Luca was originally set to be theatrically released in the United States on June 18, 2021, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. [33] However, on March 23, 2021, Disney announced the cancellation of the film's theatrical release, and it instead was released worldwide on Disney+ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on the same date. [64] The film also played a one-week theatrical engagement at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre from June 18–24, 2021. [65] In international markets where Disney+ is not available, it was released theatrically. [64]

Partridge, Jon (January 4, 2022). "2021 Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominations". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022 . Retrieved January 27, 2022. Awards (25th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. January 19, 2022. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.According to Casarosa, the result is a film that "pays homage to Federico Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix too". [5] In addition of Fellini and Miyazaki's works, the films La Terra Trema (1948), Stromboli (1950) and Stand by Me (1986) were also cited as source of inspiration, [34] and Aardman Animations and Wes Anderson's stop-motion films influenced Casarosa's artistic sensibilities. [35] Dan Romer Scoring Pixar's 'Luca' ". Film Music Reporter. April 1, 2021. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021 . Retrieved April 3, 2021. Sacha Baron Cohen as Ugo Paguro, an anglerfish-like sea monster, Luca's uncle, and Lorenzo's brother who lives in the depths of the ocean and has a see-through torso. [25] Simmons, Jordan (June 29, 2021). " Exclusive: Disney+ Survey Hints at a Potential Luca Sequel". The Disinsider.

I personaggi principali del film Disney Pixar “Luca” e le voci italiane" (Italian). TeamWorld (17 June 2021). Casarosa stated that the movie is a celebration of friendship, and "a love letter to the summers of our youth – those formative years when you're finding yourself", [37] inspired by his childhood in Genoa. The title character is based on Casarosa himself, while Alberto on his best friend of the same name, Alberto Surace, to whom the film is dedicated and who also voices a fisherman in the Italian dub. [31] Casarosa stated: "My best friend Alberto was a bit of a troublemaker, [while] I was very timid and had a bit of a sheltered life — we couldn't have been more different ... Alberto pushed me out of my comfort zone, and pushed me off many cliffs, metaphorically and not. I probably would not be here if I didn't learn to chase my dreams from him. It's these types of deep friendships that I wanted to talk about in Luca, and that is what's at the heart of this film." [37]

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Meanwhile, Daniela and Lorenzo, learning that Luca has run away, head to the surface to find him. They immediately run into an issue when they cannot identify where Luca might be, and begin getting all the children wet in an effort to reveal him. The Triathlon segments are swimming, eating, and bike riding. Giulia agrees to do the swimming segment while Alberto does the eating and Luca rides the bike. Giulia helps Luca ride one when it is apparent that he has never ridden before. Afterward, Luca and Alberto claim that they are runaways and simply want to travel the world. Sympathizing with them, Giulia takes them to her home, where they meet her father, Massimo, a giant, one-armed fisherman. Luca and Alberto are frightened of Massimo due to his claim of hunting fish, though his lost arm actually came from birth. While Luca and Alberto hide their fish appearances, the cat Machiavelli catches their true form. Finally, Giulia convinces Massimo to give her the money to enter the competition and allows Luca and Alberto to stay in her treehouse. The film premiered on June 13, 2021, in Italy at the Aquarium of Genoa, with a three-day run by the non-profit organization MediCinema to raise funds for the Istituto Giannina Gaslini and other entities in the Ligurian territory. [6] Home media [ edit ] Feeney, Mark. "In 'Luca,' Pixar's latest, it's a story about fish out of water — literally". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021 . Retrieved June 12, 2021. Luca is the eleventh Pixar film to be rated PG by the MPA, the first being The Incredibles, the second being Up, the third being Brave, the fourth being Inside Out, the fifth being The Good Dinosaur, the sixth being Finding Dory, the seventh being Coco, the eighth being Incredibles 2, the ninth being Onward, and the tenth being Soul. The sea monsters featured in the film were pulled from Italian myths and regional folklore, [18] including the Tellaro octopus and local "little legends about sea dragons, creatures that either come to help or get into trouble". [37] [3] Casarosa said: "I always found the old sea monsters on maps really fascinating. The mystery of the sea was so represented in the weird creatures that we used to draw. And that area has a lot of wonderful myths". [18] Production designer Daniela Strijleva stated: "We were really inspired by old sea maps. Some design details that carried through to the final film are things like the shapes of the fins of the sea monsters, how decorative their scales are, and the curves of their tails." [38] Casarosa also stated that the sea monster is a "metaphor for feeling different". [3]