The significance of Pixar’s Oscar-nominated “Luca” has become more apparent with this month’s release of “Turning Red,” another film featuring personal stories of tween friendship, fantastical transformations, and bold 2D-inspired aesthetics. Additionally, recent revelations show that Disney’s suppression of gay content at the studio might’ve had a chilling impact on “Luca.” This came about as a result of the backlash to Disney’s support of Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which helped facilitate the restoration of a previously cut same-sex kiss in the upcoming “Lightyear.”
To be sure, director Enrico Casarosa’s coming-of-age story — about two male sea monsters and their secret friendship as humans in a coastal Italian town — ushered in a more pronounced sea change at Pixar under the leadership of Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter (“Soul”). “Luca” not only offered a quirky brand of storytelling, drawn from autobiographical experience, but...
To be sure, director Enrico Casarosa’s coming-of-age story — about two male sea monsters and their secret friendship as humans in a coastal Italian town — ushered in a more pronounced sea change at Pixar under the leadership of Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter (“Soul”). “Luca” not only offered a quirky brand of storytelling, drawn from autobiographical experience, but...
- 3/21/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Features the voices of: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Glazer, Emma Berman, Sandy Martin, Sacha Baron Cohen, Saverio Raimondo | Written by Enrico Casarosa, Jesse Andrews | Directed by Enrico Casarosa
Pixar, after the moving and original film, Soul, is back to a more “traditional” film with their newest movie, Luca, that is now available on Disney+ in the States and in theaters overseas. Luca, like Soul, is included with your monthly fee for Disney+ (who did Pixar make angry at the House of Mouse?) and is a fun and enjoyable family film that harks back to the magic of Pixar’s older films.
The Plot:
Luca’s main plot revolves around the friendship between two teenage sea monsters, that magically turn human once they arrive on land, in a small Italian Rivera town in 1963. Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) is a sea monster living with his over-protective but loving parents, voiced by comedians Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan,...
Pixar, after the moving and original film, Soul, is back to a more “traditional” film with their newest movie, Luca, that is now available on Disney+ in the States and in theaters overseas. Luca, like Soul, is included with your monthly fee for Disney+ (who did Pixar make angry at the House of Mouse?) and is a fun and enjoyable family film that harks back to the magic of Pixar’s older films.
The Plot:
Luca’s main plot revolves around the friendship between two teenage sea monsters, that magically turn human once they arrive on land, in a small Italian Rivera town in 1963. Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) is a sea monster living with his over-protective but loving parents, voiced by comedians Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Jason Brigger
- Nerdly
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“Luca” is a wholesome animated film for the entire family to enjoy. If you’re not already signed up for Disney+, join today so you can watch it from the comforts of home. Since it’s not a Premier Access movie, you can stream “Luca” exclusively on Disney+ at no extra charge.
The coming-of-age movie, which arrives on the streaming network on Friday, is about the unlikely friendship between young shapeshifting sea monsters. The story unfolds in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, and centers around Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) and Alberto Scorfano (Jack Dylan Grazer) as they experience an unforgettable summer packed with all the gelato and pasta they can handle,...
“Luca” is a wholesome animated film for the entire family to enjoy. If you’re not already signed up for Disney+, join today so you can watch it from the comforts of home. Since it’s not a Premier Access movie, you can stream “Luca” exclusively on Disney+ at no extra charge.
The coming-of-age movie, which arrives on the streaming network on Friday, is about the unlikely friendship between young shapeshifting sea monsters. The story unfolds in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, and centers around Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) and Alberto Scorfano (Jack Dylan Grazer) as they experience an unforgettable summer packed with all the gelato and pasta they can handle,...
- 6/17/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
So, travel venues are finally opening up just in time to escape those sweltering Summer temps. Someplace with a beach sounds ideal, though you may want to get some sand between your toes virtually while waiting for the world to get a tad more stable. Last week Israel was our getaway in Sublet. This weekend we’re headed to sunny Italy for a “va-cay” put together by some incredible travel agents (yup there are some left) out of Emeryville, CA. Yes, those titanic talents at Pixar are whisking us away to the Italian Riviera for a magical adventure. But how does it stack up against their excursions to Ireland (Brave), France (Ratatouille), and Mexico (Coco)? Well, to find out you’ll be introduced to a young lad. To borrow from the Nat King Cole classic “Nature Boy” (rather than the obvious Suzanne Vega ode to a second-floor dweller), “There was a boy.
- 6/17/2021
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The shortest Pixar movie since “Toy Story,” and one of the few that manages to keep its high-concept premise anchored to a simple human scale, Enrico Casarosa’s “Luca” is effectively the Disney+ equivalent (read: non-alcoholic version) of an aperol spritz on a late summer afternoon: . At times, “Luca” is so modest, so restrained, so not about sentient action figures or a family of superheroes or the nature of the human soul that it almost doesn’t feel like a Pixar film at all.
