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Disney and Pixar have unveiled the first full-length trailer for their newest animated feature _Elemental_, starring Leah Lewis (_Nancy Drew_) and Mamoudou Athie (_Jurassic World:

Dominion_), while rounding out its cast. Others lending their voices to the pic hitting theaters on June 16th include _Inside Out_‘s Oscar-nominated co-director and story writer Ronnie del

Carmen, Shila Ommi (_Tehran_), Wendi McLendon-Covey (_The Goldbergs_), Catherine O’Hara (_Schitt’s Creek_), Mason Wertheimer and Joe Pera, the creator and star of Adult Swim’s soul-soothing

comedy series, _Joe Pera Talks with You_. Inspired by the New York childhood of director Peter Sohn (_The Good Dinosaur_), _Elemental _journeys alongside an unlikely pair, Ember (Lewis) and

Wade (Athie), in a city where fire, water, land and air-residents live together. The fiery young woman and the go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they

actually have in common. WATCH ON DEADLINE The trailer introduces us to Element City, where a host of elements live and work, showcasing air, earth, water and fire and what sets each element

apart according to Ember. John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh scripted the pic from a story by Sohn, Hoberg & Likkel and Hsueh. Denise Ream produced, with Pete Docter exec

producing, and Thomas Newman providing the score. Disney/Pixar also announced today that _Elemental_ will be accompanied in theaters by the Pixar short “Carl’s Date,” which returns the

beloved _Up _characters of Carl (Ed Asner) and his talking dog, Dug (Bob Peterson), to the spotlight. The short written and directed by Peterson and produced by Kim Collins finds Carl

reluctantly agreeing to go on a date with a lady friend — but admittedly with no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl’s pre-date jitters and

offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends — if you’re a dog. View today’s _Elemental_ trailer above.