Luca (2021)

Luca is a 2021 American computer-animated coming-of-age fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was directed by Enrico Casarosa (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Andrea Warren and written by Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones from a story by Casarosa, Andrews, and Simon Stephenson. It stars the voices of Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer, with Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Marco Barricelli, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Peter Sohn, Lorenzo Crisci, Marina Massironi, and Sandy Martin in supporting roles. Set on the Italian Riviera, the film centers on Luca Paguro, a young sea monster boy with the ability to assume human form while on land, who explores the town of Portorosso with his new best friends, Alberto Scorfano and Giulia Marcovaldo, experiencing a life-changing summer adventure.
Luca takes inspiration from Casarosa's childhood in Genoa, several Pixar artists were sent to the Italian Riviera gathering research from Italian culture and environment. The sea monsters, a "metaphor for feeling different", were loosely based on old Italian regional myths and folklore. Like La Luna, the design and animation were inspired by hand-drawn and stop motion works and Hayao Miyazaki's style. Casarosa described the result as a film that "pays homage to Federico Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix too".
Luca was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United States on August 3, 2021, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on August 23, 2021, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment label.
==Images==
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==Storyline==
===Plot===
A young boy experiences an unforgettable seaside summer on the Italian Riviera filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret, he is a sea monster from another world just below the ocean's surface.
===Genres===
*Animation
*Adventure
*Comedy
*Family
*Fantasy
===Home Media Rating===
*PG (Ireland)
*U (UK)
*PG (US)
==Details==
===Country of origin===
*United States
===Category Number===
*Z1A BUA4007501 (UK / Ireland) (DVD)
*Z1A BUY4006001 (UK / Ireland) (Blu-Ray)
*SC1A BUQ4006201 (UK / Ireland) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
===Home Media Release Dates===
*August 3, 2021 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*August 23, 2021 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*August 23, 2021 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
== Home Media Openings ==
* Opening to Luca (2021) UK DVD (2021)
==Company Credits==
===Production Companies===
*Walt Disney Pictures
*Pixar Animation Studios
===Distributors===
*Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
*Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2022) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
*Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2022) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
*Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
*Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
*Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 1.85:1
== Trivia ==
* This is the first Pixar Animation Studios film to be produced in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio since Finding Dory (2016).
* This is the first Pixar Animation Studios film of the 2020s to be produced in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
*This is the Pixar Animation Studios film to be produced in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, after Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Monsters University (2013), Inside Out (2015) and Finding Dory (2016).
*This is the ninth Pixar Animation Studios film to have a one-word title, after Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Brave (2012), Coco (2017), Onward (2020) and Soul (2020).
*This is the second Pixar Animation Studios film to be released as a Disney+ exclusive in most countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after Soul (2020). This approach would later be used for Pixar's next film, Turning Red (2022).
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