Pixar
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| Type | Subsidiary of Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group (Disney) |
|---|---|
| Industry | CGI animation |
| Founded | February 3, 1986 |
| Headquarters | Emeryville, California, United States |
Key people | Ed Catmull, President, Disney and Pixar Animation Studios John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer, Disney and Pixar Animation Studios |
| Products | RenderMan, Marionette Formerly Toy Story 1995-2020 |
Number of employees | 1,233 (2020)  |
| Parent | The Walt Disney Company |
| Website | Pixar.com |
Pixar Animation Studios, or simply Pixar, is an American computer animation studio. It is known for its advanced CGI productions. It has been a partner of Disney for many years. In 2006, Disney bought the company.[1]
Pixar started as a division of George Lucas' Lucasfilm in early 1979. In 1986, Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs bought it for $10 million. He worked as a chairman and CEO until 2011.[2]
The company has made a total of 28 movies and short films based on the characters, starting with Toy Story which was released on November 22, 1995, Toy Story 2 was premiered in 1999 and Toy Story 3 was made in 2010. The fourth film of the franchise is Toy Story 4 which released in 2019. The Toy Story franchise has globally become the highest-grossing animated films of all time and has also released several short films and several television series.
Movies[change | change source]
Released[change | change source]
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Composer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story | Screenplay | |||||
| Toy Story | November 22, 1995 | John Lasseter | John Lasseter
Pete Docter Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft |
Joss Whedon
Andrew Stanton Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow |
Bonnie Arnold
Ralph Guggenheim |
Randy Newman |
| A Bug's Life | November 25, 1998 | John Lasseter | John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft |
Andrew Stanton
Donald McEnery Bob Shaw |
Darla K. Anderson
Kevin Reher | |
| Toy Story 2 | November 24, 1999 | John Lasseter | John Lasseter
Pete Docter Ash Brannon Andrew Stanton |
Andrew Stanton
Rita Hsiao Doug Chamberlin Chris Webb |
Helene Plotkin
Karen Robert Jackson | |
| Monsters, Inc. | November 2, 2001 | Pete Docter | Pete Docter
Jill Culton Jeff Pidgeon Ralph Eggleston |
Andrew Stanton
Dan Gerson |
Darla K. Anderson | |
| Finding Nemo | May 30, 2003 | Andrew Stanton | Andrew Stanton
Bob Peterson David Reynolds |
Graham Walters | Thomas Newman | |
| The Incredibles | November 5, 2004 | Brad Bird | John Walker | Michael Giacchino | ||
| Cars | June 9, 2006 | John Lasseter | John Lasseter
Joe Ranft Jorgen Klubien |
Dan Fogelman
John Lasseter Joe Ranft Phil Lorin Kiel Murray Jorgen Klubien |
Darla K. Anderson | Randy Newman |
| Ratatouille | June 29, 2007 | Brad Bird | Jan Pinkava
Jim Capobianco Brad Bird |
Brad Bird | Brad Lewis | Michael Giacchino |
| WALL-E | June 27, 2008 | Andrew Stanton | Andrew Stanton
Pete Docter |
Andrew Stanton
Jim Reardon |
Jim Morris | Thomas Newman |
| Up | May 29, 2009 | Pete Docter | Pete Docter
Bob Peterson Tom McCarthy |
Bob Peterson
Pete Docter |
Jonas Rivera | Michael Giacchino |
| Toy Story 3 | June 18, 2010 | Lee Unkrich | John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton Lee Unkrich |
Michael Arndt | Darla K. Anderson | Randy Newman |
| Cars 2 | June 24, 2011 | John Lasseter | John Lasseter
Brad Lewis Dan Fogelman |
Ben Queen | Denise Ream | Michael Giacchino |
| Brave | June 22, 2012 | Mark Andrews
Brenda Chapman |
Brenda Chapman | Mark Andrews
Steve Purcell Brenda Chapman Irene Mecchi |
Katherine Sarafian | Patrick Doyle |
| Monsters University | June 21, 2013 | Dan Scanlon | Dan Scanlon
