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Toy Story 3
June 18, 2010 – dir. Lee Unkrich
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John Lasseter confirmed to Rotten Tomatoes in November 2007 what everyone already knew – Pixar was going to make Toy Story 3. Ironically this is the project that broke the camel’s back when it came to Pixar’s relationship with former Disney head Michael Eisner. Eisner, trying to play hardball during Pixar’s contract renegotiations, maintained that Disney held the rights to all the characters from the Disney-Pixar co-productions and would make Toy Story 3 with our without Pixar. Eisner set up an entirely new internal animation studio, Circle 7, in Glendale to specifically make sequels to Pixar films starting with Toy Story 3.
All this changed with the Disney-Pixar merger in 2006 and the resulting management shakeup; Lasseter shut down Circle 7 and abandoned their work on TS3 (more on this story, and the plot of the abandoned sequel, can be found here). Pixar, who already had a concept of their own for the film, began development under director Lee Unkrich. Unkrich was on the original creative team for Toy Story and co-directed Toy Story 2; he also edited both films. The storyline for the new sequel is still unknown, but it’s targeted for a 2010 release. Based on a treatment by Andrew Stanton, the film will be scripted by writer Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine).
Directed by Lee Unkrich. Produced by Darla K. Anderson. Written by Michael Arndt. Music by Randy Newman. Executive Producer – John Lasseter. Associate Producer – Nicole Grindle.
Featuring Tom Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear.
Cars 2
June 24, 2011 – dir. Brad Lewis
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Directed by Brad Lewis. Produced by John Lasseter. Music by Randy Newman.
Brave (formerly The Bear and the Bow)
June 15, 2012 – dir. Brenda Chapman
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Directed by Brenda Chapman. Produced by Katherine Sarafian. Written by Brenda Chapman. Music by Thomas Newman.
Featuring Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters
Monsters, Inc. 2
November 16, 2012 – dir. TBA
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This long-rumored sequel was officially confirmed in April of 2010.
Shelved Projects
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June 2012 – dir. Gary Rydstrom
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This project was shelved in late 2009 or early 2010.
Directed by Gary Rydstrom. Produced by Richard Hollander. Written by Gary Rydstrom & Leslie Caveny. Music by Michael Giacchino.
1906 (Live Action)
2012? – dir. Brad Bird
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The Hollywood Reporter confirmed in March of 2008 that Brad Bird had signed to direct 1906, the long-rumored project that will mark Pixar’s first venture in the world of live action filmmaking. The film, based on the 2005 novel
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 had previously explained the draw of the story to the Reporter:
“At the time, Chinatown was coexisting with the Barbary Coast, which was like the Wild Wild West, and at the same time Nob Hill had the upper class. It was a time between two centuries. You had horses and cars existing simultaneously. It’s just a volatile mix of things and then you throw in an earthquake. I mean, come on, if that doesn’t buy popcorn …”
Bird had been working on the film for several years prior to being pulled off the film to take over the director’s chair on Ratatouille. The film is Bird’s first live action project; it had been speculated previously that the film would be used to set up a live action division at Pixar.
As of 2010, the film’s status is unknown.
Directed and Written by Brad Bird. Produced by Paula Weinstein. Executive Produced by John Walker.
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