Wreck-It Ralph (film)

"The story of a regular guy just looking for a little wreck-ognition." ―Tagline

***Wreck-It Ralph*** is a 2012 American 3D CGI-animated action comedy film created and produced at Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the 52nd animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon. The film was directed by Rich Moore, who is known for directing many episodes of *The Simpsons* and *Futurama* and the original screenplay was written by Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee. Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter served as the executive producer. The film features the voices of John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman and Jane Lynch.

The film tells the story of the arcade game villain, who rebels against his role as a villain due to his dreams of becoming a hero. He befriends Vanellope von Schweetz and ultimately must eliminate a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade world. *Wreck-It Ralph* premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on October 29, 2012 and went into general release on November 2, 2012. The film earned $471 million in worldwide box office revenue, $189 million of which was earned in the United States and Canada. It was met with critical and commercial success, winning the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature and receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. *Wreck-It Ralph* was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 5th, 2013. The theatrical release was accompanied by, Disney's award-winning animated short film *Paperman*.

The film became wildly popular, a major milestone in the Disney Revival era. It became the most acclaimed non-musical Disney's had since 1961's *One Hundred and One Dalmatians*. It also became hugly popular and a box office smash. This was well established when public outrage became apparent when it didn't win the Oscar for best animated feature (losing to Pixar's *Brave*). The film's success warranted a sequel, which is now in development.

## Plot

At night, when Litwak's Arcade closes, the various video game characters congregate in Game Central Station, through the power cables. In the game *Fix-It Felix, Jr.*, the characters celebrate the game's titular hero, but shun its villain, Wreck-It Ralph. At a support group for video game villains, Ralph reveals he doesn't want to be a bad guy anymore. Returning to his own game, Ralph finds the other characters celebrating their game's anniversary and that he was not invited. Felix reluctantly invites Ralph to join them, but the others shun him, saying he'd have to win a medal, just as Felix does.

While visiting Tapper, Ralph meets Markowski, a soldier from the first-person shooter game *Hero's Duty*, who tells him the game's winner receives a medal. Ralph enters the game, and encounters Sergeant Calhoun, its no-nonsense leader. Between games, Ralph climbs the game's central beacon, which happened to be filled with the eggs of Cy-Bugs (bug-like enemies) and collects the medal. However, he accidentally hatches a Cy-Bug that clings to him. During his panic to get the Cy-Bug larva off, he stumbles into a nearby escape pod that launches him out of the game. Meanwhile, Ralph's absence has not gone unnoticed, as a girl outside the game tells Mr. Litwak that *Fix-It Felix, Jr.* is malfunctioning, he puts an out of order sign onto the game's screen. Q\*bert travels to *Fix-It Felix, Jr.*, and tells him about the dark turn of events. This causes alarm for Felix, because if a game becomes broken, Litwak will have to unplug the game, leaving any characters in the game homeless. So, Felix sets out to find Ralph.

Ralph crash-lands in *Sugar Rush*, a kart-racing game. As he searches for his medal, he meets Vanellope von Schweetz, a glitchy character who makes off with the medal, planning to use it to buy entry into an after-hours race. However, King Candy and the other racers refuse to let Vanellope participate, saying she's not really part of the game. The other racers pay her a visit while she is building her own cart and destroy it, disabling her from racing. Ralph witnesses this and scares the racers off. Ralph than berates her, but she insults him right back. This angers him to the point that he smashes a jaw-breaker in half. Because of his amazing strength, Vanellope gets an idea. She explains to Ralph that the medal can be won back if she gets first place in a race. She then offers to make a pact that if he can help her win, she'll give Ralph the medal back. Ralph reluctantly accepts her offer. After making said pact, they head off to the cart bakery, where the racers make their carts, and they build a cart together. However, a security guard notices the unauthorized activity, and the authorities are sent out, along with King Candy. After a long chase, they give King Candy's party the slip by hiding in Diet Cola Mountain, an incomplete extra race track. It is discovered that this is Vanellope's home. From there, Ralph teaches Vanellope how to drive her new cart.

