Carl's Date

Carl's Date (formerly known as Dug Days: Carl's Date) is an upcoming American computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, written and directed by Bob Peterson and produced by Kim Collins. It stars the voices of Ed Asner (in one of his final roles) and Peterson. The short film follows Carl Fredricksen (Asner), who reluctantly goes on his first date since his late wife Ellie's death, but he has no idea how dating works. Originally scheduled to premiere on Disney+ as the sixth and final entry in the Dug Days series, Carl's Date is scheduled to premiere in theaters on June 16, 2023, along with Pixar's Elemental.

Carl's Date
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Directed byBob Peterson
Written byBob Peterson
Produced byKim Collins
Starring
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Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
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Release date
  • June 16, 2023 (2023-06-16) (with Elemental)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Carl Fredricksen reluctantly goes on his first date since his late wife Ellie's death, but admits having no idea how dating works.

Voice cast

Production

On December 19, 2022, it was announced that Dug Days would get a short film titled "Carl's Date", originally set to stream on Disney+ during a montage of content coming in 2023.[1] Prior to his death on August 29, 2021, Ed Asner recorded his dialogue in the spring of 2021.[2] At a screening of Carl's Date, ComicBook.com had a chance to speak with Peterson and Collins about the short film during a press day for Elemental (2023) at Pixar Animation Studios. Peterson stated, "No one will ever replace Ellie for Carl. This is just friendship. This is just honoring her, Ellie saying 'go have a new adventure.' And this really puts that to the test. Should he do this or not?". He also stated, "For now, I'm thinking of it as a bow on the story. You know, you never say never, things do ebb and get a great idea or whatever it is, but I think this ends up being a terrific way to end this little miniseries."[3] Ethan Anderton of /Film says "Carl's Date" is not just a short film, but also a "charming epilogue for Pixar's Up that sends Carl off on a new kind of adventure." Anderton also says, "Like Pixar's best work, the short has a moving emotional core inspired by real life, mixed with some delightful comedy involving everybody's favorite, easily distracted, talking dog Dug." Anderton describes the story as "an amusing series of events where Dug tries to help Carl psyche himself to go on a date, something that is particularly daunting since it will be the first date he's gone on since his wife Ellie passed away." Anderton says, "This is a charming, wonderful short that is worthy of playing in theaters, and if you think you're going to get out of this one without shedding some tears, think again. Get those tissues ready!"[4]

Release

Carl's Date is scheduled to premiere in theaters infront of Elemental on June 16, 2023.[2] This is the first Pixar short film to be released in theaters since Bao (2018), which was theatrically released with Incredibles 2 (2018).[2] On January 17, 2023, it was announced that the short film was originally scheduled to debut on Disney+ on February 10, 2023,[5] before it was delayed for undisclosed reasons.[6]

References
  1. "Dug Days Short "Carl's Date" Coming to Disney+ in 2023". Pixar Post. December 19, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. Taylor, Drew (March 28, 2023). "Pixar's New Up Short Film Carl's Date to Debut Theatrically With Elemental".
  3. Drum, Nicole (March 28, 2023). "Up's Carl Goes on a Date in New Short to Debut With Pixar's Elemental". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. Mathai, Jeremy (March 28, 2023). "New Up Short To Play With Pixar's Elemental, Features Ed Asner's Final Role". /Film. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  5. Beck, Michelle (January 17, 2023). "'Dug Days: Carl's Date' Disney+ Release Date Announced (US)". DisneyPlusInformer. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  6. Beck, Michelle (February 10, 2023). "'Dug Days: Carl's Date' Disney+ Release Date Delayed". DisneyPlusInformer. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
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