Browsing through the concept art from Pixar’s abandoned film NEWT makes me sad.
I had heard nothing about about this project previous to this art. This looks like it would have been adorable! What was the story about? “What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can’t stand each other? Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned, even when you only have one choice. Love, it turns out, is not a science.” This film would have been the directorial debut for sound designer Gary Rydstrom.
There’s no detail on why the film was dropped at Pixar. I wonder what happened. Can we start a petition to get it going again? To check out the rest of the concept art, head here.
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