A sharp-eyed reader at Upcoming Pixar recently spotted some very intriguing artwork in the background of the Up B-roll #1, seen at minute 4:07 directly behind Pixar production artist and character sculptor Greg Dykstra (screenshot above).
The top image, as you can see, is of a herbivorous dinosaur with a person standing next to it. Below that are two images of a small, inquisitive-looking boy. All three images look like they're photos of clay sculptures (compare with the colour and texture of the Carl Fredricksen sculpture in the foreground). Not clearly visible is a fourth image, a drawing, that seem to show another view of the dinosaur.
Everything about these indicate they are concepts for a Pixar film ―announced or unannounced, short or feature― in production. Asked about it on Twitter, Up story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen responded that he, of course, does know what the artwork is for but he's "not telling".
Please tell us.
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Update: Pixar Touch author David A. Price just sent me an email pointing me to some interesting postings made by Pixar animator and paleontology buff Austin Madison on his personal blog earlier this month.
Madison recounts a trip taken by a group of dino enthusiasts to the badlands of South Dakota last month, many (most?) of whom were Pixarians. These included a production assistant, Brandon Hyman; a technical artist, Chuck Waite; and an assistant editor, Zack Keller.
Now get this: Greg Dykstra, in who's workspace the 'boy and dinosaur' concept art was spotted in the Up B-roll filmed months earlier, was also on the outing, keenly interested in the topic, as seen in the photographs posted on the site. He is apparently quite a paleontology buff himself.
These facts point to this having been a research trip for an unannounced upcoming film, almost certainly being directed by Dykstra. This would undoubtedly be a short since Dykstra hasn't directed before at the studio.
(Updated at 9:30 PM)
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Pixar + dinosaurs = movie magic.
We need a modern-day Land Before Time that isn't a crap lbt sequel...
Wow, A pixar dinosaur movie would be awesome. If he knows what it is but is not telling, then that definitely means it's not just some random little sculpture someone made just for fun.
The Toy Story 3 "cinema short"?
It isn't a short for Toy Story 3. Ronnie said in his Twitter entry it has nothing to do with Toy Story. I'd be completely psyched to see Pixar do a dinosaur film, short or feature-length.
perhaps it's for that spotted newt movie they are making?
My bet is on the shorts (lol). I mean, if they're already sculpting characters and stuff this looks to be at least above the early stage of development, so it'll probably be a short film attached to Cars 2, The Bear and the Bow, or newt (for some reason I'm assuming TBatB).
Why is it that the little boy and the dinosaur sort of reminded me of Russell and Kevin?
can't say this enough: i love pixar. so passionate, so creative, so inventive, so unique, so BEASTLY.
My money's on it being for the short attached to "Newt." That makes the most sense.
Wow thanks for such a subsantial update on an already intriguing story! :)
anything from pixar is will be great , i believe on them
David: Does it really even need to make sense? I mean, One Man Band had zero connections with Cars.
If this was news about a Dreamworks movie, everyone would be saying how they're ripping off land before time, or disney's dinosaurs, or Jurassic park.. but because it's pixar, it's going to be amazing, innovative and original.
I don't want to fan flames or anything, but it' just something that happens all the time and it's interesting to see.
I think it will be a new short film.
Any speculation as to what the story will be? A little boy and one of the long-necked behemoths? (name escapes me) That will be an interesting tale.
A little strange having a child next to a dinosaur... time paradox, anyone? Or maybe it's just a guy in a dino suit. *snicker*, Nah, I don't know.
2014's film? A 'lost world' kind of thing, or the boy's imagination?
Hey Mike. I'm wondering? What was your favorite summer movie besides Up?
I would have to say The Cove. It's an incredible (and actually exciting) documentary.
If you're not familiar, it deals with the killing of thousands of dolphins in Japan and the 'mission impossible' of a group of activists to try and expose it.
As others have noted, it's like a cross between Oceans 11 and An Inconvenient Truth.
I really want to see The Cove. It sounds amazing. Have you heard of the documentary The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story? I thought it was very emotional and moving. John Lasseter is interviewed in it.
In case you don't know, Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman wrote a bunch of the classic Disney songs! :)
I'm looking to see that too. Also Walt & El Grupo
So Mike? Are you a big documentary fan? I also want to see Walt & El Grupo, it looks very interesting.
Yeah, I enjoy watching documentaries.
By the way, read this great news about The Cove: http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/09/02/the-cove-worked-dolphin-slaughter-stops-in-taiji/
Oh, BTW, I'm going to the first showing of Don Hahn's Waking Sleeping Beauty at TIFF.
I heard that "Waking Sleeping Beauty," "The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story" and "Walt and El Grupo" were really good. If the latter is playing anywhere near where I live, I'm definitely going to see it!
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