Pixar doing Live Action!

Alright, I had feelings that Pixar was going to attempt something like this somewhere later in the future. And

there possible plans of it are now true.

First out of all, sorry if this could offend some of you Brad

Bird people, but I see this guy is already trying to push things too far especially for Pixar. I do not mean any

bashing. But this guy wants Pixar to go beyond the limits, and i’ am sure that other leaders of Pixar have their

own disagreements on Bird’s statement.

Pixar making live action productions is something that I believe

that Pixar should Not try to do. The reason is because I know Pixar is not bounded

by things like that. Its based by pure 3-D animation productions, and not movies that are by the phase of what we

see in our daily lives.
But people need to realize that if Pixar decides to take on this, it can change the

face of the company completely. The world may not see

Pixar as what it truly use to be, and this can make fear for some on the state of the company.

But on a

basis, I don’t believe that the company itself was actually thinking about making non-animated action movies, or

animation mixed into them. This had to been solely Brad Bird’s idea.

See, i’ am happy that Pixar is

what it is now, and what it has been since it was started during the year I was born.
Pixar making a non-Ani

film does not mean its going to make the company truly better. It may look better in appearance, but it will not

be a true one.
And failure is something people, groups, organizations, etcera, face all the time. Is a part

of life, and Pixar has already made many failures in their productions before. But

they learn how to deal with them and learn from the mistakes they make in their works. They have failed many

people already. So no one cannot say that they have not yet failed us.

But again,
Pixar doing another

type of productions outside of animation, can solely change the phase of it and it will not be viewed the same as

it was, after they make a film out of Brad Bird’s consensus, truly.

In response to [b]Dory’s

Defender[/b]

Remember this is not solely Mr. Bird’s idea. Though he was surely the one who

initiated it I can assure you that it took the combined signatures of Mr. Lasseter, Mr. Iger, Mr. Catmull, Mr.

Jobs, and probably even Mr. Disney to greenlight it. Remember, the reason John Lasseter brought Brad Bird in in

the first place was TO push Pixar’s boundaries which he did very well with The Incredibles. Pixar has been

changing and evolving since day one, will continue to, and MUST continue to if the company wants to remain

successful and a leader and innovater in the industry as it has been.

While I respect your opinion

recognize your intent is not to offend, I am (as a Pixar fan - not as a Brad Bird fan) offended by your statement

that Bird is pushing the company “too far” and that he “wants Pixar to go beyond the limits.”

I mean, seriously who doesn’t? Do you really wnat them to stagnate and fade into oblivion as the company that

does the same thing over and over.

Pixar has been going “beyond the limits” since day one. I’m

pretty sure it went “beyond the limits” by doing the first ever feature length CGI film (Toy Story).

I’m pretty sure it went “beyond the limits” by doing the first CGI film with extensive fur (Monsters

Inc), I’m pretty sure it went “beyond the limits” by doing the first underwater CGI film (Finding

Nemo), and I’m pretty sure it went “beyond the limits” when it did the first ever human-centric CGI

film (The Incredibles). These used to all be beyond the realm of a company like Pixar but I think they did them

pretty well.

So if you don’t want Pixar to push the limits any longer then in addition to Bird’s

1906 you better also pull the plug on Stanton’s Wall-E

because it’s rumored to be the first CGI film without dialogue - too risky, and Unkrich’s [i]Toy

Story 3[/i] because we all know a second sequel seriously risks ruining the franchise, and what I

suspect will likely be Docter’s John Carter of Mars because that film will make

The Incredible look more tame than The Teletubbies

which of course is just to risky for the company’s family friendly image.

No - I believe innovation on

all levels is what makes Pixar great and I don’t think there’s anything they should “not try to do.”

It’s the same ideal that made Disney great in the previous century and will make Pixar stellar in this

one.

I have complete faith in Bird, Lasseter, and everyone else at Pixar because they don’t do things on

their own but work as a team pushing each other to new levels and achieving new goals together. The day they say

no to something because it’s too different or too out their is the day I stop believing in the Disney*Pixar

culture.

To

Dash:

I do see that your knowledge in these kinds of things of Pixar is quite

well-off. But am not wanting to be changed on my thoughts about what I believe in already about this

subject.

Personally, I do know you are a true Pixar fan. But only because you

say you are and not one of Brad Bird, definitely does Not mean Bird isnt a symbol to

you in your identity of being a Pixar fan. The evidence is already there in the state that your support for Bird

in many places of your statement is considerably high than that of the other Pixar Leaders single-file.
But I

dont say that is a bad thing at all Dash. You have your faith in Pixar and these people. So do keep that faith

going if you want to see what you believe in over there, happen or continue to happen in the future to

come.

