Patton Oswalt would sign on to a live-action remake of Ratatouille "in a second".

The 56-year-old actor starred as the rodent chef Remy in Pixar's beloved 2007 animated movie, and Oswalt has now revealed he would return for a Ratatouille remake - so long as director Brad Bird was at the helm again.

When TMZ asked The King of Queens actor if he was open to voicing Remy again in another Ratatouille film, he said: "If Brad Bird came up with a great idea to do it, I would do it in a second.

"But, that's up to him. Yeah, to get to work with Brad Bird [again] would be great."

Oswalt was also quizzed on whether he thought Ratatouille was one of the best Disney-Pixar movies, but the actor insisted "that's for the viewers to decide".

He added: "I mean, I had a blast doing it, but I don't think I get to make that ranking."

Ratatouille follows a rat named Remy (Oswalt) who dreams of becoming a chef and teams up with shy garbage boy Linguini (Lou Romano) to cook in a famous Parisian restaurant once run by the late Auguste Gusteau (Brad Garrett).

As they navigate sabotage from head chef Skinner (Ian Holm) and win over food critic Anton Ego (Peter O'Toole), their unlikely partnership changes the kitchen forever.

This comes after it was rumored another Ratatouille movie was in early development at Pixar, though the project has not been confirmed by the studio or Bird.

Bird returning for a sequel or remake of Ratatouille isn't out of the realm of possibility, as the 67-year-old director helmed the 2018 follow-up to his 2004 animated superhero flick, The Incredibles.

The filmmaker is also set to return for The Incredibles 3, though will only serve as a producer and writer for the movie, while Peter Sohn, 47, gets into the directing chair.

Sohn - who directed other Pixar movies like Elemental and starred in Ratatouille as Remy's brother Emile - said being chosen to helm The Incredibles 3 was "a dream come true".

He was quoted by Variety as saying about working with Pixar on the third Incredibles movie: "I've always loved this family and what they represent - the messy, funny, heroic chaos of everyday life. To help tell their next chapter is a true honor."

While the cast of The Incredibles 3 hasn't been confirmed yet, it's almost certain Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter will return as Bob and Helen Parr, AKA Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl.

Following the announcement of The Incredibles 3 at Disney's D23 showcase in August 2024, Pixar boss Pete Docter teased Bird was hard at work on the upcoming movie.

The studio chief told Fandango: "Brad is an amazing collaborator. He's so fiery and passionate. Different people work in different ways. He's a guy who needs a little more time to build up the steam to get the passion and the power going.

"I think we're at that point now. And we're not sharing any details right now, because it's still pretty malleable in terms of what the story is actually about."