Back in *Hero's Duty*, Felix meets Sergeant Calhoun, who explains that the Cy-Bugs can control any game, and can then destroy everything in said game. As the two search for Ralph and the Cy-Bug in *Sugar Rush*, Felix explains that he is searching for Ralph, who had probably "gone Turbo." When Calhoun asked Felix about this term, he then explains that a long time ago, there was an old racing game called *TurboTime* starring a self-obsessed racer named Turbo. One day, a *RoadBlasters* arcade cabinet entered the arcade and gained more popularity than *TurboTime*. Out of jealousy, Turbo interrupted the game. He traveled to the other game and crashed into the main player of the new racing game. By doing so, he crashed both games, which led to both of them being unplugged. As Felix and Calhoun progress, they fix the pod Ralph was in and fly off to search for the lone Cy-Bug. Felix later falls in love with Calhoun. However, Calhoun's past comes back to haunt her when Felix refers to her as a "dynamite gal", something that her fiancé, who was murdered by a Cy-Bug on their wedding day, would call her. Distraught, she forces Felix to leave her ship. A heartbroken Felix walks to King Candy's castle and meets Sour Bill, King Candy's assistant. He locks up Felix after he realizes he should have locked up Ralph. After a long search, Calhoun soon discovers the Cy-Bug has laid hundreds of eggs underground.

Before the race, King Candy finds Ralph in the absence of Vanellope and offers Ralph his medal, which King Candy has dug into the game's code to retrieve (through the use of the "Konami Code"). The only condition was that Vanellope couldn't race. When Ralph asks why King Candy and the other racers hate her so much, he explains he really doesn't. Vanellope is a glitch and so, this would cause her to act abnormally (such as teleporting and jumping around, sometimes through objects). If she won the race, she would become an official part of the racing roster. He goes on to explain that her glitching would give gamers the impression that the game was broken, and the game would be unplugged. While everyone else could be evacuated from the game, Vanellope could not leave, as she is a glitch. As a result, she would die along with the program. So King Candy leaves Ralph with that, and exits. When Vanellope returns and give Ralph a medal that say "You're my hero", he explains to Vanellope that she cannot race for her own good, but she notices that Ralph has the Medal of Heroes. She gets mad at Ralph for turning against her and threatens to race all by herself. Ralph stops her and hangs her by her jacket on a nearby lollipop tree. He then reluctantly proceeds to destroy her kart into pieces. Vanellope tries to stop Ralph, but it was no use. She falls off and says "You really are a bad guy!" and runs away, sobbing.

Ralph goes back to *Fix-It Felix, Jr.* and sees that the entire game is deserted, save for one lone citizen, Gene. Gene explains that the game was set to be unplugged in the morning, and that everyone has evacuated. He then gives Ralph the keys to Felix's old penthouse after Ralph explains that he didn't want to live in the garbage dump that he lived in before. Regretting everything he's done, Ralph goes to the balcony and throws his medal at the screen that sits above the game. This causes the poster that previously covered the screen to un-stick and start to fall off, revealing the side of the *Sugar Rush* arcade cabinet in front of Ralph's game. He discovers that Vanellope is on the cabinet and wonders why she is on the machine's artwork if she is a glitch. Ralph suspects something foul at play and returns to *Sugar Rush*.

He comes across Sour Bill and places him in his mouth as a form of torture until he confesses. Sour Bill explains that King Candy changed Vanellope's code on purpose. When Ralph asks about his motives, Sour Bill says he doesn't know why, and in fact, no one knows why. He explains it is like this because King Candy locked up all the characters' memories. If she crosses the race's finish line, the game will reset and her programming as the main character of *Sugar Rush* will be restored. Upon locating Felix, Ralph begs Felix to fix the wrecked kart so Vanellope can race. He agrees to do so after discovering how hard of a life Ralph has had. After also freeing and making amends with Vanellope, they start the race and as the race proceeds, the hatched Cy-Bugs attack *Sugar Rush*. Ralph, Felix and Calhoun then battle them. Vanellope catches up to King Candy mid-race, but Candy tries to ram Vanellope off the track. When Vanellope tries to escape, King Candy instantly gets impatient and viciously attacks her with his cane. Vanellope's glitching interferes with King Candy's code and reveals that King Candy is actually Turbo in disguise, having somehow escaped his game before it was unplugged, and displaced Vanellope as the main character. Turbo rams his car into Vanellope's, causing her to be dragged in front of the car while approaching a walled fork in the road. Vanellope finally takes control of her glitching to escape from Turbo and drives away, yelling at her victory. An enraged Turbo tries to pursue, but suddenly, a Cy-bug appears on the track and devours him alive, while others toss Vanellope off the track.

