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Pixar Artist Eric Tan Talks to io9 About Wall-E and Retro Design

Look closely at the posters above. Which one was designed for a Disney attraction of the 1960s, and which was was designed for a Disney attraction that's coming out this week? On the left, you can see an original poster for Disneyland's People Mover ride; and on the right is a poster for Disney/Pixar's new flick Wall-E, designed by artist Eric Tan. The resemblance isn't accidental: Tan has become something of a legend for his beautiful, retro-futurist remix posters for popular movies. You've probably already seen his posters for The Incredibles, Wall-E, Indiana Jones movies, and Ratatouille — they've been passed around a lot online for good reason. We caught up with Tan to ask him why Pixar loves the retro look. More »

7:00 AM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,275 views, 16 comments

Latest by lazyeight: @Annalee Newitz: Roger that, Annalee. The monorail too was just another train (though there weren't many of those in LA more »

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Wall-E, Warlord Of Mars?

Pixar Animation Studios may be preparing its first live-action movie: John Carter of Mars. And Wall-E director Andrew Stanton may direct, sources are claiming. Click through to find out how the Chronicles of Narnia may give way to the might of Edgar Rice Burroughs' greatest non-Tarzan hero. More »

11:00 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,604 views, 38 comments

Latest by Bob_of_Mars: @irrezolut: They probably only make the first three, as those all have an interconnecting story arc and main characters. As far more »

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Abducting Humans Is Never Easy

Disney / Pixar's short film Lifted actually screened in theaters before Ratatouille, but if you never saw this flick in theaters, you might have missed this little gem of a short. Directed by Gary Rydstrom (who has been nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won three, all for sound design), its the story of an unfortunate alien named Stu, who is trying to abduct his first sleeping farmer from Earth, while being graded by the ominous Mr. B. We'd like to think that all aliens have to go through some sort of a similar testing process before they're allowed to start experimenting on us. We're just glad the film didn't feature the anal probe final exam. Maybe in the sequel.

3:00 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Kevin Kelly
4,015 views, 24 comments

Latest by Thaddeus: @BurkePrefect: I was banking there would be one. more »