Luca

Luca
Directed by	Enrico Casarosa
Produced by	Andrea Warren Pete Docter (Executive Producer)
Written by	Mike Jones (Screenplay) Jesse Andrews (Screenplay)
Starring	Jacob Tremblay Jack Dylan Grazer Emma Berman Maya Rudolph Jim Gaffigan
Music by	Dan Romer
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios
Distributor	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Released	June 18, 2021
Language	English
Preceded by	Soul
Followed by	Turning Red
External links
Official website
IMDb page

Luca is an upcoming American 3D computer animated film produced by Pixar set to be released on June 18, 2021. The film will be directed by Enrico Casarosa, and produced by Andrea Warren as Pixar's 24th feature film. Originally intended to be shown in theaters, the film will instead be released on Disney+ on that date as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Synopsis

Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Cast

• Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro
• Jack Dylan Grazer as Alberto Scorfano
• Emma Berman as Giulia
• Maya Rudolph as Daniela Paguro
• Jim Gaffigan as Lorenzo Paguro
• Marco Barricelli as Massimo
• Saverio Raimondo as Ercole
• John Ratzenberger as TBA

Videos

Disney and Pixar's Luca - Teaser Trailer

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Trivia

• This is the eighth Disney+ movie that was originally intended as a theatrical release, after Noelle, Artemis Fowl, Hamilton, Magic Camp, The One and Only Ivan, Mulan, and Soul.
• This is the second full-length Pixar film to not be released in theaters, but is instead to be released exclusively on Disney+ following Soul
  • Thus, it is also the fifth animated film to be released straight to digital instead of having a theatrical release in the United States following the COVID-19 pandemic; the first being Warner Animation Group's Scoob!, Pixar's own Soul, Paramount Animation/Nickelodeon Movies' The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (which had a theatrical release in Canada, though, and was already released on Netflix internationally as the second animated film to do so in international countries), and Sony Pictures Animation's The Mitchells vs. The Machines.
• This is Enrico Casarosa's first Pixar film. He previously directed the short La Luna.
• The third Disney animated film to be released on June 18th, after Tarzan (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010).
• Luca's original full name, Luca Portorosso, is a reference to Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso, which the film will pay homage to.
  • According to Enrico Casarosa, he describes the film as an "homage to Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix too."
• Originally, Casarosa wanted legendary Italian film composer Ennio Morricone to score the film, cause he was a huge fan of his music, but Morricone died in July 2020 before Casarosa could ask him. The film will dedicated in his memory.
• Pixar's 13th film to have a June release following Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Brave, Monsters University, Inside Out, Finding Dory, Cars 3, Incredibles 2, and Toy Story 4.
• Pixar's fourth film to release on the same day as a previous film with this film releasing on June 18th; 11 years apart from Toy Story 3, the first was The Good Dinosaur, which released on November 25th; 17 years apart from A Bug's Life, the second was Coco which released on November 22nd; 22 years apart from Toy Story, and the third was Toy Story 4 which released on June 21st; 6 years apart from Monsters University.
• The film will celebrate Pixar's 35th anniversary.
• This is the first Pixar film to be produced in 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio since Finding Dory.
• This is the first Pixar film of 2020s to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
• This is the third Pixar film to have a music score composed by a non-recurring composer after Brave (which had its music score composed by Patrick Doyle) and Soul (which had its music score composed by Trent Raznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste).

References

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Media Luca • The Art of Luca Characters Luca Paguro • Alberto Scorfano • Giulia • Daniela Paguro • Lorenzo Paguro • Massimo • Ercole Locations Italy • Portorosso Songs You Are My Sunshine

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