What if the 19-22 Coronavirus Pandemic didn't happen?/Turning Red

***Turning Red*** is a 2022 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film, being directed by Domee Shi. It is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distriubted by Walt Disney Pictures, the film is being scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on March 11, 2022, in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema released on March 11th, 2022. *Turning Red* was the first Pixar film to be released in theaters worldwide since *Onward* in March 2020.

## Premise

Set in Toronto, Ontario in 2002, it follows Meilin "Mei" Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who, due to a hereditary curse, transforms into a giant red panda when she experiences any strong emotion.

## Voice cast

* Rosalie Chiang as Meilin "Mei" Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl who suddenly transforms into a huge red panda whenever she experiences any strong emotion, due to her ancestors' mystic connection with red pandas.
* Sandra Oh as Ming Lee, Mei's strict and overprotective mother.
* Ava Morse as Miriam Mendelsohn, a singing tomboy with braces who is one of Mei's best friends.
* Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Priya Mangal, a deadpan girl who is one of Mei's best friends.
* Hyein Park as Abby Park, an energetic and aggressive girl and one of Mei's best friends who is the shortest of the group.
* Orion Lee as Jin Lee, Mei's quiet yet supportive father.

## Trivia

* This is the second-and-last Pixar film of 2020s to feature the short 2011 Disney closing logo after *Onward* (2020).
* The song "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong can be heard in Mei accidentally knock Ming out during the fight in the slow-down scene.
	+ This is the second Pixar film to use the song, after *Finding Dory* (2016).
* This is the second Pixar film of 2020s to be produced at 1.85:1 aspect ratio after *Luca* (2021).
* This is the first Pixar film to have real world products.
* This is the first Pixar film to use the 1995 Pixar exclusive Walt Disney Pictures logo custom-made for the studio since *Ratatouille* (2007).
	+ It is also the first Pixar film that the Disney opening logo's default music was not replaced since *Cars 3* in 2017. All Pixar films between *Coco* and *Luca* were replaced Disney logo's default music.

* This marks the first Pixar film to use the 1995-2007 Disney logo.
* This is the third Pixar film to have an altered version of the Walt Disney Pictures logo after *Coco* (2017) and *Incredibles 2* (2018).
* Pixar's first film to be released theatrically since *Onward* (2020).
	+ This is also the first Pixar film to be released in 3D.
* This is the first Disney released film in 2022 to be released exclusively in theaters for 45 days instead of simultaneously in theaters and streaming services.
	+ This is the first Disney animated film to be released exclusively in theaters for 45 days.

## Tropes

### Western Animation

* ***Product Placement**:* Sony Camcorder.
* ***Company Cross References:*** A poster of Ice Age will be seen in TBD.

## Release

### Theatrical

*Turning Red* was released in the United States on March 11, 2022 in RealD 3D, 4DX, Dolby Cinema. It was the first film from Pixar during the COVID-19 pandemic released exclusively to theaters for 45 days before releasing on streaming services. It is Pixar's first film since *Onward* (2020) to receive a theatrical release after *Soul* (2020) and *Luca* (2021) were assigned direct-to-streaming releases on Disney+ in response to the closure of cinema theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Home media

*Turning Red* was released on Disney+ and digital on April 25, 2022, 45 days after its theatrical release, and was released on 4K, DVD, and Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on May 3, 2022.

## Release info

* March 10, 2022 (Brazil)
* March 11, 2022 (United States)

## Logo variations

* **Walt Disney Pictures:**
	+ Opening: Same as the previous Pixar films, but it is cropped in 1.85:1, it is the re-rendered and re-animated, and "WALT" and "PICTURES" is removed. Only at the start of the film.
	+ Closing: The 2011 Disney logo plays as normal, but it starts at the arc being formed.

* **Pixar Animation Studios:** The 2019 logo plays normally.