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[This story contains spoilers from season one of Paradise.]

By now, everyone should be caught up on Paradise.

After becoming a runaway streaming hit when it launched on Hulu in early 2025, the Dan Fogelman-created post-apocalyptic drama then became a linear hit when ABC re-aired the season weekly in the spring. Now, for the trifecta, the Sterling K. Brown-starring saga just picked up four Emmy nominations this week, landing more nods in top categories than even awards experts predicted.

Safe to say, Paradise is a hit and people are watching. The Hollywood Reporter previously spoke with executive producer John Hoberg, who wrote the groundbreaking seventh episode, “The Day.” That penultimate episode of season one flashed back in time to reveal to viewers what exactly happened on the day of the extinction-level event that preceded the beginning of the series.

Paradise viewers had been imagining how the show’s world ended ever since the twisty premiere. But nothing...

Exclusive: Veteran writer-producers John Hoberg and Kat Likkel (Elemental) have signed to write Alloy Entertainment’s animated feature Christmas Forever, based on Penguin/Random House children’s book of the same name by Elysa Koplovitz Dutton.

A first-time author, Koplovitz Dutton is the executive vice president of film at Alloy Entertainment. She’ll produce alongside Alloy’s president and chief creative officer, Leslie Morgenstein, in the company’s first foray into animation.

Christmas Forever takes place on Christmas Eve, watching as a group of ornaments, tired of being stuck in storage all year, devise an escape plan to the North Pole where it will be Christmas forever.

Writing partners Hoberg and Likkel were two of the three scribes on Disney/Pixar’s Elemental, starring Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie, which last year earned nearly $500 million at the worldwide box office, and collected a slew of honors including Oscar, BAFTA and...

“Hacks,” “Fellow Travelers,” “Black Cake” and Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” were among the big winners on Thursday as Humanitas revealed its 2024 Humanitas Prize recipients. The ceremony, held at Avalon Hollywood, revealed honors in nine juried categories, including TV, film and documentary fields.

“We actually got something friends,” “Origin” filmmaker Ava DuVernay said in accepting the award for drama feature — which had been previously snubbed through last year’s Oscars season. “We went through that whole awards gauntlet, and then this popped up in the summer, and I thought, ‘wow, they’re kind of off kilter for the award season!’ Because they don’t care about that… they’re doing something different. This award show that is about doing something with this medium that matters. Yes, entertainment matters, but we have such a powerful voice, such a powerful platform. So I commend everyone that’s trying to say something.”

Max’s “Hacks” Season 3 episode “Yes,...

The most expensive animated movies of all time are all from the 2010s or later, suggesting that inflation is at least part of rising costs. However, some of the iconic animated movies that changed animation forever required a larger budget to account for the new technologies the movie's team pioneered. Still, it would appear that most animators have a ceiling when it comes to their budget, even when their movies are regularly successful.

Pixar accounts for most of the most expensive animated movies, but never spends more than $200 million. The best Pixar movies are proof enough that the studio knows what it is doing, and has reason enough to be confident in spending the extra money or sticking to a budget. However, when working with the material of two of the best Disney movies of all time, executives decided to dish out even more money to make sure the movie was made correctly.

Elemental's surprising success paved the way for Inside Out 2's record-breaking box office run despite a lackluster opening weekend. Pixar learned from Elemental's comeback to make Inside Out 2 a massive hit by focusing on a clearer core concept and strong trailers. While sequels are inevitable, Pixar still needs to prioritize original movies like Elemental to maintain its unique storytelling appeal.

Pixar must be thrilled to see Inside Out 2 dominate the box office and continuously break records, but the studio must not forget about its $496 million success from the previous year. After the Covid-19 pandemic and Disney's habits made audiences more used to seeing Pixar's animated movies at home, questions about their future at the box office became much larger. Disappointing results for Onward and Lightyear, coupled with Turning Red, Soul, and Luca going straight to Disney+, had alarm bells sounding when Elemental's opening weekend disappointed...

Humanitas has announced nominations for the 2024 Humanitas Prize in nine juried categories, including TV, film and documentary fields. Noms in the comedy field include “Hacks,” “The Simpsons,” “Girls5eva” and “Act Your Age,” while drama entrants include “The Crown,” “The Morning Show,” “Station 19” and “Black Cake.”

