Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red debuts on all major digital platforms on 26 April and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on 3 May, just in time for Mother’s Day. Pixar fans can experience all the warm and fuzzy red panda moments with never-before-seen bonus material including seven deleted scenes, three featurettes and audio commentary with director Domee Shi.
The CG-animated coming-of-age comedy unfolds as confident, dorky 13-year-old Mei (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) must balance being a dutiful daughter with the chaos of adolescence. Her slightly overbearing mom, Ming (Sandra Oh), is never far from her daughter. And, as if changes to Mei’s interests, relationships and body aren’t enough, whenever she gets too excited, she poofs into a giant red panda!
The voice cast also features Ava Morse as Miriam, Hyein Park as Abby, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Priya, Tristan Allerick Chen as Tyler and Orion Lee as Mei’s dad, Jin.
Additional features that will be available:
Audio Commentary: View the film with audio commentary by director Domee Shi, producer Lindsey Collins and director of photography Mahyar Abousaeedi.
– Featurettes
Life of a Shot: Domee Shi and members of the crew describe the many-layered process and artistry involved in creating the hilarious Red Peony scene – from observing red pandas in a zoo to creating a storyboard to finalizing the animation and background lighting.
Build Your Own Boy Band: Step backstage to learn how 4*TOWN came to animated life. From creating each band member’s persona to writing and producing the songs to fine-tuning the details of their stadium performance, the filmmakers reveal how they designed the ultimate boy band.
Ani-Mei-Tion: Because Mei’s heightened emotionality is central to the story, it was important that her look and movement reflect that energy. Learn how Domee Shi led the animation team to incorporate hints of expressive anime to create Mei’s lovable, dynamic character.
– Deleted Scenes
Deleted Scenes Introduction: Director Domee Shi introduces scenes not included in the final version of Turning Red. Intro Meilin — In this alternate opening, Ming and young Mei have their portrait taken in a studio, but Ming has her own specific vision for the photo.
Taming the Panda: Under her mother’s guidance, Mei learns techniques to control her ability to magically turn into a red panda … to varying degrees of success.
The Debate: Mei runs for class president against frenemy Tyler, and the speeches get a little out of hand.
Fei and Christina Hang: Mei (formerly Fei) shares a banana split while having a heart-to-heart with Aunt Christina.
4*TOWN Dilemma: Mei scores tickets to her dream concert, but her strict mother won’t let her out of the house. What will she do?
Roping In Leo: Pleading with Leo for help with getting out of trouble, Mei learns a couple of his closely guarded secrets.
Easter Egg – Robutton Deleted Scene: An alternate ending in which Mei, finding herself sitting next to her 4*TOWN dream-idol Robaire on a flight to California, has some feelings.
Bonus features may vary by product and retailer.
The heartfelt film is currently streaming on Disney+.
