Among the many upcoming Disney movies coming our way in the next several months is Pixar’s latest film, Elemental. Following the animation studio previously heading into familiar territory with last summer’s Lightyear comes an original concept that will once again have us looking at everyday life in a whole new way. This time, we’ll be putting faces of the core four elements in nature: fire, water, air and earth, and see how they might interact with each other in a city of their own. As CinemaBlend learned during a press visit to Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, California on Monday, the idea was inspired by the familial roots of longtime Pixar artist, filmmaker and voice actor Peter Sohn.
On behalf of CinemaBlend, I was among a group of journalists who got to check out the first footage of Elemental, which is a visual spectacle of creativity that interweaves Sohn’s experience of falling in love outside his culture. The director shared his influences for bringing elements to life for Pixar’s 27th feature-length animated feature with these words:
