{"id":8037,"date":"2021-01-09T12:47:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T17:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/?p=8037"},"modified":"2021-01-09T12:47:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T17:47:33","slug":"aphton-corbin-and-rosana-sullivan-developing-new-films-at-pixar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/aphton-corbin-and-rosana-sullivan-developing-new-films-at-pixar\/","title":{"rendered":"Aphton Corbin and Rosana Sullivan developing new films at Pixar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last September, I interviewed the story artists on <em>Soul<\/em>. I asked Aphton Corbin and Michael Yates if they had any plans to direct SparkShorts. Aphton with a coy smile said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we can tell you that.&#8221; Well now it&#8217;s just been announced that she&#8217;s directing a feature length film!<\/p>\n<p>The news appeared in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/features\/reanimating-pixar-how-pete-docter-steered-the-studio-out-of-scandal\">Hollywood Reporter<\/a> issue profiling Pete Docter&#8217;s new role as Pixar&#8217;s Chief Creative Officer. Rosana Sullivan, who directed &#8220;Kitbull&#8221; is also developing an original full length film for the studio. Ever since taking over John Lasseter&#8217;s role, Docter has prioritized diversity and inclusion. Diversity has become an almost toothless word now, but it&#8217;s clear that Pete is committed to giving women and nonwhite creatives the space to tell their own stories. It is long overdue, but it makes me so hopeful for Pixar&#8217;s future and the future of animation as a whole. 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