Random Crazy Fan Theories (13 items)

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  (#1) The Peddler At The Start Of 'Aladdin' Is The Genie

  Ever since Aladdin was released in 1992, fans have argued the peddler working at the bazaar at the start of the film is the Genie. The peddler's appearance and voice are eerily similar to that of the Genie, and fans were convinced they were one and the same. One of the co-directors of the film, Ron Clements, granted fans' wish when he confirmed their hypothesis was true to E! News:

  That was the whole intention, originally. We even had that at the end of the movie, where he would reveal himself to be the Genie, and of course Robin [Williams] did the voice of the peddler. Just through story changes and some editing, we lost the reveal at the end. So, that's an urban legend that actually is true.
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  (#2) Peter Parker Is In 'Iron Man 2'

  Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have speculated for some time that Peter Parker makes an earlier appearance than his official role in Spider-Man: Homecoming. A scene from Iron Man 2 featuring a young boy standing up to the rogue robots at the Stark Expo raised eyebrows, with some believing this is actually a young Spider-Man.

  Tom Holland, who portrays the web slinger in Spider-Man: Homecoming, confirmed the theory in an interview with Huffington Post in 2017. Holland said Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, told him the young boy is definitely Peter Parker:

  I can confirm that as of today. I literally had a conversation with Kevin Feige only 20 minutes ago. Maybe I’ve just done a big, old spoiler, but it’s out there now. It’s cool. I like the idea that Peter Parker has been in the universe since the beginning.
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  (#3) 'Super Mario Bros. 3' Is A Stage Play

  Plenty of gamers think Super Mario Bros. 3 is a stage play. Fans of this theory believe the evidence is in the scenery: the obstacles appear to be bolted to the background, like stage props, and the level ends with the character "going off stage" to the right. And, of course, the entire game starts with a curtain raise.

  Series creator Shigeru Miyamoto revealed the fan theory was true during a September 2015 Q&A with the UK Nintendo Twitter account, stating the entire experience is just a performance by the characters.
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  (#4) A Scene From 'The Wolverine' Foreshadows The Ending Of 'Logan'

  After seeing Logan for the first time, some fans came out of the cinema with a sneaky feeling Logan's demise had already been referenced in a previous film. In The Wolverine, Yukio tells Logan she has seen his death: he will die on his back, with blood everywhere, and says he will be "holding [his] own heart in [his] hand.”

  The fan theory contended that this was not a reference to something in the first film, but rather a foretelling of how he ultimately dies in Logan. He dies while holding his "heart," which is really the hand of his daughter, Laura. Director James Mangold confirmed this was the case directly to a fan on Twitter in March 2017.
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  (#5) 'The Legend Of Zelda' Has A Split Timeline

  Anyone who has played any game in The Legend of Zelda series knows that almost every entry broadly follows the same outline. While some argue this means the games are simply a re-imagining of the same story being retold throughout different ages, others suggest that every title links together through a complex timeline.

  The theory details how the games take place over three separate timelines that split according to how the ending of each game is resolved. In 2011, Nintendo released the Hyrule Historia, a book that paints a detailed history of the series and the in-game universe. In it, the full timeline for the franchise was revealed for the first time, officially confirming that there is a split timeline.
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  (#6) 'RoboCop' Is An Allegory For The Resurrection Of Christ

  RoboCop fans posit the film is a modern interpretation of the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That's something director Paul Verhoeven also believed, and he confirmed the idea in a 2010 interview with MTV:

  The point of RoboCop, of course, it is a Christ story. It is about a guy who gets crucified in the first 50 minutes, and then is resurrected in the next 50 minutes, and then is like the supercop of the world, but is also a Jesus figure as he walks over water at the end.
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  (#7) Chief In 'Wonder Woman' Is A Demi-God

  During Wonder Woman, the title character meets with a man known as Chief. They chat to each other in a foreign language that isn’t subtitled. Fans went into intense research mode and discovered the language is Blackfoot, which is spoken by several indigenous tribes living in the Canada and the United States. 

  Once Native speakers translated the speech, it was revealed Chief introduces himself to Wonder Woman as Napi, a demi-god in Blackfoot culture. Some speculated this meant Chief was really a deity. Actor Eugene Brave Rock confirmed the theory on Twitter.
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  (#8) Deckard is A Replicant in 'Blade Runner'

  Ever since Blade Runner was first released, fans have contended that the protagonist, Rick Deckard, is actually a replicant himself. These theorists point to various pieces of evidence, including the origami unicorns left behind for him after he has a dream about the creature.

