‘WALL•E’ to Become First Pixar Film to Join Criterion Collection This November
thewrap.comIn what Criterion is describing as their “first collaboration” with fabled animation studio Pixar, Andrew Stanton’s “WALL•E” will be joining the collection this November (spine #1161).
And, typical of Criterion releases, it will be festooned with special features, including a new essay (by Sam Wasson), a pair of audio commentaries and a new documentary called “WALL•E A to Z,” featuring co-writer/director Andrew Stanton and writer Jim Reardon.“WALL•E,” released back in 2008, originated as an idea from “Up” director (and current Pixar chief creative officer) Pete Docter called “Trash Planet.” Soon the idea mutated, as it was passed to Stanton and the focus became squarely on a small, lonely robot inhabiting an abandoned, garbage-covered Earth.
When another droid visits Earth, the sleek new EVE, WALL•E (which stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter, Earth-Class) falls in love.
He follows her to the Axiom, a cruise ship in space, and together they reignite the human race. The opening 20 minutes or so of “WALL•E” are a masterclass in silent filmmaking; when they reach the spaceship it becomes a go-for-broke, gonzo satire (Reardon is a veteran of “The Simpsons”).At the time of its release, it was widely embraced by both critics and audiences.
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