Already teased at Disney’s D23 Expo this past August, Pixar is making some minor revisions to its upcoming TV slate. Pixar Animation Studios revealed a sneak peek at two new upcoming Pixar TV series—the first of its kind for the company— the limited, four-part series “Dream Productions,” a spin-off of “Inside Out,” and the all-new original series “Win or Lose” featuring the intertwined stories of different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game.

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You probably will remember the drama that surrounded “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” after its release last year. The film was universally beloved by fans and critics, but that didn’t stop folks who worked on the film from speaking out about the reportedly terrible working conditions during production of the animated film. Now, another animated film is the subject of behind-the-scenes drama, “Inside Out 2.” 

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According to quite a few sources in a report from IGN, there was a lot of drama at Pixar during the run-up to the release of “Inside Out 2.” We already knew about the dozens of layoffs that occurred before the film was released, but according to the report, there was so much pressure put on the Pixar team as they rushed to finish the film before its release date.

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Outside of being a very good filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino is also one of the most opinionated film fans around. As someone who loves cinema and studies it, Tarantino just has a lot of opinions about the industry and films. And apparently, one of his many opinions is about Pixar’s “Toy Story” franchise.

Speaking on the Club Random podcast, Quentin Tarantino explained why he loves the “Toy Story” franchise.

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Pixar Animation Studios’ Chief creative officer, Peter Docter, took the stage tonight at D23 in Anaheim, California. While he gave updates on “Toy Story 5,” the “Inside Out” Disney+ spin-off, a new film called “Hoppers,” and other projects, there’s more, including the surprise announcement of an “Incredibles 3” in development.

READ MORE: Pixar Announces New 2026 ‘Hoppers’ Film; ‘Toy Story 5’ Gets Teaser & First Look [D23]

Set for a future release TBD, “Incredibles 3” will once again be directed by Brad Bird. 

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Pixar Animation Studios’ Chief creative officer, Peter Docter, also the director of “Inside Out,” “Up,” and “Soul,” said earlier today that the animation company would reveal the existence of a new animated film in Anaheim tonight. Sure enough, at Disney’s D23 Expo, Pixar announced a new film called “Hoppers,” which has been dated for March 6, 2026.

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Pixar Animation Studios’ Chief Creative Officer Peter Docter took the stage tonight at D23 in Anaheim, California, and while we already recapped new details unveiled about “Toy Story 5” and a new 2026 film called “Hoppers,” there are more Pixar-related news.

Disney’s beloved animation house also revealed some about their “Inside Out” spin-off series.  Titled “Dream Productions,” the series is set in “Inside Out” character Riley’s dream world.

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It’s a slow Friday in August, and Walt Disney Studios has taken the opportunity to update its future calendar, including a rash of new mystery dates for 2026 and 2027. Of course, that does get into some significant Marvel Studios updates.

The first real change, however, is the Searchlight Pictures contender, “A Real Pain,” which was a big hit at Sundance earlier this year and could be a dark horse Oscar runner.

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It’s no secret that theaters are struggling, and 2024 was shaping up to be another disappointing year. You know it’s a rough year when we’re already at the end of June, and “Dune: Part Two” is the highest grossing film worldwide ($711 million). Or should we say “was” the highest grossing film, thanks to the monster success of Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.”

READ MORE: ‘Inside Out’: Pixar CCO Pete Docter Confirms A Spinoff Series Will Hit Disney+ In 2025

That’s right, in only its second week of release, “Inside Out 2” has passed “Dune: Part Two” to become the biggest film, not only domestically, but worldwide as well.

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We are going to take a wild guess that when you first heard the news that 2015’s Oscar-winning “Inside Out” was getting a follow up you immediately thought, “Oh, no. Not a sequel to a beloved animated movie. This can’t be good.” Well, if it’s from Pixar, three “Toy Story” sequels, “Finding Dory,” and “Incredibles 2” are pretty strong evidence that it might not just be good, but potentially even better than the original.

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Lately, the news over at Pixar has been more about cost-cutting and focusing on established brands. Not necessarily the stuff you’d hope to see from one of the most creative studios on the planet. Yet, here we are. But if we’re going to get a glut of sequels from Pixar, a new “Inside Out” film doesn’t seem like such a horrible idea.

READ MORE: Pixar Considering Reboots For All Its Titles Including ‘The Incredibles’ & ‘Finding Nemo’

As seen in the trailer for “Inside Out 2,” the teen years are now upon young Riley, as we begin to see new emotions join the crew that we’re already familiar with.

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How quickly times change. There once was an era when Pixar didn’t think it needed sequels and could just go from original story to original story. In fact, in 2016, Pixar’s president Jim Morris said there were no Pixar sequel plans after Brad Bird’s “The Incredibles 2,” something of a response to the underwhelming reception to “Cars 2” and, to a lesser degree, “Toy Story 3.

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After “Elemental” was the studio’s biggest hit since “Toy Story 4,” Pixar hopes to continue its commercial bounce-back with another sequel, “Inside Out 2.” Smart move on Pixar’s part: the 2015 original film was the animation studio’s last true critical darling, making several critical top 10 lists that year. To be fair, other recent Pixar films have scored well with critics too, but “Inside Out 2” still needs fresh take on its premise for everyone to take it seriously.

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Grossing $858.8 million worldwide and finishing its theatrical run as the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2015, Pixar’s “Inside Out” was a smash sensation for the company, with glowing reviews from audiences and critics. While there was a time when Pixar insisted it would not just churn out sequel after sequel for many of its properties and perhaps not make any at all for certain properties, the allure of doing “Inside Out 2” proved too tempting for the studio.

