“The city hall area is our Garden District. And really, it’s a joy to discover. I mean, honestly, I find something new every single time I watch the movie, kind of the richness. “We have our four classical elements, Earth, Wind, Air, and Fire, and each kind of has their own separate little community. Producer Denise Ream described the world of Element City where Pixar’s Elemental is set. “We were so used to building toys or metal cars, and trying to create a character that was entirely an effect was all new for the studio. We just had to bring a lot of construction workers to build this road for us to even get to an image that would come alive and emote, and before we were even talking about moving it. And, yeah, it was the conference of amazing artists, and I’m just so grateful for the amazing talent that everyone gave.” And when I drew Fire right next to Water, there was this wonderful tension that I couldn’t get enough of. So I knew right away that those would be sort of our main characters for this film. But there was no roads at Pixar to make characters like this.
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They were so difficult, but I did a lot of doodling. It’s like free writing, but you’re just allowing the pen to make images for you. He looks to see the positive in everything, and in everyone. That’s one of my favorite things about him, ’cause he’s just like a person who’s chosen - a person - a Water Guy who has chosen to be as positive as he can for not only other people’s benefit, but his own.”ĭirector Peter Sohn spoke about bringing these characters to life and the technical challenges involved. Wade is an eternal optimist. He is also - and let me know what you think of this, Pete. I think he’s also a realist. He has like a pragmatic element to him when the going gets tough. He’s like, ‘Okay, what is the thing that needs to happen? And let’s do that.’īut he chooses to live his life in a very open-hearted way. And I say ‘chooses’ very specifically because it’s not - sure, his overall nature is like to be emotional. But I think he looks for the positive. He said of his character, “Wade, Wade, Wade. Mamoudou Athie plays the Water man Wade Ripple in Pixar’s Elemental.
But also, just fundamentally because they’re so different, they don’t really socialize in ways that they would, I guess, with other elements, and especially Fire, because Fire can kind of burn everything down.” I don’t know if I would want to go near someone if our lives were on the line ’cause of that reason. “And in the beginning, you see why Fire and Water don’t really get along. I mean, a lot is at stake for them, just even interacting. They could literally extinguish one another or snuff each other out. And that’s a pretty big thing.
You know, she’s a very fiery, passionate, young, independent woman who is very, very close to her family and, so much so, that she has this dream of wanting to take over her family’s shop. Lewis said, “Ember does burn very bright, sometimes a little too bright, but there’s never a such thing. She was asked about why fire and water can’t be friends. Leah Lewis plays Ember Lumen, the Fire woman in the story. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. Now playing in theaters, Pixar’s Elemental is set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. Vital Thrills recently got a chance to attend the press conference for Disney and Pixar’s Elemental and talked to stars Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie, as well as director Peter Sohn, producer Denise Ream, and singer/songwriter Ari Leff (Lauv).
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