Pixar has announced its latest project in development, setting a 2015 release target for a toon based on the Mexican holiday of Dio de los Muertos.
Pixar chief John Lasseter made the announcement Tuesday evening on the CinemaCon stage, adding that "Toy Story 3" director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson would head up the project.
Other Pixar news from Las Vegas: The studio has titled its dino pic "The Good Dinosaur," set for May 30, 2014; and has dated its "Untitled Pixar Movie that Takes You Inside the Mind" for June 19, 2015.
"The Good Dinosaur" hails from director Bob Peterson (co-director/writer, "Up;" writer, "Finding Nemo") and is produced by John Walker ("The Incredibles," "The Iron Giant").
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