MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Filipino-American co-director of the box-office hit “Inside Out” it’s a dream come true for him to be sharing with Filipinos the animated film he helped create.
“It’s kind of a surreal experience because I just watched movies here growing up,” said Ronnie del Carmen, a former advertising art director who migrated to the U.S. in 1989 at 29. He said he loved movies but never expected to be doing films.
He joined Pixar in 2000, and before that worked as story board artist for “Batman: The Animated Series” and for DreamWorks as a story supervisor.
“It’s an amazing experience because I’m not just coming home, there’s a movie I helped make that’s opening here,” he said. “It’s a dream come true.”
He and director Peter Docter spoke to journalists Friday in Manila, the last leg of their Asian tour to promote “Inside Out.” The movie that opens in the Philippines later this month has earned $630 million at the box office so far.