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The character would originally have paid homage to a very different movie monster.
"When I got there, I kind of felt like this essence of a little kid again."
"It really just never quite clicked."
The new sequel marks something of a turn-around for Disney.
Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader's original characters both have new voice actors in the Pixar sequel.
One review has hailed the Pixar sequel as the studio's "best film since Coco", while another accused it of having "no heart".