This is a Pixar thing to the very last gill, of course, and easily recognized as such; the rounded character design is a dead giveaway even before you get to the paranoid (yet lovingly aloof!) parents and the unbridled joy of discovery. And yet, Casarosa’s feature debut — a modest and personal coming-of-age story about two pre-adolescent fish boys eating pasta and obsessing over a Vespa...
This is a Pixar thing to the very last gill, of course, and easily recognized as such; the rounded character design is a dead giveaway even before you get to the paranoid (yet lovingly aloof!) parents and the unbridled joy of discovery. And yet, Casarosa’s feature debut — a modest and personal coming-of-age story about two pre-adolescent fish boys eating pasta and obsessing over a Vespa...
- 6/16/2021
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Family films rarely succeed at one level of storytelling, so it’s particularly impressive that “Luca” operates so well on multiple levels. For children, this is a story about friendship and being true to yourself and coping with parents who are afraid to send you out into the world.
For adults, it’s all that and much more; for LGBTQ+ audiences, in particular, the film offers a powerful metaphor about the closet, about “passing” as something that you are not and about finding the people who will love you when they finally get to know the real you.
That might sound like a lot of heavy material for an animated feature, but Pixar vet Enrico Casarosa’s directorial debut is as light and lovely as a long summer afternoon with a new friend and a cold lemonade. Or a limonata in this case, as the film takes place in an...
For adults, it’s all that and much more; for LGBTQ+ audiences, in particular, the film offers a powerful metaphor about the closet, about “passing” as something that you are not and about finding the people who will love you when they finally get to know the real you.
That might sound like a lot of heavy material for an animated feature, but Pixar vet Enrico Casarosa’s directorial debut is as light and lovely as a long summer afternoon with a new friend and a cold lemonade. Or a limonata in this case, as the film takes place in an...
- 6/16/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Check out a new clip of Pixar’s 'Luca', in which new friend Giulia invites Luca and Alberto for dinner at her imposing and intimidating dad’s place. Luca and Alberto - sea monsters who appear human on land - learn that humans’ view of sea monsters is alarming, to say the least.
Featuring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman and Marco Barricelli as the voices of Luca, Alberto, Giulia and Massimo, 'Luca' begins streaming exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar Premium on June 18.
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.
The voice cast features Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro,...
Featuring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman and Marco Barricelli as the voices of Luca, Alberto, Giulia and Massimo, 'Luca' begins streaming exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar Premium on June 18.
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.
The voice cast features Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro,...
- 6/5/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
"Luca" is a new Pixar CG animated comedy feature, directed by Enrico Casarosa, starring Jacob Tremblay as a teenage 'sea monster'. with Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Marco Barricelli, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, and Jim Gaffigan, streaming June 18, 2021 on Disney+:
"...during the 1950s, in 'Portorosso', a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy named 'Luca' shares adventures with his new best friend 'Alberto'. But Luca and Alberto are hiding a secret: they are both sea monsters from a world below the water's surface..."
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"...during the 1950s, in 'Portorosso', a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy named 'Luca' shares adventures with his new best friend 'Alberto'. But Luca and Alberto are hiding a secret: they are both sea monsters from a world below the water's surface..."
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- 6/4/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
A new trailer for Disney and Pixar’s upcoming original feature film ‘Luca’ has dropped and showcases one incredible summer in the Italian seaside town of Portorosso—seen through the eyes of a sea monster named Luca.
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.
The voice cast features Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro, Jack Dylan Grazer as Alberto Scorfano, Emma Berman as Giulia Marcovaldo, Saverio Raimondo as town bully Ercole Visconti, Maya Rudolph as Luca’s mom Daniela, Marco Barricelli as Giulia’s dad Massimo, Jim Gaffigan as Luca’s dad Lorenzo, Sandy Martin as Luca’s grandma, and Giacomo Gianniotti as a local fisherman and...
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.
The voice cast features Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro, Jack Dylan Grazer as Alberto Scorfano, Emma Berman as Giulia Marcovaldo, Saverio Raimondo as town bully Ercole Visconti, Maya Rudolph as Luca’s mom Daniela, Marco Barricelli as Giulia’s dad Massimo, Jim Gaffigan as Luca’s dad Lorenzo, Sandy Martin as Luca’s grandma, and Giacomo Gianniotti as a local fisherman and...
- 4/28/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Luca Trailer — Enrico Casarosa‘s Luca (2021) teaser trailer has been released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Pixar. The Luca trailer stars Jacob Tremblay, Maya Rudolph, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jim Gaffigan, Emma Berman, Marco Barricelli, and Saverio Raimondo. Crew Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones wrote the screenplay for Luca. Nicolle Castro was the storyboard [...]
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- 2/26/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
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