Why we should be excited about Pixar's future

Pixar's future is undeniably bright. Three of the four films officially slated for release are original films (not sequels). Sure this doesn't guarantee that they will be good films, but it's encouraging nonetheless. Check back after D23 for more information!

The Good Dinosaur 

The concept is pretty good, not groundbreaking, but far superior to a lot of the trash you can pay to watch these days. Considering, at the time of writing, we don't know much about the plot, it's hard to predict what to expect. The few details we do know are encouraging, as are the people involved. Bob Peterson did a great job co-directing and co-writing Up (one of my favourite Pixar films), so I think he'll pull something great out of the bag. He's working with Peter Sohn too, who directed the lovely Partly Cloudy. On paper, The Good Dinosaur should be sweet.

Inside Out 

This is the one I'm looking forward to most. Firstly, Pete Docter (the genius behind Monsters Inc. and Up) is directing. He's one of the Pixar legends, crucial to the production of their string of hits, from Toy Story to Toy Story 3. Now, we have nothing but this concept art (above) to go by, but I love the premise and the idea of emotions being characters is creative and intriguing. Frankly, I think this will be the true return to form for Pixar.

Finding Dory

Oh my god. We all remember the ecstasy when we found out that Andrew Stanton was making a sequel! With he blessings of Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres too, it should be a solid follow up to the original. Pixar's track record supports this too. Only a follow up in the Cars franchise has been below par. Both Toy Story sequels were spectacular and Monsters University was funny and emotionally satisfying. I'm extremely optimisitc about this, I just hope Stanton can deliver, not that he's struggled in the past with Nemo and WALL-E.

 Untitled Dia De Los Muertos Film

Another promising concept. We know virtually nothing besides the fact that Lee Unkrich is directing. He previously directed my favourite Pixar feature, Toy Story 3, and I'm confident that he can deliver again, particularly because he subject of Dia De Los Muertos has a lot of promise. here's loads of stuff to explore, even jus a rough skim of its history leaves you mightily interested. I've got a feeling this will be different from anything we've seen before from Pixar.