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New Elio Footage Beams Into D23 2024
Pixar treated D23 attendees to a new look at its new movie Elio, showing our titular hero arriving in the Communiverse. At this galactic location, he is mistaken for the ruler of Earth. Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter said the movie "speaks of our struggle to make connections on planet Earth." We also got to take a sneak peek at some kind of amoeba-looking creature and a strange caterpillar alien.Zoe Saldana plays Elio’s aunt in Elio (played by Yonas Kibreab) #D23 pic.twitter.com/uCaaJD1nqj— IGN (@IGN) August 10, 2024 Zoe Saldana also took the stage and was revealed as a new cast member, taking the role of Elio's aunt. She joins The Good Place's Jameela Jamil and Everybody Loves Raymond's Brad Garrett, America Ferrera and Yonas Kibreab.Elio was first announced at D23 in 2022 and originally slated for a 2024 release. The movie will now be released on June 13, 2025. It's directed by Adrian Molina, who served as the screenwriter and co-director of Coco, and produced by Coco's associate producer Mary Alice Drumm."For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new movie 'Elio,' the universe calls back," The official description reads. "The original feature film introduces Elio, an underdog with an active imagination who finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be. "For more out of D23 2024, check out our roundup of everything announced at the massive Disney Entertainment Showcase.
Pixar treated D23 attendees to a new look at its new movie Elio, showing our titular hero arriving in the Communiverse. At this galactic location, he is mistaken for the ruler of Earth. Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter said the movie "speaks of our struggle to make connections on planet Earth." We also got to take a sneak peek at some kind of amoeba-looking creature and a strange caterpillar alien.
Zoe Saldana plays Elio’s aunt in Elio (played by Yonas Kibreab) #D23 pic.twitter.com/uCaaJD1nqj— IGN (@IGN) August 10, 2024
Zoe Saldana also took the stage and was revealed as a new cast member, taking the role of Elio's aunt. She joins The Good Place's Jameela Jamil and Everybody Loves Raymond's Brad Garrett, America Ferrera and Yonas Kibreab.
Elio was first announced at D23 in 2022 and originally slated for a 2024 release. The movie will now be released on June 13, 2025. It's directed by Adrian Molina, who served as the screenwriter and co-director of Coco, and produced by Coco's associate producer Mary Alice Drumm.
"For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new movie 'Elio,' the universe calls back," The official description reads. "The original feature film introduces Elio, an underdog with an active imagination who finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be. "
For more out of D23 2024, check out our roundup of everything announced at the massive Disney Entertainment Showcase.
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