Woody’s News Round-up is back with three new Pixar stories from all over the ‘net!New Air Mater Stills: Air Mater, the first production from Pixar Canada, is set to premiere this Tuesday with Cars 2 on DVD and Blu-ray. The German Pixar Blog has obtained several stills from the upcoming ‘Cars Toons’ short that takes Mater to new heights. We’ve included a few of those images in t
his post. More shots and an interview with director Rob Gibbs can be found here.
[via German PixarBlog]
Book Chronicles Toy Story Series: A brand new book from Disney Editions, set to recount the tale behind the Toy Story series, was recently listed for pre-order on Amazon. Written by Charles Solomon (The Art of Toy Story 3), The Toy Story Films: An Animated Journey is scheduled to hit stores on August 7, 2012. The book’s description implies that this 192-page volume will be the most comprehensive account of the ‘trials, tribulations and triumphs’ met du
ring the 20+ year history of Pixar’s iconic and beloved film series.
ring the 20+ year history of Pixar’s iconic and beloved film series.[via The Pixar Blog]
Bird Talks The Incredibles 2: To many fans, the best suited Pixar film (no pun intended) for a sequel seems painfully obvious. The Incredibles writer and director, Brad Bird, is open to the possibility in a new interview with Movies.com, however he hasn’t been actively pursuing the idea. "I think the reason it hasn’t [happened] yet is because the studio would like me to do it… And I’ve told them that I’m not really friendly to have someone else take away my child… I would like to think that I have several good ideas that could be incorporated into a next Incredibles, but I don’t have a whole movie yet, and the last thing I want to do is do it just because it would open big, or something like that.” On a related note, Bird’s live-action debut, Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, opens December 21 in the US.
[via The Pixar Times/Movies.com]
Your thoughts?
Brad Bird won’t be making animation again any time soon. Variety is reporting he’s already lining up his next few live action films.
There are plenty other directors they could get to make Incredibles 2. Now that pixar is fully run by Disney, I expect the’ll do this soon.
Mark Waid’s been doing a pretty good job with Brad’s baby. I say they should grab him and let him loose.