LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 08: (L-R) Ronnie del Carmen, Mason Wertheimer, Denise Ream, Leah Lewis, Pete Docter, CCO, Pixar, Mamoudou Athie, Peter Sohn, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jim Morris, President, Pixar Animation Studios, and Lauv attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar's feature film "Elemental" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
Stars and filmmakers from Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” joined special guests tonight at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to celebrate the U.S. premiere of the upcoming feature film. Attendees included members of the voice cast—Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ronnie del Carmen and Mason Wertheimer—and filmmakers Peter Sohn (director), Denise Ream (producer), Pete Docter (EP), John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh (screenplay by), and Lauv (performer/co-writer “Steal the Show”). Also attending were Bob Peterson (director), Kim Collins (producer) and Andrea Datzman (composer)—the filmmakers behind the short “Carl’s Date,” which opens in theaters in front of “Elemental.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Wendi McLendon-Covey attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Mason Wertheimer attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Mamoudou Athie, Leah Lewis and Pete Docter, CCO, Pixar attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Ronnie del Carmen, Mason Wertheimer, Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie and Wendi McLendon-Covey attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Dan Reynolds and family attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Peter Sohn, Kat Likkel, John Hoberg and Denise Ream attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Mamoudou Athie, Jim Morris, President, Pixar Animation Studios, and Pete Docter, CCO, Pixar, attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) John Hoberg and Kat Likkel attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Leah Lewis attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Ronnie del Carmen, Mason Wertheimer, Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie and Wendi McLendon-Covey attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Wendi McLendon-Covey attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Mamoudou Athie attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Leah Lewis attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar’s feature film “Elemental” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California on June 08, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
ABOUT “ELEMENTAL”
In theaters June 16, “Elemental” is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember (voice of Leah Lewis), a fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun and sappy guy named Wade (voice of Mamoudou Athie) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. Directed by Peter Sohn, produced by Denise Ream, p.g.a., and executive produced by Pete Docter, “Elemental” features a screenplay by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh with story by Sohn, Hoberg & Likkel and Hsueh. Advance tickets can be purchased on Fandango, the nation’s leading online movie ticketing service, or wherever tickets are sold
ABOUT “CARL’S DATE”
Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award winner Bob Peterson and produced by Kim Collins, this all-new short, “Carl’s Date,” finds Carl reluctantly agreeing to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly with no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl’s pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends—if you’re a dog. “Carl’s Date” opens in theaters in front of Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” on June 16, 2023.
