Richwine, Lisa (June 19, 2023). "Pixar film 'Elemental' opens as studio's second-lowest box office debut". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023 . Retrieved June 21, 2023. The First World War happens while Meggie is married in Australia and her husband eventually goes to war. I felt that this book gave a better representation of "life for those left at home" than or previous book which majored on WW1. it also dealt better with the return of her "damaged" husband.

On May 16, 2022, Pixar announced a new film titled Elemental, with the anthropomorphic classical elements of fire, water, air, and earth as its central theme, with Sohn directing and Denise Ream producing. [25] Sohn and Ream reunite after having previously worked together on The Good Dinosaur. [25] On September 9, 2022, during the D23 Expo, Sohn, Ream, and Pete Docter presented a first look at the film. "Our story is based on the classic elements — fire, water, land, and air. Some elements mix with each other, and some don't," Sohn stated. "What if these elements were alive?" Shortly after the unfinished animation footage, a clip was screened, showing Ember and Wade on a date, walking through a park where Wade runs across water, sliding, and creating a rainbow. [26] Bizwire, Korea (July 5, 2023). "Pixar's 'Elemental' Enjoys Popularity in S. Korea Despite Struggles in the U.S." The Korean Bizwire. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023 . Retrieved July 8, 2023. Crowley, Liam (February 16, 2023). "Disney Reportedly Considering Longer Theatrical Windows for Upcoming Animation Releases". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023 . Retrieved February 17, 2023. Much like the weather and the coastline of the North Sea, life in isolated Roanhaven is rugged and harsh. Lives are governed by nature – by the weather, by the sea, by the elements. Cold, pregnancy, illness, insanity, death are all part of the everyday, and there’s very little that can be done to change it. This is alien to our comfortable first-world lives in the twenty-first century where we control the climate in which we live as much as we can; it doesn’t control us. Our lives are no longer at the mercy of nature — modern medicine can cure almost everything, and if it can’t, researchers are working on it. We genetically engineer our crops, our animals, and even our children. We don’t have to get pregnant and if we do, we don’t have to accept it. If someone dies young, we are angry because it’s not fair.Joe Pera as Fern Grouchwood, an overgrown earth element bureaucrat who works at City Hall. [15] His surname is not included in the film's credits, but it is seen in the film on his desk nameplate. [16] Elemental, the 27th Film by Pixar Animation Studios, to be the "Last Screening" at the 76th Festival de Cannes". April 19, 2023. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023 . Retrieved April 19, 2023.

This is the second Pixar film to be released on June 16, after Cars 3 and to be directed by Peter Sohn, after The Good Dinosaur. The film is dedicated to Ralph Eggleston, Thomas Gonzales, Amber Martorelli, and J. Garrett Sheldrew, all of whom died in 2022. [7] As a tribute to Eggleston, a sign reading "Eat at Ralph's - Two cents" can be seen in Element City. [28] Writing I was particularly drawn to the abundance of beautiful knitting metaphors throughout this book, and the skilled way that Curtin had Meggie liken human emotions and betrayal to the process of gutting fish. It feels as if Curtin has been Meggie, lived inside her skin and felt the things she felt.D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 16, 2022). "Pixar Unveils Concept Art & Dates 27th Film Elemental For Summer 2023". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022 . Retrieved May 16, 2022. This is the fourth Pixar film to be composed by Thomas Newman after Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Finding Dory.