Stephen Wong has been a part of the Pixar team since the days of “Ratatouille.” Now, the Dunwoody native’s animation work can be seen in the new film “Elio.”
“Elio” is about an 11-year-old boy named Elio who makes contact with aliens in space and goes on an intergalactic adventure, befriending a worm-like alien creature named Glordon. Wong, who attended Georgia Tech for computer science before heading off to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, worked specifically on the character of Elio.
Rough Draft Atlanta recently spoke with Wong about his career with Pixar and the movies that got him into animation. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Read more at RoughDraft Atlanta
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