BATBkindagirl said:
At the Magic of Disney Animation tour at MGM Last summer I believe the guy there told us that Disney would just be doing Toy Story 3.. Sorry I don't think it'll be as good without Pixar
I'll reserve judgement. I've been reading some VERY encouraging things aboug Chicken Little so far. Disney is certainly taking this project seriously given the tenuous situation with Pixar.
For those who may not have been following the negotiations, two of the MAJOR sticking points with Pixar have been:
1. Pixar wanted to void the last two pictures (The Incredibles and Cars) on the current contract and roll them into a new agreement which was much more favorable to Pixar.
2. Under the current contract, Disney and Pixar both have 50% ownership of the characters created for each film. However, Disney has creative control in terms of new films, theme park attractions, merchanising, etc. In other words, Disney makes the decisions and Pixar simply gets half of the profits.
Well, in all of the negotiations toward a new agreement Pixar has been asking Disney to sign-over full control of the characters to Pixar. And that's not just rights for new characters...it's rights for ALL EXISTING characters. Buzz, Woody, Nemo, Mike & Sully, Mr. Incredible...all of 'em. Pixar would have 100% authority in how to use the characters, and Disney would have to pay fees to Pixar every time they wanted to place a walkaround character in the theme parks or develop a new tie-in attraction.
I, for one, would rather see Pixar walk to another studio than give in to them on a demand like that.
As things stand now, Disney is well within their rights to develop Toy Story 3 under their own banner. As for the actors' participation, everything I have read indicates a "wait and see" attitude on their part. If a worthy script is developed, I think people will start jumping on the bandwagon. Then it's just a question of whether the animation department can do a Pixar-like job.