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The second trailer for the next PIXAR movie is online!
From the Academy Award-nominated team of director Pete Docter (”Monsters, Inc.”) and co-director Bob Peterson comes “Up,” a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits) in summer 2009. Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But [...]

Great interview with WALL•E writer – director Andrew Stanton.

Stanton: They tell you that as a storyteller, it’s vital to just stick with and be honest with your values system. The last thing I want to do is go to a movie and feel like I’m being preached to or being told how to be, and [...]

Apple and Eve
Revealed: The heroine of Pixar’s new release, Wall-E, was born from an iPod.
“…don’t be surprised to see Eve bots working the counters this summer at an Apple Store near you.”
I cannot wait to go see this movie!!!

“Toy Story” films headed back to theaters in 3-D
The Walt Disney Studios plans to debut digital 3-D versions of Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2.”
“Toy Story” is slated to open October 2, 2009, followed by “Toy Story 2″ on February 12, 2010. Both films would be released in advance of Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 3,” [...]

I’m a sucker for all the “making of” stuff from Pixar, check these out…
Ratatouille Podcast #7: Cooking Up CG Food

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Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner has confirmed to Jessica Reif Cohen of Merrill Lynch that the studio has several sequels in the works to films that Pixar has created for the company. The analyst cautions that such sequels could have an ‘adverse impact’ on Pixar. ‘The unproven writing and graphics quality of Disney’s work with [...]

Wired 12.06: Welcome to Planet Pixar
Why would I not be working here… *sigh*

The first theatrical trailer for for “The Incredibles,” Pixar’s next major animated film, has been posted online. The trailer, which Pixar and Apple CEO Steve Jobs said would probably be played before ‘Shrek 2′ this summer, can be viewed in small (240×104), medium (320×136), large (480×208), and ‘Incredisize’ (full screen). Interestingly, the ‘Incredisize’ version is [...]

‘Finding Nemo’ DVD/video sales set new record – Nov. 5, 2003
Animated underwater fish movie ‘Finding Nemo’ took a huge bite out of the home video market with a record 8 million DVD and video sales in its first day at retailers, raising the possibility of shortages, an official with Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday.
“Some of [...]

According to Macworld UK, Pixar has finally moved its Mac and Linux infrastructure of over 1,000 machines to Mac OS X. Automation options in OS X reduced the complications and setup time to just 15 minutes per computer. Pixar chose to wait till key applications required by the company could run on OS X before [...]