Concept Art for 'Inside Out'

Pixar's next movie, Inside Out, is getting a lot of positive feedback from people who have seen footage of the film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. At the festival, director Pete Docter shared with the audience his inspirations for Inside Out, showed off some animation tests of the main characters, and revealed concept art of the Headquarters. In the image below, you can see Joy in Riley's mind (the Headquarters) managing a control board to obtain Riley's memories.

Image Source: D23

Here is the synopsis for Inside Out: Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

The Official logo for Inside Out that was revealed at the Annecy Film Festival.
Image Source: D23

Inside Out is in theaters next year on June 19.

'Lava' Will Premiere in Front of 'Inside Out'

Pixar's Facebook profile just revealed that the short film to play before Inside Out is titled, Lava. They described the short as a musical love story inspired by the beauty of tropical islands and the explosive allure of ocean volcanoes. Lava is directed by James Ford Murphy (animator at Pixar since A Bug's Life) and produced by Andrea Warren (production manager on WALL-E and Brave). Pixar also posted an image of a poster for the film:

Lava was first rumored when Animated Views discovered that the short was included in a list of upcoming Pixar films in the LinkedIn profile of Pixar layout artist Shaun Seong-Young Kim, but the short was not confirmed until today.

Pixar also posted a picture of Pete Docter (director of Monsters Inc., Up, and Inside Out) with the words: Pete Docter would like to share a little Joy with you. Inside Out opens in theaters one year from today!

Watch Lava in front of Inside Out on June 19, 2015!

Limited Time Discount For 'Finding Nemo'

This week on Disney Movies Anywhere, the digital copy for Finding Nemo is being sold for $14.99 instead of $19.99. This sale is part of the "Pixar Summer Movies To Go" event on DMA, and each week a new Pixar movie is highlighted. You can also watch a video narrated by Pixar's lucky charm, John Ratzenberger, as he amazes you with "12 Surprising Facts About Finding Nemo" (and cracks a few jokes as well). Check out a small portion from that video below:

In order to buy Finding Nemo (and to watch a bunch of exclusive videos), You need to create a Disney Movies Anywhere account. It's free to sign up, and you get a digital copy of The Incredibles as a bonus gift.

"Oh boy! This is going to be good, I can tell."

New Logo For 'Inside Out'

Pixar's next movie, Inside Out, sounds like it could be one of Pixar's most creative movies ever (and Pixar and creativity are practically synonyms). The movie takes place inside an eleven-year-old girl's mind (Riley) and she is guided by five emotions: Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Sadness. (Read the complete synopsis here). The film is directed by Pete Docter (Monsters Inc., Up).

From left to right: Fear, Sadness, Joy, Disgust and Anger.

Earlier today at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, fans got to see a sneak peak at Inside Out, including concept art, sequences of the film, and a presentation from Pete Docter about the movie's original idea. @PixarInsideOut tweeted a picture from the event with the words: "Take a look at this new logo for 'Inside Out'! Just revealed at the Annecy film festival."

So did Inside Out get a logo change? In the last logo (which was first shown at D23 2013), the words were thicker and lowercase, and inside a human's head. In the new logo (seen above) the words are tall and skinny, all uppercase, and slant toward the left.

Which logo do YOU prefer?

Inside Out arrives in theaters on June 19, 2015.

Angus MacLane is the co-directer for 'Finding Dory'

Andrew Stanton (director of Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Finding Dory) recently commented on Twitter that Angus MacLane is his co-director (presumably for Finding Dory).

Click here to see MacLane's LEGO build.

Angus MacLane has directed Pixar short films; BURN-E, Small Fry, and most recently, Toy Story OF TERROR!, Pixar's popular Halloween TV special. He is also a LEGO enthusiast, and has submitted a LEGO WALL-E and the Toy Story OF TERROR! LEGO Bunny on LEGO Ideas, a website for uploading your ideas for a future LEGO set. Check out MacLane's Flickr page to see his other awesome LEGO creations.

Finding Dory concept art.

Finding Dory will be released on June 17, 2016. Here's what the movie's about: 'Finding Dory' takes place about a year after the first film, and features returning favorites Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others. Set in part along the California coastline, the story also welcomes a host of new characters, including a few who will prove to be a very important part of Dory’s life.

Source: Rotoscopers.

Pixar Summer Movies To Go

Do you have a Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) account? No? Then I suggest you create one right now! It's free to sign up and you get The Incredibles as a bonus gift. This summer, a collection of brand new Pixar themed videos are premiering on DMA. Watch John Lasseter "rev up" "Pixar Summer Movies To Go," learn interesting facts from Pixar's lucky charm, John Ratzenberger, about Cars and The Incredibles, take a behind-the-scenes look at Pixar's annual car show, Motorama, and check out Pixar's newest Cars Toon, The Radiator Springs 500½.

Each week a new Pixar movie will be featured for your digital movie collection, along with a filmmaker introduction and a bucket-load of bonus features. The Pixar movie highlighted this week is Cars, and it's being sold for $14.99.

Watch the promotional trailer for the "Pixar Summer Movies To Go" event.

'Up' and 'Monsters Inc.' (Cute Kitten Versions)

The Pet Collective labels themselves as "the best destination for Internet pet lovers." They won't stop until the Internet with cute, cuddly, pet-filled goodness. Since The Pet Collective started in 2012, their videos have been viewed millions of times by pet owners, pet enthusiasts (and probably pets themselves) around the world.

The Pet Collective has also made several movie parodies that are re-enacted by cats and dogs. They recently have brought us the cute kitten versions of the Pete Docter Pixar movies, Up and Monsters Inc.

Their other Pixar parodies include WALL-E, Finding Nemo, and Toy Story.