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You know, you never say never, things do ebb and get a great idea or whatever it is, but I think this ends up being a terrific way to end this little miniseries." Ethan Anderton of /Film says "Carl's Date" is not just a short film, but also a "charming epilogue for Pixar's Up that sends Carl off on a new kind of adventure." Anderton also says, "Like Pixar's best work, the short has a moving emotional core inspired by real life, mixed with some delightful comedy involving everybody's favorite, easily distracted, talking dog Dug." Anderton describes the story as "an amusing series of events where Dug tries to help Carl psyche himself to go on a date, something that is particularly daunting since it will be the first date he's gone on since his wife Ellie passed away." Anderton says, "This is a charming, wonderful short that is worthy of playing in theaters, and if you think you're going to get out of this one without shedding some tears, think again. He also stated, "For now, I'm thinking of it as a bow on the story. This is just honoring her, Ellie saying 'go have a new adventure.' And this really puts that to the test.

Peterson stated, "No one will ever replace Ellie for Carl. At a screening of Carl's Date, had a chance to speak with Peterson and Collins about the short film during a press day for Elemental (2023) at Pixar Animation Studios. Prior to his death on August 29, 2021, Ed Asner recorded his dialogue in the spring of 2021. On December 19, 2022, it was announced that Dug Days would get a short film titled "Carl's Date", originally set to stream on Disney+ during a montage of content coming in 2023. Originally scheduled to premiere on Disney+ as the sixth and final entry in the Dug Days series, Carl's Date is scheduled to premiere in theaters on June 16, 2023, along with Pixar's Elemental.Ĭarl Fredricksen reluctantly goes on his first date since his late wife Ellie's death, but admits having no idea how dating works. The short film follows Carl Fredricksen (Asner), who reluctantly goes on his first date since his late wife Ellie's death, but he has no idea how dating works. It stars the voices of Ed Asner (in one of his final roles) and Peterson. Carl's Date (formerly known as Dug Days: Carl's Date) is an upcoming American computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, written and directed by Bob Peterson and produced by Kim Collins.