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Hey, when you think about it, 2023 started off strong, right? “M3GAN” was fun. Ariana Debose reminded us that “Angela Bassett did the thing.” The Oscars were an “Everything Everywhere All At Once” celebration. There were great new shows such as “The Last of Us” and “Poker Face.” Taylor Swift and Beyonce were going on massive tours. Life was good!

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If there is any “brand” under the Disney umbrella that has seemingly been hurt the most since COVID began in 2020, it’s Pixar. What was once the premier animation studio in the entire film industry has turned into a struggling branch of the Disney content factory, with three of its last five films being sent straight to Disney+. But now, with Disney looking for any sort of brightspot after a year of turmoil, those streaming films might be the answer. 

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If you had listened to the media industry pundits on Sunday, June 18th, Disney and Pixar had another disappointment on their hands. Peter Sohn’s “Elemental,” just the second Pixar film to open directly in theaters since the end of the pandemic, earned just $29 million in the U.S. over its opening weekend. It was the lowest debut for a Pixar movie since the original “Toy Story” hit theaters in 1995.

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After a string of movies that did poorly at the box office, Pixar looks to a critical hit from last decade to change their fortunes. But is “Inside Out 2” up to the challenge of righting the animation studio’s ship? The 2015 film did very well with critics, but wasn’t as big a hit as “Finding Dory,” “The Incredibles 2,” or “Toy Story 4.” So will the upcoming sequel fare as well as those other franchises in theaters next summer?

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With poor box office numbers so far for Pixar‘s “Elemental” and James Mangold‘s “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny,” Disney sees itself in the middle of its worst theatrical slump in a long time. And it arguably started back in March with “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania,” which made less than $500 million worldwide and suffered the steepest second-week drop at the domestic box office of any Marvel film.

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As we prepare for the release of Pixar’s newest film, “Elemental,” it’s time to start thinking about the future. And we know Pixar loves to tease the next thing right as they release the current film. So, with that in mind, here’s a teaser for “Elio.” 

READ MORE: ‘Elemental’ Review: Pixar’s Fire & Water Metaphor For Tolerance & Differences Is Sadly Dull & Safe

As seen in the trailer for “Elio,” the film follows the story of a young boy, Elio, as he accidentally gets transported to an alien world where everyone assumes he is the leader of Earth.

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There’s something particularly tragic about a boring Pixar movie, especially one that hardly carries any of the tenets that have made the animation company so legendary. It’s unfortunate when any good-willed film is bad, of course, but with all the good graces previously engendered by Pixar, watching the culmination of years of animation hardly add up to a memorable experience is a bummer. So much work has clearly gone the animation of its shiny adventure, “Elemental,” but the story is a big problem.

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Pixar has no shortage of films with iconic moments in cinema. But perhaps the most famous is none other than the opening scene of 2009’s “Up.” This is one of those scenes that you play for someone if you want to watch them turn into a heap of tears. Yet, it’s maybe one of the greatest moments in animated film history. So, with that in mind, it appears Pixar is ready to continue the story of “Up” with a new short film, “Carl’s Date.”

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As seen in the trailer for “Carl’s Date,” the short film picks up after the events of “Up,” where we find Carl and his animal friend, Dug, working together to prepare for a date with a lady friend.

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Any guesses on what film will close the 2023 Cannes Film Festival? How about the upcoming Disney/Pixar movie “Elemental“? If that sounds outlandish, remember that the festival has picked three other Pixar movies over the years: “Up,” “Inside Out,” and “Soul,” respectively.

READ MORE: ‘Elemental’ Trailer: Fire & Water Don’t Mix Well In Pixar’s New Animated Film

Even then, given the overall critical reception to the past three Pixar releases, including last year’s misfire “Lightyear,” it feels strange for the animation studio to return to Cannes, much less provide the fest’s final film.

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This is a weird thing to say, considering the studio’s long history of success, but Pixar needs a hit. After the lukewarm (putting it nicely) reception to last year’s “Lightyear,” combined with a pandemic that saw three films get straight to streaming (“Soul,” “Luca,” and “Turning Red”) and one film with an incredibly short theatrical run (“Onward”), it feels like forever since 2019’s “Toy Story 4.” Obviously, Pixar is hoping to buck that trend with the upcoming film, “Elemental.”

READ MORE: Pixar Exec Says ‘Lightyear’ Failed Because “We Asked Too Much Of The Audience”

As seen in the new trailer for “Elemental,” the film follows the story of a world where the five elements are all personified and live separately.

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On paper, Pixar was right to think “Lightyear” was going to be a hit. Per usual, the film featured an incredible, star-studded cast. Add to that, it is a spinoff of arguably Pixar’s most famous franchise. However, when it was released, “Lightyear” didn’t do well, at all, at the box office, only earning $226 million worldwide. So, what went wrong?

READ MORE: ‘Lightyear’ Review: Pixar’s Latest Is OK, But “To Infinity & Beyond” Really Only Means To An Inevitable Sequel

In an interview with The Wrap, Pete Docter, filmmaker/Chief Creative Officer at Pixar, broke down why he thinks “Lightyear” didn’t connect with audiences.

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It’s not going to surprise anyone to say that Disney+ is going to have some massive content dropping in 2023. The streaming service is home to films and TV series from brands like “Star Wars,” Marvel, National Geographic, and Pixar, in addition to just the regular Disney stuff. Well, just to do a little bit of a flex, the Mouse House decided to enter the holidays with a quick preview of some of the biggest titles coming to Disney+ next year.

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