Pixar's next feature film, Inside Out, is less than five months away from being released! The movie takes place inside Riley's mind (an eleven-year-old girl), and she is guided by five emotions who live in the Headquarters: Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader),
Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). When Riley
and her emotions can't adjust to her new life in the city of San Francisco,
trouble arises in the Headquarters. It's up to Joy to keep things positive
while the other emotions disagree on how to best direct Riley through a new
city, house, and school.
This concept art from Inside Out was displayed at The Walt Disney Family Museum. The first picture is a train station by Daniel Holland and Ralph Eggelston, and the second one is the train of thought by Shelly Min Wan.
The second piece is from the 2015/2016 Pixar calendar (which is only sold in the studio store). This beautiful artwork of Joy is by Ralph Eggelston and Albert Lozano.
In the final piece of concept art, Anger is showing off a few of his expressions.
Inside Out is directed by Pete Docter (director of Monsters,
Inc. and Up) and produced by Jonas Rivera (producer of Up). The "major emotion
picture" comes to theaters on June 19, 2015.
The Dam Keeper is an original animated short film directed by Pixar artists Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi. It's unique visual style that blends hand-drawn animation with lush brushstrokes and compelling story has earned the film several awards from numerous film festivals around the world. Watch the new trailer for The Dam Keeper below.
Here's the synopsis of the film: Set in a desolate future, one small town's survival is
solely due to a large windmill dam that acts as a fan to keep out poisonous
clouds. Despite bullying from classmates and an indifferent public, the dam's
operator, Pig, works tirelessly to keep the sails spinning in order to protect
the town. When a new student, Fox, joins Pig's class, everything begins to
change.
For the first time ever, Pixar will release two movies in one year. The first one this year is Inside Outwhich will arrive to theaters on June 19th. The next one is The Good Dinosaur, and it will be released in November. Take a look at the new poster below.
The Good Dinosaur has gone through many production troubles; It was originally going to be released last May, and Peter Sohn (Director of Partly Cloudy) replaced Bob Peterson (Co-director of Up) as the director of the movie. The synopsis slightly changed as well, in the original summary of the film, there is a traumatic event that changes Arlo's (the main dino character) community. In the new synopsis, the event changes Arlo's family instead. The first summary also mentions that arlo is 70 feet tall and a teenager, and that his human companion is named Spot, which the new synopsis does not.
'The Good Dinosaur' asks the generations-old question: What if
the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely
and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In theaters November 25, 2015, the
film is a humorous and exciting original story about Arlo, a lively Apatosaurus
with a big heart. After a traumatic event unsettles Arlo’s family, he sets out
on a remarkable journey, gaining an unlikely companion along the way - a human
boy. 'The Good Dinosaur' is an extraordinary journey of self-discovery full of
thrilling adventure, hilarious characters and poignant heart.
Arlo and Spot(?) featured in some concept art from The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur comes to theaters this year on November 25th.
In the trailer the audience is introduced to the headquarters of not only Riley but her parents as well. We get an inside look at mom and see the five female emotions wearing red glasses and attempting to get support from her husband. Meanwhile, in Dad's headquarters, the mustachioed male emotions would rather think about a sports game. Hilarity ensues.
"Sir, reporting high levels of sass!"
Here's the official 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, Fear,
Anger, Disgust and Sadness. 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 voice cast includes Amy Poehler (Joy), Bill Hader (Fear), Lewis Black (Anger), Mindy Kaling (Disgust), Phyllis Smith (Sadness), Kaitlyn Dias (Riley), Diane Lane (Riley's mom), and Kyle MacLachlan (Riley's dad).
The five emotions that live in Riley's Headquarters
Pete Docter, the director of Inside Out, did a live chat on Twitter from @PixarInsideOut's account. Here are some of the highlights from the Q&A session:
@iTunesTrailers: 'Inside Out' is all about emotions personified. Which emotion
did you have the most fun bringing to life?
Pete Docter: Anger. Wait, what does that say about me?
Actually it's likely because Lewis Black was so great for the
role.
@iTunesTrailers: How did you come up with the main character Riley, and all
the emotions in her head?
Pete Docter: We did lots of research & talked to psychologists to
find what emotions science has identified. (Actually there are more than 5, but we wanted to keep it
simple for the film). For Riley we looked at our daughters & their friends.