“For fifty years, The Humanitas Prizes have recognized writers who explore the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way, with stories that entertain and uplift audiences,” said Humanitas executive director Michelle Franke. “The Humanitas Prizes champion work that enhances the lives of viewers, even if these projects are not always rewarded by the marketplace.”

Humanitas has tapped actors/writers June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer as host of this year’s Humanitas Prizes event, which will take place on Thursday, September 12 (three days before the Emmy Awards) at Avalon Hollywood. The 2024 New Voices Fellowship, David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award and Carol Mendelsohn...

Pixar is well known for its most successful franchises, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. These popular films have made the studio a dominant force in children's entertainment. However, the animation studio has some exceptional standalone films that shouldn't be overlooked. Some of its most successful standalone films include Up, Ratatouille, and Coco.

These animated films are not just the best without sequels but among the most respected and beloved stories by Pixar. Even less popular standalone movies, such as Elemental and Turning Red, resonate with a dedicated audience that enjoys the imagery, narrative, and themes presented. Disney's Pixar may thrive off of the profits of its sensational franchises, but it has a dozen great standalone films.

Elemental (2023) Is Visually Stunning

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Like many Disney and Pixar films, Elemental is set in a fantastical world in which the residents of Element City...

Pixar Animation has become known for its hard-hitting, thought-provoking movies that hit at many difficult life topics. Adults and children alike adore these films for their emotional resonance. While most Pixar films have some sort of evocative impact, some characters have more tragic stories than others.

The most tragic Pixar characters either have dark pasts or deal with some heavy issues in their present. They tend to struggle more than their counterparts, and they often have a lot to overcome in their stories. Even if they have happy endings by their film's conclusion, these tragic Pixar characters are put through the wringer before the final curtain.

Ember Lumen is Under a Lot of Pressure

Elemental PGAdventureComedy 7/10

Follows Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, earth- and air-residents live together.

DirectorPeter SohnRelease DateJune 16, 2023CastLeah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del CarmenWritersJohn Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda HsuehRuntime1 hour 41 minutesMain GenreAnimationProducerDenise ReamProduction CompanyWalt Disney Pictures,...

Pixar's Elemental was one of the films that the giant production company Disney released in 2023, and lead actress Leah Lewis addressed the possibility of a sequel.

Speaking to The Direct, the actress, who voiced Ember alongside Mamoudou Athie’s Wade, talked about the possibility of a sequel. Elemental followed a very improbable couple: Ember, a fire element, and Wade, a water element. The film premiered in 2023, and so far, there is no information about a sequel. However, Lewis admitted that she "would hope for that."

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"Oh, my goodness. If I had the details, I would probably not be allowed to [say]. But I would hope for that.," Lewis said. "But I do not have any details on that. I hope so, though." The actress has...

The lead actress for Disney Pixar’s Elemental shared an update on her involvement in its potential sequel, Elemental 2.

Leah Lewis voiced Ember alongside Mamoudou Athie’s Wade. While the two started on rocky footing, they eventually turned out to be a pretty sweet couple, getting a happy ending by the time the credits rolled.

As for what’s next, Elemental writers John Hoberg and Kat Likkel confirmed last year to The Direct that they had a scrapped idea to introduce Ember and Wade’s child: "a steam baby."

Read full article on The Direct.

2023 has come and gone, and for movies, another year is in the global box office record books. Despite some notable highs, the defining story of 2023's box office is one of stagnation and disappointment. After 2022 made it look like the theatrical market was recovering after the Covid-19 pandemic, with three movies crossing a billion dollars worldwide and a strong bottom end supported by major franchises, 2023 has failed to carry that momentum.

2023 was the year when cracks started to show in the reliable franchise model that's dominated Hollywood for the last two decades. Break-out original films, like Barbie and Oppenheimer, plugged some of the gaps, but not all of them. Yet despite the financial pessimism, critics agree that 2023 has been the best year in film since the pandemic, outside of the major franchises.

Elemental Was a Sleeper Hit Elemental; $496,382,801

Elemental 7/10

Follows Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, earth- and air-residents live together.

Since the academy expanded the Best Picture category at the Oscars in 2010, Best Original Screenplay has gone to writers of a wide-range of genres: dramas; comedies (“Midnight in Paris”); biopics; true-life stories (“Spotlight”); memoirs (“Belfast”); period pictures (“Django Unchained”); war movies (“The Hurt Locker”); sci-fi (“Her”), thrillers horror (“Get Out”) and fantasies (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) . (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2023 Oscar predictions for Best Original Screenplay.)

