Rooney, David (June 16, 2021). "Pixar's 'Luca': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021 . Retrieved June 16, 2021. Ercole chases after the two of them while Giulia catches up to them. As they near the end of the finish line, Giulia crashes her bike into Ercole as Luca and Alberto stop and rush over to help her up. The townsfolk and Ercole surround Luca and Alberto to kill them, but Massimo stops them. Seeing that they were trying to help Giulia, he tells everyone that the "monsters" are Luca and Alberto and defends them. He further points out that they won the race (their bikes made it across the finish line) and thus finally defeated Ercole. A majority of the town gives up hunting the monsters and accepts them, and Ciccio and Guido turn on Ercole and toss him (and his wool sweater) into the fountain after they became fed up with his abuse. On July 30, 2020, Jones announced that he would co-write the screenplay with Andrews, and that he was proud of it. [40] Childhood friendships often set the course of who we want to become, and it is those bonds that are at the heart of our story in Luca. So, in addition to the beauty and charm of the Italian seaside, our film will feature an unforgettable summer adventure that will fundamentally change Luca". [33]

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