Earlier this year, Disney completed its acquisition of Fox, which means that in addition to Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, Disney now also owns Fox film and TV properties. This may not sound relevant to Pixar, given that each Disney subsidiary mostly functions independently. However, all of these studios will be sharing a packed release calendar and Disney will be spacing out all of its films so they do not cannibalize each other. [Read more…]
‘Day & Night’ Director Teddy Newton Developing New Pixar Film With ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ Writer
Teddy Newton has been at Pixar since he came over to the studio with Brad Bird to work on The Incredibles. He has taken up small acting roles to great effect several times (he voiced the newsreel narrator in the aforementioned The Incredibles, Chatter Telephone in Toy Story 3, and Mini Buzz in the Toy Story Toon, Small Fry). Not only is he skilled with his voice, but he also worked on the story for the Jack-Jack Attack short and directed the Oscar-nominated short Day & Night. Now, we have learned that he is currently developing a brand new film for the animation studio.
