Elio (film)
Elio is an upcoming American animated science fiction adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is being written and directed by Adrian Molina (in his feature directorial debut), and produced by Mary Alice Drumm. The film stars the voices of Yonas Kibreab, America Ferrera, Jameela Jamil, and Brad Garrett. It follows an eleven-year-old boy named Elio Solis (Kibreab) who accidentally becomes the intergalactic Ambassador of planet Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens for making contact. Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and survive a series of formidable trials.
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Directed by | Adrian Molina |
Written by | Adrian Molina |
Produced by | Mary Alice Drumm |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Elio was officially announced at the D23 Expo in September 2022, with Molina and Drumm already attached to the project as writer/director and producer, respectively, while Kibreab and Ferrera were revealed to be cast in the lead voice roles. Jamil and Garrett joined the cast in June 2023.
Elio is scheduled to be released in theaters on June 13, 2025, in the United States.