Pixar Post Podcast: Animation News, Interviews & Reviews

In this episode of the Pixar Post Podcast, we dive into the superb box office totals that Inside Out 2 has achieved so far. We'll share the exact amount we predict the film will earn at the box office (spoiler – T.J.'s estimate calculator says $1,447,436,846). We'll also discuss Julie's trip to Pixar Animation Studios and why the Inside Out 2 visit may have been her favorite press event yet. Follo...

As we celebrate the 12th anniversary of starting our website (March 25, 2012), we wanted to celebrate by bringing back the Pixar Post Podcast . We started the podcast in 2013 and paused recording episodes at the beginning of 2020, but we always felt we had more to say. We're thrilled to be back leading up to the release of Inside Out 2 in June and will share some upcoming details from the artists—...

The hilarious Disney+ short film, Lamp Life goes behind the scenes of the Toy Story franchise and lets viewers see what happened to Bo Peep and her Sheep all those years after she left Andy and Molly's house (between Toy Story 2 and 3). But, potentially even better than the laughs and excitement of the film, is that we were able to go even further behind the scenes and learn all about the "making...

Pixar's Onward kicked off on September 17, 2013. After 6 years, we went to Pixar to dive behind the scenes and learn all about the making of the film. In this first installment of the Onward series, we sit down with Director Dan Scanlon and Producer Kori Rae to learn all about the triumphs, the struggles, and more while making this epic and emotional adventure.

In episode 69 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat with Jake Monaco, the composer behind Forky Asks A Question and many other Pixar properties you didn't realize he was involved with...and more coming soon. We also chat about Pixar's next 7 films and how some of the recent release dates have changed. We dive into how Kristen Lester may be one of the upcoming feature film directors and even touch on...

In Episode 68 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we dive into and discuss Pixar's seven films in development, we inquire about Brad Bird's upcoming film, we dive into Awards season chatter about Toy Story 4  and we wonder – is Pixar looking for production support outside the United States?  As if that wasn't a full episode in itself, we also share our interview with Director of Studio Mastering & Operatio...

Listen to our Toy Story 4 spoiler-free movie review – the film truly goes to infinity and beyond. Then join us as we share our discussion with the sets team behind building, designing, and filling the antique store (as well as the carnival) in the film. The sets crew we talked to were Stephen Karski, Thomas Jordan, and Rosie Cole during our trip to Pixar Animation Studios in April 2019. More detai...

There is so much detail that is put into every pixel on the screen — but, why does Pixar do this? Ling Tu (Sets Shading Lead) mentions in our session at Pixar that by putting all the rich detail into the backstory of everything that you see, they're able to enhance their stories. If everything visually looks as you'd expect (set locations like a carnival or a porcelain character with tiny cracks),...

In episode 65 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we dive into the full discussion with Josh Cooley and Mark Nielsen — actually answering 15 questions (of which we highlighted 7 above) all about  Toy Story 4 . Before we dive into the episode fully, we also highlight some of the latest news from the studio — show notes below. We kick off the episode with Toy Story trivia and then offer a high-level overview...

In Episode 64 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat with Kelly Bonbright (Script Supervisor on Incredibles 2 ), dive into Toy Story 4  news and of course start the episode with Pixar trivia. The episode kicks off with T.J. putting Julie to the test with some Presto -inspired trivia — the theme of Presto  was chosen since the Funko of the lead rabbit , Alec Azam came out a few weeks back. Additionally...

In Episode 63 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we discuss Pixar's SparkShorts (and offer our rankings of Purl, Smash & Grab, and Kitbull). In addition, we talk about if Pixar will continue to release feature film short films — especially since we haven't heard anything about a short film for Toy Story 4. We also discuss Toy Story 4 news and when will the next trailer be released (you know, the one that'...

In episode 62 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat with Toby Chu, the wonderful composer of Pixar's short film, Bao . Additionally, we discuss the Pete Docter impersonator on Twitter (to kick off the show),  Purl , the second short film in Pixar's Experimental Storytelling initiative (at 5:21 into the episode), and the box office successes that Incredibles 2  has achieved (11:18). Incredibles 2  is...

