After the amazing success of the award-winning Ratatouille, Pixar quickly scrapped all the plans for their next three films and created the first sequel to the film, which sparked a huge franchise of films that continued the adventures of Remy and Linguini around the world.
The films in the now long running franchise are:
- Ratatouille 2 (2009): Linguini and Colette plan to get married, unaware that a rat named Arnaud is attempting to sabotage the kitchen of their new restaurant. Remy and his family try to stop Arnaud's mischief while also trying to keep it from interfering with their human friends' big day. Directed by Brad Bird.
- Ratatouille 3 (2010): Remy is invited to compete on a cooking competition reality show in America, which leads to him and Linguini having an amazing adventure in Hollywood. Back in Paris, Colette finds that Skinner has plans to open a fast food joint just to draw away their customers.
- Ratatouille 4 (2011): Arnaud returns and breaks Skinner out of jail, with the two having formed an alliance after the events of the last movie. The two then create a plot to kidnap Remy, but things go awry and it leads to a massive chase between all the characters throughout Paris, ending with the now famous and iconic climax at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
- Remy's Delicious Masterpiece (2012): Remy attempts to create the world's largest ratatouille on his own, while Linguini and Colette try and manage all the media attention this brings to the restaurant. Notable for being the first film to not have "Ratatouille" in the title.
- Linguini the Zombie (2014): Skinner returns and uses a poisonous fruit to put Linguini in a zombie-like state, forcing Remy and Colette to search for a cure. Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
- The Bride of Arnaud (2015): Arnaud returns from his seeming death and uses a machine to brainwash Colette into leaving Linguini and marrying him. Remy and Ego, in his first appearance since Ratatouille 3, journey to Nigeria to rescue Colette before Linguini, still recovering from the events of Linguini the Zombie, discovers what has happened. Executive Meddling on this film made Brad Bird give up on the series and Pixar in general; he left for Blue Sky Studios soon after, eventually directing two out of three of the NIMONA films.
- Remy and Linguini: Of Mice and Moon Men (2016): Remy and Linguini are abducted by aliens from a hidden city on the moon, who want Remy to cook a birthday meal for their beloved Princess Traxiancha. Directed by Dan Scanlon, who went on to direct the prequel to Rise of the Guardians three years later after leaving Pixar.
- Ratatouille: Legacy (2018): The first film in the series to not star Remy and Linguini as the main heroes, this film focuses on Derek, a rat belonging to Sam Flynn, marking the first time a Pixar film would have a crossover. Set after the events of Tron: Legacy, Sam accidently causes Derek to come into the Grid, where they discover that Skinner now resides in the Grid and intends to enact a plan to destroy all of Paris will an orbital laser cannon. The film was co-directed by Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski with Peter Sohn.
- Ratatouille: Legacies (2019): Colette and Linguini travel to the Grid after hearing of Skinner's defeat thanks to Derek. They then discover that Derek is Remy's long lost son, and that Sam and Quorra are missing. They then learn that they been kidnapped by Arnaud, who has returned with the Nigerian crime lord Chidirim as his ally, and that they have also captured Remy and Ego.
- Remy: The Golden Blade of the Moon (2021): Arnaud, Chidirim, and their gang have travelled to the hidden alien city on the moon and have murdered the King. Remy travels back and discovers a legendary weapon known as the Golden Blade, which Princess Traxiancha says means he is destined to rule the city instead of her. Back on Earth, in Moscow, Colette gives birth to her and Linguini's twin children. The film was directed by Robbie Daymond, much to the shock of his fans.
- The Secret Origin of Colette (2022): A prequel focusing on Colette and her shocking past as a child on the streets of Moscow after being abandoned by her father. The film won an Oscar for the dark, thrilling plot and atmosphere of the animation, as well as being praised by critic Ty Burr for the brilliant script written by Naoki Urasawa of Monster fame.
- Linguini: Fatherhood (2023): On the fourth birthday of his twin daughters, Linguini is kidnapped by Chidirim, who has returned as a Hollywood Cyborg after supposedly dying in Remy: The Golden Blade of the Moon. The film is also introduces the second crossover of the series by introducing animated versions of the characters Simon Lewis and Magnus Bane as they appeared in Shadowhunters, resulting in that show officially being confirmed as being set in the same universe as the Ratatouille films and the Tron series. The film also featured Kevin James in his final role (as the mayor of Paris) before his untimely death in 2024.
