Wall-E? Ain’t that like a kid’s sci-fi film from Pixar? Why am I reading about it here on You Know, For Kids!? I hear you ask. Well, my excitement for this movie just got turned up from 10 to 11! The frankly awesome (that is no bias at all- it’s just plain fact) Roger Deakins, long-time Coen conspirator, has worked on Wall-E in the capacity of Visual Consultant. They were looking for a live action cinematographer to help with the look of the movie and who better to choose than the best? You can watch a little making of featurette type thing here which includes some snippets of Deakins in action.

Terrific stuff. I cannot wait for this movie. Everything I’ve seen so far makes me think it could well be the best Pixar movie yet. Wall-E as a character is amazing. He’s just a metal box with two cameras for eyes and the geniuses at Pixar have managed to bestow him with such an expressive and emotional face. I don’t think many of us will get through the film without, you know, ”getting something in our eyes”. 

Thanks to long time YKFK reader, JD for mailing it in.