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\"LOU_Pixar\"<\/a>
\nSince last year we’ve known that Lou <\/em>was a new short being developed by Pixar, but we didn\u2019t know when it would be premiering or much about the story \u2013 aside from the fact it focused on a lost-and-found box and would be directed by Dave Mullins.
\nYesterday the studio released more information regarding the short and that it will be playing in front of this year\u2019s film, Cars 3<\/em>.
\nThe short, in the usual Pixar fashion, will be centered on Lou, a hidden creature in a lost-and-found box at a school. The creature, created from mismatched baseballs and a beaten red hoodie, watches the school children play and secretly protects them against the local bully, J.J.
\nFrom a USA Today interview<\/a>, Mullins discussed that the\u00a0inspiration for this short was his childhood and the fact he never spent much of his time in one place as a kid.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou either feel invisible because you don\u2019t know the other kids or you\u2019re embarrassed and you want to be invisible. I thought it\u2019d be really cool to have a character who could hide in plain sight.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since Lou\u2019s main motivation is to protect the other children in the school and give back to those who need it the most, he felt J.J. being a bully would help push the story forward while making it relatable\u00a0to everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re usually just acting out because they\u2019re awkward or young and don\u2019t have their moral compass set. In a weird way, the bullies sometimes feel invisible, too. If you can find out what their motivations are, maybe you can solve some things. That\u2019s what I like about Lou: True happiness comes from giving, He gets J.J. to understand that and through that, what J.J. wants really is to be accepted by the other kids.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can catch\u00a0Lou\u00a0<\/em>on the big screen this summer in front of Cars 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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