Pixar’s ‘Lou’ Teaser Poster: Someone Is Hidden In This Pile
Of the 16 theatrical Pixar shorts released thus far, four have won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, while another eight films have been nominated. The short films are often as good as the features they accompany, which is why we are always excited to see what’s next.
Pixar will present their next animated short,Lou,in front ofCars 3this summer. Disney has released an official poster to tease the short, which is about a monster who lives in a Lost and Found box. Check out theLouposter below!
Pixar’s Lou Poster
Loupremiered at SXSW on July 01, 2025, which is where the above poster also made debuted. I haven’t seen any reactions from the festival, but I’m definitely more excited about this film than I am about the third installment of theCarsfranchise.
This short is about an unseen monster who lives in a Lost and Found box (check out the image at the top of this post to see where he gets his name). He takes the form of a bright red hoodie and has baseballs and buttons for eyes. But just because he’s a monster doesn’t mean he’s a bad guy. In fact,Louhas this cute little creature standing up to a playground bully named J.J. After seeing this kid take his classmates' stuff and destroying their beloved toys, Lou comes up with a plan to push back.
The original six-minute short is directed byDave Mullins,who has been an animator at Pixar sinceMonsters, Inc.in 2001.Louwas inspired by his own childhood experiences moving around from school to school and he came up with the idea of a character who could hide in plain sight.
Pixar Animation Studios has released one image fromLou, which you can see at the top of this article. Before that, Pixar announced the short with a time-lapse sketch onFacebook.Louplays withCars 3, which opensJune 16, 2017.
