‘Luca’ Trailer: Pixar And Disney Take You To The Italian Riviera
Coming off the heels of their successfulSoul, Pixar is back withLuca, a coming-of-age tale set along the Italian Riviera. The film marks the feature debut of directorEnrico Casarosa, who worked on previous Pixar films such asUpandCoco. The story follows a young boy having a fun summer with a new friend while also hiding a secret: he’s a sea monster from another world. Watch theLucatrailer below.
Luca Trailer
The official teaser trailer forLucareveals the voice cast for the Pixar film, lead byJacob Tremblayas the titular Luca Paguro, “abright and inventive 13-year-old sea monster with endless curiosity—especially when it comes to the mysterious world above the sea,” andJack Dylan Grazeras Alberto Scorfano, “an independent, free-spirited teenage sea monster with unbridled enthusiasm for the human world.” The rest of the voice cast is rounded out byEmma Berman,Maya Rudolph,Marco Barricelli,andJim Gaffigan.
Here’s the synopsis forLuca: “Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the original animated feature is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: he is a sea monster from another world just below the water’s surface.”
Pasta? Gelato? Friendship? Sea monsters? Is there anything this moviedoesn’thave!? Honestly, this weirdly sounds like a kids version of the excellent indie-horror flickSpring, which followed an American tourist who strikes up a relationship with an Italian woman who also happens to be a Lovecraftian sea monster. I’m sure the similarity is just a coincide, though.
“This is a deeply personal story for me, not only because it’s set on the Italian Riviera where I grew up, but because at the core of this film is a celebration of friendship,” saidLucadirector Enrico Casarosa. “Childhood friendships often set the course of who we want to become and it is those bonds that are at the heart of our story inLuca. So in addition to the beauty and charm of the Italian seaside, our film will feature an unforgettable summer adventure that will fundamentally change Luca.”
In an interview withEmpire, Casarosa has also said the film is an “homage to Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix too,” adding: “I was born in Genoa, and my summers were spent on beaches. I met my best friend when I was 11. I was really shy and I found this troublemaker of a kid who had a completely different life. I wanted to make a movie about those kinds of friendships that help you grow up.”
I’m always up for new Pixar, especially when it’s a neworiginalfilm and not just anotherCarsorToy Storysequel. I wasn’t a big fan of Pixar’sOnward, but their follow-upSoulwas impressive, especially on a visual level. I’m excited to see what the studio does next.
Lucais expected to arrive in theaters this summer, onJune 18, 2021. That date could always change, and Disney could always decide to drop the movie on Disney+ instead. For now, though, it’s sticking with its theatrical plans. Check out a poster below.
