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Monsters Inc. 2? I love you Pixar <3

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WordAssassin said:
Pixar has ALWAYS maintained the following: They prefer to do original stories, and will only make a sequel instead if they have a good enough idea for one, not just to make a sequel. This is why you won't see Incredibles 2 for a long, long time. Brad Bird just isn't interested right now.
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I still find it amazing that Toy Story will be 15 years old by the time TS3 comes out.

Reading up on John Carter, I do wonder if Pixar is expanding to be an effects house for Disney as well. And I'm slightly disappointed that Stanton said that Pixar needs to be trusted as a wholesome brand, which is why John Carter won't be released under the Pixar label. I mean, it didn't matter that Ghibli released Totoro and Graves of the Fireflies under the same label in the same year. I wish that Pixar wouldn't be limited by anything and the name stands for quality only.
 
The effects for John Carter of Mars won't be done by Pixar. That's been established.

I think Disney has more to lose than gain by expanding what's released under the Pixar label. Disney's got a pretty fantastic record for PG-13 adventure films, so John Carter of Mars doesn't really need a different branding to get noticed. Besides, it'd be largely marketing bullshit anyway, since a limited amount of Pixar will be working on it.
 
WordAssassin said:
They are. I believe Cars 2 and Bear and the Bow both come out the same year.

2009 - UP
2010 - TS3
2011 - Cars 2, newt
2012 - Bear and the Bow

IIRC Bear and Bow and newt may have been switched, though. In any case, after 2011, there will be a Pixar movie in the summer, and one in the fall.
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Yeah, newt is no longer 2011, it has been pushed to 2012.
 
WordAssassin said:
2009 - UP
2010 - TS3
2011 - Cars 2, newt
2012 - Bear and the Bow
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Bear and the Bow was originally set for Christmas 2011 (and as far as I know, still is.) Cars 2 and Newt switched years.
 
octopusman said:
God I'm so sick of sequels.
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Much as I love some of those movies I'd rather they not make sequels out of all of them. The Incredibles is insanely awesome and I love it... but I don't want to see another one really. Would rather just keep that film as a great standalone feature and move on to other original titles.
 
Conrad Link said:
If they're gonna be making sequels, Pixar can f**k off till they make me an Incredibles one.
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Not gonna happen until Brad Bird wants to do it, and he has no interest right now. Your best best is reading the Incredibles comics done by BOOM, as they're at least story-checked by Pixar to make sure they're up to snuff.
 
The fact that crap like "Cars" is getting a sequel BEFORE a gem like MI is a disgrace.
 
Excellent. I also consider Monsters Inc. the most underrated Pixar offering. Might place as high as #3 personally.

The Incredibles being my favorite, I'd rather they never step up for a sequel until Bird and company are absolutely creatively enthused about doing so.
 
I wanted to post this earlier but had to go out before I could finish it.

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The Pixar blog said something about a Monsters, Inc 2 in 2013 a few months back. Now that this is coming out could mean that Monsters Inc. 2 is real. I would had to see Mary(Boo) all grown up..they could also just make it so she has a kid now. This is my favorite Pixar movie and I would hate to see them mess it up.


Epcott said:
Well... after reading, I realize now that this would be done by Blue Sky (now part of Disney), so actually, Pixar is doing their own thing (UP, Newt, Cars 2, Toy Story 3, and 1906).

Now, I'm a little concerned about the quality if it is made. Though Ice Age was pretty decent.


Edit: Had to edit a movie :lol
Edit to the Edit: ComicCon reports allegedly say Pixar will work on it. I'm so confused. Is Blue Sky officially now part of Pixar after Ice Age 3 releases? What of the Fox contract?
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1906 isn't going to be done by Pixar as they have said in the past that they won't be working on it at all.

Costanza said:
So in the next few years we're getting Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Monsters Inc 2 and probably Finding Nemo 2? Ughhhh

more original, mature-r stuff like Wall-E please, Pixar.
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Pixar is working on some more mature-r stuff and you won't see Finding Nemo 2 in 2014.
 
GDJustin said:
Monsters Inc is my favorite Pixar movie. I never understood how peeps ranking it middle (or lower) in Pixar rankings.

Sooo excited about this sequel.
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This. My favorite Pixar movie as well. Rat and Cars as well as incredibles didn't impress me nearly as much although they were good.

I thought MI was extremely creative for taking something most kids think (Theres a monster in my closet!) and making a movie explaining it to kids in a way that they wouldn't be frightened.
 
