Coco (2017 film)

Coco (2017 film)

Coco is a 2017 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on an original idea by Lee Unkrich, it is directed by him and co-directed by Adrian Molina. The film’s voice cast stars Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía and Edward James Olmos. The story follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead. It won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.

About Coco (2017 film) in brief

Summary Coco (2017 film)Coco is a 2017 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on an original idea by Lee Unkrich, it is directed by him and co-directed by Adrian Molina. The film’s voice cast stars Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía and Edward James Olmos. The story follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead. He seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living and to reverse his family’s ban on music. Coco premiered on October 20, 2017, during the Morelia International Film Festival in Morelia, Mexico. It was theatrically released in Mexico the following week, the weekend before Día de Muertos, and in the United States on November 22, 2017. It grossed over USD 807 million worldwide, becoming the 16th highest-grossing animated film ever at the time of its release. It won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. It also won Best Animated Film at the BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Critic’s Choice Movie Awards, and Annie Awards. It is the first film with a nine-figure budget to feature an all-Latino principal cast. The concept for Coco is inspired by the Mexican holiday Day of the dead.

Pixar began developing the animation in 2016; some of the film’s crew visited Mexico for research. Composer Michael Giacchino, who had worked on prior Pixar animated features, composed the score. The film was praised for its animation, voice acting, music, visuals, emotional story, and respect for Mexican culture. It has also won several awards, including the National Board of Review as the Best Animated film of 2017. The movie was released in the U.S. on November 23, 2017; it has since been released in Europe, Australia, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The U.K. and Australia have yet to release the film, but it is scheduled to be released in Australia on December 14, 2018. It will also be shown in the UK on December 21, 2018 and in France on December 22, 2018, and other countries on December 23, 2018; it will be released worldwide on December 28, 20, 20 and 27, 20 in the US and 20 in Europe and 20, 30 in Australia and Canada on December 27, 30 and 30 in Argentina and 25, 20 in the UK and 25 in Argentina and 15 in South America. The US release date for the film has yet to be announced; the UK release date has not yet been announced; it is expected to be on December 31, 20. The UK release dates for the US release are December 28 and 30, 20th and 30th.