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Disney has released a new trailer for Pixar’s Up which finally shows us the talking dog. Yes, a talking dog… One of the surprises in Pixar’s recent presentation of the first 45-minutes of Up was the addition of a gigantic rainbow colored bird and more specifically the addition of a pack of dogs who wear collars that allow them to speak like humans. But the new trailer lets the cat out of the bag, which is definitely the right thing to do.

Dug the Dog definitely works on screen, and there is a hilarious reoccurring squirrel gag (which you see in the trailer) that comes out of the concept. But if you don’t know about it going in, and 40-minutes into a movie dogs start talking, it’s rather jarring. I’m glad that Disney decided to put it in the trailer. On the other hand, I’m surprised that they included the film’s villain in the trailer considering he doesn’t appear in the first half of the movie and, from everything I’ve gathered, is a big reveal. But overall it seems to be a solid trailer.’ Watch the whole thing after the jump and leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Watch the trailer in High Definition on Apple. Up hits theaters on May 29th 2009.

  • And that is the end of my reservations about this movie.
  • you actually had reservations? :D
  • Untill this specific trailer I felt that it was missing some sort of spark.
  • I can understand why you might have had them, but after such a constant release of quality stuff from Pixar lately, I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on this one. This trailer just confirmed my faith. Can't wait. :D
  • I'm sold. I'm sold I'm sold I'm sold. The magic was oozing out of that trailer.
  • agreed, this trailer just had that pixar charm the first was missing.
  • thankyoufor
    THAT WAS AMAZING!!!....SQUIRREL...awsome
  • 'Squirrel' line made me laugh so hard...
  • This looks really good.It's been awhile for me since i really wanted to see a pixar film.
  • I'm sick of talking dogs. Can we please see a talking cat?
  • chattercat
    coraline has a talking cat
  • Cats has talking cats
  • Smumdax
    I'm sick of talking Cats. Can we please see a talking bunny?
  • Rene
    Donnie Darko had a talking bunny... sort of

    stick to Alice in Wonderland, it has a talking bunny and a talking hare.
  • Dvq
    anyone else was skipping news about this movie until you watched the trailer? wow, im sold, really looking forward to it.
  • Caitlin
    didn't you see bolt? talking cats, 3 of them.
  • Good Stuff
    This is so great! When I heard talking dogs, I thought of mouths and lips moving, but this is so much more funny! It works! Kevin the bird looks fantastic too! And Dug reminds me of my dog.

    Awesome awesome awesome.
  • Coraline.

    This trailer also rid me of my reservations for this film. I'm about as big a fan of pixar as is possible, but Up just hadnt been oozing the Pixar magic through the trailers like the others...until now.

    Really can't wait now
  • Did i hear woody harrelson's voice there for a second?
  • Good Stuff
    After watching it again I just want to stand up and cheer. This movie got really exciting now.
  • YES! i even like that they ripped off the score from 366 squadron!
  • Clarence Somerset
    Looks like Pixar was inspired by Howl's Moving Castle there!
  • Miyazaki is infamously popular among the Pixar staff.
  • I totally see that. Pixar (and Disney alike) love Miyazaki... so it wouldn't be a surprise if so.
  • whew...ok yeah. I have to echo the sentiment about the talking dog and how worried I was about that. This is a lot better and makes me happy. Good trailer showing a lot more of the full story. Glad they helped flesh out things.
  • Gold. Deep fried in platinum batter.
  • crunchy, delicious, and you just can't get enough of it.

    spot on.
  • Plan 9
    Pixar has mastered, absolutely MASTERED the art of the comedic silence. There were at least 4 or 5 of them in this trailer. And it's enough to make me NEED to see this film.
  • any idea who does the voice for dug the dog? my first thought was owen wilson but Im not so sure..
  • JoeK
    At times, it sounds like Bob Odenkirk to me.
  • Ghost
    I thought the same thing. I'mma go with that until someone says otherwise. But I did think Owen at first till I played it over a few times.
  • Me too. Finally get a sense of the story with this. It's different than I anticipated--in a good way.
  • This looks amazing. I wondered what awaited them after takeoff, apparently it is gold.
  • doug or dug
    is the dog's name Doug or Dug? Either the second paragraph or the title are wrong.
  • Jesus christ, YES. YES YES YES! I've been on board since day 1, but this just made me SO excited.

    the dog, seriously. Best character since Toy Story's aliens.
  • mikeyclt
    Thats one cool updog....whats updog? HAHAHAHAHAA sorry i just couldnt resist
  • :) This...will be...genius.

    And it looks like it will be the most beautiful Pixar movie to date. Did you see the grass effect.
  • Rena
    bolt also had talking cats.
  • i didn't think i could be any more excited for Up, but this trailer just did the trick.
  • Franco
    The Tits is this.
  • Wonka
    LOL! The Tits was that comment!
  • Dug
    It's definitely "Dug". I don't know why, but it's Dug. Yep.
  • Captain Ganny
    I think the reason they went with "Dug" instead of "Doug" was because it's the past tense of dig, which most dogs are very found of. I know my two are :D
  • Haha gobble gobble gobble. That bird is going to be awesome, and of course the movie as a whole too.
  • I wish my dog had a collar that could make him talk!
  • Joe
    Probably not going to be the best movie ever, but come on, it's Pixar! Of course it'll be fun.
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  • jrice73
    SQUIRREL!!! That's the first time I've written or said that in connection to this film and I'll doubt if it will be the last... Cannot wait!!!
  • Loved that they showed a little more of the movie, and I am glad that the dog couldn't speak with his mouth....lucky me that thing doesn't exist or my dog would be like; FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED MEEEEEEEE.
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