Captain N said:
Pixar is working on some more mature-r stuff and you won't see Finding Nemo 2 in 2014.
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Good. They already found Nemo. What more is there possibly to do, unless that dumb fish does something dumb again.
 
Costanza said:
So in the next few years we're getting Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Monsters Inc 2 and probably Finding Nemo 2? Ughhhh

more original, mature-r stuff like Wall-E please, Pixar.
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Pixar sucks at sequels - we need more original stuff.
 
TS2 is fantastic and The Incredibles is one of my top three movies of all time, but I'd still rather see them doing nothing but new IP after new IP. They're the only company I prefer that for. I guess it doesn't detract too much from their output in that area, though, if they keep expanding.
 
trinest said:
Pixar sucks at sequels - we need more original stuff.
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According to RottenTomatoes.com, Toy Story 2, the only sequel Pixar has ever done, is the best reviewed non-documentary film of all time. 125 reviews, every single one positive.
 
By the end of 2012 they will have made 14 films in 12 years. 3 of them will have been sequels. I find it difficult to complain about 'sequelitis'. You guys need some perspective.
 
Man, you NO MORE SEQUELS people need to SHUSH UP.

Pixar brings us, and will continue to bring us, original properties. Some sequels to loved movies are okay too. Pixar has yet to do any wrong.
 
Darklord said:
Both Monsters Inc and The Incredible were pretty shit. By far the worst pixar movies. I'd rather new stuff.
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Negatory. Cars and Bug's Life were the worst Pixar movies. Even those aren't even bad, let alone "pretty shit."

The Incredibles is their best; sorry you didn't dig it.
 
The end of MI will always be a sore spot with me. The most blatant usage of the standard Pixar happy, neat and tidy ending.
 
HK-47 said:
The end of MI will always be a sore spot with me. The most blatant usage of the standard Pixar happy, neat and tidy ending.
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I think Ratatouille has my favorite Pixar ending. While it's standard happy end stuff, I just loved the flashback scene, Ego's speech and was also a little surprised they had to close the restaurant.
 
ElectricBlue187 said:
No more fucking sequels!
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Nooooooooooooooooo.

You meant to say:

ElectricBlue187 said:
No more BAD sequels!
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And this is from Pixar. Can you name one movie they've done that was bad? Seriously. Do you have the balls to publicly state on these forums not only the name of a bad Pixar movie, but also risk any credibility here as well?
 
Dan said:
The effects for John Carter of Mars won't be done by Pixar. That's been established.
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John Carter is NOT a Pixar flick, it's a Disney one.

Stanton is using resources from Pixar, but that's it.
 
I'm going to repeat myself: the so-called statement of fact that Monsters Inc 2 is in the works from the OP is based on Docter saying he has ideas for such a story. There is no confirmation whatsoever that it's happening.

Buckethead said:
John Carter is NOT a Pixar flick, it's a Disney one.

Stanton is using resources from Pixar, but that's it.
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... I know
 
Buckethead said:
Okie dokie. Just clarifying I guess. :P
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I was responding to the post above me speculating that Pixar would become an effects house for Disney films with John Carter being one of them.
 
Dan said:
I was responding to the post above me speculating that Pixar would become an effects house for Disney films with John Carter being one of them.
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I wasn't clear what 'resources' Stanton is using from Pixar, apart from Pixar maybe financing the film. And I'm not quite used to the likes of Lasseter, Stanton and Bird all in one way or another working outside of Pixar, as if they're leaving to an extent. I guess after Up, Pixar is really transitioning to a second generation of directors after the Brain Trust. If Monsters Inc 2 rumor is true, it is good to know that at least Doctor will still be there.
 
Blu_LED said:
The only sequel they've done is TS2, and it was really, really good.....
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It actually sucks, but we've already had this argument in the last Pixar thread so I'm gonna shut up.
 
Timbuktu said:
I wasn't clear what 'resources' Stanton is using from Pixar, apart from Pixar maybe financing the film. And I'm not quite used to the likes of Lasseter, Stanton and Bird all in one way or another working outside of Pixar, as if they're leaving to an extent. I guess after Up, Pixar is really transitioning to a second generation of directors after the Brain Trust. If Monsters Inc 2 rumor is true, it is good to know that at least Doctor will still be there.
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I think it's mostly office space and a few guys who are working story and maybe concept art. Stanton is the day-to-day head of Pixar now that Lasseter left, so he's kinda gotta be in the office, and Bird's part of the brain trust too, so it makes sense for him to stay there while just developing something else. Mark Andrews is the John Carter of Mars co-writer and Pixar's his home. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if Andrews was helping Bird with 1906 as well, since he's been at Bird's side for over a decade.

