The excitement grows and the anticipation builds for the release of ‘Turning Red’ the first ever animated film set in Toronto! Fans have spotted popular landmarks located in The 6 including the iconic CN Tower in the trailers released.
Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker, Domee Shi and starring the voices of Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho and James Hong. It’s the first Pixar film to be solely directed by a woman, the first to take place in Canada, and the second to feature an Asian lead character after Up.
It’s gonna be Mei! 🐼 Watch the brand-new trailer for Disney and Pixar’s #TurningRed, coming March 2022. pic.twitter.com/QvjJFWGz8w
— Pixar (@Pixar) November 17, 2021
‘Turning Red’ is taking it back to the early 2000s. So there’s no shiny glass condos, no new electric cars and the domed ballpark home of the Jays currently known as The Rogers Centre will be taking it’s original name!
The new Pixar movie Turning Red is set in 2003 Toronto and it is my pleasure to announce the name SKYDOME is part of the Disney canon pic.twitter.com/UvyBOjQ05R
— ℳatt (@matttomic) February 20, 2022
The SkyDome lives in this film and many Torontonians still love the original name! The SkyDome brand has been gone for 17 years but many fans are overjoyed to see the attention our ballpark is getting. Our beloved Blue Jays gave the Pixar movie a shoutout on Twitter.
We’re ready for our close-up 📽️ 🤩
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) February 23, 2022
See OUR home in Disney and Pixar’s new movie, #TurningRed! pic.twitter.com/H5yyQYTzHb
Check out one of the trailers below from YouTube:Pixar