Dan Gerson Robert L. Baird |
Dan Gerson
Robert L. Baird Dan Scanlon |
Kori Rae | Randy Newman |
| Inside Out | June 19, 2015 | Pete Docter | Pete Docter
Ronnie del Carmen |
Pete Docter
Meg LeFauve Josh Cooley |
Jonas Rivera | Michael Giacchino |
| The Good Dinosaur | November 25, 2015 | Peter Sohn | Original Concept and Development by:Bob Peterson | Denise Ream | Mychael Danna
Jeff Danna | |
| Peter Sohn
Erik Benson Meg LeFauve Kelsey Mann Bob Peterson |
Meg LeFauve | |||||
| Finding Dory | June 17, 2016 | Andrew Stanton | Andrew Stanton
Victoria Strouse |
Lindsey Collins | Thomas Newman | |
| Cars 3 | June 16, 2017 | Brian Fee | Brian Fee
Ben Queen Eyal Podell Jonathan E. Stewart |
Kiel Murray
Bob Peterson Mike Rich |
Kevin Reher | Randy Newman |
| Coco | November 22, 2017 | Lee Unkrich | Lee Unkrich
Jason Katz Matthew Aldrich Adrian Molina |
Adrian Molina
Matthew Aldrich |
Darla K. Anderson | Michael Giacchino |
| Incredibles 2 | June 15, 2018 | Brad Bird | John Walker
Nicole Paradis Grindle |
Michael Giacchino | ||
| Toy Story 4 | June 21, 2019 | Josh Cooley | John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton Josh Cooley Valerie LaPointe Rashida Jones Will McCormack Martin Hynes Stephany Folsom |
Andrew Stanton
Stephany Folsom |
Mark Nielsen
Jonas Rivera |
Randy Newman |
| Onward | March 6, 2020 | Dan Scanlon | Dan Scanlon
Keith Bunin Jason Headley |
Dan Scanlon
Jason Headley Keith Bunin |
Kori Rae | Mychael Danna
Jeff Danna |
| Soul | December 25, 2020 | Pete Docter | Pete Docter
Mike Jones Kemp Powers |
Dana Murray | Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross | |
| Luca | June 18, 2021 | Enrico Casarosa | Enrico Casarosa
Jesse Andrews Simon Stephenson |
Jesse Andrews
Mike Jones |
Andrea Warren | Dan Romer |
| Turning Red | March 11, 2022 | Domee Shi | Domee Shi
Julia Cho Sarah Streicher |
Julia Cho
Domee Shi |
Lindsey Collins | Ludwig Göransson |
| Lightyear | June 17, 2022 | Angus MacLane | Angus MacLane
Matthew Aldrich Jason Headley |
Jason Headley
Angus MacLane |
Galyn Susman | Michael Giacchino |
| Elemental | June 16, 2023 | Peter Sohn | John Hoberg, Brenda Hsueh, Kat Likkel & Sohn | Hoberg, Hsueh & Likkel | Denise Ream | Thomas Newman |
Upcoming[change | change source]
| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Story | Screenplay | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Composer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Out 2 | June 14, 2024 | Kelsey Mann | TBA | Meg LeFauve | TBA | Mark Nielsen | Michael Giacchino | |
| Elio | June 13, 2025 | Adrian Molina | TBA | Molina | TBA | Mary Alice Drumm | TBA |
Short Films[change | change source]
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Adventures Of André & Wally B. | 1984 | Alvy Ray Smith |
| Luxo Jr. | 1986 | John Lasseter |
| Red's Dream | 1987 | John Lasseter |
| Tin Toy | 1988 | John Lasseter |
| Knick Knack | 1989 | John Lasseter |
| Geri's Game | 1997 | Jan Pinkava |
| For The Birds | 2000 | Ralph Eggleston |
| Boundin' | 2003 | Bud Luckey |
| One Man Band | 2006 | Andrew Jimenez & Mark Andrews |
| Lifted | 2007 | Gary Rydstrom |
| Presto | 2008 | Doug Sweetland |
| Partly Cloudy | 2009 | Peter Sohn |
| Day & Night | 2010 | Teddy Newton |
| La Luna | 2011 | Enrico Casarosa |
| The Blue Umbrella | 2013 | Saschka Unseld |
| Lava | 2014 | James Ford Murphy |
| Sanjay's Super Team | 2015 | Sanjay Patel |
| Piper | 2016 | Alan Barillaro |
| Lou | 2017 | David Mullins |
| Bao | 2018 | Domee Shi |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Smith, Alvy Ray. "Pixar Founding Documents". Alvy Ray Smith Homepage. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Walt Disney Company, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Jan 26, 2006" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