Regardless of the type of film, a nominee needs broad academy support to win this race. Indeed, all 14 of the most recent Best Original Screenplay winners were, at the least, Best Picture nominees. And seven of them won the big prize, bringing the total number of Best Picture champs with Oscar-winning original screenplays to 18. By comparison, 42 films have done this on the adapted side including the 2022 double dipper “Coda.”

In 2023 all five nominees for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards were crafted by writer/directors.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Elemental, the Pixar pic directed by Peter Sohn.

Launching with a world premiere as the closing-night film at May’s Cannes Film Festival, Elemental was penned by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hseuh, based on a story by the writers and Sohn about a fantastical place called Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air-residents live together.

The plot follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (Leah Lewis), a new arrival to the city whose friendship with go-with-the-flow Wade (Mamoudou Athie) challenges not only her beliefs about the world they live in, but the person she wants to be.

The idea germinated from Sohn’s own experiences; like Ember, he was a second-generation immigrant whose parents moved from Korea to New York City. That starting point helped to form the film’s themes of fitting in to a new place,...

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Quick Answer: Stream the animated feature on Disney+ or rent/buy the film on Amazon Prime Video.

Elemental, the Disney/Pixar hit featuring a slow-burning romance (literally) between elemental star-crossed lovers is now available to stream online. Even though the animated feature dropped in theaters in June, you can watch from home on Disney+.

Elemental also marks the first Pixar film to focus on romance at the heart of its story.

Pixar’s Elemental is an original feature film set in Element City, where residents of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. Directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream, Elemental features a screenplay by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh, and stars the voices of Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie as Ember and Wade.

Elemental is available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 26.

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The Disney and Pixar film “Elemental” had a strong start on Disney+, with the film pulling in 26.4 million views in its first five days of streaming availability.

Per Disney, that makes “Elemental” the most-watched movie premiere of the year on the service and among the top 10 movie premieres they have ever had. For context, Disney defines a view as total stream time divided by runtime, just like Netflix recently started doing. The film became available on Disney+ on Sept. 13. Disney also says “Elemental” has become the most viewed animated movie premiere since Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” was released in March 2022, as well as the most-viewed Disney+ movie premiere of all time in Latin America, just ahead of “Turning Red.”

By comparison, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” debuted with 1.625 billion minutes viewed in its first five days of availability on Disney+, which translates to approximately 10.8 million views.

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Disney and Pixar announced on Monday that their animated feature Elemental, starring Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie, has scored the biggest movie premiere of the year to date on Disney+, earning 26.4 million views in its first five days on the service.

The result, calculated by dividing total stream time by runtime, positions the film as one of the Top 10 in the history of the streamer, as far as premieres. The flick directed by Peter Sohn is the most viewed-animated feature to come out of Disney/Pixar since Turning Red was released last March and has also notably bested that Oscar-nominated Domee Shi pic with the biggest Latin American Disney+ movie premiere of all time.

Elemental is set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth-, and Air-residents live together. The story follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (Lewis), whose friendship with the sappy and go-with-the-flow Wade (Athie) challenges not only her...

Elemental, the slow-burning Disney/Pixar hit is now available to stream online. The animated feature film hit theaters in June, but is now available to watch from home on Disney+. Even better news: Elemental arrives on the heels of a new Disney+ promotion, that gets you access to the streaming service for just $1.99 a month (regularly $7.99).

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When Is Elemental Streaming Online?

Elemental hits streaming services online on Wednesday, with the animated film streaming exclusively on Disney+.

Prefer to own the film? You can purchase a digital download of Elemental on Amazon for $19.99. It’s also available on Amazon as a Blu-ray/DVD, with bonus filmmaker commentary and deleted scenes.

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How to Watch Elemental Online

Want to watch Elemental online? The only way to stream the Pixar film right now is through Disney+, which lets you watch Elemental on your computer, tablet, phone or smart TV.

Disney and Pixar‘s Elemental is coming to Disney+ on September 13, 2023, bringing Peter Sohn’s bustling world of atmospheric forces to subscribers excited to experience the latest visually splendiferous from the studio that brought us Toy Story, Onward, Brave, The Incredibles, and more!

