Its next few titles were sent straight to the Disney+ streaming platform. Its last original, non-franchise movie to hit big screens, 2020’s “Onward,” launched and swiftly vanished as Covid shuttered theaters. The film also comes at a critical time for Pixar, a subsidiary of entertainment behemoth Disney since 2006.īy its own high standards, the all-conquering studio behind classics like “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo” and “Up” has had a rough few years. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)Įxecutive producer and Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter arrives for the US premiere of “Elemental” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2023. US actress Meg Donnelly arrives for the US premiere of “Elemental” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2023. The message is “a very prescient one for the times we’re in,” said co-star Wendi McLendon-Covey. “It is very timely in our world today… If everybody can watch this movie, please, we need it,” del Carmen told AFP. Just this week, Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, flew planeloads of immigrants across the country to California, in a bid to tout his tough stance on the issue ahead of next year’s presidential election. Several stars noted the importance of the film’s themes, at a moment when immigration dominates political debate. Mamoudou Athie, who voices Wade, was born in Mauritania and obtained US citizenship just over a year ago, while Ronnie del Carmen - who voices Ember’s dad Bernie - emigrated from the Philippines. She was adopted as a baby from a Shanghai orphanage by Floridian parents. Like many involved with the film, Lewis has her own immigrant story.
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