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Disney to proceed without Pixar
Weeks after Tom Hanks said he would consider doing Toy Story 3 for Disney without Pixar depending on the creative team, Tim Allen came right out and said he absolutely would do Toy Story 3 under those circumstances, assuming Disney finds a replacement as good as the Pixar team. Should Disney and Pixar split, Disney would own the franchises Pixar created under their distribution deal, including Toy Story and The Incredibles.
I think Im totally reliant on whether they have a script, because Im not really beholden to anybody on that [issue], Allen said. I would trust them to do it mechanically, they can recreate those characters. But if they can get the magic that Pixar had, then I don't think anybodys going to complain about it.
Pixar board of directors member, and Allens Christmas with the Kranks director Joe Roth does not think its possible to maintain the integrity of Toy Story without Pixar.
They dont have people that are nearly talented enough to do them, Roth said. I wouldnt call that compromise. If I put you up against a 300 lb. Lineman from the New York Giants, I wouldnt call that compromise, Id call that slaughter. So comparing John Lasseter, Brad Bird and Pete Doctor to somebody being farmed out of Toronto doing a made for video these are things that are not made by legions of people. These things are made by artists. Four or five people at Pixar up there who are the creative heads are Picasso to Wal Mart. So I think its more than an accident that these movies are as good as they are and as successful as they are. So no, I don't think a machine shop can do work on the Cistene Chapel.
And Roth is not alone in this assessment. I think theyre suggesting it, he continued. Didnt Bob Eiger say in an interview in London that Disney was a difficult place for creative people to come to and for creative works to come to the surface? This is not an anti-Disney conversation. This is simply recognizing what Pixar really is, which sometimes it takes people distance to see it. But John Lasseter is as talented as anybody in the storytelling business right now.
But neither Allen nor Roth have ruled out a reconciliation between Disney and Pixar. I wouldnt throw out the reunification of those companies though, Allen said, From where I sit, its a really good marriage that had a rocky period. I don't think theres anybody thats better suited for each other. All the people I still love at Disney, love and admire the bright people of [Pixar]. Theres so much attraction and affection between those two companies.
Roth concurred. I wouldnt rule it out either. Just wait and see who the magic is. However, Roth implied that Warner Brothers is a strong contender to take over the deal, despite Steve Jobs antagonistic comments about The Incredibles beating Warners The Polar Express at the box office. Believe me, I think if Warner Brothers had the opportunity to be the distributor of Pixar in the future, they would probably forgive the statement, Roth said. I think theyre considering everything, but I think its fair to say Warner Brothers is certainly one of the studios in the forefront.
Weeks after Tom Hanks said he would consider doing Toy Story 3 for Disney without Pixar depending on the creative team, Tim Allen came right out and said he absolutely would do Toy Story 3 under those circumstances, assuming Disney finds a replacement as good as the Pixar team. Should Disney and Pixar split, Disney would own the franchises Pixar created under their distribution deal, including Toy Story and The Incredibles.
I think Im totally reliant on whether they have a script, because Im not really beholden to anybody on that [issue], Allen said. I would trust them to do it mechanically, they can recreate those characters. But if they can get the magic that Pixar had, then I don't think anybodys going to complain about it.
Pixar board of directors member, and Allens Christmas with the Kranks director Joe Roth does not think its possible to maintain the integrity of Toy Story without Pixar.
They dont have people that are nearly talented enough to do them, Roth said. I wouldnt call that compromise. If I put you up against a 300 lb. Lineman from the New York Giants, I wouldnt call that compromise, Id call that slaughter. So comparing John Lasseter, Brad Bird and Pete Doctor to somebody being farmed out of Toronto doing a made for video these are things that are not made by legions of people. These things are made by artists. Four or five people at Pixar up there who are the creative heads are Picasso to Wal Mart. So I think its more than an accident that these movies are as good as they are and as successful as they are. So no, I don't think a machine shop can do work on the Cistene Chapel.
And Roth is not alone in this assessment. I think theyre suggesting it, he continued. Didnt Bob Eiger say in an interview in London that Disney was a difficult place for creative people to come to and for creative works to come to the surface? This is not an anti-Disney conversation. This is simply recognizing what Pixar really is, which sometimes it takes people distance to see it. But John Lasseter is as talented as anybody in the storytelling business right now.
But neither Allen nor Roth have ruled out a reconciliation between Disney and Pixar. I wouldnt throw out the reunification of those companies though, Allen said, From where I sit, its a really good marriage that had a rocky period. I don't think theres anybody thats better suited for each other. All the people I still love at Disney, love and admire the bright people of [Pixar]. Theres so much attraction and affection between those two companies.
Roth concurred. I wouldnt rule it out either. Just wait and see who the magic is. However, Roth implied that Warner Brothers is a strong contender to take over the deal, despite Steve Jobs antagonistic comments about The Incredibles beating Warners The Polar Express at the box office. Believe me, I think if Warner Brothers had the opportunity to be the distributor of Pixar in the future, they would probably forgive the statement, Roth said. I think theyre considering everything, but I think its fair to say Warner Brothers is certainly one of the studios in the forefront.
