The press has already been able to see Toy Story 5. And it seems that the movie is fantastic. With a consensus regarding it, the opinions about the film are being tremendously favorable, talking about it as the best movie in the franchise in 20 years. And also the best that Pixar has done in two decades. Increasing even more the interest for one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Film critic Scott Menzel on X has stated about the film that “it stands alongside the first three movies, offering a perfect blend of humor, heart, and […]
The press has already seen Toy Story 5. And it seems that the movie is fantastic. With a consensus regarding it, the opinions about the film are extremely favorable, talking about it as the best movie in the franchise in 20 years. And also the best that Pixar has done in two decades. Increasing even more the interest in one of the most anticipated movies of the year.
Film critic Scott Menzel on Xhas stated about the movie that “it stands alongside the first three films, offering a perfect blend of humor, heart, and that unique Pixar magic”. The host of The Movie Podcast, also on X, has said about the movie that it is a “generationally defining experience,” being “the story we need right now.”
Toy Story 5 promises to be one of the highest-grossing films of the year
This is something that Collider’s editor, Meredith Loftus, has emphasized by stating that the film “explores the divide between technology and toys through Jessie resulting in a tremendously emotional and deep story that made me break down in tears”. Something that, in fact, is not exactly a surprise. Because director Andrew Stanton has previously stated that the idea behind this film was to play with the existing tension between technology and toys in today’s childhood.
With a premiere scheduled for June 19, Toy Story 5 promises to be one of the highest-grossing and critically acclaimed films of the year. Therefore, it is important to keep the focus on this movie that, it seems, will live up to the original trilogy.
Pixar is no longer what it used to be. It’s not that their movies don’t work or are bad, but they don’t have the same impact they used to have. Maybe it’s due to self-awareness, maybe it’s because they no longer have the magic they once had, but for years they haven’t been able to create the masterpieces of the past. They can make good or notable movies, but they alternate them with failures that, while never disastrous, no longer make us feel that the Pixar of the past exists. Now, it seems that things might change. Or at least, they have changed on one occasion. Because now […]
Pixar is no longer what it used to be. It’s not that their movies don’t work or are bad, but they don’t have the same impact they once did. Perhaps it’s due to self-awareness, perhaps it’s because they no longer have the magic they once had, but for years they haven’t been able to create the masterpieces of the past. They can make good or notable movies, but they alternate them with failures that, while never disastrous, no longer make us feel that the Pixar of the past exists.
Now, it seems that things can change. Or at least, they have changed on one occasion. Because now a movie is coming to Disney+ that, although it comes from Pixar, has captivated both critics and audiences and works remarkably in a way that seemed impossible for them: to make a movie for children that also enchants adults, instead of the other way around. That’s why Hoppers has been successful.
A different Pixar, because it is the old one
Directed by Daniel Chong, creator of the series We Are Bears, and written by Jesse Andrews, the film has a very simple premise: Mabel discovers a way to insert her mind into a beaver-shaped robot to infiltrate the animals in her town to find out why they are disappearing. She is concerned about the fact that the mayor of the city wants to end the town’s nature reserve to build a highway, and the animals living there seem to be helping with that.
Although this could very well have served for a story about emotions or environmentalism, as they have been doing for ten years, where the theme would overshadow the story, the charm of Hoppers is that it is an animated film above all. With excellent comic timing, good action scenes, and at times bordering on slapstick, the brilliance of the film is that it does not aim to be, first, a discourse and then a story, but rather tells a story and lets themes emerge from it. Specifically, the importance of caring for nature and animals.
This is something, in fact, that makes the movie more attractive and interesting. With charismatic and hilarious characters, children have something to fall in love with the movie: fun adventures, charming characters, and an ending with a lesson, but not a moral. Something that adults can also enjoy, because it is so well done, so fun and well polished, that there is no reason for adults not to enjoy it along with the little ones at home.
Critics and audience agree
The movie has also performed well on all possible metrics by which it can be measured. With a budget of 150 million dollars, it has grossed 387 million. A figure that may not seem particularly impressive, but it means that it has been more than profitable. Especially considering that it is the highest-grossing animated film in its opening weekend since Coco in 2017.