The original feature film begins streaming on Disney+ on September 13—also debuting that day is the making-of documentary “Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental,” and Pixar Animation Studios’ short “Carl’s Date,” featuring the fan-favorite talking dog Dug.

Per Disney’s official press release:

Elemental is among 2023’s top 10-grossing films worldwide, earning $480 million in global box office. Set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air residents live together, the original feature film introduces Ember (voice of Leah Lewis), whose friendship with a fun and sappy guy named Wade (voice of Mamoudou Athie) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. Directed by Peter Sohn,...

Disney and Pixar’s Elemental is headed to Disney+ next week. The hit animated feature film will begin streaming on the service on September 13. Also hitting the streamer that day are the making-of documentary Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental and Pixar Animation Studios’ short Carl’s Date, featuring everyone’s favorite talking dog, Dug.

Elemental is among 2023’s top 10-grossing films worldwide, earning $480 million in global box office. Set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air-residents live together, the original feature film introduces Ember, voiced by Leah Lewis, whose friendship with a fun and sappy guy named Wade (Mamoudou Athie) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

Elemental is directed by Peter Sohn from a screenplay by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh with story by Sohn, Hoberg & Likkel and Hsueh. Film is produced by Denise Ream, p.g.a., and executive produced by Pete Docter.

Disney+ customers can start streaming Pixar’s “Elemental” animated adventure next week.

“Elemental” will hit Disney+ worldwide on Sept. 13, coming 89 days after the movie’s theatrical open. Alongside the streaming premiere of “Elemental,” Disney+ also will debut that day the making-of documentary “Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental,” as well as Pixar Animation Studios short “Carl’s Date,” featuring the fan-favorite talking dog Dug from 2009’s “Up.”

At the box office, “Elemental” stumbled out of the gate with the worst opening weekend in Pixar’s history — before rebounding over the subsequent theatrical run. In 11 weeks, the film grossed $153.6 million domestically with a global haul of $480 million, per Box Office Mojo.

“Elemental” is set in Element City, where Fire, Water, Earth and Air residents live together. The feature film introduces Ember (voiced by Leah Lewis), whose friendship with a fun and sappy guy named Wade (Mamoudou Athie) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

There appear to be some misconceptions about the box office returns for Disney and Pixar‘s Elemental. The emotional animated feature is entering its seventh week in theaters, and according to Disney, it’s a significant success for the studio. The numbers don’t lie, and Elemental is burning brightly with $425.2M in worldwide receipts. Elemental might have started slowly with a $29.5M domestic debut, but it’s picked up steam in the weeks since.

If you’re asking yourself how the film could endure after a disappointing start, look no further than its 93% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and “A” grade on CinemaScore. Metrics matter to general audiences, and these sites could have boosted people’s confidence in shelling out dollars for tickets to the show. There’s something to be said for positive word of mouth too. Elemental reviewed well with most critics, including JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray,...

If you think Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract” is a bop, wait until you see what Disney and Pixar do with the concept when Elemental comes to Digital and physical platforms in the coming weeks! That’s right, folks! Get ready to enter Element City, where the fiery Ember Lumen and the go-with-the-flow Wade Ripple are about to discover what happens when fire meets water in Pixar Animation Studios‘ dazzling and imaginative Elemental, which debuts on all major digital platforms August 15 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD September 26.

Here’s the official synopsis for Elemental:

Elemental is an original feature film set in Element City, where residents of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted, and fiery young woman whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. Directed by...

Features the voices of: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, Mason Wertheimer, Joe Pera | Written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda Hsueh | Directed by Peter Sohn

Directed by Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur), Elemental is the 27th film from animation studio Pixar, whose films are so reliably emotional that they might as well come with a will-make-you-cry guarantee. True to form, Elemental sticks closely to the Pixar formula, mixing a high concept with a strong central metaphor to tell an extremely sweet love story that’s certain to make you shed a tear or two.

Many of Pixar’s films essentially ask, ‘What if such-and-such a thing had feelings and emotions?”, whether it’s toys in Toy Story or emotions themselves in Inside Out (still one of Pixar’s best). This time round, that concept applies to the elements, namely fire, water, earth and air,...

