Pixar has released a new short film that’s come out of its SparkShorts animation initiative the company unveiled last month. The initiative being a foundation for independent projects within the company that helps keep its beloved tradition of short films alive, but also brings new animation and directing talent to the fore that might not …
Earlier this year, Pixar released a poignant, stunning short film called Bao alongside the equally fantastic Incredibles 2. It was the first of Pixar’s countless shorts to be directed by a woman, and tells the story of “an aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome” who gets a second chance at motherhood when one …
We’re calling it now. Pixar’s next original feature — titled Onward and set for release in early 2020 — is going to recapture the magic of Pixar’s glory days and of the studio’s most beloved animated masterpieces like Toy Story. A tall order? Maybe. But new details, including a more fleshed-out recounting of the plot …
Yesterday, Disney shared a short, mysterious teaser for Toy Story 4, Pixar’s next animated feature. We got to see all of our favorite toys from the first three movies, and were introduced to a new character named Forky, upon whom the plot will apparently center. What we didn’t get to see were any actual scenes …
Pixar has been on the upswing after tepid reactions to The Good Dinosaur and Cars 3 in recent years. With Coco and Incredibles 2, the celebrated animation studio appeared to be back on track, and will now attempt to cement its return to form with the first Toy Story movie in nine years. Toy Story 4 is coming, …
Without question, The Incredibles is one of the most beloved Pixar movies of all time. The animation studio was able to combine a fun superhero origin story with a compelling family drama, and ever since the movie premiered in 2004, fans have been anxiously awaiting a sequel. Nearly a decade and a half later, they’re finally …
Thirteen years ago, Pixar released a superhero movie. The Incredibles wasn’t expected to make as big of a splash as Toy Story 2 or Finding Nemo, but audiences were intrigued, and it went on to become one of the highest-grossing and highest-rated animated films of all time. The final moments of the film seemed to …
After pumping out smash hit after smash hit for a decade and a half, Pixar finally stumbled with the release of Cars 2. It was the studio’s first sequel outside of the Toy Story franchise and first critical miss in Pixar’s storied history. Brave and Monsters University fared better, but neither received the same acclaim …
One of the best things on the internet is Jon Negroni’s Pixar Theory. In it, he outlines how every Pixar movie is connected, and how they all exist in the same shared universe (almost like the Marvel movies). The studio has never confirmed or denied if its movies do in fact take place within the same universe, …
Late last year, Pixar shared the first trailer for its next feature film: Cars 3. While Pixar’s movies often tackle difficult subjects and speak to adults as well as children, the trailer was uncharacteristically dark, featuring Lightning McQueen in what appeared to be a career ending accident. Two months later, Pixar has returned with an …
