21 Extremely Clever Details You May Have Missed From Movies Released In 2021
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1.The Suicide Squad's Rick Flag has a tattoo on his arm reading "Skwad," a tribute to the last time the Suicide Squad all got together.
In The Suicide Squad (2021) Rick Flag has "Skwad" on his bicep, a throwback to when the original cast of Suicide Squad (2016) gave each other matching tattoos from MovieDetails
2. Speaking of tattoos: The Red Guardian, a hero of the Soviet Union, has Karl Marx's name tattooed on his knuckles.
(Reupload) In Black Widow (2021) you can see on Red Guardians knuckles that he has Karl Marx tattooed, the writer of the communist manifesto. from MovieDetails
3. And some of the ink on his arm translates to "Natasha" and "Elena," the names of his surrogate daughters.
Black Widow (2021), Red Guardian's tattoo on his right arm translates to Natasha and Elena from MovieDetails
4. The trusty Pixar restaurant Pizza Planet apparently has locations in Italy, based on the appearance of this delivery Vespa in Luca.
In Luca (2021), the Pizza Planet truck can be seen as a delivery vespa during the race scenes. from MovieDetails
5. The Pixar ball appears during the bike race portion of the Portorosso Cup.
In Luca (2021), in an overhead shot during the Portorosso Cup bike race scene, the Luxo Ball (aka the Pixar Ball) can be seen on a rooftop. from MovieDetails
6. When Luca hits his head, he sees anchovies instead of stars because of something he was told by Alberto.
In Luca (2021), when Luca falls off his bike and hits his head Luca sees Anchovies and not stars because he was told by Alberto thats stars are in fact Anchovies. from MovieDetails
7. Zack Snyder appears as a coffee shop patron in Zack Snyder's Justice League.
In Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), Zack Snyder has a cameo as a customer in a coffee shop from MovieDetails
8. "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton plays while Kevin Rosario is on hold with Stanford in the movie adaptation of another one of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musicals, In the Heights.
In the Heights(2021) - “You’ll be Back” (from Hamilton), plays as the hold music while Jimmy Smits is talking to Stanford. from MovieDetails
9. Kong uses the same move to fight King Kong in Godzilla vs. Kong as he did in 1962.
In Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) the scene where Kong shoves his axe handle into Godzilla's mouth is a reference to King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) where King Kong shoved a tree down Godzilla's mouth. from MovieDetails
10. One of Moana's animal sidekicks, Hei Hei the chicken, appears in Raya and the Last Dragon.
In Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) Hei Hei from Moana can be seen when Raya first gets to Talon. from MovieDetails
11. And in the credits, there's a reference to something everyone who worked from home during the pandemic heard (and said) a lot.
In "Raya and the Last Dragon" (2021), during the end credits, a phrase "Dude, you're still on mute" is placed. This is commonly heard during Zoom meetings and conferences (which became prevalent due to the pandemic). from MovieDetails
12. In Cruella, Cruella watches a movie starring Tallulah Bankhead, who was one of the inspirations for the character. The movie is Lifeboat (1944).
In the hotel scene in Cuella (2021) you can see Cruella (Emma Stone) briefly watching film. This is a nod to the original Cruella De Vil in the (1961) animated feature. Cruella’s character and many of her personality quirks was based on Tallulah Bankhead’s flamboyance including her laugh. from MovieDetails
13. An email inbox shown in Space Jam: A New Legacy references the vintage Space Jam website. The subject line is "Can someone update the SJ website?" It's fourth from the bottom.
Inbox with email that was sent to "Warner Brothers Executive" in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) contains a reference to the original Space Jam (1996) website that's still running since 1996. Other emails reference an art and video graphics department crew members. from MovieDetails
14. Katie's socks in The Mitchells vs. the Machines share a pattern with some very famous carpeting.
In The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Katie's socks have the same pattern as the iconic carpet from The Shining. from MovieDetails
15. A camcorder in the same movie lets the audience know how much much longer they have until the it ends.
In The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021) the camcorder shows 42 mins remaning of battery life, which is also how much time is remaining in the film. from MovieDetails
16. And one character — Aaron Mitchell — wears a shirt that reflects his distinctive nervous habit.
In The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Aaron Mitchell often bites on his shirt when nervous or scared, which is reflected in the way the collar stretches out and wrinkles. from MovieDetails
17. A subway ad in Tom and Jerry references Joker for some reason.
In Tom and Jerry (2021), you can see a poster parodying the Joker (2019) poster in the background intro credits. from MovieDetails
18. James Earl Jones, who performed the famous "This is CNN" tagline for years, announces "This is ZNN" in Coming 2 America.
In Coming 2 America (2021), James Earl Jones is the voice of the fictitious "ZNN" channel. Jones was the voice of CNN from the late '80s through the early 2000s. from MovieDetails
19. The correct sequence to complete the bonding process in The Tomorrow War is 007.
20. Some signs in Moxie get rearranged to show the progression of the characters' fight against sexism.
In Moxie (2021), at the start of the movie the message on the classroom board is arranged in a way that reads 'You Don't Matter, Give Up'. When the girls start taking a stand it's rearranged. from MovieDetails
21. And finally, The Boss Baby: Family Business references Spirit: Untamed, the movie that was supposed to be the next DreamWorks film to get released.
In “The Boss Baby: Family Business” (2021) a movie theater is playing “Spirit” had this movie released when it was originally supposed to, it would’ve been an Easter egg to Dreamworks’ next movie, Spirt: Untamed from MovieDetails