Their stay at Pixar has more to do with convenience, comfort and other responsibilities than anything else.
 
Timbuktu said:
I wasn't clear what 'resources' Stanton is using from Pixar, apart from Pixar maybe financing the film.
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From what I've read, etc., Stanton mentioned that he was using the Brain Trust as a source to bounce ideas off of and primarily using the Art Department heard about a little Ted Mathot action, and obviously Mark Andrews.

Timbuktu said:
If Monsters Inc 2 rumor is true, it is good to know that at least Doctor will still be there.
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Lasseter probably won't be directing anymore since he's plenty busy with Disney and producing amongst other roles, Bird is doing 1906, and Stanton is doing John Carter. So directly creatively, yes they are working outside of Pixar, but they are also still very involved in Pixar's stuff as well, so I don't see too much of a problem. Just scratching an itch to tell a good story. It's great that a company like Pixar is cool about that, I think that's a mark of their confidence in their up-and-comers as well as the unsung veterans.

Although Bird, Stanton, etc., get a lot of love you're also forgetting the Bob Petersons, Lee Unkrichs, etc. that have been there since the beginning (or close to) that have been in the training process for awhile, so no need to worry. If anything I'd say you're seeing "second act of the 1st generation" if anything. It's not like they have Angus MacLane directing full-length features yet. :lol

But I know what you mean, but at the same time Pixar is all about bringing up the next generation and taking risks, Docter himself was a huge risk when MI was put into production, and it's worked for Pixar so far. :D
 
Timbuktu said:
I wasn't clear what 'resources' Stanton is using from Pixar, apart from Pixar maybe financing the film. And I'm not quite used to the likes of Lasseter, Stanton and Bird all in one way or another working outside of Pixar, as if they're leaving to an extent. I guess after Up, Pixar is really transitioning to a second generation of directors after the Brain Trust. If Monsters Inc 2 rumor is true, it is good to know that at least Doctor will still be there.
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I'd say the wave of 2nd generation directors starts after Toy Story 3. Lee Unkrich was the co-director of Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo so he definitely isn't a complete unknown or anything.

The Bear & The Bow will be directed by Brenda Chapman and Newt by Gary Rydstrom so those will be interesting movies since either of them haven't done much at Pixar yet (though Rydstrom directed the awesome short Lifted and has also won 7 Oscars over the years as a sound designer).
 
Buckethead said:
Although Bird, Stanton, etc., get a lot of love you're also forgetting the Bob Petersons, Lee Unkrichs, etc. that have been there since the beginning (or close to) that have been in the training process for awhile, so no need to worry. If anything I'd say you're seeing "second act of the 1st generation" if anything. It's not like they have Angus MacLane directing full-length features yet. :lol
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I don't think it's a bad thing at all. Drawing that Ghibli comparison again, it was Takahata and Miyazaki directing pretty much everything and now they're in their 70s and it pretty hard to have the talent come through and keep producing things to the same standard. The Pixar lot are all still quite young, and I guess since Pixar can only really do 1-2 films a year, it's only a good thing that veteran directors would explore beyond animation and allow new blood to come through.

The thing is, I think the opportunity to direct in animation is so rare, it is good to have a larger pool of talent, but at the same time each director might get to do one to two film only, unlike in live action, where if you're good and proven you have plenty of scripts to choose from and studios to go to.
 
Buckethead said:
But I know what you mean, but at the same time Pixar is all about bringing up the next generation and taking risks, Docter himself was a huge risk when MI was put into production, and it's worked for Pixar so far. :D
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Of course, it should be noted that Jan Pinkava was kicked off Ratatouille and Lasseter took over Toy Story 2 after that production got shifted around. I can't find the story on that one, were Unkrich and Brannon on it before the shake-up as the lead directors?

braimuge said:
Hand drawn classics FTW. Disney Originals, are the best. None of this 3D stuff is worth anything.
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You may be in luck, as Marlon West said at WonderCon that Disney would be trying for a traditionally animated feature every 2-2.5 years (while releasing CG features every 18 months or so). I'd assume that those plans at least partially hinge on how The Princess and the Frog is received though.
 
Still no word on a sequel to the best Pixar movie, from the best Pixar director? For shame.

The Incredibles & Brad Bird, obviously.
 
This could be good, though Monsters, Inc. doesn't need a sequel.

Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles are my favorite Pixar films. :)
 
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