Teaser trailer for Pixar's Wall•e

[Disneyfreak1990]

I just have to add my two cents into this conversation.

There is no way Monster's Inc is better than the Incredibles or Cars. Heck, the Incredibles is the best Pixar film. How is Pixar loosing it's touch. And the reason most people disliked Cars is because they don't understand the concept of racing.

i guess so but i don't understand racing and i loved it.

[2099net]

If a studio needs to resort to "Ooh look who's in this" or "Ooh remember what we did last year?" It just screams of neediness and a complete lack of confidence in their product. If something is good, crowds will come.

I am so tired of hearing people whine and complain, and downright put Pixar, or any company for that matter, down because they promote a film by recalling their previous efforts. It's a marketing technique, which is not new, and has NOTHING to do with the quality of the film being promoted.

I respectfully disagree MM1. This opinion isn't about previous films being name checked. That is a familiar and often used technique (as you state). This is about the creators of the previous films thinking that they are bigger than the films themselves - the trailer promotes the creative crew more than the films they produced.

And as I said before, once again the Pixar flag is hoisted and flown, to the detriment of the Disney one.

[castleinthesky]

I just have to add my two cents into this conversation.

There is no way Monster's Inc is better than the Incredibles or Cars. Heck, the Incredibles is the best Pixar film. How is Pixar loosing it's touch. And the reason most people disliked Cars is because they don't understand the concept of racing.

i guess so but i don't understand racing and i loved it.

You're one of the few. Of 20 people I had polled, 16 didn't like the film because they didn't understand why cars went around in circles. They let that rule how they liked the film, not the film quality.

[2099net]

You're one of the few. Of 20 people I had polled, 16 didn't like the film because they didn't understand why cars went around in circles. They let that rule how they liked the film, not the film quality.

I think people understand why cars go around in circles. They probably just don't care about why cars go about in circles.

I could write and produce a wonderful movie about charted accounting. It could be witty, exciting and full of tension. But it would still be a hard sell getting people interested in seeing a film about charted accounting - simply because lots of people legitimately don't care about the profession or find it boring. And some people legitimately feel the same about motorsport.

[Disneyfreak1990]

well Cars is the only sport film i like, if it can be called a sports film. i can't stand the sports since all your doing is watching someone pass a ball, run a base, etc... over and over and it gets dull. but i did want to do Golf last year but i was never told when try-outs were. for some reason i always found out stuff at the last minute or not at all.

[reyquila]

Watching and buying, Baby!!!! Looks great!!! ...and there is nothing wrong with bragging when you have earned the right to do it!!!

[JV IS TIZ!!! PIXAR]

Check out this new teaser: http://jvpixarnews.blogspot.com/2007/06 ... easer.html

[Simba3]

Interesting. That gives us a little more insite into who/what Wall-E is. Thanks for the post.

[MadonnasManOne]

Thanks for posting, JV IS TIZ!!! PIXAR!

By the way, the BuyNLarge website is coming July 13th! I'm curious to know if a new teaser will be posted.

http://www.buynlarge.com/

[Kyle]

bah! the new teaser was removed. anyone know where else to find it?

Edit: nevermind, found another one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJv5puWC8Gw

but it'll probably be gone before too long, so those who havnt seen it better hurry or save it.

[TM2-Megatron]

I really like the way Wall-E is shaping up, from what we've seen and hard so far... and the teaser hasn't done anything to change that assessment. I can't quite see the rationale behind the Pixar bashing over this teaser... I didn't really interpret it as arrogance. I guess some people are just determined to dislike certain companies.

...and I really don't think I'll see this either. It looks just like Short Circuit!

Yes, because clearly Wall-E is an experimental military drone granted sentience by accident and adopted by a human who, against every ounce of human nature, is willing to accept an intelligent life-form different than himself... oh, wait... he's not. The only similarity at all is the fact Wall-E looks like Johnny 5; at least a younger (in an anthropomorphic sense) version of him.

With all the over promotion of Pixar at the moment, and the MGM studios becoming Pixar studios, I feel really deflated by it all. When will they get back to basics, and have the soul of their movies return? As shown in the Toy Stories, Monsters, Nemo, but sadly lacking in the Incredibles and Cars.

I haven't really noticed any over-promotion of Pixar... there seems to be no more promotion going on at the moment than at any other time they've released a new film. I'll agree that Cars was Pixar's weakest effort to date, but The Incredibles is one of my top favourites, up there with Monsters, Inc..

I just havnt liked their last couple of movie efforts, and I don't think I'm going to like Wall-e, as it's not my taste in movies. I like the warmth given from animal, human, and toy characters, and I don't think this has been displayed in Ratatouille

In the realm of "warmth", how are robots much different than toys? Robots, properly portrayed, can exude just as much emotion and feeling as any of the other beings that have been the subjects of Pixar films. Personally, I sometimes find artificial life-forms in films to be more sympathetic than their biological peers.