  While Deckard actor Harrison Ford might not agree, director Ridley Scott has gone on record a number of times saying he believes Deckard is a replicant. In 2017, the director once again let his position on the matter be known, albeit in a more roundabout manner:

  Tyrell is a trillionaire, maybe 5 to 10% of his business is AI. Like God, he has created perfect beings that, for all intents and purposes, there is no telling the difference from humans. Then he says, “You know what? I’m going to create an AI. I’ll have a male and female, they will not know that they’re both AIs, I’ll have them meet each other, they will fall in love, they will consummate, and they will have a child.” That’s the first film. 
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  (#9) Dumbledore From 'Harry Potter' Is Gay

  Few franchises are as popular as Harry Potter; it's not surprising there are hundreds of fan theories about the series. One of the leading ideas is that Dumbledore might be gay. Very little is known about his past, other than the fact he had a close and deep friendship with Gellert Grindelwald. Some felt the relationship may have been more than strictly platonic. 

  As part of a book tour in 2007, J.K. Rowling confirmed Dumbledore is gay, revealing the wizard fell in love with Grindelwald. She even removed a reference to Dumbledore's past female loves from the sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
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  (#10) Aquaman Saves Superman From Drowning In 'Man Of Steel'

  In Man of Steel, Clark Kent struggles as he tries to save workers on a collapsing oil rig; his only option is to hold onto a beam underwater to ensure everyone gets off safely. Of course, this puts Clark in a precarious situation as the rig continues to collapse, threatening to drown him. Several whales save Clark, freeing him from the rig. This led to fan theories that Aquaman is responsible for sending the whales, making the King of the Seven Seas Superman's savior. 

  Actor Jason Momoa, who portrays the leader of Atlantis, revealed that Zack Snyder told him he was responsible for saving Superman:

  In Man of Steel when Henry's [Cavill] on the oil rig, he's holding that up and then all of a sudden you see him up on the ocean, kind of floats up on the ocean. [Zack]'s like, I had [Aquaman] save him so that they'd get to cross paths at one point so when Bruce goes, "You ever heard of Superman?", I have and we have crossed paths.
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  (#11) Stan Lee Is A Watcher In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

  When they're watching a new MCU entry, Marvel fans know to look for an appearance by comic book star Stan Lee. He has made dozens of cameos in comic book films, causing viewers to wonder how exactly he's able to show up in such varied times and places. The most widely accepted theory is that Lee is actually a Watcher. These are a race of cosmic beings that observe everything that happens in the universe, but are not allowed to interfere in any way.

  Although Lee himself has previously argued against this idea in discussions with fans, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn effectively made the theory canon. In the second installment of the series, there's a scene with Lee’s character going through some of his previous appearances in a discussion with other Watchers.

  “I mean, you know there’s a lot of cool stuff that the fans come up with,” Gunn Radio Times. “A lot of stuff I don’t agree with, you know people have ideas about what they think should happen in the MCU. But I find the idea that Stan Lee is a Watcher, or that he works for the Watchers, is just a fun little nod to the fans.”
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  (#12) The Shipwrecked Parents In 'Frozen' Wind Up In 'Tarzan' 

  Frozen co-director Chris Buck caused something of a stir when he suggested during a Q&A on Reddit that the film was linked with another Disney movie he had directed. According to Buck, Frozen and Tarzan both share some characters. Elsa and Anna's parents, who are revealed to have died in a shipwreck, may have actually survived and landed on a jungle island along with their young son. Buck told MTV:

  Of course Anna and Elsa's parents didn't die. Yes, there was a shipwreck, but they were at sea a little bit longer than we think they were because the mother was pregnant, and she gave birth on the boat, to a little boy. They get shipwrecked, and somehow they really washed way far away from the Scandinavian waters, and they end up in the jungle. They end up building a tree house and a leopard kills them, so their baby boy is raised by gorillas. So in my little head, Anna and Elsa's brother is Tarzan.
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  (#13) The Vehicles In 'Cars' Overthrew Humanity

  Cars creative director Jay Ward essentially confirmed a long-running theory about Pixar franchise in 2017. According to Ward, the cars overthrew humanity when they realized they were no longer needed. Ward explained his reasoning in an interview with ScreenCrush:

  If you think about this, we have autonomous car technology coming in right now. It’s getting to the point where you can sit back in the car and it drives itself. Imagine in the near-future when the cars keep getting smarter and smarter and after one day they just go, "Why do we need human beings anymore? They’re just slowing us down. It’s just extra weight, let’s get rid of them." But the car takes on the personality of the last person who drove it. Whoa. There you go.

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