The Pixar chief ordered a substantial reworking of Elio after early test screenings produced weak audience responses, such as ...

Pete Docter, the chief creative officer of Pixar, defended the studio's decision to cut LGBTQ+ storylines from "Elio," saying ...

The animation company's chief creative officer said they did not want their film to force parents to have conversations they weren't ready to discuss with their children.

Following reports last year that Pixar scrapped Elio's gay storyline, Pete Docter has made it clear he wants the studio to be about making movies, not "therapy" for filmmakers.

A lot of changes occurred behind the scenes.

The Pixar studio head notably made drastic—and unsuccessful—efforts to re-animate last year's Elio into fiscal success.

The 2025 film underwent a major creative overhaul following a 2023 test screening.

The ‘Toy Story’ studio used to print money for Disney but hasn’t made an original blockbuster in nearly a decade. Its top ...

It works for the story but doesn’t quite have the same impact. Enter Pete Docter, the head of Pixar and director of Up, ...

Pete Docter says Pixar cut the LGBTQ storyline from 'Elio' because 'we're making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy.' ...

Pete Docter has revealed that Pixar removed an LGBTQ-related storyline from its animated film Elio, saying the studio ...