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Adrian Molina (born August 23, 1985) is an American animator, storyboard artist and screenwriter who works for Pixar. He co-wrote the screenplay and story of Coco (2017), which he also co-directed. He will make his solo directorial debut with the upcoming original film Elio (2025), which he also wrote.
Mar 1, 2018 · We interview Coco co-director Adrian Molina for the film's home media release about his personal connection to the material and the team's research.
- Joe Deckelmeier
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Feb 27, 2018 · Learn how Adrian Molina, a second-generation Mexican-American, drew from his family's heritage and culture to co-write and co-direct Pixar's Oscar-winning film 'Coco'. Discover his journey from growing up in California to working on projects like 'Toy Story 3' and 'The Good Dinosaur'.
- Manuel Betancourt
It was directed by Lee Unkrich, co-directed by Adrian Molina, and produced by Darla K. Anderson, from a screenplay written by Molina and Matthew Aldrich, and a story by Unkrich, Molina, Aldrich, and Jason Katz, based on an original idea conceived by Unkrich.
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Yonas Kibreab as Elio Solis, an eleven-year-old boy who is mistakenly identified by aliens as Earth's ambassador.Development
On September 9, 2022, during the D23 Expo, Pixar announced a new film titled Elio, with Adrian Molina set to write and direct and Mary Alice Drumm set to produce. It marks Molina's feature-length solo directorial debut after he co-directed Coco (2017), which he also co-wrote.At the same time, Molina and Drumm talked about the film by helping pose the question, "What if I told you we're not alone in the universe, and everything you've ever heard about aliens is true?" Shortly after, the announ...
Casting
On September 9, 2022, during the D23 Expo, America Ferreraand Yonas Kibreab were announced to have been cast in the leading voice roles of Olga Solis and her son Elio, respectively. On June 13, 2023, with the release of the teaser trailer and poster, Jameela Jamil and Brad Garrettjoined the film's voice cast.
Elio is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 13, 2025 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was originally scheduled for theatrical release on March 1, 2024, but amid the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikein October 2023, the film was delayed to its current release date for undisclosed reasons.
Adrian Molina is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter and lyricist at Pixar. He co-directed Coco and wrote Elio, and worked on Ratatouille, Toy Story 3 and Monsters University.
Adrian Molina is a co-writer and co-director of "Coco", a Pixar film inspired by the Mexican holiday Dia de Muertos. He talks about the challenges and joys of animating skeletons, the tongue of Dante, and the importance of family in the film.