As far as Ratatouille goes, unless you've seen the actual movie (clips and trailers aren't enough to judge it on, IMO) you aren't really qualified to say whether it carries over the same feeling from their other movies. I saw it last night, and found it quite entertaining and funny.

[JV IS TIZ!!! PIXAR]

ComingSoon.net has a great report on the WALL-E panel that took place today at Comic-Con!

Taking part in the panel was director Andrew Stanton. He showed a new Pixar logo featuring WALL•E coming out and helping Luxo in the logo. Stanton started out by showing an industrial commercial featuring the WALL•E robots and describing his functions. It's by the company "Buy N Large" and showed a web address for the company, BuyNLarge.com, which is now live.

Andrew then discussed the plot while concept art scrolled by. In the future, humans have completely trashed the planet with rampant commercialism. They then leave the planet on space liners while robots are left behind to clean up the planet. Unfortunately, 700 years go by and they never return. Eventually one robot, WALL•E, develops a personality. As he roams the planet, he eventually finds a way to get off the planet. He then finds the last remaining space liner containing the 'lost tribe' of humans. However, years in space with all their needs covered by robots have made them literal couch potatoes. They are huge, helpless blobs. Along the way WALL•E also meets and falls in love with another robot named Eve. WALL•E attempts to woo her, but his efforts just might be what ends up restoring the human race to its former glory.

Next up, Stanton introduced "Star Wars" veteran Ben Burtt, who is doing sound design on the film. He played samples of the various robots sound effects then showed animation samples of the robots. We saw WALL•E, Eve, a sidekick hygienic droid named M-O, and Auto who is the auto pilot of the space liner. Burtt revealed that Eve is a probe droid that is held together by magnetic fields. She also features a few special functions and weapons. M-O is an obliterator droid that rolls around on a track ball.

The audience then got to be the first to see footage from the film. We see WALL•E, back on Earth, preparing for another day at work. He's followed by his pet cockroach as he leaves his makeshift house. As he sorts through the human's garbage, he picks out objects that interest him – a bra, a jewelry box, a rubber ducky, and other things. However, his day is interrupted when he sees a big red dot from a laser light. He follows it but doesn't realize what it is. However, he soon discovers that it's a landing guide for a ship... that lands right on top of him. WALL•E escapes by digging underground, then pops up just in time to see what emerges from the ship. Unfortunately, the clip ended before we got to see just what that was.

The panel then turned to Q&A. Stanton confirmed that there is a live action element involved and humans will be shown in some degree. Ben Burtt wasn't sure if he'd be working on Indiana Jones 4 since the WALL•E schedule was going to overlap with its schedule. WALL•E is his first priority. Thomas Newman, the composer for Finding Nemo, is doing the score.

says the post.

Take a read youself by clicking here. I'll have more on this event in the coming days. Have a great day!

Update - /film also has their in-depth report from the WALL-E presentation.

[Source]

The Cookedart blog gives us a detailed report on the 10 minute clip of WALL-E that was shown at Comic-Con today!

Spoiler Starts!

It opened with a downshot of Wall-E on top of a vehicle, sleeping. Some lights come on and the Apple Power On chime sounds as Wall-E wakes up (a funny Mac nerd reference) and starts off towards the heaps and heaps of junk. Wall-E and his vehicle are on top of a broken up freeway near a city, and there is atmosphere and gas everywhere. Wall-e departs off of his vehicle and we see he is followed around by a cock roach. Wall-e enters the vehicle for a moment and, upon leaving, accidently squishes the roach. It jumps up and cries in surprise, then leans down to see whether or not he killed what is clearly his friend. After a pause, it springs back up, and Wall-e scolds the bug, pointing at it to keep out of his way.Wall-e then starts his rounds, compacting most junk into squares. But he doesn't do this for everything - he searches the garbage trying to find any trace of anything unusual or interesting. He picks up a ping pong paddle with a string and plays with it (accidently hitting himself in the head repeatedly with it), finds a wedding ring case and throws away the diamond ring, finding the case much more interesting. Everything else, he compacts into a square and piles it neatly in a pile. When lifting through one bunch, he notices a small plant, and crouches down to take a look..He uproots the plant and places it into a jar very carefully. But as he's doing this, he notices a small red dot that appears on the ground (like a laser pointer dot). The dot dances around and Wall-e follows in pursuit. We see, though, unawares to Wall-E, that the one dot is being trailed by a huge circle of similar dots to the one he's chasing. Then, a space ship comes down right on top of him, shooting its rockets down into the ground. The world is melting around him and Wall-E frantically digs down into the ground to get away from the heat.We then see a closeup of the molten rocks left behind. After a pause, we see Wall-E poke his hands through the surface, and his head pops up. He looks around, and we see the spaceship unfolding, as it drops down EVE, who is asleep and unmoving. Wall-E rolls up to it, pokes it, and it wakes up, causing him to jump and hide. We then see EVE turn on, and that's the end...

Spoiler Ends!

Hope you enjoyed that!