In Elemental fire, water, earth, and air co-exist in Element City, although they live relatively separate lives, with elements never intermingling. However, this all changes when Wade, an emotional water element, and Ember, a quick-tempered fire element, work together to try and save her family's shop. The pair grows closer, and as they spend more time together, unexpected feelings develop that could change the makeup of Element City forever.

Elemental is directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream, the team behind The Good Dinosaur. It was co-written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh, with Sohn working closely with them to create the story, pulling from his own life experiences. Elemental stars Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara, Mason Wertheimer, Joe Pera, and Matt Yang King.

Related: 12 Elemental Easter Eggs & Pixar References

Screen Rant spoke with composer Thomas Newman about creating music for Pixar's Elemental.

Elemental stars with the four elements of water, air, earth, and fire co-existing peacefully in Element City. However, they live relatively separate lives, with Ember, a hot-headed fire element, and her family running a store in Firetown. When Wade, an overly emotional water element and city inspector, is sucked through the pipes and notes a number of violations, Ember's family legacy is in danger. She and Wade work together to try and save her family's store and slowly grow closer, with feelings developing. Although it breaks a cardinal rule about elements mixing, Wade and Ember's feelings could change Element City forever as opposites attract and create something entirely new.

Director Peter Sohn and producer Denise Ream, the team behind The Good Dinosaur, joined forces once again to bring Pixar's newest movie, Elemental, to the big screen. Elemental was co-written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh, with Sohn...

Note: The following John Hoberg and Kat Likkel interview discusses major spoilers for “Elemental.”

With “Elemental” now in theaters, audiences are seeing the beauty of both Element City and the love story between a fire element named Ember (voiced by Leah Lewis) and a water element named Wade (voiced by Mamoudou Athie). They’re also seeing how emotionally charged and, at times, sad their love story can be.

Screenwriters John Hoberg and Kat Likkel came onto the story in 2019, after three previous versions of the script had already been workshopped. Speaking with TheWrap, the pair laughed about how their version was the first to introduce the concept of Wade dying to save Ember.

“Our first version was the fourth version, and he didn’t die in the previous three, so I guess that was our first contribution: killing Wade,” Hoberg said.

Throughout the movie, the audience sees Ember and Wade...

Pixar's Elemental marked a major first in the animation studio's long history, introducing a non-binary character to its long list of iconic animated figures.

Actor Kai Ava Hauser, who is also nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, announced on social media that Lake Ripple identifies as nonbinary, marking the first nonbinary character in Pixar's history. Hauser wrote, "I got to play Pixar's first nonbinary character! Meet Lake! I voice Lake in the new movie [Elemental]! I'm seeing it in theaters tonight with my friends, so you can catch it in theaters too if you wanna see them."

Related: New Elemental Clip Makes Rainbows of Fire and Water

Big Announcement I got to play Pixar's first nonbinary character! Meet Lake! I voice Lake in the new movie #Elemental! I'm seeing it in theaters tonight with my friends, so you can catch it in theaters too if you wanna see them.

Disney and Pixar’s latest animated feature, “Elemental,” is a charming drama about family and identity, centering the story of two elements, Ember and Wade, who fall in love with each other. Many different themes are tackled within, from questions of personal identity to the struggles of immigration. But at a certain point Ember talks about how, as a fire element who can cause things to ignite just by standing next to them, the “world is not designed for me.”

My ears immediately perked up when I heard that line. As a disabled person, I say this regularly because the world is definitely not designed with me in mind, or most disabled people for that matter. Director Peter Sohn and co-screenwriters John Hoberg and Kat Likkel didn’t intend to tell a disabled story, but the story they told is one that does resonate with marginalized people. “The idea of...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on June 15th, reviewing “Elemental,” the latest animated film from Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Studios. In theaters on June 16th.

Rating: 3.0/5.0

In a city where the elements of fire, water, earth, and air in the form of clouds live together, a fire woman named Ember (voice of Leah Lewis) and a water guy named Wade (Mamoudou Athie) meet cute when the shop of Ember’s father Bernie (Ronnie del Carmen), which is being inspected by Wade and his boss, city bureaucrat Gale Cumulus (Wendi McLendon-Covey). The potential couple are about to discover something elemental … how much they actually have in common.

”Elemental” opens in theaters on June 16th. Featuring the voices of Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Wendy McLendon-Covey, Shila Ommie and Catherine O’Hara. Written by John Hoberg and Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh.

