In the last ten years, being official trailer of Luca, the new of Pixar, It is already in circulation and with this we have learned a little better what the next great animated adventure of the studio will tell us. The most interesting thing of all is that this proposal could mean an important before and after within the franchise and that is that the main character, although not in a clearly manifest way, could be the first homosexual protagonist in a house movie -we have seen secondary or short, but not beyond that. We tell you everything we know about his beautiful story and the moral behind it.
Luca, the magic of Italian summers
We knew that Pixar had to launch a new film this year and that its premiere will take place in the summer, so its official advance was coming. No sooner said than done. The first trailer of the film is already in circulation, thanks to which we can know much better what the plot of this new story is about.
And it is that if there is something particular about Pixar's proposals, it is that they are, above all, windows to incredible stories that are very well told and that always connect with the public, both child and adult. Far from the proposals of Disney, its owner, much more focused on a younger viewer, Pixar has managed to give us the right dose of innocence always mixed with winks and situations that only the older ones can fully understand.
Clear examples of this can be found in tapes such as Up (often start), Toy Story or even Drunk, the latest production of the house in which they talk about personal motivations and the identity search, always from that halo that makes a child can enjoy it 100% without understanding all its significance.
With Luca It seems that we will live the same again. In it we will meet a child who with his new best friend They live an intense and unforgettable summer in a coastal town on the Italian Riviera. What no one knows is that these two children are actually sea monsters, capable of transforming into humans when they come out of the water, in order to fit in among the others. And that is where the great moral of this story could be. What does Pixar intend to tell us this time?
Synopsis of the film
The synopsis official of the Pixar tape reads as follows:
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the original animated film is a coming-of-age story about a boy who experiences an unforgettable summer filled with endless ice cream, pasta, and scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his new best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deep secret: he is an otherworldly sea monster just below the surface of the water.
First homosexual protagonist?
It would not be the first time that Pixar introduces a homosexual character in its tapes, although they have never received much attention. In Onwards, police officer Specter, a minor character in the film, is in a relationship with another woman. Likewise, the franchise has a short called Oct (Leave) in which its protagonist is gay -in fact, the plot revolves around hiding his condition from his family- and which caused a certain stir (because of the novelty it entailed) when it premiered on Disney+ within the so-called SparkShorts.
Now, although the company has not openly confirmed it or the trailer indicates it, it seems that Luca would also be homosexual. This is confirmed by several specialized industry media that mantienen firmly that its director wanted to talk on this occasion about the acceptance of others and the need that some people sometimes feel to hide their true identity to fit in.
Some even call it the Call me by your name of the animated world and it is that this film directed by Luca Guadagnino and released in 2017 that has so many fans speaks precisely about the relationship of a teenager and a young man who meet one summer in Italy and live a beautiful love story.
The Pixar film will not go "so far" -it would be a real surprise to be wrong-, but it would take advantage of its narrative capacity to take us to a context that unfortunately many people from the LGTBIQ+ collective continue to experience today.
Direction and cast by Luca
Enrico Pink house He is in charge of directing this new Pixar film, ensuring that what he tells draws a lot from his own experiences during his summers in Italy (he was born in Genoa). In one of them he met his best friend, when he was 11 years old, a boy very different from him who helped him grow and who marked him forever.
Casarosa has been working at Pixar for years and in fact has collaborated on other very famous titles such as the aforementioned Up or the popular Coconut, set in mexican culture. He has even been nominated in 2012 for an Oscar in the category of best animated short for The Moon.
In the original English version, Jacob Tremblay (the child of the wonderful Room) gives voice to Luca Paguro himself, while Jack Dylan Grace (Item, Beautiful Boy, We are who we are) does the same with his friend, Alberto Scorfano. Maya Rudolph (Forever) voices Daniela and Kim Gaffigan (You're here) to Lawrence.
As for the production, it is responsible for Andrea Warren, who has in her curriculum titles such as Lava o Cars 3.
Animated Movie Trailer
We leave you below with the official trailer for Luca for you to enjoy. As you will see, the film pays a charming tribute to the Italian coast, with an exquisite setting and illustrations that will transport us fully to the wonderful towns of the Genoa area and its surroundings.
Trailer of Luca in original version
Trailer of Luca dubbed in Spanish
When does Lucas premiere?
The film should hit theaters in the summer of 2021, in the month of June, although with so many delays and changes due to the pandemic, it is better not to burn anything until we are closer to the estimated date. Who knows if there might be some unavoidable delay.