WALL*E For Eva

Amazing news this morning as the fine folks at Criterion have announced that they're putting Pixar's 2008 masterpiece WALL*E onto 4K disc in November. This along with the news of that gigantic Sony Classics boxed-set that I told you about yesterday is sure making the holidays bright for my blu-ray player! This is Criterion's very first collab with Pixar -- or even Disney for that matter! -- and one's mind reels at the possibilites. I hope they start adding more Disney titles to the collection -- where's my fully loaded Herbie the Love Bug boxed-set dammit? Kidding aside I doubt Disney will let anybody drag too many of their legacy titles out of their ridiculous "Vault" so cherish this one! And I can't imagine it happening with a better Pixar film, to be honest -- as ever Criterion is the standard bearer of quality. The disc hits on November 18th, and if you want all the specs I'll share the press release after the jump...

A Criterion first, coming this November! We're proud to announce our first collaboration with Disney and Pixar: WALL•E (2008), directed by Andrew Stanton, entering the Criterion Collection on 4K UHD this November! A high-water mark of digital animation, Stanton’s prescient vision of a rapidly oncoming dystopian future, packaged within a dazzling pop-science-fiction love story, is an urgent fable for our troubled millennium. Our director-approved edition features two commentaries, a masterclass with Stanton, behind-the-scenes footage, more than a dozen documentaries, deleted scenes, a tour of the Pixar Living Archive, selections from Stanton’s sketchbook, and so much more! WALL*E 2022 SELL SHEET A limited number of advance discs are available one month before street date. Let us know ASAP if you need one. Once they are spoken for we do not have access to more. We have final product approximately one week before street date. When requesting, please note which title is top priority and what outlet you will be covering for. Please understand that press comps are limited. Please email all reviews and coverage, as well as any artwork requests, to criterion@cineticmedia.com Please email me at courtney@cineticmedia.com for more information about these releases or Criterion, and to discuss potential interviews and features.   Best, Courtney Ott

WALL•E A high-water mark of digital animation, this prescient vision of a dystopian future is packaged within a dazzling pop-science-fiction love story, making for an urgent fable for our troubled millennium. It’s the twenty-ninth century, and humans have long since fled Earth for outer space, leaving WALL•E, the last functioning trash-compacting robot, to go about the work of cleaning up a pollution-choked planet, one piece of garbage at a time. When he meets EVE, a fellow automaton sent to detect plant life, the pair are launched on an intergalactic quest to return humanity to Earth. Transporting us simultaneously back to cinema’s silent origins and forward light-years into the future, WALL•E is a soaring ode to the power of love and art to heal a dying world. 2008 • 98 minutes • Color • Dolby Atmos • 2.39:1 aspect ratio DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital master, approved by director Andrew Stanton, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film, presented in both Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10+, and two Blu-rays with the film and special features Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio and stereo soundtracks Two audio commentaries: one featuring Stanton and the other, character supervisor Bill Wise, coproducer Lindsey Collins, story artist Derek Thompson, and lead animator Angus MacLane New programs on Stanton’s cinematic influences and production designer Ralph Eggleston’s color scripts Tour of the Pixar Living Archive with Stanton Behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, including segments from early animation reels The Pixar Story (2007), a documentary by Leslie Iwerks More than a dozen documentaries exploring the film’s production and robots Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant, a masterclass with Stanton “WALL•E”: A to Z, a new program featuring Stanton and coscreenwriter Jim Reardon Deleted scenes featuring commentary by Stanton A Story (1987), a student film by Stanton BURN•E (2008), a short film by MacLane Trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing English descriptive audio  PLUS: An essay by author Sam Wasson; selections from Stanton’s sketchbooks, script notes, and drawings; and artwork from the WALL•E team 4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO EDITION   SRP $49.95 PREBOOK 10/18/22   STREET 11/22/22 CAT. NO. CC3421UHDBD ISBN 978-1-68143-997-6 UPC 7-15515-27941-3