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Pixar profits tripled; Jobs upbeat on Iger

Left – Steve Jobs | Right – Robert Iger

Steve and Bob are getting along.

Boosting the chances for a Disney-Pixar reconciliation, Steve Jobs had nothing but good words for incoming Mouse HouseMouse House toppertopper Bob Iger during an investor conference call Thursday to announce PixarPixar’s first-quarter revs and the happy news that profits had tripled from a year ago.

“I’ve been getting to know (Iger) a little bit, and he seems like a terrific guy,” the Pixar CEO said. “If they come wanting to strike a new deal, we’ll see how things go.”

Soothing remarks provided a sharp contrast to the testy words previously uttered by Jobs.

In last quarter’s conference call, Jobs said such a renewal was unlikely and insulted some of Disney’s toons when asked about Michael Eisner’s comments that the artistry on some Pixar pics was “pretty pathetic” (Daily Variety, Feb. 11).

Exec added that he expects a new distribution deal with a studio partner to come by the end of the year.

Company also plans to announce late this year its three films to come after “Cars,” for the summers of 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Head on over to Variety.com to read the full article here.

Last modified: May 6, 2005