Category: Pixar

When Elemental opened with just under $30 million at the domestic box office in June, the initial coverage was rather dire, with many outright declaring it a bomb. And yes, that was a notably low number, given it was less than any Pixar movie had opened with since the original Toy Story launched the studio as…

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Pixar has given us memorable characters who were everything from toys, fish, monsters, and rats to more ethereal concepts like feelings and souls. But during a press event at Pixar’s campus in Emeryville, CA, several key members of the production team all noted they faced many new and unique challenges working on the studio’s latest…

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We all know that opposites attract, but Pixar is taking that idea even further in this summer’s Elemental. In the new film, the four elements – earth, air, fire and water – are all different types of residents living together in Element City. Ember (voiced by Leah Lewis) is a young fire element, working at…

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