Similarly, both critics and audiences have received the film with great enthusiasm. With 94% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, an average score of 7.7, and a 73 on Metacritic, it is a film that has been very well received by critics. Considering that the audience has given it an A in CinemaScore, it is undoubtedly one of the most unanimously acclaimed animated films by both critics and audiences in recent times. This makes it more than interesting.
Now, if you’re interested in watching it, or watching it again, Hoppers is available on Disney+. Additionally, its director, Daniel Chong, has confirmed that he is interested in making a sequel. So every streaming view of the movie is one step closer to making that Hoppers 2 happen, if you needed any other excuse to watch it.
Although it was once infallible, lately Pixar has become a studio that can hit the mark completely or fail relentlessly. Since the arrival of the pandemic, the animation studio has experienced a string of successes and failures, both critically and with audiences, allowing sequels to take the place that original films always should have had. Fortunately, this year the fate of original Pixar films has taken a turn. Or rather, a little jump. The Lord is my beaver, I lack nothing Hoppers, which premiered hoping to have box office numbers […]
Although it was once infallible, lately Pixar has become a studio that can hit the mark completely or fail relentlessly. Since the arrival of the pandemic, the animation studio has experienced a string of successes and failures, both critically and commercially, allowing sequels to take the place that original films always should have had. Fortunately, this year the fate of original Pixar films has taken a turn. Or rather, a little leap.
The Lord is my beaver, I lack nothing
Hoppers, which premiered expecting to have average box office numbers leaning towards mediocre, ended its box office run with 386 million dollars, providing profits to a Pixar that would not have to later seek justification for its investment with the release on Disney+. The facts are as they are: it is so fun, so unique and wonderful that it has all the cards to become a new obsession for kids worldwide.
If you want to see your kids obsessed with beavers or enjoy it shamelessly in solitude, we now have a date for the arrival of Hoppers on Disney+: it will be on June 3 when Daniel Chong’s film lands on the streaming service, and it has all the cards to become a hit while the world holds its breath before Toy Story 5 takes the box office by storm.
Although its success was cited as an example of the potential of original films, the truth is that no one is opposed to a sequel. In fact, no one should be too surprised if, in a decade, we see our favorite mechanical beavers causing mischief again.
Pixar movies do not start with a finished script. Little by little, through production, the movies are created and it is discovered what they are really about. This is not the case with Hoppers, whose biggest changes came after a certain degree of censorship for speaking positively about the environment (imagine that!). This has not prevented it from being a new great success for the studio (the most successful for an original movie since Coco) and has given hope that not everything will be sequels from now on. However, other projects have not had the same luck and were canceled […]
Pixar movies do not start with a finished script. Little by little, through production, the movies are created and it is discovered what they are really about. This is not the case with Hoppers, whose biggest changes came after a certain degree of censorship for speaking positively about the environment (can you imagine!). This has not prevented it from being a new great success for the studio (the most successful for an original movie since Coco) and has given hope that not everything will be sequels from now on. However, other projects have not had the same luck and were canceled without the possibility of becoming different movies later on. Do you want to take a look at the Pixar that could have been and was not?
1906
Why is Pixar known? Indeed, for its animated films. Well, Brad Bird was determined that it could also make its live-action films, collaborating with Warner instead of Disney: 1906 was going to cost 200 million and adapt the original novel about the San Francisco earthquake, completely leaving aside the child or family perspective. Bird could not finish the script in time, and a year after announcing the project, Disney bought Pixar, forever ending this kind of far-fetched ideas. To this day, no one has adapted 1906, and it remains in limbo. I highly doubt it will come out of there.
Monkey
Even before making Toy Story, Pixar tried to test its luck with an original movie back in 1985, shortly after making its first short film. John Lasseter and his team began producing the adaptation of a book called Monkey, about the famous Monkey King from Journey to the West (yes, the Chinese book that also inspired Dragon Ball). However, no matter how hard they tried to make it work, they soon realized that the amount of hours they would need to carry it out properly was absolutely insane. In the end, it came to nothing, perhaps for the best for Pixar, which ultimately succeeded with its first solo film.
