Simoa

Editor in Chief

Simoa (Elliefredricksen) is Editor in Chief of Upcoming Pixar and an aspiring Pixar heroine. She joined Upcoming Pixar in 2014 and is always excited to see how her favorite animation studio changes and grows.
elliefredricksen@pixarplanet.com

Toy Story 4's Oscar win

Toy Story 4 won Best Animated at the Oscars on Sunday! I know I’m a bit late, but I didn’t actually catch the ceremony until...

Read More

New film still and new insight into Soul

Pete Docter’s Soul bears some resemblance to Inside Out with its abstract concept, but the two films have another connection....

Read More

Looping through colors and sounds

When “Loop” premiered on Disney+ a few weeks ago, I watched it three times in a row. (As of this posting, my view count is now...

Read More

The Non Magical Quest for Onward's Story

 “If something has happened to you, and you have real questions about it, chances are people in the world are gonna have similar...

Read More

The Non Magical Quest for Onward’s Story

 “If something has happened to you, and you have real questions about it, chances are people in the world are gonna have similar...

Read More

The second official Onward trailer is here!

Holy Tooth of Zadar! What a marvelous two minutes and 25 seconds it is! There’s even a new poster too. I can’t say anything...

Read More

Float: a magical story of acceptance

Please don’t ask if I have a favorite SparkShort. I just can’t choose. (Maybe it’s “Kitbull.” But again, don’t ask)! But if you...

Read More

The bleak immigration story in Wind

Pixar’s latest SparkShort is now streaming on Disney+. “Wind” is a tale unlike any other at the studio. Of course we watch Pixar...

Read More

Pixar debuts a new Onward still

At Brazil’s Comic Con Experience (CCXP) over the past weekend, attendees were treated to clips of Onward. Deadline reports that one...

Read More

Toy Story 4 gets a Golden Globe nomination + more!

If you missed the announcement of the Golden Globe nominees, fear not! We did too, but we are here finally, to talk a little about the...

Read More