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1906 - Disney/ Pixar / Warner live action co-production
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:50 am
by ichabod
Brad Bird has signed on to make his live-action feature directorial debut with "1906," a co-production between Warner Bros. and Disney/Pixar, with the historical San Francisco earthquake as its backdrop.
The story centers on a college student who begins to investigate the murder of his father, uncovering a web of deceit that has left the city vulnerable to the sort of fire that breaks out when the Great Earthquake of 1906 hits San Francisco.
Bird is rewriting the original John Logan script.
Paula Weinstein is producing the feature, while John Walker, Bird's producing partner, executive produces. Disney/Pixar will co-finance the movie.
Courtenay Valenti is overseeing for Warners.
"1906" will mark a return for Bird to the studio that released his 1999 2-D-animated film "The Iron Giant." The movie was critically acclaimed though failed to muster much muscle at the boxoffice, causing some to suggest that Warner Bros. had failed to market the film aggressively enough.
In the period since, animation -- especially the 3-D CGI variety -- has become big business, and Bird has become one of the biggest and most respected names in the medium.
Bird, who has picked up Oscars for his past two efforts, Pixar's "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles," has worked in live action before, helming an episode of "Amazing Stories" in 1987.
Well the Pixar takeover has begun.
Does Disney/Pixar mean Pixar? Or has Disney now just become Disney/Pixar?
I'm not sure what to make of this, time will tell I guess.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:57 am
by PatrickvD
pixar take over has begun?? lol what are you talking about.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:18 am
by 2099net
Yes, what are you talking about? Begun? Now? It began on Jan 24th 2006.
[That is a joke by the way.]
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:25 am
by kbehm29
I would think the most puzzling question would be Disney/Pixar "live-action". Unless there are other Pixar live-action movies I'm not aware of, the general public must be now using Disney/Pixar to indicate any Disney movie?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:46 am
by 2099net
kbehm29 wrote:I would think the most puzzling question would be Disney/Pixar "live-action". Unless there are other Pixar live-action movies I'm not aware of, the general public must be now using Disney/Pixar to indicate any Disney movie?
I don't think so. It sounds like Pixar have creative control. Both of this (through Bird) and the upcoming John Carter (which will also be live-action through Stanton).
It is a bit perplexing though. You would think that Disney could finance and produce this itself - either independently or through one of its existing successful live-action film partners. The point of buying Pixar was to augment its animated films (actually, I think the main point was to buy out the main competition) - its live actions films have always been successful (Disney/Touchstone Pictures always seem to get a healthy slice of the annual box office returns).
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:57 pm
by UmbrellaFish
I thought the whole acquisition of Pixar was for Disney to make CGI movies without using the Disney name. Now they're making live-action movies with it?
Possibly, though, this could be nothing and the writer just chose to use Disney/Pixar instead of Disney or, I think even more likely, Pixar.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:20 pm
by blackcauldron85
Jim Hill Media posted this article a week or so ago. It mentions
1906 and why there still isn't a start date for production:
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hilll ... -soon.aspx
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:25 pm
by ajmrowland
Well, I would think it's rather obvious that Bird's relationship with PIXAR would lead them to supporting him in this new project, especially since he directed two of their movies. It will probably be anonymous, anyway, and Disney will probably co-distribute the film through one of their smaller branches like Touchstone.
Besides, their role will in the production will probably be limited to VFX, John Lasseter as Executive Producer, and a tad of screenwriting. I think Lasseter also Exec. Produced I, Robot, anyway, so it wouldn't be a first for him.
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:32 pm
by Heil Donald Duck
Is the economy so bad that Warner and Disney need to coproduce an movie.
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:01 pm
by ajmrowland
Heil Donald Duck wrote:Is the economy so bad that Warner and Disney need to coproduce an movie.
No, the economy's so bad, Batman patrols the streets of Gotham on a moped.
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:47 pm
by Voiceroy
ichabod, can you please provide the original link/source for this article?
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:44 am
by blackcauldron85
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:34 am
by estefan
I will be very disappointed if this doesn't get made, because it looks like an interesting project. Plus, Brad Bird.
Then again, this isn't the first time Warner Brothers has screwed over Brad Bird. Remember their minimal advertising and shoddy promotion of The Iron Giant?
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 3:47 pm
by UmbrellaFish
I, too, hope this film gets made. I've thought it'd make a great film ever since I first heard of the project so I'd be disappointed if it never comes to fruition.
Brad Bird's 1906
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:17 am
by Jackoleen
Dear Disney Enthusiasts,
Let's talk about Brad Bird's 1906!
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:08 am
by ajmrowland
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a Director of G-rated animated movies (and one PG one) making a Disaster Movie.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:32 am
by Disneyphile
ajmrowland wrote:I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a Director of G-rated animated movies (and one PG one) making a Disaster Movie.
It's called "leaving your comfort zone."
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:01 pm
by 4th Life of Thomasina
ajmrowland wrote:I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a Director of G-rated animated movies (and one PG one) making a Disaster Movie.
If David Lynch can direct a G-Rated Movie (The Straight Story), I'm sure Bird can pull off a disaster flick.
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:34 am
by ajmrowland
^respondiong to all of the above, I know. It's still just a little wierd to me.
Now, if I become a filmmaker, I'd strive for unpredictability but that's a different thing than doing one genre or type of film for many titles then doing something else entirely. More frequent than that.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:49 am
by KubrickFan
Since 1906 was shelved (too expensive for a first time live-action director), and Brad Bird is working on Mission: Impossible IV, those auditions might only start when M:I IV is considered a success, and Bird can start with 1906 again