Honestly, I kind of expected Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract” to appear in this trailer—but Pixar’s going for something a little more swoopy and heart-string-tugging with the first full trailer for Elemental. But c’mon: it’s a water guy and a fire lady! You want me to believe this isn’t going to go a certain way?
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Elemental focuses on Ember (Leah Lewis), “a quick-witted and fiery woman who’s always stayed close to home,” who meets a genial water guy named Wade (Mamoudou Athie) who helps her find her own path. In Element City, elements don’t mix: plant folks stay grounded with plant folks, water folks get swimmy together, air folks seem like they have their own struggle, and the residents of Firetown feed their babies lighter fluid. (This is a weird image! I know! They’re fire people! But still!)
The trailer’s description doesn’t offer much story, but says, “Element City is inspired by big cities around the globe and embraces theorized contributions from each elemental community—from giant pine-tree-like buildings and waterfall skyscrapers to a tornado-shaped arena called Cyclone Stadium.” The rest of the voice cast includes Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, Mason Wertheimer, and Joe Pera.
Elemental‘s village of creators includes director Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur), executive producer/Pixar mainstay Pete Docter, and writers John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh (all of whom created the story with Sohn). The score is by Thomas Newman (Wall-E, Finding Nemo).
Elemental is in theaters June 16th.
