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Pixar Shading Art Director Bryn Imagire reveals the “incredible” art behind I2
…at Pixar and April Whitney at Chronicle Books. Bryn Imagire photo by Deborah Coleman/Pixar. The Paar family furniture art comes from Chronicle Books’ The Art of Incredibles 2. Used by… |
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Disney and Pixar announce four 3-D re-releases
…in 3D. The following titles from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios will be released in 2012 and 2013:– Beauty and the Beast – January 13, 2012 – Disney•Pixar’s Finding… |
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SEC launches Pixar inquiry
\\{{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pixar27aug27,1,786367.story The L.A. Times}}\\ reports that Pixar Animation Studios is confirming they are the focus of a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry. Though neither the SEC nor Pixar are… |
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Pixar founder Steve Jobs dead at 56
Pixar founder and Disney Board member and largest shareholder Steve Jobs died today at 56. Jobs had been battling pancreatic cancer for years. He’s widely credited with completely transforming four… |
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Pixar releases financial results for fiscal second quarter
Yesterday, Pixar Animation Studios announced financial results for the company’s fiscal second quarter, which recorded revenues of $26.4 million and earnings of $12.7 million, or $0.10 per fully diluted share…. |
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Disney, Pixar extend distribution agreement to include Ratatouille
Should the merger of the two studios fail to close this summer, the Walt Disney Co. and Pixar Animation Studios Inc. have extended their current distribution deal to include Pixar’s… |
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Update! Disney/Pixar’s new agreement a "done deal"?
…be revealed, the publication cites its knowledge as coming from unnamed insiders. Update! Upcoming Pixar notices The Washington Times, relaying the word that a new agreement between Disney and Pixar… |
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Pixar Short Films to debut on ABC Family
…Presents Pixar Short Films, featuring twenty animated Pixar shorts, as part of the network’s annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event (December 1-25). The critically-acclaimed short films include the Academy… |
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Disney and Pixar: a Hollywood marriage that works?
The New York Times takes an interesting look at the surprisingly smooth integration of Pixar into Disney two years after their merger. Among other victories, the paper points out that… |
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Pixar doesn’t quite go Onward at box office
Pixar’s Onward opened to $40 million according to initial estimates, The Numbers is reporting. While not a terrible debut by any stretch, the take is well below where tracking had… |
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Toy Story Sequels sans Pixar? There's More Here Than Meets the Eye
Animation Insider has a report on Disney’s plans to release sequels based on Pixar films even without Pixar’s aid. According to Dick Cook, Walt Disney Studios Chairman, “We will nurture… |
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Roy Disney and Stanley Gold's press release on Disney/Pixar breakup
…but not surprised by the loss of Disney’s Pixar relationship. More than a year ago, we warned the Disney Board that we believed Michael Eisner was mismanaging the Pixar partnership… |
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The Art Of Pixar Shorts, plus last chance for the Oscar Contest!
Added yesterday to the site is Randall’s look at Amid Amidi’s latest animation book, The Art Of Pixar Short Films, a weighty tome that uniquely explores an often overlooked aspect… |
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Comcast's battle for Disney heats up: Pixar's Jobs and Roy Disney now in the frame…
…but a Pixar source said that “Steve is looking very closely at this”. Meanwhile, Michael Eisner has been playing down the loss of Pixar and the unexpected Comcast bid by… |
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Tour of Pixar unveils interesting tidbits
Upcoming Pixar points to MiceChat, where Daniel Chapman shares photos and memories from the tour he recently took of Pixar Animation Studios. The highly-recommended read suggests that Tim Burton may… |
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The Pixar Story
For those in the Los Angeles/Hollywood region please make note of a special one-week engagement of The Pixar Story which began last Friday and plays through to Thursday, August 30,… |
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The Art of Brave: an interview with author and Pixar story artist Jenny Lerew
…their most heartfelt and exquisite Disney/Pixar art-of books – written by Pixar story artist Jenny Lerew. Jenny is an animation story artist and the author of a noted blog on… |
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Michael Giacchino: not so short on ideas for Pixar Shorts!
…short film format. That couldn’t be more true than at Pixar Animation Studios, considering all the wonders created in that medium by those artists for over 20 years now. And,… |
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Happy ending for Pixar & Disney?
The Orlando Sentinel has an interesting speculative article about the future of Pixar and Disney’s relationship, especially in the anticipated wake of Pixar’s latest film, The Incredibles. “In an interview,… |
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Disney and Pixar set release dates for eight upcoming films
…11/23/16 wide in 3D UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION now dated on 6/16/17 wide in 3D UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION now dated on Wed 11/22/17 wide in 3D UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION now dated… |
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DreamWorks follows Pixar lead, moves \\Shrek 3\\ to summer 2007
…increase profitability, thereby generating enhanced asset value and better returns for our shareholders.” This comes one day after Disney and Pixar’s announcement that \\Cars\\ would be moving from November 2005… |
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Toy Story / Toy Story 2 / Toy Story 3 – 3D Editions
…of Pixar veterans and the personal journeys they took before landing their roles at the Studio. A handful of Studio Stories are next, continuing the Pixar family theme, and John… |
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Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney’s Circle 7 Animation
…afford to lose Pixar. He also knew Disney could not have both Pixar and a separate studio making sequels to Pixar’s films. In January 2006, Disney announced the $7.4 billion… |
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WALL-E: 3-Disc Special Edition
…Stanton provides totally solid reasons for the changes, proving again why Pixar are Pixar and everyone else is Pixaren’t. Stanton provides more insight during a full length Audio Commentary on… |
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Sony to buy Pixar?
…Nemo. Pixar is currently trading at about $70. Analysts aren’t giving the idea much credence. Pixar Chairman and Chief Executive Steve Jobs controls 60 percent of the company’s floating shares,… |
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Observation of Pixar's present and possible future
In the article “Crowd Around Pixar,” The Street‘s Sandy Brown looks at the current events surrounding Pixar, including a possible extension of the studio’s relationship with Disney. A highlight in… |
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Sources speak on Disney buying Pixar
…leaning toward Disney acquiring either all or part of Pixar. Shoud such occur, Steve Jobs of Pixar would likely become a major Disney shareholder, with the possibility of his being… |
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Pixar's switch to Mac
{{link http://www.macnn.com/news/23784 MacNN}} reports that at a recent conference an Apple representative said “Pixar has used Linux and Intel-based architecture in 2003, but that Pixar was switching to Mac OS… |
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Pixar history revealed in pics, book
Upcoming Pixar spreads the JV Pixar News word that Picasa Web Albums is currently hosting pictures from the Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibition. The photos were taken while the… |
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Pixar stock certificates become collectible; Photos show Lasseter at ShoWest
…memorialize the Pixar certificates and the total cost is closer to $150.” In other Pixar news, Yahoo! Finance has three photos depicting John Lasseter’s receiving the ShoWest “Pioneer of Animation”… |
