Watch A Clip From Pixar’s Upcoming Short ‘Lava’
Next Summer, when you finally sit down to see a new Pixar movie,you’ll first seeLava. It’s the company’s latest short film, directed byJames Ford Murphy, which will play before Pete Docter’sInside Outstarting on August 26, 2025. The short stars a massive Hawaiian volcano named Uku who sits in the ocean, century after century, singing about his desire for love. Or, as he calls it, “Lava.”
The entire short is told through song. Below, you can finally get a glimpse at the short and listen to the beautiful song. Watch a clip from Pixar’sLavabelow.
Thanks toYahoofor theLavaPixar clip.
The song was based on the classic Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s version of"Somewhere Over the Rainbow. That song, just the pacing and feeling of it, inspired Murphy to make the short. As for the look of the character, here’s what he told Yahoo:
To create the face of the mountain, Murphy used an amalgam of the faces of Kuahna Torres Kahele, the musician who is the voice of the mountain;Honeymoonersstar Jackie Gleeson, and the bulldog in theChuck Jones animated classic “Feed the Kitty,” which Murphy considers perhaps his all-time favorite cartoon. “That cartoon has so much heart and so much of the humor comes from genuine emotion,” he says. “That was a major inspiration for us.”
Russ and I were lucky enough to seeLavawhen we learned Outa couple months ago, and I described the short as follows:
A lyrical, musical, tale set around a Hawaiian love song sung every day by lonely volcano. He’s just looking for someone to “lava.” Thanks to geology, that time eventually comes.
Pixar describes the film like this:
Inspired by the isolated beauty of tropical islands and the explosive allure of ocean volcanoes, “Lava” is a musical love story that takes place over millions of years.
And here’s the previously released poster for the short:
WhenLavafinally hits screens in June of next year, it’s going to be the first new Pixar film we seen in two years. That’s a lot to live up to for a short film but, thankfully, there’s a pretty exciting movie coming after it. What did you think of the Lava Pixar clip?