The group attempts to flee the doomed game, but Vanellope cannot pass through the exit due to her status as a glitch. Calhoun says the game can't be saved because there is no beacon in the game; the beacon in *Hero's Duty* attracts and kills the Cy-Bugs. Ralph, in a last-ditch effort, heads to Diet Cola Mountain, where he plans on collapsing its Mentos stalactites into the cola at the bottom, causing an eruption that would attract the bugs. While on top of the mountain, he pounds the mentos into the diet cola below from the top. However, before he can finish, Turbo, fused with the Cy-Bug that devoured him, arrives and stops him. Turbo declares that he has become "the most powerful virus in the arcade" and plans to take over all the other games using his new powers, but not before getting revenge on Ralph. Turbo tries to kill Ralph, but Ralph breaks free and dives toward the mountain, hoping his impact will start the eruption. Seeing Ralph dive towards the mountain, Vanellope in turn uses her glitching abilities with the goal of catching Ralph. Ralph breaks through the roof of the mountain, but before he is killed in the eruption, Vanellope catches him in Crumbelina's cart. The eruption shines a bright light, which in turn draws most the Cy-Bugs, to their destruction. Turbo, being more powerful then the others, is able to resist for a short time, but his Cy-Bug programming overwhelms him and he flies into the lava as well, killing him. Because video game characters who die outside their own game are unable to regenerate ever, this means that the Cy-Bugs and Turbo die permanently.

After Turbo and the Cy-Bugs are defeated, Felix restores the finish line, and Vanellope crosses it, restoring her memory as the game's lead character and restoring the ruins of *Sugar Rush*. The gamers favor her as a character, despite her glitches (it's likely her ability to teleport short distances is perceived by gamers as a special power, rather than a glitch), and she declares herself president. Turbo had been destroyed forever (Sour Bill, Wynchel and Duncan and the Sugar Rush Racers, never again heard about him).

Felix and Ralph return to *Fix-It Felix, Jr.* in time to show Litwak the game works and they also give Q\*bert and Co. a new opportunity to work with Ralph and crew in every "bonus level," sparing it and also giving its characters a new respect for Ralph's work as the villain. Felix later marries Calhoun, with Ralph being the best man and Vanellope as the maid of honor. In a voice-over, Ralph says, "If that little kid likes me, how bad can I be?"

## Cast

* John C. Reilly as Wreck-It Ralph
* Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz
* Jack McBrayer as Fix-It Felix, Jr.
* Jane Lynch as Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun
* Alan Tudyk as King Candy/Turbo
* Rich Moore as Sour Bill and Zangief
* Mindy Kaling as Taffyta Muttonfudge
* Raymond S. Persi as Gene and Zombie
* Adam Carolla as Wynnchel and Horatio Sanz as Duncan
* Joe Lo Truglio as Markowski
* Ed O'Neill as Mr. Litwak
* Dennis Haysbert as General Hologram
* Edie McClurg as Mary
* Jess Harnell as Don
* Rachael Harris as Deanna
* Skylar Astin as Roy
* Stefanie Scott as Moppet Girl
* John DiMaggio as Beard Papa
* Katie Lowes as Candlehead
* Jamie Elman as Rancis Fluggerbutter
* Josie Trinidad as Jubileena Bing-Bing
* Cymbre Walk as Crumbelina DiCaramello
* Brandon Scott as Kohut
* Tim Mertens (The film's editor) as Dr. Brad Scott
	+ Nick Grimshaw voices Brad in the UK release.
* Phil Johnston as Surge Protector
* Martin Jarvis as Satan ("Satine")
* Kyle Hebert as Ryu
* Maurice LaMarche as Root Beer Tapper
* Reuben Langdon as Ken Masters
* Jamie Sparer Roberts as Yuni Verse
* Kevin Deters as Clyde
* Gerald C. Rivers as M. Bison
* Brian Kesinger as Cyborg
* Roger Craig Smith as Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA)
* Gloyd Orangeboar (does not speak)
* Nougetsia Brumblestain (does not speak)
* Citrusella Flugpucker (does not speak)

### Cameos

* Bowser from *Mario*
* Dr Eggman from *Sonic the Hedgehog*
* Pac-Man

## Production

The concept of *Wreck-It Ralph* was first developed at Disney in the late 1980s, under the working title *High Score*. Since then, it was redeveloped and reconsidered several times: In the late 1990s, it took on the working title *Joe Jump*, then in the mid-2000s as *Reboot Ralph.*

John Lasseter, the head of Walt Disney Animation Studios and executive producer of the film, describes *Wreck-It Ralph* as "an 8-bit video game bad guy who travels the length of the arcade to prove that he's a good guy". In a manner similar to Disney's 1988 film *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* and all 3 *Toy Story* films, *Wreck-It Ralph* features cameo appearances by a number of licensed video game characters. For example, one scene from the film's first theatrical trailer shows Ralph attending a support group for the arcade's various villain characters, including Clyde the orange ghost from *Pac-Man*, Doctor Eggman from *Sonic the Hedgehog* and Bowser from *Super Mario Bros*. Rich Moore, the film's director, had determined that for a film about a video game world to feel authentic, "it had to have real characters from real games in it".

Before production, the existing characters were added to the story either in places they would make sense to appear or as cameos from a list of characters suggested by the film's creative team, without consideration if they would legally be able to use the characters. The company then sought out the copyright holders' permissions to use the characters, as well as working with these companies to assure their characters were being represented authentically. In the case of Nintendo, the writers has early on envisioned the Bad-anon meeting with Bowser as a major character within the scene; according to Moore, Nintendo was very positive towards this use, stating in Moore's own words, "If there is a group that is dedicated to helping the bad guy characters in video games then Bowser must be in that group!" Nintendo had asked that the producers try to device a scene that would be similarly appropriate for Mario for his inclusion in the film. Despite knowing they would be able to use the character, the producers could not find an appropriate scene that would let Mario be a significant character or take away the spotlight on the main story and opted to not include the character. Moore debunked a rumor that Mario and his brother character Luigi were not included due to Nintendo requesting too high a licensing fee, stating that the rumor grew out of a joke John C. Reilly made at Comic-Con. Dr. Wily from *Mega Man* was going to appear, but was cut from the final version of the film. Overall, there are about 188 individual character models in the movie as a result of these cameo inclusions.

Moore aimed to add licensed characters in a similar manner as cultural references in *Looney Tunes* shorts, but considered "having the right balance so a portion of the audience didn't feel they were being neglected or talked down to". However, Moore avoided creating the movie around existing characters, feeling that "there's so much mythology and baggage attached to pre-existing titles that I feel someone would be disappointed" and considered this to be a reason why movies based on video game franchises typically fail. Instead, for *Ralph*, the development of new characters representative of the 8-bit video game was "almost like virgin snow", giving them the freedom to take these characters in new directions.

The film introduced Disney's new bidirectional reflectance distribution functions, with more realistic reflections on surfaces, and new virtual cinematography Camera Capture system which makes it possible to go through the scenes in real-time. To research the *Sugar Rush* segment of the film, the visual development group traveled to trade fair ISM Cologne, a See's Candy factory and other manufacturing facilities. The group also brought in food photographers, to demonstrate techniques to make food appear appealing. Special effects, including from "smoke or dust", looks distinct in each of the segments.

## Official Press Release

Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore (TV's *The Simpsons*, *Futurama*) take moviegoers on a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping journey in *Wreck-It Ralph*. Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly, *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby*, *Step Brothers*) is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer, *30 Rock*), the "good guy" star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he's tired of playing the role of a bad guy. He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he's got what it takes to be a hero.

On his quest, he meets the tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch, TV's *Glee*) from the first-person action game *Hero's Duty*. But it's the feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman, *The Sarah Silverman Program*) from the candy-coated cart racing game, Sugar Rush, whose world is threatened when Ralph accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens the entire arcade. Will Ralph realize his dream and save the day before it's too late? *Wreck-It Ralph* crashes onto the big screen on November 2, 2012, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

## Release

The film was originally scheduled for a release on March 22, 2013, but it was later changed to November 2, 2012 due to it being ahead of schedule, with DreamWorks Animation SKG's *The Croods* taking its place. The theatrical release was accompanied by Disney's Oscar-winning, animated short film *Paperman*.