Elemental examines the age-old question of whether opposites attract. In Element City, air, water, earth, and fire coexist peacefully for the most part, although the elements tend not to mix. Wade, an overly emotional water element, and Ember, a quick-to-anger fire element, become an unlikely duo as they work together to save her family's shop. They slowly learn more about one another, grow closer, and eventually begin to develop feelings for each other. Although this goes against the norm, Ember and Wade's unexpected feelings could change Element City forever.

The team behind The Good Dinosaur teams up once again, with Peter Sohn directing Elemental and Denise Ream serving as his producer. John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh co-wrote the script for Elemental, but Sohn helped co-create the story with them, with much of it based on his own life experiences. Elemental stars Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen,...

Elemental is set in Element City, where fire, water, air, and earth live together. Although the elements don't mix, Wade, a water element, and Ember, a fire element, become an unlikely pair as they work together to help her family's business. Along the way, they grow closer, slowly falling for one another. Elemental examines the age-old idea that opposites attract, with Wade and Ember potentially changing everything because of their unexpected feelings.

Elemental is directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream. Elemental is written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh, although the story hits close to home for Sohn, with much of it based on his own life experiences. Elemental stars Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara, Mason Wertheimer, Joe Pera, and Matt Yang King.

Related: "Understanding This Planet Was A Brain Teaser": How Elemental Designed Element City...

The new Pixar and Disney animated feature “Elemental” has several classic film inspirations behind it, ranging all the way from the 1967 romantic drama “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” to 1974’s “Godfather 2” (you read that right).

For director Peter Sohn, no film was off-limits for a story that held deep personal connection to him. “Films that took cities and made them into characters. The beautiful Gordon Willis cinematography of ‘Manhattan’ or ‘Annie Hall.’ ‘Amelie,’ how they made Paris into a postcard, but then love stories from ‘Sense and Sensibility’ to ‘Moonstruck,'” Sohn told TheWrap.

But whether the film is considered a romantic comedy is a point of contention between the cast and the writers. “Whenever people call this a rom-com — not to disagree, there are obviously romantic elements — but, for me, this movie has been always primarily about family,” said Mamoudou Athie, who plays Wade in the film.

John Hoberg and Kat Likkel,...

Chicago – What does an actor do after a successful run of a TV series? If you are Wendi McLendon-Covey, late of “The Goldbergs,” it’s an animation voiceover gig for Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Studios latest release, “Elemental.” McLendon-Covey is the voice of Gale Cumulus, a city official in a wondrous mix of elements.

In a city where fire, water, earth, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman named Ember (voice of Leah Lewis) and a go-with-the-flow watery guy named Wade (Mamoudou Athie) meet cute as the shop of Ember’s father Bernie (Ronnie del Carmen). Wade is a city inspector, scrutinizing Bernie’s establishment, and he kicks the paperwork upstairs to his boss Gale Cumulus (Wendi McLendon-Covey). The potential fire and water couple are about to discover something elemental … how much they actually have in common.

Wendi McLendon-Covey (inset) Voices Gale in ‘Elemental’

Photo credit: Pixar...

Elemental Photo: Disney/Pixar At its core, Elemental is a story about the challenges that come with being burdened with outsized expectations. Pixar’s latest follows Ember, a fiery young woman who finds herself veering away from the life her immigrant father dreamed up for her after she meets and...

ElementalPhoto: Disney/Pixar

At its core, Elemental is a story about the challenges that come with being burdened with outsized expectations. Pixar’s latest follows Ember, a fiery young woman who finds herself veering away from the life her immigrant father dreamed up for her after she meets and falls...

Disney and Pixar’s Elemental opens in theaters on June 16. Check out the new trailer celebrating Pixar Animation Studios’ New Short “Carl’s Date”.

The short opens June 16 exclusively in theaters in front of the film. Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award winner Bob Peterson and produced by Kim Collins, “Carl’s Date” goes home with Carl Fredricksen (voice of Ed Asner) and his lovable talking dog, Dug (voice of Peterson), who were introduced in Pixar’s Oscar®-winning feature “Up.” Moviegoers will catch up with Carl as he reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl’s pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends—if you’re a dog.

“Elemental” is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City,...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Elemental and the start of the Tribeca Film Festival.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts premiere

Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe, Liza Koshy, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Peter Cullen and Pete Davidson walked the red carpet in Brooklyn on Monday for the U.S. premiere of the latest Transformers flick.

