Set in Elemental City, the film features fiery Ember Lumen and the go-with-the-flow Wade Ripple. who find out how fire, water, earth, and air can mix; the original 3DCG animated feature comes to digital August 15 with 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD coming home in September.
Pixar Animation Studios’ original 3DCG animated feature Elemental transports viewers to Element City, where the fiery Ember Lumen and the go-with-the-flow Wade Ripple discover what happens when fire meets water - the pair discovers something groundbreaking: how much they actually have in common.
The film debuts on all major digital platforms (Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu, etc.) August 15 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD September 26.
Fans can be the first to watch at home by adding the film to their Pixar movie collection and access bonus content, including exclusive deleted scenes, featurettes, an audio commentary, and the widely popular all-new short, Carl’s Date.
Directed by Pete Sohn, produced by Denise Ream, and executive produced by Pete Docter, Elemental features a screenplay by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh with a story by Sohn, Hoberg & Likkel, and Hsueh. The film’s original score was composed and conducted by Thomas Newman.
Bonus Features (bonus features vary by product and retailer):
Short Film
- Carl’s Date – Written and directed by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Bob Peterson and produced by Kim Collins, this all-new short finds Carl reluctantly agreeing to go on a date with a lady friend —but admittedly, with no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl’s pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends — if you’re a dog. Carl’s Date opened in theaters before Disney and Pixar’s Elemental.
Featurettes
- Ember and Wade – A look at the development of main characters Ember and Wade, from early designs to final effects, and discover how the complex work of the technical and character teams brought these characters to life.
- Next Stop: Element City – Explore how Element City is built to accommodate its different inhabitants. Sohn and crew members share insights about the evolution of the world’s design and some of the research that inspired its look.
- Paths to Pixar: The Immigrant Experience – First-generation filmmakers on the Elemental crew share their journeys to Pixar. Discover how the film’s real-world themes of sacrifice and identity reflect or diverge from their own lived experiences.
Deleted Scenes:
Sohn introduces five storyboarded scenes set to music, timed, and voiced but not included in the film’s final version.
- Intro Ember – An alternate opening in which our hero Ember helps a newly immigrated Fire family navigate through, and acclimate to, Element City – introduced by Sohn.
- Mom Rejects Wade – Ember’s traditional parents learn that she’s enamored with watery Wade…and it doesn’t go well - scene introduced by story supervisor Jason Katz.
- Dante Challenge – To keep Ember apart from Wade, Bernie tasks her with finding a place to live for newcomer Dante, who Wade finds himself enamored with—scene introduced by story artist Nira Liu.
- Brook Dinner – Ember joins Wade for dinner at his home. In this abandoned storyline, Wade’s mother, Brook, is revealed to be the villain diverting water into Firetown—scene introduced by story artist Anna Benedict.
- Beach Proposal – Sharing a tender moment on the beach, Ember and Wade propose marriage to each other—scene introduced by story artists Yung-Han Chang and Le Tang.
Audio Commentary
- Elemental Filmmaker Commentary – Director Peter Sohn, supe tech Sanjay Bakshi, supervising animator Mike Venturini, and directing animator Gwendelyn Enderoglu provide insight into making the animated feature.
Source: Disney
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