[Source]

[JV IS TIZ!!! PIXAR]

ComingSoon.net has a great report on the WALL-E panel that took place today at Comic-Con!

Taking part in the panel was director Andrew Stanton. He showed a new Pixar logo featuring WALL•E coming out and helping Luxo in the logo. Stanton started out by showing an industrial commercial featuring the WALL•E robots and describing his functions. It's by the company "Buy N Large" and showed a web address for the company, BuyNLarge.com, which is now live.

Andrew then discussed the plot while concept art scrolled by. In the future, humans have completely trashed the planet with rampant commercialism. They then leave the planet on space liners while robots are left behind to clean up the planet. Unfortunately, 700 years go by and they never return. Eventually one robot, WALL•E, develops a personality. As he roams the planet, he eventually finds a way to get off the planet. He then finds the last remaining space liner containing the 'lost tribe' of humans. However, years in space with all their needs covered by robots have made them literal couch potatoes. They are huge, helpless blobs. Along the way WALL•E also meets and falls in love with another robot named Eve. WALL•E attempts to woo her, but his efforts just might be what ends up restoring the human race to its former glory.

Next up, Stanton introduced "Star Wars" veteran Ben Burtt, who is doing sound design on the film. He played samples of the various robots sound effects then showed animation samples of the robots. We saw WALL•E, Eve, a sidekick hygienic droid named M-O, and Auto who is the auto pilot of the space liner. Burtt revealed that Eve is a probe droid that is held together by magnetic fields. She also features a few special functions and weapons. M-O is an obliterator droid that rolls around on a track ball.

The audience then got to be the first to see footage from the film. We see WALL•E, back on Earth, preparing for another day at work. He's followed by his pet cockroach as he leaves his makeshift house. As he sorts through the human's garbage, he picks out objects that interest him – a bra, a jewelry box, a rubber ducky, and other things. However, his day is interrupted when he sees a big red dot from a laser light. He follows it but doesn't realize what it is. However, he soon discovers that it's a landing guide for a ship... that lands right on top of him. WALL•E escapes by digging underground, then pops up just in time to see what emerges from the ship. Unfortunately, the clip ended before we got to see just what that was.

The panel then turned to Q&A. Stanton confirmed that there is a live action element involved and humans will be shown in some degree. Ben Burtt wasn't sure if he'd be working on Indiana Jones 4 since the WALL•E schedule was going to overlap with its schedule. WALL•E is his first priority. Thomas Newman, the composer for Finding Nemo, is doing the score.

says the post.

Take a read youself by clicking here. I'll have more on this event in the coming days. Have a great day!

Update - /film also has their in-depth report from the WALL-E presentation.

[Source]

The Cookedart blog gives us a detailed report on the 10 minute clip of WALL-E that was shown at Comic-Con today!

Spoiler Starts!

It opened with a downshot of Wall-E on top of a vehicle, sleeping. Some lights come on and the Apple Power On chime sounds as Wall-E wakes up (a funny Mac nerd reference) and starts off towards the heaps and heaps of junk. Wall-E and his vehicle are on top of a broken up freeway near a city, and there is atmosphere and gas everywhere. Wall-e departs off of his vehicle and we see he is followed around by a cock roach. Wall-e enters the vehicle for a moment and, upon leaving, accidently squishes the roach. It jumps up and cries in surprise, then leans down to see whether or not he killed what is clearly his friend. After a pause, it springs back up, and Wall-e scolds the bug, pointing at it to keep out of his way.Wall-e then starts his rounds, compacting most junk into squares. But he doesn't do this for everything - he searches the garbage trying to find any trace of anything unusual or interesting. He picks up a ping pong paddle with a string and plays with it (accidently hitting himself in the head repeatedly with it), finds a wedding ring case and throws away the diamond ring, finding the case much more interesting. Everything else, he compacts into a square and piles it neatly in a pile. When lifting through one bunch, he notices a small plant, and crouches down to take a look..He uproots the plant and places it into a jar very carefully. But as he's doing this, he notices a small red dot that appears on the ground (like a laser pointer dot). The dot dances around and Wall-e follows in pursuit. We see, though, unawares to Wall-E, that the one dot is being trailed by a huge circle of similar dots to the one he's chasing. Then, a space ship comes down right on top of him, shooting its rockets down into the ground. The world is melting around him and Wall-E frantically digs down into the ground to get away from the heat.We then see a closeup of the molten rocks left behind. After a pause, we see Wall-E poke his hands through the surface, and his head pops up. He looks around, and we see the spaceship unfolding, as it drops down EVE, who is asleep and unmoving. Wall-E rolls up to it, pokes it, and it wakes up, causing him to jump and hide. We then see EVE turn on, and that's the end...

Spoiler Ends!

Hope you enjoyed that!

[Source]

[MadonnasManOne]

Wow, thanks for the information, JV IS TIZ!!! PIXAR! I can't wait to see more on this film, which sounds like it is going to be amazing.

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[Disney Duster]

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