Elio

Elio is an upcoming American animated science fiction adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Written and directed by Adrian Molina (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Mary Alice Drumm, and executive produced by Pete Docter, it stars Yonas Kibreab, America Ferrera, Jameela Jamil, and Brad Garrett. The film follows an eleven-year-old boy named Elio Solis (Kibreab) who accidentally becomes the intergalactic Ambassador of planet Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens for making contact. Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and survive a series of formidable trials. The film was officially announced at the D23 Expo in September 2022, with Molina and Drumm already attached to the project as writer/director and producer, respectively, while Kibreab and Ferrera were revealed to be cast in the lead voice roles. Elio is scheduled to be released in theaters on June 13, 2025, in the United States. Premise