It’s official. Pixar is making a fifth Toy Story film. Officially confirmed at D23, the movie is scheduled to open in theaters in two years. As part of the announcement, Pixar also showed up the first early teaser for the film, and revealed a piece of early concept art. The pitch of this sequel: In this … Read more
Pixar is returning to the world of The Incredibles. The studio just announced they are now working on The Incredibles 3 — with the franchise’s writer and director, Brad Bird, returning to work on the project. Bird created The Incredibles 20 years ago now (WE’RE SO OLD), then returned for the sequel. The film, heavily inspired by Silver Age … Read more
A new Pixar movie will be announced tonight at D23, according to company CCO Pete Docter. During a panel at the ongoing D23, Docter was asked about Pixar and Disney’s partnerships, where he mentioned that the two companies will often help one another. Docter also went on to reveal that Pixar had actually screened a … Read more
Pixar is no stranger to making original films, and in a recent interview with CCO Pete Docter, he revealed what the upcoming slate for Pixar’s films look like, and how many projects will be original to the company. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Docter was asked about the production status of films like … Read more
Inside Out 2 stormed into theaters this weekend and instantly became one of Pixar’s biggest hits. Thank goodness, because the once unstoppable animation studio saw its reputation take several dings over the years after a batch of less-than-stellar productions. Although Inside Out 2 may not be the most remarkable Pixar production, it captures the spirit … Read more
About ten years ago, you started to hear it: Longtime Pixar fans complaining that the company had sold out, bowed to corporate pressure, and abandoned their long-standing commitment to originality in favor of a string of sequels. Yes, Pixar has made a fair number of sequels now. But as of this writing, they only account … Read more
What’s your favorite Pixar movie? Take our poll and have your say over what the best movie from the animation powerhouse is. With Inside Out 2‘s huge box office numbers re-establishing Pixar as an animation powerhouse, we figured now would be a good time to ask our readers what their favorite Pixar movie is. Do … Read more
The animation studio Pixar is intensely beloved by its fans, its best movies speaking to experiences and feelings that are as relatable to adults as they are to children. The studio has amassed a significant and active fandom over the years, its talking toys and lost fish permeating our culture, and its animation technology changing … Read more
There are certain things Pixar fans are known to do. They love to hunt down the company’s Easter eggs, like A113 and the Pizza Planet truck. They frequently weep at children’s films. They tend to look down their noses at kids films from other companies. And they compulsively rank all of the studio’s movies. In honor of time-honored tradition, which now … Read more
The first time I remember feeling anxiety I was 11 years old. It was the last day of sixth grade —the last day of elementary school period — and kids were signing each other’s yearbooks. I had a crush on the girl I had sat next to in fifth grade English, and I really wanted her signature. There … Read more