Disney Pixar's Elio

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Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Daniel » September 9th, 2022, 9:21 pm

You’re invited on Disney and Pixar’s newest adventure... ELIO.
Meet Elio: A boy who finds himself transported across the galaxy & mistaken for the intergalactic Ambassador for our planet Earth.

Starring America Ferrera as Olga Solis and Yonas Kibreab as Elio. Directed by Adrian Molina & Produced by Mary Alice Drumm, Disney and Pixar’s Elio lands in Spring 2024.
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Sounds interesting.

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Dacey » September 9th, 2022, 10:48 pm

So it sounds like this will be another “Disney+ original” since they notably don’t mention it coming to theaters…
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift--that is why it's called the present."

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Ben » September 10th, 2022, 3:51 am

A boy who finds himself transported across the galaxy & mistaken for the intergalactic Ambassador for…blah blah blah…
I’m bored already.

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Farerb » September 10th, 2022, 4:54 am

Yeah, it seems like it's one of their B-Tier movies.

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Daniel » September 10th, 2022, 11:51 am

More info:
“Elio” is a new project from the studio that centers on an 11-year-old named Elio who is just trying to fit in. His mother is working on a top secret military project to decode alien messages, but its Elio who accidentally makes first contact and becomes the de facto emissary for Earth.
Could be a cool idea.

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Ben » September 10th, 2022, 8:16 pm

Very knowing if they got Jodie Foster to be the Mom… ;)

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Daniel » September 10th, 2022, 8:53 pm

Alright, alright, alright. ;)

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Daniel » April 21st, 2023, 1:12 pm

More info and pics:
The Wrap wrote:Of the original projects in the hopper, one is “Elio,” slated for release next year and previewed at last year’s D23 Expo. It’s about a young boy (the title character) who gets mistaken by aliens as an ambassador from earth. It’s being directed by Adrian Molina, a low-key Pixar powerhouse who co-directed “Coco” and who, Docter was quick to point out, storyboarded the scene where Mr. Potato Head uses a tortilla as a body in “Toy Story 4.” “It’s a really special film,” Docter said. “We just watched it two days ago, version… let’s see, what was that … Screening eight. They’re getting towards the end. They’re got to finish it up. Comes out next year. But it’s really brilliant. I think people are really going to love it.
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Sci-fi angle is still a little worrisome, but I do think the little boy is cute.

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Ben » April 21st, 2023, 1:32 pm

Didn’t we just see him in Luca…? ;)

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Daniel » April 24th, 2023, 3:13 pm

More concept art that was shown at D23:

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The big green one looks like a house.

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Daniel » June 9th, 2023, 3:12 pm

First trailer has been rated and ready for release:

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Likely in front of Elemental.

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Daniel » June 13th, 2023, 1:14 pm

It's looking between cute and meh. The alien council scene was playful and fun, reminded me of the opening of Lilo & Stitch. Elio's voice is adorable! I'm guessing he has Amblyopia. I just thought he was wearing the patch for fun and to look tougher. Loved the Burrow reference!

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Ben » June 13th, 2023, 7:34 pm

It’s all a bit Pixar doing it’s Pixar thing, but that’s not all bad. Lots of fun things to look forward to, the memory wipe guy looks a bit too Zurg, and agree on the council, but there’s also a slight H2G2 vibe too.

Shouldn’t it be Disney101, though? It’s not out until '24… ;)

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Re: Disney Pixar's Elio

Post by Bill1978 » June 13th, 2023, 9:48 pm

My first thought was it looks like a reverse Lilo & Stitch. And that's not a bad thing. I'm keen to see more and I enjoyed that it teased us the story without revealing the story.

My only concern is that it's a space story, and while there are exceptions eg WALL-E, so many animated space stories are ignored by the public.

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