyard while his dad is asleep.

Spinning black and white images: The movie's villain uses a series of flashing, strobe lights against Mrs. Incredible. Some became concerned the images may trigger those with photosensitive epilepsy and seizure conditions, vertigo, ADHD, and more. In response, Disney asked theaters to add a warning ahead of screenings.

Edna and her mini me: Jack-Jack uses one of his 17 superpowers to transform into a mini version of Edna during the movie. Edna falls instantly in love with the child.

"Men in Black" image: Early in the movie, an agent uses a device to wipe the mind of one of Violet's classmates of any memories of her. A similar device is used in the "Men in Black" movies to wipe anyone's minds after they see alien activity.

Pew pew pew images and Gifs: One of Jack-Jack's many powers is that you can pick him up and aim him to fire off his laser eyes.

Anyone sneezing liquid out of their nose: When Violet runs into her crush at a restaurant with her family, she gets embarrassed and water shoots out of her nose.

Any image of a ragtag group of heroes: A group of new, second-rate heroes are introduced with random powers. One of them is an older man who refers to themselves as Reflux. He can vomit hot lava.

Any image with a bunch of duplicates: One of Jack-Jack's other superpowers is that he can split into duplicate versions of himself.

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