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“You know what, that makes it a lot of fun,” she remarks.

Before we take a deep dive into the world of The Incredibles, Hunter pauses to pay a compliment to Toronto.

“I love coming up there,” she says warmly. “I think Toronto’s a really fun town and you guys also have (director) David Cronenberg.”

I mention Drake.

“See, you guys have it all.”

In The Incredibles 2, Elastigirl is front and centre. And now it seems timely because of #MeToo and Time’s Up. How did you feel about that?

It brought out things with Elastigirl that I didn’t even know. I thought she was the coolest of the cool when she goes out on her mission in this particular story. I didn’t realize that she would be such a surgical, unflappable queen. I was really impressed with her.

There are some really cool sequences in this one, including an amazing train rescue scene. Were you blown away when you saw it up on the big screen for the first time?

I was, but the movie just blows me away in general.

Fourteen years is a long time to go between sequels. Were you worried you might not be able to catch lightning in a bottle again?

I felt like if Brad was ready to do this one, it must be good. After we all looked at the first movie and then a sequel didn’t come immediately, I was surprised. But I did not question the motive when it finally arrived. When Brad decided to do a part two, I felt there was a genuine reason for him to make this movie.

What did you think of the decision to start part 2 in the parking lot right after the end of part 1?