Pete Docter, chief creative officer at Pixar, has revealed why the studio removed an LGBTQ storyline from its 2025 animated film Elio during a major overhaul of the project. In an interview, Docter said the studio decided to scale back elements of the story that it felt might be difficult for younger audiences to process without parental guidance, as per Variety. 

"We're making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy," Docter said, explaining the studio's approach to storytelling for children and families, as per Variety. Elio, which premiered in June 2025, follows a lonely boy who looks to the stars for companionship after being rejected as an outsider by his peers.