Pixar's short film Lou

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Not much is known about it so far:

http://www.rotoscopers.com/2016/09/28/b ... itled-lou/

Lou is something inside a lost-and-found box, is directed by Dave Mullins and will most likely be released before Cars 3.

[D82]

First still and synopsis for the short:

An unseen creature in a school’s lost-and-found bin helps teach a bully a lesson in Lou, a six-minute short directed by Dave Mullins, produced by Dana Murray and showing in front of Pixar’s next feature film, Cars 3 (in theaters June 16).

With baseballs for eyes and cloaked in a red hoodie, the title monster keeps a watchful eye on the kids on the playground in secret from his box. A boy named J.J. is a real terror, snatching a video game from his classmate and kicking a girl’s stuffed animal into a basketball hoop, and Lou decides it’s time for a high-jinks-filled comeuppance.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movi ... bwGawwdeyw

[Sotiris]

Sounds a lot like a certain scene from Toy Story.

[D82]

Sounds a lot like a certain scene from Toy Story.

That's the first thing I thought too when I read the synopsis. I hope they differentiate it enough from that moment in Toy Story. Well, at least this short will also show the bully's point of view and explain why he acts that way, according to the director's words in the article. That part sounds interesting.

[D82]

The short has been screened at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration conference. Here are some new details that were revealed at the event and the first reactions from attendants:

http://www.pixarpost.com/2017/02/direct ... ou-at.html

[Sotiris]

Poster.


Source: http://ew.com/movies/2017/03/12/lou-pix ... sw-poster/

[blackcauldron85]

Pixar Headed to Annecy International Film Festival to Present 'Lou', 'Cars 3' and Never-Before-Seen Footage from 'Coco'
http://www.pixarpost.com/2017/04/pixar- ... ional.html

10 am: Presentation of never-before-seen footage from Coco and the short Lou Come and meet director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson, who previously teamed up for 2010’s Oscar and Golden Globe – winning feature Toy Story 3. They will present footage, along with co-director Adrian Molina (story artist on Monsters University), from their upcoming feature Coco, in U.S. theatres 22nd November, 2017.
From the studio behind the shorts Lava and recent Oscar – winner Piper comes Lou. Director Dave Mullins and producer Dana Murray will be in Annecy to present their short that tells the story of what happens when a toy-stealing bully ruins recess for a playground full of kids. Lou opens in U.S. theatres on 16th June, 2017, in front of Cars 3.

[D82]

'Lou' at the San Francisco Intl. Film Festival & Workshop Hosted by Dir. Dave Mullins - This Weekend
http://www.pixarpost.com/2017/04/lou-sa ... tival.html

[PatrickvD]

I'm growing increasingly bored by PIXAR. A short about a monster in a Toy box?

Do they pitch these things out loud?

Regime change at WDAS and PIXAR should be happening before audiences catch onto their repetitiveness or otherwise they'll be in trouble. Especially with how Lasseter has brandend himself the saviour of animation. He's not just stepping down.

Barf.

[Sotiris]

I'm growing increasingly bored by PIXAR.

Welcome to my world.

Regime change at WDAS and PIXAR should be happening before audiences catch onto their repetitiveness or otherwise they'll be in trouble. Especially with how Lasseter has brandend himself the saviour of animation. He's not just stepping down.

I don't think they'll ever catch on. Pixar is fooling critics despite their apparent repetitiveness and exhausted formula, do you really think audiences will be any wiser? People just seem to like the same present in different wrapping paper.

As for a regime change, that's never going to happen. Lasseter's tight grip is never letting go. Only if he retires due to age or something there'll be a change but even then Andrew Stanton is the most likely candidate to take over and I highly doubt he'll be any better. In fact, I think he would be worse.

[D82]

New stills:




Source: http://www.pixarpost.com/2017/04/cars-3-pre-review.html

[blackcauldron85]

a preview of the new Pixar short LOU!!!
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/77714

[blackcauldron85]

D82 posted this article in the Frozen 2 thread:

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/04/26 ... -frozen-2/

[Christophe] Beck’s upcoming projects also include Doug Liman’s American Made, Andrew Niccol’s Anon, Pixar’s animated short Lou and Brad Silberling’s An Ordinary Man.

[blackcauldron85]

Pixar’s Short Film ‘Lou’ Is An Impressive & Touching Achievement in Animation
http://www.slashfilm.com/pixar-short-film-lou/

[blackcauldron85]

More ‘LOU’ details
https://pixarplanet.com/blog/more-lou-details/

[blackcauldron85]

The Making of 'LOU'
http://attractionsmagazine.com/the-maki ... re-cars-3/

(I guess the URL didn't create a blue link to click on all the way through because of the dot, but I copied/pasted from my browser. Copy/paste it into your browser, I suppose.)

[D82]

New stills:
https://resizing.flixster.com/bY9qNb1q2 ... Dk1OzIyOTU
https://resizing.flixster.com/yufwLSKy- ... Dk1OzIyOTE
https://resizing.flixster.com/1dso91vYb ... Dk2OzIyNDE

Concept art:
https://twitter.com/_DaveMullins/status ... 3120231424

And crew gifts:
https://twitter.com/BoxMeetCircle/statu ... 9787492352
https://twitter.com/_DaveMullins/status ... 8810412032
https://twitter.com/_DaveMullins/status ... 9450030080
https://twitter.com/_DaveMullins/status ... 6160925696

[D82]

First clip:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iYsBnj2BUk[/youtube]

[blackcauldron85]

I think it looks so good (even just from that snippet- it looks so good!)!

10 Things We’ve Learned About Lou That Proves It’s One Of The Most Charming Pixar Shorts
https://pixarplanet.com/blog/reasons-lo ... sed-pixar/

Short Review: Pixar’s LOU
http://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles ... ixars-lou/

[D82]

The short's score has been released:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNYqKZlFCu0