"Luca" from Pixar ready to take a dip in the home video

Are you ready to admire the beautiful Italian seaside resort of Portorosso di Luca the beautiful animated film of Disney and Pixar arriving in digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD starting August 3. The release offers a variety of extra content including unreleased featurettes, deleted scenes, and two alternative openings.

Located in a seaside resort on the Ligurian Riviera, Luca is a coming-of-age story about a boy living an unforgettable summer. Luca shares his incredible adventures with his friend Alberto, but their enjoyment is threatened by a deeply ingrained secret: they are sea monsters from a world beneath the surface of the water.

Directed by Enrico Casarosa (The Moon short) and produced by Andrea Warren, the sunny voice of the CGI film sees Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro, Jack Dylan Grazer as Alberto Scorfano, Emma Berman as Giulia Marcovaldo, Saverio Raimondo as Ercole Visconti, Maya Rudolph as Daniela Paguro, Marco Barricelli as Massimo Marcovaldo and Jim Gaffigan as Lorenzo Paguro.

Bonus features:

• Our Italian inspiration - Experience the joy of discovery as Pixar artists travel to Cinque Terre, Italy, to absorb the beauty and culture of the coastal region that inspired the quintessential Italian characters and background of Luca.
• Secretly a sea monster - Explore the art and technical innovation of Luca's transformation from sea monster to human, and how the theme of transformation is central to the emotional journey of the main characters.
• Best friends - Best friends can challenge us, inspire us, annoy us and encourage us. The cast and crew of Luca share their stories about how best friends influenced their lives and how those experiences influenced the creation of screen friends Luca, Alberto and Giulia.
• Cut scenes
  • introduction - Director Enrico Casarosa introduces scenes not included in the final version of Luca.
  • Starfish hunt (alternative opening) - Luca explores the shore and the sea, collecting mussels and starfish, in this serene alternative opening to the film.
  • Isola Del Mare (Alternative Opening) - Luca welcomes spectators to the quiet island he calls home.
  • Sea Festival - The kids go to a festival full of fun… and danger.
  • Here comes Giulia - Giulia explores Isola Del Mare, where she meets Luca and Alberto, and asks many questions.
  • Problems of ice cream Gela - Giulia offers to treat Luca and Alberto with something called "ice cream".
  • Sea Monster Cannery Sea - Luca dreams of a magical place full of wasps and ice cream, but things are not quite what they seem.

(Bonus features vary by product and retailer.)

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