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Pixar’s Elio has a gorilla fight question of his own.

While you may have forgotten that Elio is hitting theaters next month, the film’s latest trailer makes it seem like Pixar has been listening to the ridiculous 100 men vs 1. gorilla hypothetical fight people have been debating about for the past few weeks.

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Lego’s Pixar Luxo Jr. deserves a spot on your desk.

Available for preorder starting today for $69.99 and shipping on June 1st, 2025, Lego’s latest Pixar set recreates the studio’s Luxo Jr. lamp mascot which first appeared in a short film in 1986.

The 613-piece set includes a fully articulated replica of the lamp and a ball that opens to reveal Easter eggs inspired by Pixar Disney films. By removing two panels, Luxo Jr. can also be posed to look like it’s balancing atop the ball.

<em>Recreate the opening titles of your favorite Pixar movie.</em>
<em>The Lego-built lamp doesn’t glow, but it is fully-articulated.</em>
<em>Lego’s Luxo Jr. can be balanced atop its colorful ball by removing a couple of curved side panels.</em>
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Recreate the opening titles of your favorite Pixar movie.
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Remember Elio from Pixar’s upcoming film Elio?

Feels like it’s been ages since we heard anything about Pixar’s Elio from co-directors Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian, and Adrian Molina. But the studio has just dropped another trailer teasing how an alien bathroom is one of the most beautiful things young Elio (Yonas Kibreab) will see on his space adventure when the film hits theaters on June 13th.

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Say, that looks familiar.

Pixar posted a short Toy Story 5 tease during D23 2024 last night that featured brief, wordless animations of the characters Woody, Buzz, and Jessie.

Some folks on social media realized the animations look a lot like those from a certain Apple Watch face. The video below, spotted by 9to5Mac, drives it home.

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Incredibles 3 is a go.

Pixar closed out its D23 presentation with some solid news: Incredibles 3 is in the works.

Logo for ‘Incredibles 3’ movie shown onstage at the D23 event.
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Toy Story 5 looks like a battle against screens.

Look like modern electronics (read: tablets) are going to be the hot new toys in Toy Story 5, which now seems to be coming out in “Summer 2026.”

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Pixar’s saving Elio for the summer.

Though Pixar’s Elio was initially slated to debut next March, during its presentation at this year’s D23 expo, the studio announced that it will now hit theaters sometime in the summer.

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Inside Out is getting a dreamy Disney Plus series.

After spending two films knocking around Riley’s waking mind, Disney is taking the Inside Out franchise in a new direction with Dream Productions. It’s a Disney Plus series (out next year) about how dreams are kinda sorta like movies.

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Inside Out 2 is about to teach an entire generation of kids what ennui is.

Pixar’s first Inside Out film led with a cast of emotions most young viewers could probably identify as things they’d experienced themselves. But Inside Out 2’s introduction of feelings like Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), seems primed to leave teens with a new way of articulating that dreadful, existential je ne sais quoi they’re always feeling.

The film hits theaters on June 14th.

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That 100-film Disney Blu-ray collection is ready for preorders.

All 118 discs (including Pixar special features) are available exclusively at Walmart, and it’s $1,499.96. Before you run out and buy it, though, a word of caution: these are HD Blu-rays, so you won’t be watching Frankenweenie in crispy 4K resolution.

I’m not sure who feels this is worth the price of entry, but there you go.

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