Annecy: Pixar’s First Disney+ Series ‘Win or Lose’ Looks Like a Bold Step Forward
16.06.2023 - 19:57
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“Elemental,” Pixar unveiled an episode of “Win or Lose,” the first long-form streaming series from the legendary animation studio that’s set to debut on Disney+ this December. And the episode did much to ease fears that Pixar has somehow lost its touch; it is easily one of the most artful, exciting and emotionally incisive things the studio has done.
And the wait for more episodes just became downright excruciating.“Win or Lose,” originally announced during Disney’s investors’ day presentation in December 2020, hinges around an ingenious, incredibly identifiable concept – a middle school softball team is headed toward the championship and each 20-minute episode is told from the point of view of one of the players, their parents or the adults who play with them, like the umpire or coach (voiced by Will Forte). It’s less “Rashomon” and more like “Legends of the Dark Knight,” a beloved episode of “The New Batman Adventures,” where several encounters with Batman are told through shifting emotional perspectives and animation styles.
Creators Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates were inspired to make the show by their time on “Toy Story 4” and their different interpretations of meetings that they both shared.Before the episode began, Hobson and Yates, appearing alongside producer David Lally, explained that this wouldn’t be the first episode – it would be somewhere in the middle. Instead of exploring one of the kids, it would be from the point-of-view of player Rochelle’s mom, Vanessa (voiced by Rosa Salazar of “Alita: Battle Angel” fame).
Vanessa is dealing with a lot – she’s a single mom with a young baby and a stressful job. But she’s so proud of young Rochelle and the team (the Pickles).Recently, under the creative stewardship
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