things you might of missed in incredibles 2

“Those were the real superhero movies to me,” said Bird. Bird agreed, admitting that growing up, he wasn’t exactly a voracious comics reader more inspired, he said, by spy films and early James Bond. Mitchell said he thought of the sequel primarily as an action film.

Up, up and away! Brad Bird (L) and Film Independent at LACMA curator Elvis Mitchell (Photo: Araya Diaz, Getty Images) But before you cinch up the utility belt for a long night of CGI crime fighting, here are 10 things to know about Pixar’s “incredible” new super-sequel. But on June 7, Film Independent Members flexed their own collective superpower (the ability to enjoy free preview screenings of hotly anticipated new movies) for an exclusive early look at one of 2018’s most surefire summer blockbusters.īird-whose credits include The Iron Giant and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol among others-was on hand for a post-show conversation with Film Independent at LACMA curator Elvis Mitchell. The film doesn’t open until this Friday, June 15. Guiding them is the hand of frequent Pixar MVP Brad Bird. So, for that matter, were Pixar’s Up, Inside Out and Coco- The Incredibles marking the venerable animation studio’s first foray into telling a feature-length story with human (albeit fantastical) characters.įourteen years later, the spandex-clad Parr family-Bob, Helen, Violet, Dash and infant newcomer Jack-Jack-are all back, for a second chapter of intricately imagined comic book adventures.

The Dark Knight, Deadpool and The Avengers were all still to come. When Pixar released The Incredibles in 2004 Hollywood’s now long-entrenched superhero obsession had only just begun.

Things you might of missed in incredibles 2