WALL-E will be the first Disney film in the Criterion Collection

The home-video company Criterion announced Thursday that Pixar Animation Studios’ feature WALL-EAs the Criterion’s first Pixar or Disney movie to be released in Criterion, it will also join the Criterion collection. With preorders open for October 18, the Criterion edition is set to be available on Nov. 22.

Criterion has nearly no animated movies on its list, as it is a curation firm that preserves, restores and publishes films of special cultural importance and impact from around the globe. WALL-E Join us Watership DownFrench sci-fi movie titled. Fantastic Planet, and Wes Anderson’s stop-motion movie Incredible Mr. Fox in the company’s limited animation lineup. In addition to being the company’s first Disney or Pixar film, WALL-E is the only CG animated film currently in the company’s library.

WALL-E Pixar’s first film. Pixar’s 2008 film, The Story of the Small Trash-Compacting Robot, was widely celebrated for its unique artfulness, confidence and director Andrew Stanton.Finding NemoAnd Find DoryJim Reardon, a co-writer on the four Toy Story movies), opened the story with 40 minutes almost without dialogue, taking the time during the rapidly-moving story for poetic visual moments such as a space robot that dances in zero gravity.

Criterion plans to release the film with additional features, such as commentary tracks and essays. Behind-the scenes documentaries will also be available. Criterion provides a full list of featured features.

• Andrew Stanton approves 4K digital master with Dolby atmos soundtrack
• A 4K UHD film disc, in HDR10+ and Dolby Vision HDR, as well as two Blu-rays containing the film and other special features, is included.
• Alternate surround 5.1 surround DTS HD Master Audio and stereo soundtracks
• There are two audio commentaries. One featuring Stanton. The other features Bill Wise (character supervisor), Lindsey Collins (coproducer), Derek Thompson (story artist), and Angus MacLane (lead animator).
• New programs on Stanton’s cinematic influences and production designer Ralph Eggleston’s color scripts
• Visit the Pixar Living Archive together with Stanton
• A behind-the scenes look at film production, with segments taken from the early animation reels
• The Pixar StoryLeslie Iwerks’ documentary, “(2007)”
• More than a dozen documentaries exploring the film’s production and robots
• Anatomy of Scene: The PlantStanton’s masterclass
• “WALL•E”: A to Z, a new program featuring Stanton and coscreenwriter Jim Reardon
• Stanton commentary in deleted scenes
• An Story(1987), Stanton student film
• BURN•E(2008). Short film from MacLane
• Trailers
• English subtitles available for hard-of-hearing and deaf people
• English descriptive audio
• PLUS: An essay by author Sam Wasson; selections from Stanton’s sketchbooks, script notes, and drawings; and artwork from the WALL•Egroup