Pixar Burn E

For the first time, the animated short debuting on a Disney/Pixar cartoon will work in tandem with the original movie to build on the existing story. For Wall-E’s upcoming DVD release, the short film is Burn-E, a hilarious short story about a welding robot on board the Axiom, and the lengths he has to go to in order to complete a simple task in the middle of the robot revolution brought on by Wall-E and Eve.

In anticipation of the upcoming November 18th DVD release, Disney gave reporters the chance to see the short and it is hilarious. If you like any of the shorts Pixar has created, you’ll really enjoy Burn-E. It has a feeling very similar to “One Man Band” and “Lifted,” where a character just can’t get a simple task accomplished.

Along with the chance to see Burn-E, we also got the chance to ask questions of the short’s director, Angus MacLane. Read on to see why Burn-E is aptly named, the thought process behind the short (including a dig at Brad Bird), and an Easter Egg to keep an eye open for when you watch Wall-E and Burn-E on DVD next week.

Q: Burn-E has a very "Pixar" feel to it as an animated short. What is it about repetitive failure (Lifted, One Man Band, now Burn-E) that is so funny?
Angus MacLane.: Humor usually comes about when result doesn't match the expectation. If everything in a characters' life goes well it's hard to relate to and probably not as funny.

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