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Pixar’sOnward , Disney ’s latest inspire film which wasreleased too soon on - demand on March 20 , repeat a caper that was antecedently featured withinToy Story 4that reference a well - known Arthurian fable . WhileOnwardis satiate with Easter ballock from other fantasy franchises , including J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Ringsand J.K. Rowling’sHarry Potterseries , to name a few , the film also makes an allusion to the 12th - century medieval tale about King Arthur ’s magical sword Excalibur , " The Sword in the Stone . "
Onwardis set in a mythical fantasy world where thaumaturgy was once used far-flung , but the increment of industrialization and technical procession decrease the demand for magic trick . Ian Lightfoot ( Tom Holland ) , a faint teenage elf from the town of New Mushroomton , receives a letter , a magic stave , and a rare Phoenix Gem as a endowment on his 16th birthday from his deceased father . Along with his older brother Barley ( Chris Pratt ) , the two utilise the magic point to contribute back their deceased don for a single daylight , but the spell malfunctions and only brings back their Father-God from the shank down . Intent on seeing their father in his entireness , the two pixie fix out on a quest to find another gem to make out the spell . establish on the Arthurian taradiddle first boast in Robert de Boron ’s larger-than-life poemMerlin , the tale of " The Sword in the Stone " is alluded to in bothToy tale 4andOnwardusing the same culinary joke .
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InOnward , the reference work appear when Ian and Barley ’s female parent , Laurel ( Julia Louis - Dreyfus ) , decease on a seeking with Corey the Manticore ( Octavia Spencer ) to reclaim the sword known as the Curse Crusher , a brand that can break nemesis . Having soak the steel to pay off some of her pecuniary resource , Corey travels with Laurel to a pawn shop , which is located in a strip shopping nitty-gritty . Among the stores in the shopping center , which are all closed for the evening , is what seems to be a bakery or cafe called “ The Sword in the Scone , ” which is clearly a spoof of the title of the mediaeval tale . While theEaster eggis easy to leave out , the bakery shopfront can very briefly be viewed behind Laurel and Corey as they exit Laurel ’s motorcar and head into the cat’s-paw shop .
While the Pixar shared creation theory has yet to be confirmed or debunk , it ’s an interesting concept to think that all of theEaster egg and referencesfeatured within each Pixar film , includingToy Story 4andOnward , could have a deeper meaning that affect the entireness of the Pixar universe of discourse .
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