Disney & Pixar's Turning Red DVD [2022]

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When Mei is in the school music room, the music notes are the actual notes for the country’s national anthem “O Canada.” Egan, Toussaint (March 8, 2022). "4 classic anime that inspired Turning Red". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022 . Retrieved March 12, 2022. Doolan, Liam (April 16, 2022). "Random: "Chunky Cute Aesthetic" In New Pixar Movie 'Turning Red' Influenced By Nintendo Games". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022 . Retrieved May 10, 2022. Some "Wassup" graffiti is seen on one of the bathroom stalls, a reference to the Budweiser ad campaign that ran from 1999 to 2002. Star Wars: The Mandalorian • Star Wars: The Bad Batch • The Book of Boba Fett • Obi-Wan Kenobi • Andor • Ahsoka

The text on Mei's flute case that says "This Girl Loves Math" is visually similar to the logo of the 2005 sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. The fight between Mei and her Mom is a reference to the fight between Naruto and Kurama in Naruto: Shippuden. Later as the Lee family raises money to repair the damage to the SkyDome, Mei and Ming's relationship has improved. Mei balances her temple duties (where her red panda form is now an attraction) with spending time with her friends with Tyler now in the group. The dragons painted on the wall in Mei’s school recess are Chinese water dragons just like Sisu from Raya and the Last Dragon. a b Northrup, Ryan (March 9, 2022). "How Turning Red Director Pitched The Movie To Pixar". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022 . Retrieved March 14, 2022.TripleDent Gum (from Inside Out) appears among the 4*Town concert crowd, and is also seen being chewed by some students. Grobar, Matt (November 26, 2018). "The First Woman To Direct An Oscar-Contending Pixar Short, 'Bao's Domee Shi Is On Her Way To First Feature Project". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020 . Retrieved June 21, 2020. When Mei draws/sketches Devon as a merman in her notebook, this is a reference to the dual sea monster nature of characters in Luca.

The film was developed under the working title of Red. [11] Shi was announced as writer and director of an upcoming Pixar full-length film on May 8, 2018, making her the first woman to solely direct a film in the studio. [12] [a] The film's creative leads were also the first all-female team for Pixar, which Pixar's CEO Jim Morris said "happened very organically" rather than by intent. [13] Rona Liu served as production designer, after doing so for Bao. Liu said that working on a feature film was "a dream come true". [14] By November 26, 2018, Shi confirmed that the film was in the early stages of development, with the story still being worked on, and that "[she is] really excited to play in this new 90-minute film format". [15] The title Turning Red was finalized by December 10, 2020. [16] [17] According to Morris, Turning Red had one of the fastest development times of a Pixar feature film, taking only four years to complete. [13] Casting Debruge, Peter (May 8, 2018). "10 Animators to Watch 2018". Variety. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018 . Retrieved March 13, 2022. The scar on Wu Lee’s (one of Mei’s aunts) face is similar to Scar’s eye scar from the 1994 Disney film The Lion King. This is the third Pixar film (and possibly the final) to be released exclusively on Disney+ after Soul and Luca. It is also a sneaky easter egg to the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team which plays its home games at what is now Rogers Centre.Lawson, Richard (March 9, 2022). " 'Turning Red' Is a Puberty Story Aimed at Parents". Vanity Fair . Retrieved August 14, 2023. This is the fourth Disney+ original movie to get a home video release as well as a theatrical release internationally, being Mulan (2020), Soul, and Luca. Nordyke, Kimberly (January 10, 2023). "Golden Globes: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023 . Retrieved January 11, 2023.

Shi admitted that she had fun stumping her fellow filmmakers with a little extra Canadian trivia and lingo too, like adding Loonies and Toonies (Canadian coins) into the script or toque (the Canadian word for a small beanie hat) to describe the hat Mei wears. Anderson, Jenna (March 10, 2022). "Turning Red Director and Producer Tease Potential Sequel (Exclusive)". ComicBook. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022 . Retrieved March 12, 2022. The license plate on Ming’s car reads “Syst3ms” in honor of all the hard work the Systems team did to allow filmmakers to work from home during the pandemic.

Acuna, Kirsten (February 8, 2022). "Pixar sent Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell a boy band-inspired scrapbook to convince them to write music for their next animated movie, 'Turning Red' ". Insider. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022 . Retrieved March 15, 2022. This is the fourth Disney animated film to be released on March 11, following The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and Mars Needs Moms. Sutton, Kelsey (February 23, 2022). "Disney Pixar's 'Turning Red' finds a friend in Firefox". Morning Brew. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022 . Retrieved March 12, 2022. Mei's aunts (Chen, Ping, Helen and Lily) are voiced by Lori Tan Chinn, Lillian Lim, Sherry Cola and Mia Tagano. The members of the 4*Town boy band (Robaire, Jesse, Aaron Z., Aaron T. and Tae Young) are voiced by Jordan Fisher, Finneas O'Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo and Grayson Villanueva.