Peter Dinklage, Lauren Vélez, Pete Davidson, Tobe Nwigwe, David Sobolov, Ron Perlman, Tongayi Chirisa, Steven Caple Jr., Peter Cullen, Cristo Fernández, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos and Liza Koshy Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback and Tobe Nwigwe

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The Tiny Beautiful Things team, including star Kathryn Hahn, attended an FYC event in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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Enter the contest below for the chance to win a pair of passes to attend an advance screening of Elemental on Wednesday, June 14th at 7:00pm at the Mjr Troy!

Disney and Pixar’s Elemental is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

About The Film Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Cast: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Mason Wertheimer, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, Shila Ommi. Ronnie del Carmen, Joe Pera Director: Peter Sohn Screenplay: John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda Hsueh Producer: Denise Ream

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Directed by Pixar veteran Peter Sohn with a script by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh, Elemental is as gorgeous as audiences have come to expect from the animation studio. But the craft behind Pixar's films has only ever been part of the formula to their greatest successes. A deft melding of creative world-building and a compelling human story are the other keys to the best stories from the studio, even when the main characters are far from human.

While Elemental is lacking in the former, its emotional throughline is a well-executed and occasionally powerful tale of a first-generation immigrant falling in love with someone society says she shouldn't be with. Elemental is impressive, stirring, and absolutely gorgeous, but a little more character complexity and fewer gags would have made it even more special.

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Elemental takes place in the fantastical world of Element City,...

The beloved animation studio Pixar has revealed a new look at their upcoming rom-com drama, Elemental, courtesy of a stunning 4Dx poster. This latest look at Elemental puts main characters Ember and Wade at its center, with the pair attempting to navigate their way around Element City, a metropolis inhabited by personifications of the four main elements, fire, water, earth, and air.

4Dx is arguably the best way to see Elemental, considering it gets viewers to viscerally experience the actual elements themselves. You can check out the new Elemental 4Dx poster below and learn more about the film and the format.

Elemental is all set to be led by Leah Lewis as Ember Lumen and Mamoudou Athie as Wade Ripple, with the duo of opposing elements growing closer as the story progresses as they slowly discover how much they actually have in common.

The rest of the cast behind Elemental...

The first reviews for Pixar's Elemental have arrived from the Cannes International Film Festival. Directed by Peter Sohn and written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh, the movie stars Mamoudou Athie and Leah Lewis as Wade Ripple and Ember Lumen, respectively. Both characters are made from completely different elements, but slowly realize throughout the movie how much they have in common while living in a world where all elements live together.

Critics who attended Elemental's first screening at Cannes have now begun to share their thoughts on Pixar's latest summer offering. While some have praised the movie as one of Pixar's best in recent memory, others were left with mixed feelings about the end result, feeling that its beautiful visuals don't make up for its surface-level exploration of its themes. Check out what critics are saying below:

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Vocally, Athie is a comic...

Everyone has their favorite Pixar movie — mine is Coco, with Wall-e and Ratatouille very close seconds — and no matter which title you prefer in the game-changing animation studio’s catalogue, almost every one of them feels unique. (The Cars and Toy Story sequels aside, although even some of those were fresh and original).

But in the last few years, Pixar, which Disney purchased for more than $7 billion back in 2006, has failed to deliver the goods like it used to. Soul was ambitious but played too much like a jazzy riff on Inside Out. Luca was fun in the Italian sun but also too slight. Lightyear was an unnecessary spinoff of a great franchise that should have ended as a trilogy.

Which brings us to Elemental. The studio’s 27th feature, has, well, all the elements that make up a great Pixar movie: A high-concept pitch that could only be rendered...

The wonderful folks at Pixar Animation are ready to unleash their 27th feature with the imaginative "Elemental." Drawing inspiration from director Peter Sohn's youth growing up as a second-generation immigrant in New York City, the film is a celebration of cultural and ethnic diversity, wrapped in a heartwarming romantic comedy. The story is said to be inspired by films like "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Moonstruck," and "Amélie," but is presented in a way that appeals to audiences of all ages.

"Elemental" is also one of Pixar's most ambitious films to date, with producer Denise Ream telling Total Film Magazine, "We knew it was going to be hard. We didn't know it was going to be as hard as it was." As all of the characters are different elements, they all move in entirely different ways. Considering the film showcases an entire city of different elemental folk interacting with one another,...

