Mary Alice Drum Producer Elio? Wall E. Buzz Lightyear and other SF genres
Jun 17, 2025
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Drum producer Mary Alice said at a video press conference for Disney and Pixar's new animation `Elio' on the 17th that `I wanted to show a different result from previous Pixar science fiction films.'
"Elio", which will be released on the 18th, is an emotional adventure film in which Elio, a loner who felt alone on Earth, is suddenly summoned to space one day and meets a special friend. The film drew high expectations as the talented production team, who led Pixar's major works, participated in the film. It was also directed by Domisi, who participated in the series `Elemental' and Inside Out', Madeleine Sharapian, who co-directed and wrote 'Coco'The Miracle of the One Day', and Adrian Molina, who co-directed and wrote 'Coco'. Three-time Academy Award-winning animated feature film producer Pete Drum contributed as executive producer for "Up", "Inside Out", "Soul", and co-producers Mary Alice Drum contributed as producer for "Merida and the Magic Forest", "Good Dino", and "Coco".
Drum producer Mary Alice identified the attractiveness of 'Elio'. He was sure to go differently from the SF genres 'Wall-E' and 'Buzz Lightyear'"The two directors are really good at space horror. There's a surreal scene of clones, and there's a scene of homage to 'Toy Story'"But 'Elio' wanted to show a new side that was different from previous Pixar science fiction films." The two directors had such a deep understanding of science fiction that they made good use of typical clichés but added fun of subversion and beat," he said.
Then "Elio looks like a scary monster in the scene where he reveals his teeth when he first meets Gloden, but as soon as he opens his mouth, he is seen as such a cute and lovely character. In the meantime, I've seen several scenes in which the main character is kidnapped in movies with iconic aliens, and it was recreated as a pleasant scene, not a scary one in 'Elio' 'Elio' is a space adventure, but it's a fun work with unexpected surprise elements' he added.
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