The first trailer for *Wreck-It Ralph* was released on June 6, 2012, debuting with *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* and *Rock of Ages*. This was also coincident with the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo for which for which Disney constructed a mock aged arcade cabinet for the fictional *Fix-It Felix, Jr.* game on display on the show floor. Disney also released a browser-based Flash-based version of the *Fix-It Felix Jr.* game as well as ios and Android versions, with plans for online versions of *Sugar Rush* and *Hero's Duty* to follow. A second trailer for the film was released on September 12, 2012, coinciding with the 3D re-release of *Finding Nemo*. It then had Its World Premiere on October 29, 2012 and was released on November 2, 2012. To promote the Blu-ray/DVD release of *Wreck-It Ralph*, director Rich Moore produced a short film titled *Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives*. Set within the movie's universe, the mockumentary film was designed as a parody of *The King of Kong*.

## Rating

*Wreck-It Ralph* is rated PG by the MPAA (for some rude humor and mild action/violence), making it the ninth Disney animated film to receive this rating, after *The Black Cauldron*, *Dinosaur*, *Atlantis: The Lost Empire*, *Lilo & Stitch*, *Treasure Planet*, *Home on the Range*, *Bolt* and *Tangled*.

## Home Video

*Main article: Wreck-It Ralph (video)*
*Wreck-It Ralph* was released on Blu-ray (2D and 3D) and DVD in North America on March 5, 2013 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The film was made available for digital download in selected regions on February 12, 2013. *Wreck-It Ralph* debuted at #1 in Blu-ray and DVD sales in the United States.

The included bonus content depends on which movie version is chosen and is categorized as follows:

Types of release:

* **HD Digital**
* **SD Digital**
* **4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy)**
* **2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray +DVD)**
* **Single Disc DVD**

All four releases include:

* **Bit by Bit**: The short takes viewers into Game Central Station with the artists who brought *Sugar Rush*, *Hero's Duty* and *Fix It Felix Jr.* to life.
* **Alternate & Deleted Scenes** – Four separate scenes are highlighted with an introduction and optional audio commentary from director Rich Moore.
* **Video Game Commercials** – Viewers can check out the commercials created for the video games featured in the film.
* ***Paperman*** (Also on the Single Disc DVD)

Only both Blu-ray releases include exclusive bonus material:

* **Disney Intermission**: The Gamer's Guide to *Wreck-It-Ralph* – When the film is paused, host Chris Hardwick appears on screen to guide viewers through cameos, references, and hidden details with explanations of the film.

## Reception

*Wreck-It Ralph* received very positive reviews from critics. The film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 86% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 168 reviews, with an average score of 7.5/10. The site's consensus reads: "Equally entertaining for both kids and parents old enough to catch the references, *Wreck-It Ralph* is a clever, colorful adventure built on familiar themes and joyful nostalgia." The film was liked by 89% of the audience from 100,074 people, with an average rating of 4.2/5 users. On Metacritic, based on 34 reviews, the film has an average of 73/100. On IMDB, the film has a 7.9/10 rating with 82,989 users. The film earned an "A" from audiences polled by CinemaScore.

Roger Ebert of the *Chicago Sun-Times* gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, "More than in most animated films, the art design and color palette of *Wreck-It Ralph* permit unlimited sets, costumes and rules, giving the movie tireless originality and different behavior in every different cyber world." A.O. Scott of the *The New York Times* gave the film 5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The movie invites a measure of cynicism - which it proceeds to obliterate with a 93-minute blast of color, noise, ingenuity and fun."

Peter Debruge of *Variety* acclaimed the film, stating, "With plenty to appeal to boys and girls, old and young, Walt Disney Animation Studios has a high-scoring hit on its hands in this brilliantly conceived, gorgeously executed toon, earning bonus points for backing nostalgia with genuine emotion." Betsy Sharkey of the *Los Angeles Times* said, "The movie's subversive sensibility and old-school/new-school feel are a total kick," while Justin Lowe of *The Hollywood Reporter* writing "With a mix of retro eye-candy for grown-ups and a thrilling, approachable storyline for the tykes, the film casts a wide and beguiling net." Conversely, Christopher Orr of *The Atlantic* found it "overplotted and underdeveloped."

