Pixar announces a June 2023 release date for their new film
Elemental
. Pixar’s recently released
Turning Red
in March and will release the
Toy Story
prequel
Lightyear
next month. 
As one of the highest acclaimed animated studios in the world, Pixar has performed exceptionally well in recent years.,Now, Pixar has revealed that 
Elemental
will release in June of 2023. This announcement is accompanied by new concept art from the film, revealing sketches of fire and water-based characters. The film will be Pixar’s 27th studio release and will be directed by Peter Sohn, director of Pixar’s 2015 film
The Good Dinosaur
.,Related: Every Pixar Movie Easter Egg That Teased A Future Film,Producer Denise Ream, who worked on
The Good Dinosaur with Sohn and Pixar’s
Cars 2 in 2011, is also involved in the project. Sohn’s
The Good Dinosaur received mixed reviews, overshadowed by the stellar
Inside Out, released earlier that year.
Elemental could be Sohn’s chance to break out within Pixar.
Elemental is currently the studio’s only release set for 2023. Fans of Pixar’s recent work will be eager to see what Sohn has in store for this new entry into the Pixar universe.,While the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, the studio released
Luca on Disney+ in June 2021, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 2022 ceremony, losing to the Walt Disney Studios musical
Encanto. Pixar won the Best Animated Feature Oscar both years previously, with 2020’s
Soul and 2019’s
Toy Story 4. Perhaps when 
Elemental releases in theaters on June 16, 2023, it will conquer the 2023 Oscar ceremony.,More: All 25 Pixar Movies Ranked From Worst To Best (Including Turning Red),Source: Pixar