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The award-winning actor conceded that the movie ended up being "genius" after he said no to it.
There's not long to wait.
The Pulp Fiction director has a lot of thoughts about the iconic Disney franchise.
We're still in for a bit of a wait, though.
The character would originally have paid homage to a very different movie monster.
"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".
The actor says turning the role down was the biggest regret of his career.