El coche amarillo
In 1995, Pixar tried to make its next movie feature anthropomorphic cars. Specifically, a little yellow electric car that dreams of being a great racer, but ends up on an impossible journey across Mexico. In the end, he lost the race, but the judges declared him the winner for having raced for so long on a single charge. The movie, which would have had humans alongside the cars, eventually became American Car in 2002 and finally came to light, completely changed, as Cars in 2006. The wait wasn’t really worth it.
Newt
We have rarely known so much about a canceled Pixar movie, as it was even officially announced for 2011. In it, the last two bluefin mermaids in the world, who can’t stand each other but are forced to be together to save the species, embark on a crazy adventure that may culminate (who knows) in love. With the film already in progress, the studio decided it was too similar to Rio and canceled it, focusing on Inside Out. We will never know what it could have been, sadly, but a catastrophe of this kind, with a release date included, has never happened at Pixar (nor will it probably happen again).
The Shadow King
What if Pixar switched to stop motion? That’s what Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas (no, it’s not Tim Burton, don’t insist), tried to do with The Shadow King, a movie about an orphan boy named Hap with the power to transform his world through shadows. Sadly, in 2012 Selick and Pixar had serious issues regarding the tone of the story and its development and decided to cancel their relationship… and, therefore, the movie. The director promised that if Wendell & Wild was successful on Netflix, it would be his next project… but it fell through. What can we do?
BeFri
This is the latest we know that Pixar has firmly canceled. Directed by Kristin Lester, it was about her teenage experience with a platonic breakup, something that Pete Docter found “too biographical.” Enough to cancel it… As if Pixar has never dealt with the life experiences of its directors! Anyway. I hope it comes out in some other way someday, because, beyond The Banshees of Inisherin, cinema has not sufficiently addressed the breakup of friendship and the pain it leaves behind. Pixar, not like this.
Pixar has confirmed the development of a new sequel, Monsters, Inc. 3, although little is known about its production. So far, no director has been selected, nor has a plot or release date been leaked. However, its existence has been endorsed by the Wall Street Journal, suggesting that the company is determined to expand its established narrative universes. Where will they open the door this time? As Pixar moves forward, its strategy seems to focus on balancing sequels with the creation of original films. The confirmation of Monsters, Inc. 3 joins […]
Pixar has confirmed the development of a new sequel, Monsters, Inc. 3, although little is known about its production. So far, no director has been selected, nor has a plot or release date been leaked. However, its existence has been endorsed by the Wall Street Journal, suggesting that the company is determined to expand its established narrative universes.
Where will they open the door this time?
As Pixar moves forward, its strategy seems to focus on balancing sequels with the creation of original films. The confirmation of Monsters, Inc. 3 joins the list of sequel titles that includes Toy Story 5 (scheduled for 2026), The Incredibles 3 (2028), and Coco 2 (2029). This move confirms Pixar’s trend of using sequels as a means of financing to develop more daring original stories.
Among the original movies currently in development, Ono Ghost Market stands out, a story that explores a supernatural bazaar where the living and the dead coexist. Additionally, Domee Shi, known for her work on Red, is preparing Pixar’s first musical, the title of which has not yet been revealed.
Nevertheless, Pixar’s production also faces challenges, as Be Fri, a movie that had been in preparation for three years, has been canceled. The story focused on two friends whose lives are complicated by fantasy friendships. Despite this cancellation, it is suggested that elements of ‘Be Fri’ could appear in future projects.
On Pixar’s horizon three original films and four sequels are taking shape, thus reaffirming its commitment to innovation in animation while expanding its successful franchises. It is clear that Pixar remains a pillar in the entertainment industry, keeping its production active in the coming years.