People think we make this stuff up. Most is real life!
@iTunesTrailers: Joy is Riley’s main emotion. Which emotion is the most
significant in your mind?
Pete Docter: It’s impossible to pick one — each is important at different
times. We don’t choose emotions, they choose us. But joy seems the
most important to me - also the least logical. It's the hardest to define but
basically joy is the reason we take risks and try new things.
@iTunesTrailers: What is your biggest challenge when directing an animated
film?
Pete Docter: For this one, this world is completely new and made up —
It’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. To go in the mind, we couldn't look to toy stores or
universities or Scotland to make sure we got it right.
@UncleScout86: Matching voices to characters must be difficult but these characters are embodiments of
emotion. Was this fun casting process?
Pete Docter: All of our actors are so perfect. We looked for actors that
embodied each character and we found them!
@SebaPixar: Who will be the protagonist. Joy or Riley?
Pete Docter: Joy is our lead. But
the film has 2 stories that interrelate, and each affects the other (another
challenge).
@MicheleDNC: How did you come up with the design for the
emotions physical characters?
Pete Docter: Each is based on a shape. Sadness: teardrop. Joy: star. Fear:
raw nerve. Anger: fire brick. Disgust: broccoli. I actually love broccoli, by the way.
@FutureMrsKawaczBeing
a big Walt Disney World fan, was any part of this movie inspired by Cranium
Command?
Pete Docter: Our film takes place in the mind, not the brain (no body functions). Fun fact: I animated on Cranium Command! You can see my head in the preshow. Sad fact: Cranium Command is now closed.
@ArtisticTeaBag: What's your favorite character's design in 'Inside Out'?
Pete Docter: There are some awesome characters in Subconscious and Dream
Production you haven't seen yet... just wait!
@bets_johnson: Did you base a lot of the story of this movie
on your personal experiences moving from Minnesota to California?
Pete Docter: More growing up generally. In the film, moving is a metaphor
for growing up.
@ColetonBryan: What is your favorite part about working in
animation?
Pete Docter: Nothing you see on screen is real, yet (when
done well) people laugh and cry in response. Animation is amazing!
@DrewTailored: Was it a conscious decision, after making a
movie as far out as 'Up', to make something as internal as 'Inside Out'?
Pete Docter: It was more about finding another new place
that people have never been before. It was amazing to travel to South America,
but learning about the human mind is even more incredible. Here we got to take
people somewhere that everyone has been before, but no one has ever actually
seen.
@Alexlikesfun: After the film releases, are you hoping that
this will benefit Kids and Adults to understand others emotions better?
Pete Docter: Being aware of how people think and interact
gives you a deeper understanding of life.
Inside Out director Pete Docter (Image Source: @iTunesTrailers)
Pixar's upcoming feature film, 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, and she is guided by five emotions: Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), and Sadness (Phyllis Smith).
"Come on, group hug! You to Anger!"
USA Today announced that the next trailer for Inside Out will be released tomorrow (Dec. 10) and also revealed the voices of Riley (the eleven-year-old girl) and her parents. Riley is played by Kaitlyn Dias, and the parents are voiced by Diane Lane (Riley's mom) and Kyle MacLachlan (Riley's dad). Director Pete Docter proclaimed that the parents play a just as an important role in the film as Riley does.
"I started out doing a film about growing up, but it
turned out it's a film about me watching my kids grow up. These
parents are realizing that their kid is changing. That's difficult. But it is a
part of life. They are pivotal parts, knowing how joyful this kid Riley
used to be and the young woman she's changing into."
Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan (Images from IMDb)
Not only do we get to go inside Riley's mind (her headquarters) in Inside Out, but we get to see inside the minds of her parents as well! The Dad's headquarters a very much like a Norad missile defense site and all the emotions have mustaches. In Mom's headquarters, the emotions wear red glasses who engage in civil discussions like in ABC's show The View.
"There's our world which we're conscientious of and
looking at," says Pete Docter. "So we're driving, eating dinner, whatever. And inside our head
there's this whole rich internal dialogue and world no one else knows
about. This film gets you inside each character's
heads. We're intercutting to show what's going on inside each
of their heads behind the scenes. What seems like a
simple family dinner is actually fraught with all sorts of emotional angst and
drama."
Riley and Her Parents
The "major emotion picture" arrives to theaters on June 19th, 2015.
