Elio is an upcoming American computer-animated science fiction adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Written and directed by Adrian Molina (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Mary Alice Drumm, and executive produced by Pete Docter, it stars Yonas Kibreab, America Ferrera, Jameela Jamil, and Brad Garrett.
The overall 28th feature film produced by the studio, the story follows an eleven-year-old boy named Elio Solis (Kibreab) who accidentally becomes the intergalactic Ambassador of planet Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens for making contact. Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and survive a series of formidable trials.
Elio is scheduled to be released in theaters on March 1, 2024, in the United States. Watch the official teaser trailer below.