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Kate McKinnon discussed her appreciation of Andrew Stanton-directed Pixar animated movies exclusively with PEOPLE
Stanton directed McKinnon's latest project, sci-fi film In the Blink of an Eye, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
In the Blink of an Eye, also starring Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs, will be available to stream on Hulu on Feb. 27
Kate McKinnonis expressing how much she loves certainPixar movies.
Speaking with PEOPLE in an exclusive conversation at the premiere of her latest project, sci-fi filmIn the Blink of an Eye, at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 26, the 42-year-old actress shared what Pixar animated movies, especially from director Andrew Stanton, mean to her.
"I'm a lifelong fan, absolutely," McKinnon said of Stanton, 60, who also directedIn the Blink an Eye. "The themes of the stories that he tells, to me, the films are quasi-religious texts."
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TheSaturday Night Livealum continued, "I mean, they contain an ancient wisdom. He is possessed of an ancient wisdom."
McKinnon mentioned 2003'sFinding Nemoand 2008'sWALL-Eas prime examples of Pixar classics that Stanton has directed and co-wrote. Both animated movies won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature.
"These are tales that speak about time, humanity, life itself. Absolutely. And this film was no exception," McKinnon said, referring to their 2026 project.
In the Blink of an Eyeis a film about "three storylines, spanning thousands of years, [that] intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life," according to the film's description.
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In the movie, McKinnon plays Coakley, who is on a spaceship bound for a distant planet alongside a sentient onboard computer "to confront a disease afflicting the ship's oxygen-producing plants."
In the Blink of an Eye, also starringRashida JonesandDaveed Diggs, will be available to stream on Hulu on Feb. 27.
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