In episode 61 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we share our spoiler-free review of the action-packed, Incredibles 2 , as well as dive into the deep topic of John Lasseter's departure from the Walt Disney Company & Pixar at the end of 2018.  We talk candidly about our thoughts on John Lasseter's departure from the studio in the first half of the episode, while the back half of the show is our feedback re...

  In episode 60 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we share our complete interview with Ralph Eggleston (Production Designer), Bryn Imagire (Shading Art Director), Philip Metschan (Visual Designer) and Nathan Farris (Sets Supervisor) as we dive into how the team created the worlds of Incredibles 2 . Earlier, we shared an article that dove into how the team created the Parr's new home in the film and now w...

In episode 59 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we share our complete interview with Incredibles 2 writer/director, Brad Bird and Producers Nicole Grindle and John Walker. Along with the interview we share our thoughts on our two-day visit to Pixar Animation Studios earlier in April to discuss the film. We talk about many of the insights and details we learned as well as our high-level thoughts on the 22...

In episode 058 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we continue our interview series from the two-day Coco  press event where we talk with Co-Director and Screenwriter, Adrian Molina, as well as Lead Story Artist, Dean Kelly. We share the full audio from the 30-minute discussion with the duo as they shared what worked with the film early on, what didn't work, and even provide some facts about the Dia de los...

In episode 057 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we bring you to Pixar Animation Studios for the Coco  press event and we dive into our experience at the two-day event. We also share the full audio from the 30-minute filmmaker roundtable discussion with Lee Unkrich (Director), Darla K. Anderson (Producer), and Adrian Molina (Co-Director). Note that there are some light spoilers in the podcast — nothing a...

In episode 056 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we discuss Disney's additional stake in BAMtech, Cars 3  box office results, Coco  news, and much more. Listen to the Podcast using the player embedded below or direct on YouTube . Be sure to subscribe and enjoy directly on iTunes , Stitcher , or Overcast . SHOW NOTES: Kicking off the show we start with some Pixar trivia — asking, what are the similarities...

  Get ready as we dive into the mud and chat about the Cars 3 Production Pipeline from the perspective of Bobby Podesta (Supervising Animator), Jon Reisch (Effects Supervisor), and Michael Fong (Supervising Technical Director). In this combined post and podcast episode (#055) we continue our Cars 3  interview series. We explore the Pixar pipeline and the challenges the effects team faced while dig...

  In episode 054 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we kick off our Cars 3  interview series as we explore the next generation of Cars  characters. We dive into the design, rigging and animation of many characters in the film — from Lightning, Jackson, Cruz, and more we chat with Jay Shuster (Production Designer), Michael Comet (Characters Supervisor), and Jude Brownbill (Directing Animator). You'll hear...

In episode 053 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we center in on two main topics — Our discussion with Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera on the development of the now beloved film, Inside Out  and how it is being honored at the first annual AutFest (details below). Additionally, we continue our "Ask Pixar Post" segment where you ask the questions (this time centered around Disney), and we answer them (with so...

In episode 052 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we discuss the news surrounding Cars 3 , we dive into the Piper crew Q&A session, the latest Pixar animation news of the week, and continue our Ask Pixar Post segment - where we answer questions from you, our listeners.   Kicking off the show we start with some Pixar trivia — talking about John Ratzenberger, Richard Kind and the number of birds from For Th...

� In episode 051 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat about the latest story updates regarding Lou , Piper 's big win at the Annie Awards, Cars 3  merchandise, a new segment where you can get to know us more called, " Ask Pixar Post " and a whole lot more.    Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and enjoy directly on iTunes , Stitcher , or Overcast . Kicking off the s...

In episode 050 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about Dory's reach to $1 Billion dollars, Dory deleted scenes, Lee Unkrich's impromptu Twitter Q&A session (we summarized the most intriguing responses), our website re-design and much more...but, the gem of the episode is our interview with Pixar employee, Beth Sullivan (Administration Manager of the Studio Mastering Department). Feel free to liste...

  In episode 049 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about Lou (Pixar's upcoming short film), Dory approaching $1 Billion dollars, (as well as the Blu-ray versions which will be available) and many more great Pixar topics. Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes ,   Stitcher , or Overcast . Kicking off the show (as usual), we put Julie under...