‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Director Andrew Stanton Talks His Live-Action Return and the Political Scene He Cut
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The VP of creative at Pixar also offers and update on 'Toy Story 5,' saying things are in the home stretch as it heads toward its summer release.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains mild spoilers for In the Blink of an Eye .] Andrew Stanton wants you to know that his sensibilities go beyond the wholesome family entertainment he’s helped shepherd at Pixar since the ’90s. The director’s newest film — and first live-action movie since 2012’s now-cult favorite John Carter — is In the Blink of an Eye , a triptych narrative that chronicles human beings at different points across a nearly 50,000-year time span. Stanton depicts the fundamental lives of three very different families in 45,000 BCE, present day/near future and 2417 CE. The first braided timeline explores the intersection between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in 45,000 BCE. The second establishes the challenging, yet budding, romance between two academics, Claire (Rashida Jones) and Greg (Daveed Diggs), in 2025. And finally, Coakley (Kate McKinnon) is introduced as a “longevity-enhanced pilot” on an interstellar spaceship in 2417 CE. The historical/family/sci-fi drama makes the point that the differences between us in each time period aren’t as vast as you might think. No matter the era, we live, love, learn and die. Related Stories Movies How 'Toy Story 5' Found Its Potato Head Voices After Deaths of Don Rickles, Estelle Harris Movies 'Toy Story 5' Trailer: Buzz Lightyear and a Balding Woody Reunite to Rescue Kids From Electronics Blink may be an experimental film that, on the surface, bears little resemblance to Stanton’s timeless hits like Finding Nemo (2005) WALL-E (2008) and Finding Dory (2016) — but there’s plenty of thematic overlap if you choose to go down the rabbit hole. “People assume that I’m 12 years old and G-rated just because of the sandbox I’ve been put into [at Pixar]. It’s the greatest sandbox in the world to make ...
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