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Mei turns into a panda in Turning Red
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‘Turning Red’ director reveals how she pitched the movie to Pixar

'Turning Red' director Domee Shi reveals how she pitched the movie to Pixar in exclusice ScreenRant interview.

Pixar’s latest animated release, Turning Red, is also Chinese-Canadian director and animator Domee Shi’s first feature-length directing credit. Shi’s first effort, Bao, was an eight-minute short that won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2019 and also made her the first woman to direct a short film for Pixar. Just a few years later, her artistic talents are in high demand. 

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In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Shi (Inside Out, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4) and producer Lindsey Collins recalled Pixar’s pitching process. 

“So it was in 2017, I think we were just starting promotion for or ending promotion for Bao, or Bao was done and was getting released, and then, Pixar approached me and asked me if I wanted to pitch three ideas for a feature film. I said yes, obviously [laughs]. But all three of my ideas were coming-of-age stories around teen girls, and Turning Red was the most personal and, I think, the weirdest one. I think I pitched it as a girl going through magical puberty to the studio and hoping that they would bite, and they did! And I think it is because it was so personal, but also tackled such a universal theme. Everyone has been there. Everyone has been 13 and feeling like they’re turning into some wild, hairy, hormonal beast, and I think that’s why Pixar was drawn to it.”

The highly anticipated Pixar flick boasts a voice cast of top talent, including Sandra Oh, Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Rosalie Chiang, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, and Orion Lee.

Turning Red is now available to stream for all Disney Plus subscribers.


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