Pixar faces a monumental setback with the release of its latest film, Elio, which, despite a budget of 150 million dollars, managed to gross only 154 million worldwide, becoming the studio’s biggest box office failure, excluding those produced exclusively for Disney+. This meager result has sparked an intense debate about the creative decisions that have led the film to this point. Gay characters? They don’t exist! One of the most controversial decisions was the removal of a subplot about the protagonist’s sexual identity, a fact that has been corroborated by […]
Pixar faces a monumental setback with the release of its latest film, Elio, which, despite a budget of 150 million dollars, managed to gross only 154 million worldwide, becoming the studio’s biggest box office failure, excluding those produced exclusively for Disney+.
One of the most controversial decisions was the removal of a subplot about the protagonist’s sexual identity, a fact that has been corroborated by Pixar director Pete Docter.
According to his statements, the studio wanted to avoid exposing younger viewers to topics that, in their opinion, they were not ready to face. Instead, Docter considered that addressing issues like death was perfectly acceptable.
Audience testing indicated that the bolder parts of ‘Elio’ did not resonate well with the public, leading Pixar to modify the original narrative. Despite the decision to cut these scenes, the studio remains confident in its future, with projects like Toy Story 5 and Hoppers.
Docter seems to shield himself with the belief that Pixar can face the controversy created by Elio without it affecting its reputation, while waiting for better times at the box office.
The criticism of Elio is not only focused on its financial performance but also on the creative decisions that have limited its narrative. There is still doubt about whether the film would have been successful if the director’s initial vision had been maintained.
Quentin Tarantino, the acclaimed filmmaker known for his transparency and frankness, has reaffirmed his straightforward stance on cinema during a recent interview on Bret Easton Ellis’s podcast. In this conversation, Tarantino revealed his list of the 20 favorite films of the 21st century, completing details that had been left pending in a previous installment. Toy Story is perfect in Tarantino’s eyes Among his selections, Toy Story 3 stands out, which the director describes as an “almost perfect movie” and the best conclusion to a trilogy. Tarantino spares no praise for the emotional impact that the film has on […]
Quentin Tarantino, the acclaimed filmmaker known for his transparency and frankness, has reaffirmed his straightforward stance on cinema during a recent interview on Bret Easton Ellis’s podcast. In this conversation, Tarantino revealed his list of the 20 favorite films of the 21st century, completing details that had been left pending in a previous installment.
Toy Story is perfect in Tarantino’s eyes
Among his selections, Toy Story 3 stands out, which the director describes as an “almost perfect movie” and the best conclusion to a trilogy. Tarantino spares no praise for the emotional impact that the Pixar film has, emphasizing that “those last five minutes tore my damn heart apart.” The emotion of the ending even leads him to mention that any attempt to describe it could make him cry.
On the other hand, Tarantino also addressed his opinion on Dunkirk, the acclaimed film by Christopher Nolan. Despite acknowledging its mastery in cinema, the director expressed certain initial doubts about the work, highlighting an ambivalent relationship with it. This contrasts with his admiration for Ridley Scott’s direction in a 2001 film, which he considers a “directing feat” despite having seen it only a limited number of times.
Tarantino’s statements reflect not only his love for cinema but also his critical ability. His sincerity in sharing his opinions about other filmmakers and their work is undoubtedly a distinctive trait that has characterized him throughout his career. These assessments help to deepen his unique vision of the seventh art, as well as to generate a more dynamic dialogue around contemporary film appreciation.
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the original release of Toy Story, Pixar’s first animated film, a milestone that not only marked the beginning of the studio but also laid the groundwork for a successful collaboration with Disney. With four installments already released and a fifth on the way, the impact of Toy Story continues to resonate in popular culture. There is a legacy in me The co-founder of Apple and then Pixar executive, Steve Jobs, praised the film in a 1996 interview, emphasizing that the combination of talents at the studio was crucial to its success. Jobs stated that, more […]
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the original release of Toy Story, Pixar’s first animated film, a milestone that not only marked the beginning of the studio but also laid the groundwork for a successful collaboration with Disney. With four installments already released and a fifth on the way, the impact of Toy Story continues to resonate in popular culture.
