Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/News-ID510020.asp" target="_blank">1/24/06 Rhett Wickham: Pixar at Disney</a>
Originally Posted By tonyanton Thank you Rhett for a well-thought out article on what this acquisition will most likely mean. I for one am excited and am trying desperately hard not to listen to the naysayers on either side.
Originally Posted By Mickeylover8383 YES!!!! Finally, Disney is stepping out of the darkness into the light of a great future under Bob Iger. Way to go Bob!!! -Marc
Originally Posted By Jim Thanks so much for the great article; I was hoping to get your perspective sooner rather than later. The thing that excites me the most is that Pixar will now be in control of Toy Story 3 (we all thank God for that!), and the people of Pixar really seem to respect traditional animation. As long as Lassetter doesn't attempt to do Disney as strictly Pixar (which I don't imagine he would), WDFA could see a renaissance to surpass the early 1990s. Personally, I am excited to finally feel like there's something to look forward to from WDFA. I can't wait for installment two.
Originally Posted By mapleservo Someone on the Animation Nation boards (via Animated News) is stating that Lasseter and Catmull announced to Feature Animation employees that production on Toy Story 3 has been halted effective today. The post states that they're interested in Circle 7 talent, but any Pixar sequels will be made by the original Pixar folks. So IF this is true, they're moving pretty quickly.
Originally Posted By mapleservo Whoops. Great article, BTW. I listened a little to the conference call last night and I was also impressed by Iger. He kept mentioning how important the environment at Pixar was, not only for allowing people to be creative, but in encouraging the best talent to stay, and to attract the best talent to the company. Hard to believe this is the same company that turfed so much great talent.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Someone on the Animation Nation boards (via Animated News) is stating that Lasseter and Catmull announced to Feature Animation employees that production on Toy Story 3 has been halted effective today.> Sort of expected.
