Though the Wreck-It Ralph sequel's first full trailer featured several iconic video game villain cameos (and technically, Ralph himself is a video game baddie), there reportedly won't be any King Candy/Turbo-esque characters in Wreck-It Ralph 2.
What does the lack of a primary villain for Ralph, Vanellope, and Fix-it Felix to overcome this time around mean for the sequel? The film's producer, Clark Spencer, was present in London yesterday to field this question and more from attending journalists.
Spencer goes into further detail in the video below, where he reveals that Ralph and Vanellope's journey into the internet creates friction between the two as Vanellope falls in love with the place while Ralph wants to return to his arcade cabinet as quickly as possible.
"Really, the idea of the story is- two characters, who go from a small town, the arcade in this case, to the large city [the internet]. And one falls in love with it and the other just wants to get back home. And so the 'baddie' in the film, if you will, becomes Ralph battling the concept that he might actually have to let Vanellope lead her own life. It really is a very emotional story, for parents, I think [it resonates with] that moment in time where you have to say goodbye to your children as they go off to college. Or for kids, it's that moment in time where two best friends are going to separate."
Wreck-It-Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet hits theaters on November 21, 2018.
Wreck-It-Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet Synopsis
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2" leaves Litwak's video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet - which may or may not survive Ralph's wrecking. Video game bad Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet - the netizens - to help navigate their way, including a website entrepreneur named Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making website "Buzztube.