Not much is known about Pixar's recently announced Dia de los Muertos film -- it doesn't even have a title yet -- but we're starting to get a sense at least of why the animation studio might've decided to go with a Mexican-themed picture -- and one that's about death.
The LA Times spoke to director Lee Unkrich about the film, which he's making with his Toy Story 3 producer Darla K. Anderson.
"Pixar movies do extremely well in Mexico," Unkrich said. "This will allow us to explore a really fascinating aspect of the culture there."
Indeed, Toy Story 3 is the highest-grossing movie of all time in Mexico, and Unkrich has been taking trips there to research the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday where tribute is paid to the dead. As The LA Times points out, the idea of designing specifically Mexican characters and exploring that culture is surely appealing to the Pixar creative team -- and perhaps to their accountants too.
"This is a very different view of death than the American one," said Unkrich. "It's not spooky. It's celebratory."
A kid's movie about death… that's our Pixar! The film still doesn’t have a release date, but it's hard not to get excited about this one.
In the meantime, let's reflect upon that Angel episode that took place on the Day of the Dead:
Source : http://www.ign.com
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