Pixar Post Podcast: Animation News, Interviews & Reviews

In this episode of the Pixar Post Podcast, we dive into the superb box office totals that Inside Out 2 has achieved so far. We'll share the exact amount we predict the film will earn at the box office (spoiler – T.J.'s estimate calculator says $1,447,436,846).

We'll also discuss Julie's trip to Pixar Animation Studios and why the Inside Out 2 visit may have been her favorite press event yet.

Following the trip, we summarize three recent articles (Bloomberg, Time, and EW) that dive into the future of Pixar's feature films and Disney+ productions.

Finally, we discuss Lewis Black's recent comments from his podcast (Link to Episode 178 on Apple Podcasts) about Pixar's paychecks and how the films give actors a certain level of immortality.

• After our brief intro (54 seconds), T.J. asks Julie her first Pixar trivia question: What team were the Foghorns playing at the beginning of Inside Out 2?
• 8:10 — Inside Out 2 has been a smash at the box office. Listen in as we discuss the film's current success and why we think it will end up as the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time.
• 21:00 — One of our posts was mentioned on the Drew Barrymore TV show when discussing Inside Out 2.
• 29:36 — We briefly touch on the heartbreaking news of Pixar's layoffs.
• 33:54 — Julie summarizes her trip to Pixar Animation Studios to cover Inside Out 2.
• 1:04:14 — We summarize and dive into 3 recent articles that discuss Pixar's future in making feature films and series for Disney+. Along with the summary, we also share our thoughts and some insights we know.
• 1:22:27 — Toy Story 5 and the mention of Andrew Stanton surprised Pixar fans, but is it true? Yes, but it's not the whole truth.
• 1:29:54 — Elio. We briefly talk about the future of the other-worldly film and Domee Shi's involvement.
• 1:33:42 — Inside Out 2 should be all over shelves, but is it? Not from what we've seen.
• 1:40:04 — Enrico Casarosa is working on a new original film. Will it be discussed at the upcoming D23 Expo on August 8-10, 2024?
• 1:43:53 — Discussions about the Dream Productions series (Inside Out-themed) as well as Win or Lose.
• 1:52:35 — Lewis Black shares his thoughts (they're not angry sentiments) about getting a reduced paycheck for voicing a Pixar character. It may shed some light on the earlier Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling contract issues.

As we celebrate the 12th anniversary of starting our website (March 25, 2012), we wanted to celebrate by bringing back the Pixar Post Podcast.

We started the podcast in 2013 and paused recording episodes at the beginning of 2020, but we always felt we had more to say. We're thrilled to be back leading up to the release of Inside Out 2 in June and will share some upcoming details from the artists—stay tuned.

Here are a few of the exciting topics we discussed during the episode.

• Kicking off the show, we reminisce about our website's 12th anniversary. We talk about our custom Partysaurus Rex toy that started it all, seeing the first Dolby Atmos film (Brave), and the history of our logos.
• At 40:14 into the show, we talk about Pixar Animation Studios. We discuss what we want to stay the same at Pixar Animations Studios and what we want to see change in the future.
  • What to do with the "special features" now that DVD sales have slowed.
  • We want fewer human characters and more cars, fish, or toys.
  • The pressures of Disney corporate and sequels.
  • Don't chase varying trendy styles like Spider-Verse or TMNT.
• At 1 hour and 18 minutes into the show, we discuss some Pixar (and adjacent) news centering around Monsters at Work season 2, seeing Soul, Turning Red, and Luca in theaters, and our thoughts on A Real Bug's Life. Additionally, we touch on Pixar at the Disney parks, Inside Out 2 (upcoming press event), and Win or Lose.