There is a legacy in me
The co-founder of Apple and then-executive of Pixar, Steve Jobs, praised the film in a 1996 interview, emphasizing that the combination of talents at the studio was crucial to its success. Jobs stated that, beyond its impressive box office, the true legacy of Toy Story lay in its narrative, capable of captivating diverse generations, similar to what Snow White achieved, which is still appreciated more than six decades after its release.
The initial success of Toy Story cannot be underestimated; it quickly became one of the highest-grossing films in the history of animation. Jobs also reflected on the technological advancements of the time, mentioning that each frame of Toy Story took three hours to render, a remarkable time compared to the 24 hours required for frames in modern productions.
As three decades go by, the cultural impact of Toy Story seems intact, with the story and its characters continuing to be relevant and well received by new audiences. Unfortunately, it is impossible to predict how far technology will continue to evolve, although Jobs hinted that Pixar’s creative ambition will keep pace with these advancements.
A scientist has made a surprising breakthrough in the field of biology with the creation of a fake animal designed to deceive other species. This invention has sparked interest not only from the scientific community but also from animal lovers, thanks to its ability to mimic real creatures, making them believe that the fake being is one of them. It is not true, of course, but the story of Hoppers, the new Pixar movie. More adorable than ever! The protagonist, named Mabel, is excited about the scientist’s invention and comments: […]
A scientist has made a surprising breakthrough in the field of biology with the creation of a fake animal designed to deceive other species. This invention has sparked interest not only from the scientific community but also from animal lovers, thanks to its ability to mimic real creatures, making them believe that the false being is one of them. It is not true, of course, but the story of Hoppers, the new Pixar movie.
More cuteness than ever!
The protagonist, named Mabel, expresses excitement about the scientist’s invention and comments: “So you created a fake animal that makes other animals think you are one of them?”. This exchange highlights not only the fascination with technology but also the perspective of identity and belonging that is explored, similar to the themes of Avatar, although the scientist quickly dismisses the comparison, assuring that his project is something completely different.
Of course, all of this happens in the first trailer for Hoppers, the new Pixar movie. This production promises to explore a narrative centered on animals and science, which could align with the themes of identity and deception presented in the scientist’s experiment. The advancements in animation and storytelling from Pixar have been common in the past, which creates high expectations for this new release.
Hoppers is shaping up to be a work that will surely resonate with audiences of all ages, combining the magic of animated cinema with contemporary concerns about nature and authenticity. The intersection of scientific invention and cinematic narratives could provide fertile ground for reflection and entertainment in the coming months.
Pixar has released the first teaser trailer for Toy Story 5 this Tuesday, almost coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the original film’s release, which hit theaters in November 1995. The anticipation surrounding this new installment is high, considering the iconic legacy that the franchise has created over the years. The toys will always endure. The trailer, although brief, surprises by introducing a new nemesis for the beloved characters: Lilypad, a voice electronic gaming tablet. This new antagonist promises to bring an interesting twist to the narrative, posing different challenges for […]
Pixar has released the first teaser trailer for Toy Story 5 this Tuesday, almost coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the original film’s release, which hit theaters in November 1995. The anticipation surrounding this new installment is high, considering the iconic legacy that the franchise has created over the years.
Toys will always endure
The trailer, although brief, surprises by introducing a new nemesis for the beloved characters: Lilypad, a voice electronic gaming tablet. This new antagonist promises to bring an interesting twist to the narrative, posing different challenges for Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang. The introduction of a technological device as a villain reflects the evolution of culture and the way new toys integrate into children’s lives, which could resonate with a new generation of viewers.
Toy Story 5 is scheduled to be released in theaters on June 19, 2026, and the wait will undoubtedly be a topic of conversation for the next few years. Lthe franchise has proven throughout its history to be capable of reinventing itself and staying relevant, which generates optimism regarding how this new film will align with previous stories. With each installment, Pixar has managed to combine humor, emotion, and life lessons, and this fourth sequel is expected to be no exception.
As details progress, the fan community will surely wonder about the plot twists that could arise from the inclusion of a character like Lilypad. Rumors about special or expandable features in the Toy Story multiverse are growing as the release date approaches, suggesting an exciting journey in the evolution of this beloved series.