- Remy Returns (2025): Remy returns to Earth after having been the temporary king of the alien moon city. He spends the rest of the movie enjoying the company of Ego before being reunited with Linguini and his family. Skinner finally breaks free from his prison in the Grid and Sam, Quorra, and the twins team up to defeat him.
- The Linguini Twins: Legacy of Paris (2026): The sequel that brought the franchise back to the #1 spot at the US box office, which features versions of the twins trying to avert a Bad Future version Paris from ever becoming a police state with the power of time travel alongside Magnus Bane, a handsome ninja warrior named Akinobu Takeya and Chidirim's heroic daughter Ijeoma.
- The Linguini Twins: Legacy of the Rats (2028): A sequel to the previous film, in which the twins fight an army of clones of Arnaud during the American Civil War. Despite receiving just okay reviews, it was a financial failure due to competing with UnnaturRachel, the surprise smash hit sequel of ParaNorman, and Yorga, the big budget remake/reboot of Count Yorga starring Former Child Star Jace Norman.
- Ratatouille Legacy Babies on the Run! (2029): After the failure of the second Linguini Twins film, Disney and Pixar finally decided to retire the film series...only for Disney Channel to churn out this; a live-action Spinoff Babies made-for-TV movie that was a last-ditch attempt at milking the franchise. It was widely panned and was a ratings flop, ending the series once and for all. The only thing of note was that it was the debut film of child actor Melinda-Lee Holtzman (as the voice of Baby Collete), who would go on portray a young Halle Berry in Last Name: Berry, the biopic on Berry's life, for which she was nominated for an Oscar.
- Ratatouille Reloaded (2040): A straight-to-Disney+ attempt at rebooting the franchise, it retold the first movie's plot with the addition of characters from the sequels (most notably Arnaud) and a Setting Update. It was panned by fans of the original for trying too hard to be relevant, and is only really paid attention to due to the fact that it features the acting debut of X Æ A-Xii "Ash" Musk (who plays Linguini).
- Chidirim (2041): A Disney Live-Action Remakes film focusing on the origins of Chidirim, played by Chosen Jacobs, who also co-wrote the film. The film sees Chidirim, still only a minor lieutenant in the crime organization he would come to lead, trying to protect his girlfriend, the future mother of Ijeoma, from his boss, a mysterious mastermind known as the Last Chef, played by Machiavelli Holtzman (the older brother of Melinda-Lee). The film was actually completed in late 2036 and planned to be released in early 2038, but it was delayed due to several unfortunate incidents outside of Disney's control, along with some major power shifts in the company's leadership. Due to having very little connection to the franchise outside of the presence of the title character, the film actually found an audience with newcomers who didn't realize it was connected to Ratatouille, and actually managed to find some success, even winning a Golden Globe award for Best Original Score.
- Silver Blades (2042-2046): A Disney+ spin-off series set in the world of the alien moon city. It stars the Silver Blades, a secret team of elite warriors formed by Queen Traxiancha to hunt down and neutralize a sinister threat to her kingdom; a cult known as the Church of the Long Skull. While some detractors labeled it as Young Blades In Space, it proved to be fairy well received by both general audiences and professional critics. Continuity wise, it is set in its own universe, with the references to other installments excised to give the creative more freedom to do what they want. It ran for three seasons, the last of which was given an extended episode count.
- Skinner vs Yzma (2043): an anime Disney+ special that features Skinner battling Yzma in a strange alternate Tokyo, with both serving different rival crime organizations. It also features Akinobu Takeya in his first appearance since The Linguini Twins: Legacy of the Rats, and is rumored to have been a Poorly Disguised Pilot for an anime series starring him battling various Disney villains.
- Tron: Eradication (2044): The seventh Tron film acknowledges the previous crossovers with Ratatouille (which the previous film, Tron: Shinigami, rendered non-canon) through the introduction of DJ, an android heroine who is the "daughter" of Derek.
- DJ: Tales of Tron (2045-2048): A series of comic books released by Marvel that detail DJ's adventures following the events of Eradication.
- Emile's Eats (2044-2046): A Disney+ spin-off centered on Emile and his efforts to run his own restaurant...in the world of Monsters, Inc..
Obviously, the supposed films and events described on this page are entirely fictitious. It is meant to serve as a parody of Franchise Zombie and Sequelitis, using the Pixar film as a base to show a glimpse at a world where Pixar becomes what it would hate most: a sequel factory. Other companies chug along with out them (with some franchises still existing despite the vastly different field of modern cinema, albeit in different ways).
