Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Either that or he is an active member of the famous, all our names start with "K" club. Their motto is "Every Name Begins with K". Sing along if you know the words. Sorry, that was uncalled for!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I take it he was an animator<< Also the director of "Paperman". For which he won an Oscar several months ago.
Originally Posted By belovedclassic Animation supervisors on "Tangled"... Perhaps John is going to direct "The Good Dinosaur", this would be an intelligent move.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Doubtful. Rumor has it that Kahrs left WDAS because Lasseter wouldn't give him the feature director's chair. Makes sense, given the other animators who've recently left WDAS (Clio Chiang, Clay Kaytis) for similar reasons. My money is on Mark Andrews taking over. Bad idea; it should be Sohn. But Lasseter is enamored with the guy. Go figure.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Rumor has it that Kahrs left WDAS because Lasseter wouldn't give him the feature director's chair. Makes sense, given the other animators who've recently left WDAS (Clio Chiang, Clay Kaytis) for similar reasons.>> That's what we were told too. There are a few animators who have c.10-20 years experience at WDAS that have left recently due to opportunities to direct elsewhere. The loyalty to the Mouse just doesn't exist any more. John is one of the more unusual ones though as he moved from Pixar to WDAS after Ratatouille completed. Colleagues tell me that he doesn't have sufficient supervising animator experience to take the next step to director. Nice guy though - Paperman may have been cliched and unoriginal but it was beautifully rendered and directed.
