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Disney is trying something new with an upcoming film. Clay was first announced during the August 2026 D23 fan event. This film shakes things up, utilizing an art style that veers away from what one may expect from a Disney animated feature. It will reportedly have a stop-motion feel while still using CG animation techniques. The film is currently scheduled for release on November 22, 2028. In an interview with Collider, the Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Jared Bush, discussed the film and what to expect.
Bush touched on the stylistic choices being made: "I'd say Clay is, I think, going to be the first time that we've really taken a big swing in terms of a new art style. Something that we talk about a lot in our films is, 'Should we change the look of our movies, and why does it make sense? Is it something that will add to the story?' Clay is set in a world where, in this community, you are born as a ball of clay, and you are shaped by a parental figure and mentor into who you're supposed to be."
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He continued, linking the plot to the visual style, "So the fact that this is going to feel tactile, it's going to feel like claymation in terms of making it feel like this very real, touchable place is important to us. It won't be stop-motion. It will be CG animation, but it will look unlike anything we've ever done.” Bush concluded with a comment on the production experience: “I think that something that I came to understand, one of the real special parts about Disney Animation, is early on, you're just exploring. You're not trying to hone the perfect movie. You're actually trying a lot of different paths. You have this luxury of taking big swings, which is, I think, what Fawn’s been able to do.”
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Source(s): Collider, Disney Wiki, IMDb
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