Disney previewed 20 minutes of Pixar’s Elemental on Wednesday at CinemaCon, ahead of its May 27 world premiere at Cannes and June 16 theatrical release.

Directed by Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur), produced by Denise Ream and exec produced by Pete Docter, Elemental is set in Element City, where fire, water, land and air residents live together. Its themes include connection, celebrating differences, and finding your place in the world.

The story follows Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman whose friendship with a sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in, where “elements don’t mix.” Leah Lewis is the voice of Ember; Mamoudou Athie voices Wade.

The footage, screened in 3D, begins as various elements arrive by boat and sub to Element City. On arrival, Ember’s parents find a room to rent and welcome a baby Ember into the world. They opens...

The 2023 Nantucket Film Festival, running June 21-26, with kick off with four films on its opening day lineup. For the 12th consecutive year, a Disney and Pixar movie will open the festival with “Elemental,” which premieres in May at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Also on Day 1 are Sophie Barthes’ “The Pod Generation,” coming off stops at Sundance and Sarasota — Barthes will also receive the inaugural Maria Mitchell Visionary Award for the film; SXSW-premiere documentary “Joan Baez I am a Noise,” with Baez herself in attendance; and Austrian documentary “Patrick and the Whale,” which premiered at TIFF 2022.

Recent Bleecker Street acquisition “Jules,” starring Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Jane Curtin, will be the closing-night film.

Guests announced to be in attendance include Michaela Watkins (“You Hurt My Feelings”), Allison Williams (“M3GAN”), Lola Tung (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”), Graham Greene (“Dances with Wolves”), and Julio Torres (“Problemista”).

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Pixar Animation Studios returns to the globally revered Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of its all-new original feature film Elemental on May 27, ahead of its theatrical release on June 16. Debuting out of competition as the closing film of the 76th edition of the festival, Elemental is the fourth film from the storied studio to be selected for the event and joins previous favorites Up, Inside Out, and Soul.

Set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land-, and air-residents live together. Elemental introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

Pete Docter, Pixar’s chief creative officer, said this year’s return to Cannes is particularly special for the studio. “As we all emerge from our pandemic cocoons and come together in story rooms, animation dailies and impromptu brainstorming sessions,...

Disney and Pixar are returning to the Cannes Film Festival with the world premiere of their latest collaboration, “Elemental.”

Positioned as the closing night film of the fest’s 76th edition on May 27, “Elemental” marks Pixar’s return to the Croisette, following world premieres of “Up,” “Inside Out” and “Soul.”

Pete Docter, Pixar’s chief creative officer, said in a statement Tuesday that the studio’s return to Cannes was particularly special this year, having come out of years-long restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic.

“As we all emerge from our pandemic cocoons and come together in story rooms, animation dailies and impromptu brainstorming sessions, it’s a joy and honor to have Pixar back on La Croisette,” he said. “Directed by the extraordinary storyteller Peter Sohn, ‘Elemental’ is so funny, full of heart and, frankly, stunning to see. It was created for audiences to experience on the big screen and...

The 2023 Cannes Film Festival has all the elements of global appeal.

After previously announcing controversial film “Jeanne du Barry” as the opening night selection, Disney/Pixar’s “Elemental” has been revealed as the closing night film. The Peter Sohn-directed feature is Pixar’s 27th film, and its world premiere will take place at 2023 Cannes on May 27, playing out of competition.

“Elemental” marks the fourth Pixar film to be selected for a Cannes premiere, following “Up,” “Inside Out,” and “Soul.” The feature also boasts an opening short film titled “Carl’s Date,” tied to the “Up” universe.

The film is set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember (voiced by Leah Lewis), a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade (voiced by Mamoudou Athie) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

It’s all elemental when Disney’s Pixar releases another classic feature.

“Elemental” is an upcoming animated ensemble comedy where characters are made out of the earth’s elements like air, fire, water, and dirt. A woman made of fire (Leah Lewis) and a man made of water (Mamoudou Athie) find out that their differences aren’t so different after all, despite not being able to touch.

Disney and Pixar’s latest is an original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember (Lewis), a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade (Athie) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

The voice cast also includes Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, Mason Wertheimer, and Joe Pera.

Peter Sohn directs from a script by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel,...