• Pixar Brain Trust Serving As Interim Director For 'The Good Dinosaur'

    A week ago we told you that Pixar had taken director Bob Peterson off the upcoming film The Good Dinosaur, and now that fact is confirmed. Along with the confirmation comes some interesting info. Peterson was removed from the project, but he has not left Pixar. And while the studio decides on a replacement, Peterson's…

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  • Rumor: 'The Good Dinosaur' Director Bob Peterson Is Off The Film

    Pixar has a generally fantastic track record, and the studio's approach to crafting films relies heavily upon continual editing and revision. Story and dialogue are examined in minute detail, and scenes are subjected to constant review to ensure everything has a place. That process of editing and examination can extend even to the personnel involved…

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  • Thomas Newman Scoring Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur'

    Thomas Newman has worked with Pixar a couple times in the past on little films like Wall-E and Finding Nemo, and now he's going to work with the animation giants once more. The film is The Good Dinosaur, which pixar has been developing for the past few years. The composer recently stated that The Good…

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  • Filmmakers Tease Themes For Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur'

    Though it announced a new title and release date for The Good Dinosaur last month, Pixar's been loathe to give away too many plot specifics at this early stage. When first announced, all the studio would reveal was that the basic idea is "What if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually…

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  • Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur' Gets Titled, Release Date Updates For 2014/2015 Movies

    Today at the Walt Disney Studios presentation at CinemaCon, Disney gave some updates on Pixar Animation Studios' future slate of films. Find out details after the jump. First up, Disney announced a title and a date for their dinosaur movie, formerly titled "The Untitled Pixar Movie About Dinosaurs". The new title is The Good Dinosaur,…

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  • LOL: See The Temp Logo For 'The Untitled Pixar Movie About Dinosaurs'

    Over the weekend at Disney's D23 Expo, Pixar announced two new films. One is jokingly called The Untitled Pixar Movie About Dinosaurs, to be released on November 27, 2013. The film is directed by long-time Pixar veteran and voice actor Bob Peterson (he voiced Dug the dog in Up) and co-directed by Peter Sohn, also…

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  • Pixar Announces Dinosaur Movie For Holiday 2013 [D23 Expo]

    Today at the Walt Disney Studios presentation at the D23 Expo, Disney announced two new movies from Pixar Animation Studios. Both films, yet to be officially titled, will be released in the slots following the announced Monsters Inc prequel Monsters University, which hits theaters on June 21st 2013. Learn more about the first of the…

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  • Who Is Directing Monsters Inc 2? And What Is Pete Docter's Mystery Project?

    After over a year of speculation, yesterday it was finally officially announced that Pixar is working on a Monsters Inc sequel. Not only that, but Monsters Inc 2 even has a release date: November 16th 2012.But the one thing absent from the announcement was any mention of a writer or director. Who is writing Monsters…

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  • Tom McCarthy Was A Screenwriter On Pixar's Up

    Many people don't know that Joss Whedon was one of the screenwriters on Toy Story. Pixar often brings in "a stranger from the outside" to help with various aspects of development. Sometimes they are credited, sometimes they aren't. Some might remember that eight-time nominated cinematographer Roger Deakins was wrought in to help develop WALL-E's real-life…

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  • Do Pixar Movies Tell The Story Of Life?

    I just received The Art of Pixar's Up in the mail from Amazon (the book is amazing by the way, but don't read it until you've seen the movie - tons of spoilers). I was flipping through the pages when I came across a passage that theorizes that when taken as a whole, the 10…

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  • Pixar's Up Featurette: Unlikely Heroes

    Disney has released a new featurette for Pixar's Up titled "Unlikely Heroes." Director Pete Docter, co-director/co-writer Bob Peterson, and producer Jonas Rivera talk about the unlikely pairing of Carl Fredrickson and Russell, the young wilderness explorer. John Lasseter says that he believes that the comedy which results makes this "the funniest Pixar film we've ever…

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  • Pixar's Up Teaser Trailer #2

    Disney has released a second teaser trailer for Pixar's Up. The first third again attempts to sell the film based on the animation studio's past achievements. I think the marketing guys at Disney are probably still unsure on how you go about selling a film like this. I love the fantastical imagery and bright colors.…

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  • New Poster: Pixar's Up

    Yahoo! Movies has a look at the theatrical teaser poster for Pixar's Up. As unsure as I am about Pixar's next film (I want to love it, but nothing I've seen so far has me sold), there is no denying the fantastical color scheme used in the early marketing is beyond beautiful. I had previously…

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  • Pixar Announces Up, Newt, The Bear And The Bow And Cars 2

    Big news on the Disney/Pixar front, the mouse house has revealed Pixar's future animation slate: May 29th 2009: From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.) and co-director Bob Peterson comes Up, a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits). Here is a brand new plot synopsis direct from the studio: Carl…

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