Pixar is on a roll. Fresh off the success of Toy Story 5, the animation studio announced a new theatrical short called Loving Dory at Annecy.
Directed by Lou Hamou-Lhadj — who made Borrowed Time — the short returns to the underwater world of Dory and Nemo. Dory finds herself in an unexpected romance with a plastic bag floating through the sea.
Yes, a forgetful fish falling for floating garbage. According to Deadline, the premise blends Pixar's emotional storytelling with tongue-in-cheek humour.
The announcement comes as Pixar continues its success in the theatrical market. Loving Dory will premiere as a theatrical short, allowing audiences to experience it on the big screen.
The short appears designed to weave environmental messaging with comedy and character-driven narratives. A romance between a fish and a piece of plastic is the kind of meta storytelling Pixar specializes in.
The studio also showed finished scenes from another project, Gatto, at the festival. With these new shorts in development, Pixar is maintaining its creative momentum.
