Pixar's ELEMENTAL Footage Reaction Video - CinemaCon 2023

While at CinemaCon, Disney showed off 20 minutes of footage from Pixar’s upcoming animated film Elemental, and this movie looks like it’s going to tell a fun and sweet story. A trailer for the film has already been released, but this 20 minutes of footage offer us some additional insight into the story and characters and we talk about that in our footage reaction video here.

Disney has released a full trailer for Pixar’s upcoming animated movie Elemental, which tells the story of Ember and Wade and the unlikely relationship that they form. You see, Ember is fire and Wade is water and the two elements aren’t supposed to mix.

The movie is set in Element City, where a host of different elements live and work including air, earth, water, and fire. Ember is described as “a quick-witted and fiery woman who’s always stayed close to home in Firetown.” But, when she meets Wade, her eyes are open to a whole new world.

In the story, Ember “finally ventures out of her comfort zone to explore this spectacular world born from the imaginations of Pixar’s filmmakers and specifically crafted for the big-screen experience. Element City is inspired by big cities around the globe and embraces theorized contributions from each elemental community—from giant pine-tree-like buildings and waterfall skyscrapers to a tornado-shaped arena called Cyclone Stadium.”

The movie is directed by Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur), and he offered some insight into where this idea came from:

“The idea [for Elemental] started with my parents. As immigrants to the U.S. from Korea in the ’70s, they had no family, nothing. But they managed to create a life here in New York and just like them, many people have left their people and families to a new land, with hopes and dreams, all mixing into one big salad bowl of cultures, languages and neighborhoods.

“We were among many families who ventured to a new land with hopes and dreams -- all of us mixing into one big salad bowl of cultures, languages, and beautiful little neighborhoods. That's what led me to Elemental."

Joining the previously announced voice cast including Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie as Ember and Wade, respectively, are Ronnie del Carmen as Ember’s soon-to-be retired dad, Bernie; Shila Ommi as Ember’s love-seeking mom, Cinder; Wendi McLendon-Covey as Wade’s stormy and Air-Ball-loving boss, Gale; Catherine O’Hara as Wade’s welcoming mom, Brook; Mason Wertheimer as Ember’s admiring earth neighbor, Clod; and Joe Pera as an overgrown city bureaucrat, Fern.

The movie was produced by Denise Ream, p.g.a., and executive produced by Pete Docter, with a screenplay by John Hoberg and Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh with story by Sohn, Hoberg and Likkel and Hsueh. The film’s original score was composed and conducted by Thomas Newman.

The movie will be released in theaters on June 16th.