Finding Dory Trivia

Cameos, in-jokes, re-used animation and other trivia from Finding Dory.

Cameos

 * As seen in the trailers and official stills, the picture of Darla holding Chuckles from Finding Nemo appears in the background when Hank meets Dory.
 * Crush and Squirt return when Dory, Marlin and Nemo travel from the Great Barrier Reef to California.
 * During the Tide Pool scene, several starfish resembling Peach can be seen; however, one starfish is colored purple and speaks in a male voice.
 * Some of the model animals hanging from the Open Ocean Exhibit resemble minor animals from the first movie, like the Jellyfish and the Whale.
 * Feathers the pigeon can be seen when Marlin and Nemo encounter Becky the loon for the first time.
 * One of the truck drivers near the end is voiced by Alexander Gould, Nemo's original voice actor.
 * Some of the visitors at the Marine Life Institute are reused background human characters from earlier Pixar films like Toy Story 3 (particularly the young children), Inside Out (some of the adults and teenagers), and even some of Dr. Sherman's patients from the first film.

Miscellaneous

 * Joe Ranft could not reprise his role as Jacques due to his death in a car accident in 2005. He is replaced by his brother Jerome Ranft.
 * Alexander Gould has said that he will not be reprising the role of Nemo because of his deepened voice.
 * On some of the ideas behind the story of Finding Dory, director Andrew Stanton has said, "One thing we couldn't stop thinking about was why she was all alone in the ocean on the day she met Marlin."
 * With over 24 million likes, Dory is the most liked character on Facebook from any Disney or Pixar film.
 * The setting of the film was changed from an aquatic park to a Marine Biology Institute after the controversial documentary Blackfish (2013) was screened for the crew of Pixar.
 * Finding Dory was first announced by Ellen DeGeneres, who voices Dory, on her talk show following a long campaign for a sequel.
 * This movie was originally scheduled to be released on November 25, 2015. After Pixar's other movie The Good Dinosaur (2015) was pushed back, this movie was pushed back as well.
 * British actor Michael Sheen was set to play a role in Finding Dory, but in late March 2016, his character was cut. Considering Idris Elba and Dominic West (other British actors) voiced the sea lions Fluke and Rudder, who were named and seen in earlier artwork, it is possible he would have voiced the third sea lion that was also named and seen in the art, Gerald.
 * Finding Dory is the sixth Pixar film with a PG rating. This is unlike the original Finding Nemo, which was rated G by MPAA.