On 'Elio' And a Reminder of What Success Used to Look Like for Disney and Pixar

Nov 22, 2024

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In tonight’s kid-skewing newsletter…

Elio has been delayed long enough to merit another “announcement” teaser.
While entertainment consumption should not be confused with activism, Disney and Pixar’s Elio could be the “vote with your wallet” tentpole of 2025 by default.
While DreamWorks’ The Bad Guys 2 might not be a breakout sequel, it should avoid being a “folks were only curious the first time” disappointment.
How to Train Your Dragon could both kneecap Disney (by doing damage to Elio and thus Disney’s hopes of non-nostalgia hits) and help Disney (by commercially justifying live-action remakes of The Mouse House’s 2010s toons).
The first trailer for Universal’s live-action remake doesn’t look great, and the making-of-featurette comparing the two versions does the new film no favors.
The second Minecraft trailer puts Jack Black center stage, and we’ll see if the online whining about this kid-skewing fantasy is another example of the perpetually online crafting a narrative not indicative of the general populace.

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