Find out who the characters are, what are the names involved and much more details about Pixar’s first animated series: ‘Win or lose’!
Pixar is already consolidated in the cinematic world! It turns out that the studio has several films acclaimed by the public and critics such as “Toy Story” (1995), “Fun Mind (2015)” and “Viva – Life is a party” (2017), for example, that reach large numbers At the box office and stood out at events that recognize the best titles that lasted on the big screen, after all, these plots even won the Oscar, the biggest awards in cinema.
With almost forty years of creation, Pixar is now about to take another step, expanding the formats that its stories are released with its first animation in the series: “Win or Lose”, which should reach the Disney+ catalog soon , presenting an unprecedented plot.
With this release in mind, Recreio has gathered a list of 5 things you need to know about the animation; Check it out:
1. Who is behind ‘win or lose’
The animation was written and directed by Carrie Hobson (Luca) and Michael Yates (Soul), names that appear in the credits of several other Pixar Productions titles such as “Cars 3” and “Toy Story 4”. Production is in charge of David Lullywho worked on titles such as “Fun Mind”, “looking for Dory” and “Live – Life is a party”, while the song comes from the composer Ramin Djawadi with original songs from Campfire and Djawadi.
2. The story of ‘winning or losing’
The series features the pickles, a mixed softball team from a elementary school. To develop the plot, eight different characters will be accompanied during the week before the championship game, showing the perspective of each of them regarding the great event emotionally and fun.
“I played softball when I was a child and this was an opportunity to create a very specific world,” said Carrie Hobson in a press release justifying the chosen universe to include the plot. “There are so many facets in sports that I love: they can bring out the best and worst of a person; The quietest person of all can lose their calm. And when it comes to losing or winning, we also talk about everything or nothing. We felt this was the best arena for the themes we love. ”
To tell this story, each episode will be focused on an important figure for the game, such as children, parents and even the referee, bringing each story inserted into a unique visual style.
The choice of addressing different points of view was justified by Yates: “We both [Yates e Carrie] We were artists of history and talked about many things that happened in the movie, and also about things that happened in the world, such as current events and news. We always had different reactions or different interpretations of the same meeting. One of us said, ‘It was great!’ And the other: ‘No! What are you talking about? It was terrible! ‘ We realize that our personal experiences change our perception of a situation. We wanted to tell a story to illustrate all this. ”
3. The arc removed from ‘win or lose’
One of the plots would involve the theme gender transition, but a company spokesman confirmed that the bow was removed. “When it comes to excited content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents prefer to address certain subjects with their children in their children Themselves and the moment they consider it suitable, “he told The Hollywood Reporter.
A source close to the project also stated that the character continues in the plot, but “some lines that referred to gender identity were removed.”
4. Who are the characters?
According to Collider, only two characters were identified by the functions they have on the team: referee Frank, played by Forte Will in the original and Rachelle voices cast, an overview that gains voice by Milan Elizabeth Ray.
In the IMDB, the following names are listed:
- Taylor, interpreted by Kylriegh Curran;
- Yuwen, lived by Izaac Wang;
- Sweaty, Jo Firestone;
- Frank, whose voice comes from Josh Thomson;
- Kai, interpreted by Chanel Stewart;
- Lena, who comes to life by ERIN KEIF;
- Laurie, portrayed by ROSANNA JEAN FOS;
- Jun’s father, interpreted by Edward Hong.
5. What is the debut date to ‘win or lose’
The series will be available on Disney+ on February 19, 2025.
Source: Recreio
