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Jun 18, 2021 · "Luca" director Enrico Casarosa and character art director Deanna Marsigliese on sea monster inspiration, design, transformation and more. The Pixar film hits Disney+ on June 18.
- Jack Dylan Grazer
Grazer, who had a breakout role in the 2017 horror hit “It,”...
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Midway through The Disney Studio's "The Little Mermaid,"...
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- Creating The World of Luca
- Into The Deep
- Inside The Transformation
- The Hand of The Artist
- The Message of Luca
Welcome to Portorosso! This Italian town created for Lucais the main setting for all the action that unfolds, but in order to create this world authentically, the team at Pixar did a lot of research. The team took two separate trips to Italy in 2016 and 2019, sampling food, taking pictures, and of course—sketching! For Production Designer Daniela S...
Underneath the shores of Portorosso, we enter another world entirely below the surface. The idea of working with sea monsters created a lot of challenges and opportunities for the various teams at Pixar. Beginning with the initial design of the world, Strijleva describes, “In contrast with the human world, which is bright and sunny, the sea monster...
With the inclusion of the sea monster element in this story, a key element began to emerge as the biggest challenge for animators—how to handle the transformation from human to sea monster. Character supervisor Sajan Skaria describes a few early attempts, “I think the first thing we tried was like a mechanical suit kind of thing. We did kind of hav...
Ultimately, something that came up over and over again when artists would describe working on Lucawas the concept of “the hand of the artist.” Strijleva explains, “Designing a stylized world is really challenging. Computers are really good at making everything straight, even, and realistic. Enrico and I wanted everything to be caricatured, imperfec...
At the end of the day, these artists agreed that Lucawas a very special movie for all of them, and everyone took away something important. Skaria shares, “To me, it’s about freedom. This is Luca the human, coming out of the depths of the water into the sunshine of Italy and the joys of life and childhood nostalgia.” Albright added, “I think the oth...
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In November 2020, some concept art of the film and the clay figure of sea monster Luca were shown in the second episode of Inside Pixar. In December 2020, an early look to the film was screened at Disney Investor Day, and the clips and some screenshots were later leaked online.
Apr 28, 2021 · Luca, the next feature film from Pixar, is a coming-of-age story about a pair of unassuming young boys who carry a big secret, as they’re actually sea monsters. Luca and Alberto appear as human...
Jun 8, 2021 · For Pixar director Enrico Casarosa, “Luca” (streaming June 18 on Disney+) became an opportunity to explore the topical theme of inclusion in his 2D-inspired bromance between two sea monsters ...
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Jun 24, 2021 · In “Luca,” the sea monsters live in their own underwater farming community hidden away from humans. To them, the creatures above the surface, with their boats and nets, are the (land) monsters.
Feb 25, 2021 · Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer lead the voice cast as two young boys who are actually sea monsters. Image via Disney. We’ve got yet another talent over at Pixar hitting feature director...
