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DISNEY AND PIXAR INVITE MEMBERSOF THE PUBLIC TO SEND A MESSAGE INTO SPACE
THE MESSAGE POD IS OPENTO THE PUBLIC AT THE APTLY NAME ‘OBSERVATION POINT’ TODAY AND IN LEICESTERSQUARE THIS WEEKEND
MESSAGE TO THE UNIVERSE!
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LONDON - Friday 13th June: Disneyand Pixar’s ‘Elio’s IntergalacticMessage Pod’ has arrived in London. The cosmic-inspired Message Pod is locatedat Observation Point on London’s Southbank to celebrate the release of Disney& Pixar’s Elio,exclusively in cinemas from Friday 20th June.
The Elio Message Pod invites members of the public to record theirvery own message and send it tospace, reaching for the starswith their boldest questions, or to simply share a bit about themselves. Whilstwe couldn’t promise a reply from the stars, all visitors are invited to comedown and join the adventure — and maybe even enjoy a little self-discoveryalong the way.
All messages are being collated and will be broadcast throughEarth’s atmosphere, beyond the 62 mile-high Kármán line, and into outer spaceusing very high frequency (VHF) radio waves in the 40-50MHz range, meaningparticipants will become part of astronomical history as their messages travelthrough space and time. The messages will be sent to space on Friday 20th June- the same date that Elio releases in cinemas.
A lucky selection of children were the first to send theirmessages to space this morning, and this is what they had to say on theexperience. On sending their message going to space, Alfie said, “It’samazing, I never thought I would do this in my whole life” and on who theythought would hear their messages, Archie & Alfie said “Maybe someastronauts, maybe satellites, maybe a robot on mars, maybe a rocket, maybe analien, maybe even some people on the moon”. When asked about what theywanted to say to the aliens, Amalie wanted to know “What’s the name of thelanguage that you speak?” where Beau wanted to know “Is there anotheruniverse out there we don’t know about?”.
Entry was free because space has no currency, and following therecording of their message, guests were able to take a space-themed photo, as afurther memento of the day.
The cosmic booth will bedisplayed to the public in Leicester Square on Sunday 15th June at the belowtimes:
Open to the public: 11am -12.45pm
Open to the public: 2.15pm - 3pm
For centuries, people have called out to theuniverse looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film “Elio,”the universe calls back! The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a spacefanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’sbeamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization withrepresentatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epicundertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bondswith eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions,and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be. Directed byMadeline Sharafian (“Burrow” Sparkshort), Domee Shi (“Bao” short, “TurningRed”) and Adrian Molina (co-screenwriter/co-director of “Coco”), and producedby Mary Alice Drumm (associate producer of “Coco”), the film features thevoices of Yonas Kibreab as Elio, Zoe Saldaña as Aunt Olga, Remy Edgerly asGlordon, Brad Garrett as Lord Grigon, Jameela Jamil as Ambassador Questa and ShirleyHenderson as OOOOO. “Elio” releases in cinemas June 20, 2025.
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ELIO RELEASES IN UK CINEMAS 20TH JUNE 2025
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