From the Academy Award-nominated team of director Pete Docter (MONSTERS INC.) and co-director Bob Peterson comes UP, a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits) in summer 2009.

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. UP takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures. When seeking adventure next summer - look UP.

• UP is the 10th film from Disney/Pixar, which has gone nine for nine with an unprecedented streak of hugely successful films comprising "WALL-E", "Ratatouille", "Cars", "The Incredibles", "Finding Nemo", "Monsters, Inc.", "Toy Story", "Toy Story 2" and "A Bug's Life". Pixar now has nine of the 25 top grossing animated films of all time domestically, and all nine have been No. 1 at the box office on their opening weekends of wide release

• Director Pete Docter is a creative powerhouse who made his directorial debut with Disney/Pixar's smash hit "Monsters, Inc." which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Along with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, Docter developed the story and characters for "Toy Story", Disney/Pixar's first full length animated feature film, for which he also served as supervising animator. He served as a storyboard artist on "A Bug's Life" and wrote the initial story treatment for "Toy Story 2". As one of Pixar Animation Studios' key creative contributors, Docter garnered an Academy Award® nomination for his original story credit on Disney/Pixar's Golden Globe® winner and Oscar® nominee, "WALL-E".