## Box Office

As of May 5, 2013, *Wreck-It Ralph* has grossed $189,422,889 in North America, and $281,800,000 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $471,222,889. It is the fourteenth highest-grossing film of 2012, the fourth highest-grossing 2012 animated film, and the sixth highest-grossing film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios (behind *Frozen*, *The Lion King*, *Tangled*, *Aladdin* and *Tarzan*).

In North America, the film debuted with $13.5 million, an above-average opening day gross for an animated film released in November such as *Megamind* ($12.5 million) and *Bee Movie* ($10.2 million), and other Disney Animation films such as *Tangled* ($11.9 million on Wed.), *Chicken Little* ($10.6 million), and *Bolt* ($7 million). During its opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $49.04 million, marking the largest debut for Walt Disney Animation Studios, ahead of both *Flight* and *The Man with the Iron Fists*, making it the highest-grossing debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios production, nipping past *Tangled*'s opening ($48.8 millio

Outside North America, *Wreck-It Ralph* earned $12 million on its opening weekend from six markets. Among all markets, its three largest openings were recorded in the UK, Ireland and Malta ($7.15 million), Brazil ($5.32 million with weekday previews) and Russia and the CIS ($5.27 million).

## Video Games

In addition to the Flash version of the *Fix-It Felix, Jr.* game, Disney released a tie-in side-scrolling platform game called *Wreck-It Ralph* for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo DS. The arcade style side-scrolling game was produced in collaboration between Disney Interactive and Activision and serves as a "story extension" to the film. Taking place following the events of the film, players may play as Wreck-It Ralph or Fix-It Felix (Sergeant Calhoun and Vanellope are off screen and they tell the players if you lose a life or win a level), causing damage as Ralph as well as repairing as Felix where necessary following another Cy-Bug incident. Game levels are based on the locations in the film like the *Fix-It Felix, Jr.*, *Hero's Duty* and *Sugar Rush* games as well as Game Central Station. It was released in conjunction with the film's release, in November 2012.

In October 2012, Disney released fully playable browser-based versions of the *Hero's Duty* and *Sugar Rush* games on the new official film site. A game was also released as an app for the iPhone, iPod and iPad, as well as for Android systems. Ralph also appears in Sega's *Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed* as a playable guest character. Ralph and Vanellope will also appear as playable characters in *Disney INFINITY*.

### Fix-It Felix, Jr.

The arcade game *Fix-It Felix Jr.* is based off popular video games from the arcade golden age of the 1980s, most notably the Nintendo platformer *Donkey Kong*, where the roles of Mario and Donkey Kong parallel that of Felix and Ralph, respectively. On June 7, 2012, Disney released the actual game online accessed through the official Wreck-It Ralph website and 2 days later, is seen on the main games page. An app was later released in September but has since been removed from the App Store.

## Cameos

*Main article: List of cameos in Wreck-It Ralph*
The concept of the film revealed that various video game characters, most notably villains from famous franchises, would appear in the film or at least were currently being considered. The villains in particular appear to try to persuade Wreck-It Ralph to stay bad. Some notably worthy villains include Bowser from *Super Mario Bros.*, Clyde from *Pac-Man* and Dr. Robotnik (Doctor Eggman) from *Sonic the Hedgehog*.

## Sequel

*Ralph Breaks the Internet*

In a GamerHubVideos interview posted onto YouTube on October 25, 2012, director Rich Moore says that he and Disney have ideas about a sequel that would bring the characters up to date and explore online gaming and home gaming. In an interview with Moviehole, Sarah Silverman confirmed the sequel, although John C. Reilly was less definite, saying they had talks about the sequel and that he "bets" they will be doing one. Moore also plans to return as a director and intends to include Mario in the sequel: "We'll really come up with something good for Mario to do in the next film", says Moore. "To be able to present him in the sequel, would be great." He also intends to include Tron in the sequel: "Of course, with a sequel, I'm hoping that we can find a way to see Tron himself in that movie." Moore stated that many of the crew and voice cast are open to the sequel, believing that they have "barely scratched the surface" of the video game world they envisioned. In a 2014 interview, the film's composer Henry Jackman said that a story for the sequel is being written: "I can't tell you more, not because I'm being coy, but I believe that it is officially on the cards. I don't know any more other than a story is indeed being written."