One movie fan has created an entirely new look forPixar’sUp. The animated film was released in 2009 under the direction of Pete Docter, who has directed a number of animated films, includingMonsters Inc.,Inside Out,and the Academy Award-winning film,Soul. The newly imagined trailer forUpcombines Docter’s adoring film with the style of horror director Ari Aster to create an entirely new film.
In 2010, Docter’sUpwas nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.Pixar’sUpwould take homethe awards for Best Animated Featureand Best Original Score. Aster’s horror productions also carry a number of accolades, including those from the Chicago Film Critics Association and the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, which focus on awarding horror and thriller films.
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The re-cut trailer begins with the signature A24 logo before catapulting viewers into the familiar landscape ofUp. Carl (voiced by Ed Asner) is confronted by a construction worker who insists that the businessmen want to buy his home to continue to build up the area.Like in Pixar’sUp, Carl refuses, remarking that the man can have his house once he’s dead.Vekze, the creator of the horrifyingUptrailer, uses a series of quick cuts to various scenes from the animated film that are filled with shadows, silhouettes, and a certain emptiness that’s present in the Pixar film. Carl’s marriage to Ellie is a huge part ofUp, and the new horror trailer doesn’t leave that out. Instead, the trailer suggests that perhaps something far more sinister has happened to Ellie. The trailer is complete with the signature horror music to evoke an uneasy feeling, along with the title card that reads, “Upside Down.”
The re-imagined trailer forUpadds no visuals thatUpdidn’t already provide. Instead, the creator speeds up some scenes, chopping them at critical moments to build suspense. Thesurprise appearances of someUpcharactersand their journey to Paradise Falls are the perfect grounds for harmful, unforeseen circumstances to arrive. The trailer also introduces Charles Muntz (voiced by Christopher Plummer) as a fairly sinister character right off the bat.Upviewers are familiar with Muntz’s sinister motives in the film, and the newly imagined trailer doesn’t shy away from them.
In using some of Aster’s own style to craft the trailer,Upcan now be viewed as a potential horror film.Aster has previously directedHereditaryandMidsommar, which starred Toni Collette, Florence Pugh, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Will Poulter, William Jackson Harper, Gabriel Byrne, and Jack Reynor. Aster’s third feature film,Disappointment Blvd.is set to release this year. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Michael Gandolfini, Zoe Lister-Jones, Richard Kind, and several others.Disappointment Blvd.will also mark the third collaboration between Aster and A24.
As far-fetched as it seems to combine the styles of Docter and Aster, many who have viewed the trailer were left wondering where animated horror films have gone.Tim Burton’sCorpse BrideandFrankenweenieare often highly regarded, as are the Henry Selick-directed filmsThe Nightmare Before ChristmasandCoraline. In 2019,The Addams Familywas converted into an animated film. Selick will add to his animated horror film resume with the release of Netflix’sWendell and Wild, which includes the voice of horror director Jordan Peele. Perhaps the newly imaginedUptrailer will inspire a new chain of horror animated films to be made.
Upis now streaming on Disney Plus whileMidsommarandHereditaryare now streaming on Showtime.
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