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Elemental (Pixar - June 2023)
- Thread starter DCBaker
- Start date
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Elemental-cide?
Elijah Abrams
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
Pixar is screwed again! Elemental’s theatrical release is gonna get cancelled and the film will be shifted to streaming, despite the pandemic no longer a concern and Bob Iger back!
There's plenty of room for big Summer tentpole movies during... the Summer.
Jedijax719
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Nobody wants to see psycho Ezra Miller anyway!
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
I will certainly not be viewing The Flash.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I'll watch it just for Michael Keaton's return as Batman.
doctornick
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There’s still plenty of time for Miller to get in the news in a bad way yet again. I admittedly am looking forward to the press tour and how cringy it will likely be.
I'll just wait to watch Flash when it's "free" on Max.
TP2000
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There is? But... Covid! And streaming! And June is the start of Cicada season!
Or whatever other excuse a studio exec can use when their movie tanks with free market audiences.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Elemental's director from Pixar just weighed in on how he'll avoid the box office fate of Strange World.
In summary; story, shared humanity, emotional connection, reaching out and touching someone, blah, blah, blah.
screenrant.com
In summary; story, shared humanity, emotional connection, reaching out and touching someone, blah, blah, blah.
Pixar's Elemental Director On Avoiding Strange World's Box Office Fate
Hopefully, Elemental won't enter a Strange World.
screenrant.com
TwilightZone
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That's....interesting to see someone within disney say Strange World wasn't "universal enough", for more than one reason.Elemental's director from Pixar just weighed in on how he'll avoid the box office fate of Strange World.
In summary; story, shared humanity, emotional connection, reaching out and touching someone, blah, blah, blah.
Pixar's Elemental Director On Avoiding Strange World's Box Office Fate
Hopefully, Elemental won't enter a Strange World.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
No kidding. What does that even mean? We've been told repeatedly by our betters in Hollywood that "representation matters" and that it's the core reason why things will succeed, and why Disney specifically will continue to do that.
In fact, the President of Disney General Entertainment Content, Karey Burke, quite famously explained exactly that to us earlier this year on a Zoom call that probably wasn't meant for public consumption.
Strange World had representation out the wazoo. Even the family dog was disabled!
So, knowing that, what does the implication that Strange World was not "universal" enough, and Elemental will be more universal, even mean? Predictably, the reporter at Variety did not ask Mr. Sohn a follow up question to that and simply took his puffy, vapid answer at total face value unquestionably. If this reporter had been working at my high school paper and let that kind of answer slide without follow up, he would have gotten a D from my journalism teacher.
Because... Hollywood!
Peter Sohn Talks Culture Clash, Diversity in Disney Pixar Film ‘Elemental’
Master animator Peter Sohn shares his views on incorporating diversity into his work.
variety.com
WorldExplorer
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It's funny that the article just glosses right over directing Good Dinosaur, the first big Pixar bomb. I realize he took over directing part way through, but all signs point to an absolutely massive overhaul once they kicked out Bob Peterson.
So I'm not really sure he should have said anything/they should have told him to say anything.
So I'm not really sure he should have said anything/they should have told him to say anything.
CaptainAmerica
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Yeesh, Variety. This got past your editors?
TalkingHead
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His comments on the idea behind the movie make this sound like the high-concept Turning Red. Teaser doesn’t look like an easy sell. On paper anthropomorphized fire girl and water man sounds more like a short than a feature film.
Seems like it’ll be a big test to see what kind of clout the Pixar brand still has in 2023. Coco in 2017 was the last original, non-sequel story that did well for them, and like Encanto the cultural theme drove some audience engagement with that one. Elemental will be closer to Inside Out as far as original concepts go.
Very curious what the corporate response will be if (when?) this underperforms.
Seems like it’ll be a big test to see what kind of clout the Pixar brand still has in 2023. Coco in 2017 was the last original, non-sequel story that did well for them, and like Encanto the cultural theme drove some audience engagement with that one. Elemental will be closer to Inside Out as far as original concepts go.
Very curious what the corporate response will be if (when?) this underperforms.
Phroobar
Well-Known Member
I agree it does look like Inside Out. We've already visited the overbearing Asian mom stereotype in Turning Red.
I think Warner Brothers knows they really don't have any competition for that date. It's obvious to them that people are trained to wait for a Pixar movie on Disney+.
TwilightZone
Well-Known Member
Flash has its main actor dooming it, that's the main point against its success. Elemental looks creative, and as the director said, very "universal" appeal. It's a love story mixed with some Zootopia-esque themes about race. If it gets good advertisement I could see it doing decently well. But honestly I don't see either movie making huge money. Could be wrong though