New Disney/Pixar news.

[Kingpopper]

From IMDB.com

Pixar and Disney: All But a Done Deal?

Disney and Pixar are on the verge of wrapping up a new distribution agreement, Daily Variety reported on its website Sunday, citing unnamed insiders. The trade publication indicated that a sticking point "undoubtedly" is Disney's already operating Circle 7 Animation, a computer animation unit that reportedly was set up to make sequels of previous Pixar features and which has been working on a second Toy Story sequel. Variety also reported that Disney CEO Bob Iger is keeping Pixar officials "in the loop about developments at Circle 7." However, longtime Disney watcher Jim Hill has expressed doubts about the underpinnings of Circle 7 almost from its inception, quoting a source last August as saying, "That studio is never going to produce a single frame of finished animation. It's all just a set-up to get Pixar back to the negotiating table." Hill pointed out that Circle 7 was set up so hastily that its name was plucked off the "street sign" on the Disney lot where it was given space -- across from the studios of Disney's local ABC-TV station, which uses the number 7 (its channel position) surrounded by a circle as its logo.

[Kenai]

Ugh. I was kind of hopping they'd both go their seperate ways and Pixar finds a new distributor. Or better yet, why don't they just market the movies themselves now that they've made a name?

[JEANYLASER]

i am glad that disney/pixar came back and now the sequel of the incredibles will start.

[MICKEYMOUSE]

I'm so happy their together.

[TM2-Megatron]

I, too, was hoping to see Disney and Pixar part ways for good. If the two do manage to strike another deal, I certainly hope Disney can overcome its greed and cheapness so Pixar gets what they deserve.

Personally, though, I think that Disney should have to learn the hard way that producing nothing but CGI theatrically is a mistake. It may make a difference for the next 2 or 3 movies, but after that the novelty will wear off, provided the stories continue to be mediocre. If Pixar comes back to them, with good ideas that will actually be successful, it will only perpetuate Disney's false notion that traditional animation is dead.

[Andy]

So is it pretty much a done deal? I hope so, for many reasons.
The main one is i dont want Disney to destroy such an amazing film "Toy Story", i just dont think they can create a sequel good enough, while Pixar could.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Or better yet, why don't they just market the movies themselves now that they've made a name?

I'm sorry to tell you this, but that will never happen! Today movie studios can't simply make money just by making movies! Especially Pixar since they only make 1 animated film every year or every other year. So Pixar can either find a distributor or go out of buissness(which of course no one would like to see happen).

IMO, Disney is THE ONLY choice for Pixar as Disney has a bigger animation history than any other studio.

[RJKD23]

That's good!
Then that means...the sequels will be done by the originals!
Personally, I think the Pixar & Disney duo is a good thing; Disney did CGI on their own and it wasn't as popular, would've been interesting to see Pixar on their own though..

[Enchantress]

I'd like to see Pixar and Disney together, they seem to fit together quite nicely. Although, like TM2-Megatron said, I'd want Disney to give Pixar more space, and the opportunity to create more movies.

[ichabod]

The main one is i dont want Disney to destroy such an amazing film "Toy Story", i just dont think they can create a sequel good enough, while Pixar could.

Even though Disney created the original?

[AwallaceUNC]

This is hardly surprising news, but it's good news nonetheless. I've expected them to come to an agreement for a long time now (actually, I never really bought into Pixar's whole "We're going elsewhere" business). Of course this news item spends more time on Jim Hill than anything :rol......

-Aaron

[Disney-Fan]

Even though Disney created the original?

Pixar created Toy Story. Disney did the distribution work...

[2099net]

Even though Disney created the original?

Pixar created Toy Story. Disney did the distribution work...

Actually, Disney did have a lot of say in the story and scripting. I suppose, Disney didn't feel like giving Pixar complete control when they were untried (and Disney is ultimately invest half the budget of the film too, so again another reason for 'editorial input').

Now people keep saying Disney made The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, but who has the most input? Disney or Walden Media? These co-productions can be messy creatively.

[Disney-Fan]

Disney most probably did leave their mark on the final edit of the film, but it was Pixar who created the idea. It's wrong to claim that Disney did so.

[ichabod]

No, from all accounts Disney did nearly 100% of the script, the characters, the story, the financing.

Pixar's only main input on the film was the animation. Toy Story was to be a traditionally hand drawn film at one point.

[Loomis]

Or better yet, why don't they just market the movies themselves now that they've made a name?

I'm sorry to tell you this, but that will never happen! Today movie studios can't simply make money just by making movies! Especially Pixar since they only make 1 animated film every year or every other year. So Pixar can either find a distributor or go out of buissness(which of course no one would like to see happen).

IMO, Disney is THE ONLY choice for Pixar as Disney has a bigger animation history than any other studio.

Plus with Disney owning the rights to distribute the back-catalog, Pixar will be a brand new company in the world of animation with no financial support from the DVD/Other market.

[Prince Eric]

This is good news! I wanted them to stay together so Pixar could have the large audiences they deserve with the help of the Disney banner. Disney, on the other hand, needs Pixar to keep a respectable name in the animation industry - anything to prevent them for churning out absolute garbage like Chicken Little. Pixar is funny and fresh, while Chicken Little was derivative and stale. Disney needs to rethink their creative process.

[MadonnasManOne]

Here is a little more on that report, from Variety:

Will Disney and Pixar Reteam?
Source: Variety December 27, 2005


Variety reports that Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios are on the verge of renewing their distribution deal.

So what's holding things up? The trade says a key point is "Circle 7," the secretive division that Disney formed to make sequels to Pixar films, for which it has rights through next year's Cars, which is also the last film under the partners' current deal.

Production on Toy Story 3 is already under way and the division is close to picking a second film to greenlight from several scripts under development -- most likely Finding Nemo 2 or Monsters, Inc. 2.

Apparently the next step -- picking a director -- is on hold until Disney and Pixar close their deal.

Disney CEO Bob Iger reportedly is keeping Pixar head Steve Jobs and creative guru John Lasseter in the loop about developments at Circle 7 -- something former Disney topper Michael Eisner rarely did.

Under the new deal, Disney will probably distribute new Pixar films and produce, in one form or another, a slate of sequels.

[yankees]

this is great new i love disney/pixar movies

does that mean that Disney and Pixar will make Toy Story 3??

Also I hope they dont make a sequel to

Finding Nemo 2: What would it be about?

I can see them make a Monter Inc 2.... maybe it would be about Mike and Sully entereing the human world and trying to get back to there world

and the incredibles 2 would work
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Willy Mairesse

[Knight42092]

i am glad that disney/pixar came back and now the sequel of the incredibles will start.

That's what I was waiting for someone to say.