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Space is the place for Pixar's 'Elio' (or so he thinks)

NPR | By Linda Holmes,

Aisha Harris, Bedatri D. Choudhury, Margaret H. Willison, Liz Metzger, Hafsa Fathima, Mike Katzif, Jessica Reedy

Published June 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM EDT

Elio voiced by Yonas Kibreab in Pixar's Elio. — Elio voiced by Yonas Kibreab in Pixar's Elio.

In the new Pixar film Elio, a lonely kid dreams of being abducted by aliens. And then one day, it happens. Eager to find a place to belong, Elio (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) volunteers to save the aliens from a dangerous enemy. Along the way, he makes a friend and starts to think about Earth a little differently. The film was directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi (Turning Red) and Adrian Molina (Coco).

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