While the Sagan references in Elio primarily concern the search for alien life across space, the references in The Life of Chuck center on time. Specifically, the minuscule amount of time humanity's ...

Astronomer Carl Sagan's work is key to two movies in theaters: Pixar's "Elio" and Mike Flanagan's "The Life of Chuck." ...

With Elio, Pixar once again ... The film even channels the philosophical curiosity of Carl Sagan, blending science and soul in a way that invites wonder rather than overwhelm.

The new Pixar animated film “Elio” takes up a question famously posed by astrophysicist Carl Sagan: “Are we alone?” It’s in reference to the search for extraterrestrial life, but the ...

Over the soundtrack, Carl Sagan says that we have finally reached the point where communication with extraterrestrials could become a reality, and this interstellar message-in-a-bottle would be ...

Elio, the cheeky moppet at the center of Pixar’s latest animated confection, could have been inspired by any child of the 1980s. Astronomer Carl Sagan is his muse, and as he peers at the stars ...

Filmmakers say E.T., Roald Dahl, and Carl Sagan were inspiration behind Elio. Another Telegraph report quoted Domee Shi, the filmmaker, saying Elio was a celebration of all the “weird kids ...