{"id":3118,"date":"2010-09-21T20:07:23","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T20:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/pixar-azzi-whats-brad-bird-up-to"},"modified":"2010-09-21T20:07:23","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T20:07:23","slug":"pixar-azzi-whats-brad-bird-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/pixar-azzi-whats-brad-bird-up-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixar-azzi?: What&#039;s Brad Bird Up To?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/images\/1252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" style=\"width: 148px; height: 200px\" src=\"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/images\/1252.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/justjared.buzznet.com\/photo-gallery\/2481855\/tom-cruise-scouting-location-prague-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Just Jared has obtained<\/a>&nbsp;exclusive&nbsp;shots of <em>The Incredibles<\/em> and <em>Ratatouille<\/em> director Brad Bird on his latest assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Yup &#8212; that&#8217;s Tom Cruise with the acclaimed animation guru scouting a location for his upcoming feature, <em>Mission: Impossible IV<\/em>. According to reports, the live-action film (a first for Bird) will be shot in Prague. <\/p>\n<p>At Upcoming Pixar, we&#8217;re not known for catering to the paparazzi&nbsp;(or non-Pixar related matters) but these photos were just too good to pass up. Besides, it&#8217;s the perfect opportunity to discuss the Brain Trust member&#8217;s future at Pixar and beyond &#8212;&nbsp;assuming he returns to his roots in animation. For now, this is what he&#8217;s up to! Excited?<\/p>\n<p><em>What will&nbsp;Brad be up to next: 1906; The Incredibles 2? P.S. Check out&nbsp;his cap!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartoonbrew.com\/cartoon-culture\/tom-cruises-new-friend.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cartoon Brew<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>Just Jared has obtained&nbsp;exclusive&nbsp;shots of The Incredibles and Ratatouille director Brad Bird on his latest assignment. Yup &#8212; that&#8217;s Tom Cruise with the acclaimed animation guru scouting a location for his upcoming feature, Mission: Impossible IV. According to reports, the live-action film (a first for Bird) will be shot in Prague. At Upcoming Pixar, we&#8217;re &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pixar-azzi?: What&#039;s Brad Bird Up To? - Upcoming Pixar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/pixar-azzi-whats-brad-bird-up-to\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pixar-azzi?: What&#039;s Brad Bird Up To? - Upcoming Pixar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Just Jared has obtained&nbsp;exclusive&nbsp;shots of The Incredibles and Ratatouille director Brad Bird on his latest assignment. 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