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Ember Lumen (Leah Lewis) and Wade Ripple (Mamoudou Athie) show off the shared beauty of their unique abilities in a new official clip from the upcoming animated film from Disney and Pixar. Elementary.
Disney and Pixar shared a new look at Elementary ahead of the film’s premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival tomorrow, May 27. The clip begins with Ember, a fire elemental, demonstrating his ability to change the color of his flaming body based on the type of ore he is standing on. This encourages Wade to show off a trick of his own, with the water elemental gliding across a pond to create a similar multi-colored rainbow.
Earth, Wind, Fire and Air
This clip is indicative of the larger themes of Elementary, a film about finding common ground despite differences. Director and co-writer Peter Sohn based the film in part on his experiences growing up as the son of immigrants in the melting pot of New York City during the 1970s. Pixar’s latest animated film also draws inspiration from classic romantic films, including the 1967 release with a similar theme.Guess who’s coming to dinner.
After his debut in Cannes, Elementary will be released nationwide on Friday, June 16. In addition to Lewis and Athie, the film features the voices of Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, Mason Wertheimer, Joe Pera, and Matt Yang King. . An official synopsis reads as follows: “Set in Element City, where the residents of fire, water, earth, and air live together, Elementary introduces Ember, a tough, witty and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a funny, cheesy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.”
The future of Pixar
Even so, the May 27 date for the Cannes premiere seems appropriate, since Elementary it is Pixar’s 27th feature film overall. Last year, the acclaimed studio released two movies: the Disney+ exclusive turning red and the theatrical release toy story cleave Light-year. While Elementary is the only Pixar feature film scheduled for a 2023 release, the studio’s first long-form television series, Win or loseit is expected to premiere on Disney+ in December.
Meanwhile, Pixar’s 28th feature film, Eliois scheduled for release on March 1, 2024. A sequel to the 2015 film will follow. Inside out on June 14, 2024. In addition, three currently untitled Pixar films are scheduled for release on June 13, 2025, March 6, 2026, and June 19, 2026, respectively. A fifth entry in the main series in the toy story The saga is also in the works at the Disney-owned studio.
Elementary opens in theaters on June 16.
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