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Coco
Teaser poster
Directed byLee Unkrich
Screenplay byAdrian Molina
Produced byDarla K. Anderson
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Coco is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated fantasy-comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. On August 15, 2015, Pixar confirmed the title of the film, inspired by the Mexican holiday Día de Muertos, at the D23 Expo. Based on an original idea by Lee Unkrich, it is being directed by Unkrich and co-directed and written by Adrian Molina.[1] It is scheduled to be released on November 22, 2017.[2]

Plot

Coco follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who sets off a chain of events relating to a century-old mystery, leading to an extraordinary family reunion.

Despite his family's generation-old ban on music, Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the Land of the Dead. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (Gael García Bernal) and together they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.[3]

Cast

Development

Lee Unkrich first pitched an idea for the film in 2010, when Toy Story 3, which he also directed, was released.[1]

On April 25, 2012, Pixar announced a film inspired by Día de Muertos (English: Day of the Dead).[6] On May 11, 2013, The Walt Disney Company filed a request to trademark the phrase "Día de los Muertos" for various merchandising applications.[7] This move was met with criticism on social media from the Mexican American community in the United States.[7] One of them was Lalo Alcaraz, a Mexican American cartoonist, who drew a film poster, titled "Muerto Mouse," depicting a skeletal Godzilla-sized Mickey Mouse with the byline "It's coming to trademark your cultura."[8] More than 21,000 people signed a petition on Change.org stating that the trademark was "cultural appropriation and exploitation at its worst."[7] A week later, Disney cancelled its attempt, with the official statement saying that the "trademark filing was intended to protect any title for our film and related activities. It has since been determined that the title of the film will change, and therefore we are withdrawing our trademark filing."[9] In 2015, Pixar hired Alcaraz to consult on the film,[8] joining playwright Octavio Solis, and former CEO of the Mexican Heritage Corp. Marcela Davison Aviles to form a cultural consultant group.[1]

The Pixar team made several trips to Mexico to help define the characters and story of Coco. Unkrich said, "I'd seen it portrayed in folk art. It was something about the juxtaposition of skeletons with bright, festive colors that captured my imagination. It has led me down a winding path of discovery. And the more I learn about [el] Día de los Muertos, the more it affects me deeply."[10]

On April 13, 2016, Unkrich announced that they had begun the animation.[11] The film's writer, Adrian Molina, was promoted to co-director in 2016.[1]

Release

Coco is scheduled for release in the United States and Canada on November 22, 2017, during the Thanksgiving weekend and three weeks after the Day of the Dead celebration, and will be released in UK cinemas on December 8.[12] The film is being released in a crowded market. It is preceeded by Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League and another animated film The Star, followed by Star Wars: The Last Jedi three weeks after Thanksgiving. It is one of three Disney properties being released in the November-December corridor.[13] It is the second Pixar offering of the year following Cars 3, making 2017 the second year Pixar is releasing two films following 2015 (Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur).[14] It is also Pixar's first original film since The Good Dinosaur[15] and will be the company's last original feature film until 2020 since the next two will be sequel years for Pixar.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Robinson, Joanna. "Pixar's Coco is a 'Love Letter to Mexico' in the Age of Trump". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Douglas, Edward; Lesnick, Silas (August 14, 2015). "D23: Pixar Animation Presents New Footage from Upcoming Slate". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pixar". www.pixar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  4. ^ Wintraub, Steve (July 13, 2016). "Benjamin Bratt on 'The Infiltrator', 'Shot Caller' and Pixar's 'Coco'". Collider. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Crust, Kevin (January 16, 2017). "'Coco' director Lee Unkrich gets down with the Day of the Dead for Pixar's fall release". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  6. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (April 25, 2012). "Pixar announces Día de los Muertos film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Y. Rodriguez, Cindy (May 11, 2013). "Day of the Dead trademark request draws backlash for Disney". CNN. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Nevarez, Griselda (August 21, 2015). "Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz to Work On Pixar's Day of the Dead Film 'Coco'". NBC News. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  9. ^ Yamato, Jen (May 7, 2013). "Disney Drops Controversial Dia De Los Muertos Trademark Bid After Online Uproar". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "Meet the Newest Disney•Pixar Marvel, Coco". Disney Insider. August 2015.
  11. ^ "Lee Unkrich Confirms That Animation Has Officially Started on Coco!". 13 April 2016.
  12. ^ James White (March 15, 2017). "First Teaser Trailer For Pixar's Coco". Empire. Retrieved March 15, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Scott Mendelson (March 15, 2017). "Pixar's 'Coco' Is Trapped Between 'Justice League' And 'Star Wars'". Forbes. Retrieved March 15, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Esther Zuckerman (March 15, 2017). "Strum along with the first teaser for Pixar's Coco". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 15, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Jack Shepherd (March 15, 2017). "Coco trailer: First footage from Pixar Studio's upcoming original film released". The Independent. Retrieved March 15, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "First trailer launched for new Pixar film Coc". The Guardian. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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