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| Produced by | Mary Alice Drumm |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[a] |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Elio is an upcoming American animated science fiction adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is being directed by Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian (in the latter's feature directorial debut) with additional direction by Adrian Molina, and produced by Mary Alice Drumm.[2][3][4] The film stars the voices of Yonas Kibreab, Jameela Jamil, Brad Garrett, and Zoe Saldaña. It follows an eleven-year-old boy named Elio Solis (Kibreab) who accidentally becomes the intergalactic Ambassador of planet Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens for making contact. Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and survive a series of formidable trials.
The film was officially announced at the D23 Expo in September 2022, with Molina and Drumm already attached to the project as director and producer respectively, while Kibreab and America Ferrera were revealed to be cast in the lead voice roles of Elio and his mother, respectively. Jamil and Garrett joined the cast in June 2023. In August 2024, it was announced that Ferrera left the project due to scheduling conflicts and she would be replaced by Saldaña as Elio's aunt, while Shi and Sharafian would replace Molina as the directors though he still retains a director credit.[b][4]
Elio is scheduled to be released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on June 13, 2025.
- ^ a b Julie & T.J. (August 9, 2024). "Pixar at the 2024 D23 Expo – News Consolidation". Pixar Post. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ @Pixar (September 10, 2022). "Starring America Ferrera as Olga Solis and Yonas Kibreab as Elio. Directed by Adrian Molina & Produced by Mary Alice Drumm, Disney and Pixar's Elio lands in Spring 2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik; Grobar, Matt (September 10, 2022). "Elio: Pixar Sets New Pic About 11-Year-Old Boy Beamed Into Space; America Ferrera Stars & Coco's Adrian Molina Directs". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Taylor, Drew (August 10, 2024). "Pixar Chief Pete Docter Talks New Elio Directors, Story and Casting Changes | Exclusive". TheWrap. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
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