Does 'Finding Dory' show a gay couple? We asked the filmmakers

The debate over whether Finding Dory features Disney/Pixar's first same-sex couple will not end.

After the release of Finding Dory's latest trailer last month, there was rampant speculation that one scene featured a lesbian couple, which would be a Disney/Pixar first. The internet went nuts.

Does 'Finding Dory' depict Pixar's first lesbian couple?

USA TODAY asked Finding Dory director Andrew Stanton at Wednesday's world premiere if the couple depicted onscreen is indeed a lesbian couple. He neither confirm nor denied.

"They can be whatever you want them to be," said Stanton. "There's no right or wrong answer."

"We never asked them," added producer Lindsey Collins.

"We have not asked that of any of the couples in any of our shots in any of our movies," Stanton said.

Watching the full Finding Dory movie will not fully answer the question, either. The blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene flies past during a key action moment and is only slightly longer than the snippet used in the trailer. There's no conclusive evidence one way or another.

The call for Disney (which owns Pixar and Marvel) to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters has gathered momentum in recent months. With the announcement of Frozen 2, fans called for filmmakers to give Queen Elsa a partner with the hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend. The hashtag #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend is also popular on Twitter.

In March, Star Wars director J.J. Abrams said he was was asked if he could "imagine a homosexual character in Star Wars, and my immediate reaction was, 'Of course.' Star Wars is all about inclusivity."