Animated News’ Christian just got back from the ASIFA-Hollywood screening of The Incredibles (one of the perks of membership . . . hint, hint) at the Writer’s Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Brad Bird was scheduled to attend but couldn’t make it. Pete Docter (director of Monsters, Inc.) was there to fill in and in the Q&A session afterwards somebody asked Pete if Pixar would ever do a traditionally animated film. Pete replied with, “If the story ever called for it we are certainly open to it. The notion that 2D, traditional animation is dead is absurd.” This remark was responded to with tremendous applause from the audience. Another tidbit learned from Animated News’ fly-on-the-wall perspective is that the upcoming Pink Panther movie starring Steve Martin will have an animated introduction directed by Bob Kurtz.