The marketing for Pixar’s Elio has been scant, to say the least, and a lot of such content tends to get pushed my way because of my interests and search history. So, I can only imagine the average moviegoer doesn’t know what it is. The last great Pixar movie, in my opinion, was 2017’s Coco, …
At this year’s Annecy International Film Festival, Pixar held a showcase featuring 2025’s Elio as well as upcoming films Toy Story 5, Hoppers, and an announcement for an original film called Gatto. Following the adventures of a black cat, Gatto is directed by Enrico Casarosa (Luca) and returns to that film’s Italian setting. Gatto is …
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Brad Bird won’t be directing the third film in the Incredibles franchise. According to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter, he and Pixar CCO Pete Docter have chosen Pixar veteran Peter Sohn to helm Incredibles 3, seemingly because Bird is directing Ray Gunn, a passion project of his, at Skydance Animation. Bird is writing the screenplay for …
Yesterday, Netflix released a short video reminding us that Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery exists and announcing the film’s release date. Rian Johnson’s Knives Out threequel was ordered along with the second film, Glass Onion, back in 2021, when Netflix obtained rights to the series. Knives Out surprised in 2019 after Johnson’s The …
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After an official announcement a couple of years ago and some convention teases since then, Disney has released a teaser for one of its many upcoming animated sequels, Zootopia 2. And I mean a teaser; this clip reveals absolutely nothing about the plot, sans the involvement of a snake we already knew about. It makes …
***SPOILERS*** In “What a Festive Evening,” Cassian warns Luthen not to work with the Ghormans. Luthen counters that they could be useful, but Cassian wants no part of it. Vel is sent to Ghorman to handle things for Luthen instead. Cassian arrives home, to Bix’s delight. Meanwhile, Perrin struggles to juggle multiple Senate Investiture parties. …
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***SPOILERS*** “I Have Friends Everywhere” opens on Kleya listening to her various bugs. This is a running theme in the episode, as Syril’s call with Mom is interrupted by an Imperial device sweep. They locate the bugs placed by the Ghorman Front, but evidently don’t know more than that. Cassian books passage to Ghorman and …
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Today, DreamWorks and Universal released yet another trailer for the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake. Are you tired of this thing yet? Because I am. This one is an IMAX trailer and features more shot-for-shot recreations of scenes from the brilliant animated original. Check out the How to Train Your Dragon IMAX trailer here, if you even care …
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***SPOILERS*** “Ever Been to Ghorman?” finds Bix and Cassian one year after the events of the previous arc, restless and traumatized, hiding in a safe house on Coruscant. Meanwhile, Syril works in a Bureau of Standards field office on Ghorman. Bix still suffers from nightmares and even hallucinations from what she has experienced. Cassian tries …
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***SPOILERS*** In “Harvest,” Cassian finds himself stranded in space trying to get going again. On Mina Rau, everyone is having dinner together when Kellen arrives with a work pass to get the Ferrix guys out of the Empire’s path. Mon offers Leida a way out of the wedding, but she isn’t having any of it. …
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