Pixar's Onward

[D82]

New promos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdkq3KjJo2I
https://twitter.com/pixaronward/status/ ... 4933213187
https://twitter.com/pixaronward/status/ ... 6461465600
https://twitter.com/pixaronward/status/ ... 7696164865
https://twitter.com/pixaronward/status/ ... 4711657472
https://twitter.com/pixaronward/status/ ... 3189671937

Photos and video of the display at Disney's Hollywood Studios:
https://wdwnt.com/2020/02/photos-video- ... d-studios/

And new articles:
- Creating the World and Characters of Pixar's 'Onward': Blending the Familiar with Fantasy [New Concept Art & Screencaps]
- 'Onward': How Pixar Created a Weird, Whimsical, Unicorn-Filled Suburban Fantasy World (Exclusive)
- How Pixar Created Its Own Brand of Magic in Onward
- 4 Things to Look Forward to When Disney and Pixar’s Onward Cometh to Theaters

[D82]

I called the Onwards and Mulan situation back in June:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30999&p=721302&hili ... an#p721302

Also I don't think Pixar has faith in Onwards. The last time they released two films in one year was 2015 and we all know what they think about The Good Dinosaur. Onwards is going to be released in the same month as Mulan's remake, I wonder why?!?

I think I remember your comment, and I knew the release date of each movie, but for some reason I hadn't realized they were so close to one another before. Anyway, Aladdin, Toy Story 4 and The Lion King were also released a month apart from each other and all did very well, so it's possible Mulan and Onward could do the same.

[Farerb]

They might be successful. I definitely don't expect them to fail, though they don't have the same attraction as Aladdin, Yoy Story and The Lion King. (I also don't think Disney expected Aladdin to be as successful as it was).

[D82]

First clip from the movie: https://youtu.be/LXrWIFYdtCE?t=623

They might be successful. I definitely don't expect them to fail, though they don't have the same attraction as Aladdin, Yoy Story and The Lion King. (I also don't think Disney expected Aladdin to be as successful as it was).

You're right, I don't expect them to be as successful as those films either.

[rodrigo_ca]

I'm way more confident in Onward than Soul. And I don't see anything wrong with it releasing close to Mulan, since by the time Mulan opens, Onward will have made most of its money already

[Sotiris]

Yeah, I hadn't realized that until the other day either, they're less than a month apart from each other. And The Call of the Wild from Fox is released just two weeks before Onward. Disney has so many films to distribute now that they're starting to compete with themselves lately.

The Call of the Wild is DOA. It's currently projected to open at $15 million. It's not going to affect Onward. You're right though that Disney movies will end up cannibalizing each other. This year alone, Disney is releasing 27 movies in theaters.

I'm way more confident in Onward than Soul.

I'm the other way around. I think Soul is going to be much more successful than Onward both critically and commercially. People were more intrigued by Soul's concept and they generally seem to enjoy Docter's brand of storytelling.

[estefan]

Disney announced yesterday that "Onward" will have public screenings on the Saturday before release. They obviously want to get the audience word-of-mouth out early, suggesting a decent amount of confidence in the movie.

[Sotiris]

And new articles:
How Pixar Created Its Own Brand of Magic in Onward

The rules about magic and spells are interesting and thought out which makes me wish even more the movie had a hard fantasy setting. This suburban/fantasy mix doesn't do it for me.

[Farerb]

I'm the other way around. I think Soul is going to be much more successful than Onward both critically and commercially. People were more intrigued by Soul's concept and they generally seem to enjoy Docter's brand of storytelling.

I'm pretty confident that Soul will probably be the one to win in most of the awards.

[Disney's Divinity]

I mean, it's possible both Mulan and Onward will be successful. I remember many thought Toy Story 4's release would eat into Aladdin's numbers, but I was always confident Aladdin would hit a billion from the start. I still feel Mulan will do extraordinarily well--not that it deserves it based on the finished product--simply banking off nostalgia from the beloved original.

It's definitely possible I'll be wrong, but I'm much more interested in Onward than Soul right now. Phylicia Rashad being in Soul is the only thing that's interesting about that film for me so far. (Was Rashad going to be in that? I just had a thought I might've confused reality with something DisneyFan97 had conjectured.) Either way, you all are probably right that Soul will be the one to get awards attention regardless of its quality.

[Farerb]

I'm not sure I'll like either of them, but I'll reserve my judgement after I see them.

[D82]

New clip and extended version of the first one.

The Call of the Wild is DOA. It's currently projected to open at $15 million. It's not going to affect Onward.

I didn't know it was projected to open that low, but I'm actually not surprised. Yes, Pixar won't have to worry for that film then.

Disney announced yesterday that "Onward" will have public screenings on the Saturday before release. They obviously want to get the audience word-of-mouth out early, suggesting a decent amount of confidence in the movie.

Wow, that's promising too. It seems some theaters are also hosting a Pixar Marathon that includes Onward.

The rules about magic and spells are interesting and thought out which makes me wish even more the movie had a hard fantasy setting. This suburban/fantasy mix doesn't do it for me.

I also found them interesting. Well, they can always make a film with a full fantasy setting in the future.

Phylicia Rashad being in Soul is the only thing that's interesting about that film for me so far. (Was Rashad going to be in that? I just had a thought I might've confused reality with something DisneyFan97 had conjectured.)

Yes, you remember it correctly, Phylicia Rashad voices the mother of the protagonist in Soul.

[D82]

According to this tweet, the reviews will come out as soon as this Thursday. The premiere will be tomorrow at the El Capitan Theatre.

[D82]

Premiere live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQYKqLI2t-M

And new featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk_QT8BA3g4

[D82]

Clip shown at the premiere live stream: https://youtu.be/PTyLhmykpz4?t=4065

New promo: https://twitter.com/pixaronward/status/ ... 8171143168

First Look at Ian and Barley for the parks: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/ ... isneyland/

And Dolby Cinema exclusive poster:


Source: https://twitter.com/DolbyCinema/status/ ... 4405143553

[blackcauldron85]

^ Why are Ian and Barley not coming to WDW?!?

[DisneyFan97]

I might have posted this in the wrong theard but i was NOT saying Phylicia Rashad is in this movie. I might have said she was the main reason am excited about Soul. Which would have been mad since obviously the main reason to be excited about that movie would TINA FREAKING FEY one of the funnest living woman today !!!

Fey is even writing her own jokes in the screenplay ala Robin Williams in Aladdin !!! Could it get ANY BETTER !!

[D82]

First reactions:

First reactions to 'Onward': Emotional and sweet, but missing some Pixar magic
https://mashable.com/article/onward-fir ... urope=true

Onward Early Reactions: Pixar's Latest is Heartfelt, But Not Their Best Work
https://screenrant.com/pixar-onward-mov ... s-reviews/

First ‘Onward’ Reactions Praise Pixar’s Emotional Story, Pratt & Holland’s Chemistry
https://collider.com/onward-reviews/


Also, according to MouseInfo‏, Onward has the first openly LGBT character in Pixar history, though it's a minor one.

[D82]

Another clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQDaZKor_eY

And it seems the full reviews will come out tomorrow instead of today as I thought.

[Farerb]

74% on RT.