My statement in going beyond the limits is something that I do agree for many companies themselves.

Pixar attempting to stand out from all other Animation companies is something I do not mind about. But having a

person in the company trying to increase the speed of this term in attempt for a dramatic one, would either lead

to a stand-out (With fall downs here and there and some possibly major) or a complete fall down from where it

began from, which would bring the company into alot of disaster.

I do know change is good. But out of all

my experiences of it (And not saying by what I think about it), Too much of it can change the phase of someone or

something to a negative sign.
I wouldn’t believe that everyone here on this community would want Pixar to be

changing rapidly and continously in the state of the face of this company. Its need to be a gradual process of

brainstorming, etc.
Pixar can go beyond the limits. But if it does it by following that of other companies

ways, than I dont believe going beyond the limits would help it survive.

See, I do not take Pixar together

with Disney, as I never had and never will. Pixar is one Studio company that has never originated or has ever

been made from Disney. Only because now they are Inc. with Disney, does Not mean it needs to be treated as of

Disney.
I still dont know if this site would have still been made even if the deal for Pixar becoming part of

Disney was not passed.
But belief in knowing that Disney’s way is great for Pixar’s is not the thing to

assume automatically only because it made Disney “great” in the previous century as you said. Know that

things in the realm of Pixar Can be different itself,

Not Disney/Pixar or the “culture” of it no matter if the feature movie productions were made under a

thing Disney/Pixar and especially The Incredibles since you said that was what made

you enter the Pixar craze and so forth.
But again as stated, I dont see Pixar as

of Disney or in part of it, and also because it never came from it as well in the beginning.

Now in terms

of your faith with The leaders of Pixar, I hope you will continue to believe in them for as long as this part can

be in the future time of your life to come. But even if Pixar does respond negatively to like that of what said

of the faith you have for them, you shouldn’t stop there. Like I said they have

made many errors before. But I know they have learned from them, and in return they can learn from that of what

you say would tell you to stop believing in the culture part of Pixar.

Lastly, as a true expert on the

individual Dory, and a person who has learned the basis of the movie that this character pertains to,
Finding

Nemo is Not an actual “Underwater” CGI film. The animators and graphics creators used an

illusion to make the movie appear as If, it was something to be thought that it was

underwater to the audience by using sorts of particle and lighting elements to create that particular

illusion.
I have something for you to know about what it really means to have these productions of Pixar

created. Looking from a quote that I had seen from Andrew Stanton with Lee Unkrich in an interview dating 2-4

years ago. He says that on the production of his first main work in Pixar, the animation used to produce his

thought to us about Finding Nemo is an asset to the

story. There is alot of meaning to that word that he stated, only as there is for what John Lasseter stated to

remind you that in order to produce an animated movie, there needs to be these three elements:

world, character, and story.

Illusion or not, Finding Nemo still takes place underwater. How they created that effect is

besides the point. It was still a major innovation.

As for Pixar Planet, its foundations were laid back

in January 2005 when I joined the i-kronos team which later became Luxo Forums. Had that site not closed, this

one never would’ve opened so there is zero correlation between this site and the merger.

That statement

aside you really can’t separate Disney and Pixar no matter how much you might want to. John Lasseter like most

of the artists at Pixar is a prodigy of Disney and his nine old men. They learned from that culture and, when

the Walt Disney Company went astray, left to build it up again in the form of Pixar. Thus the reason we refer to

the Disney*Pixar culture because deep down they are truly one in the same. If anything, it is now up to Pixar to

revive that same culture within Disney and revive that company to its former glory.

See, I look at Pixar

history as not one of 21 years when Jobs, Catmull, and Lasseter purchased the divission of Lucas Films but one of

84 years dating back to Walt and Roy founding the Walt Disney Company. It just took 63 years to lay the

foundation of the Pixar we know and love. In fact if I may allude to the founding of Pixar Planet from the

passing of Luxo Forums, I doubt Pixar would ever have been founded or at least succeed had it not been for Disney

going astray following Walt’s death.

See, a company is only as good as the people in charge. Disney was

great until it left Walt’s hands, then everything went to pot. As such - I have the faith that Pixar will

continue to be successful as long as the brain trust is still in charge. You see, it’s not the company,

regretably one day even Pixar will fall into the wrong hands, but it’s the people that I have faith in. Steve,

Ed, John, Brad, Andrew, Pete, Lee, Gary, Brenda, and Bob are the people I have faith in as well as Iger and the

Disney board who recognized their importance and made them an essential, deal-breaking part of the

merger.

Thus, when any of these men and women have an idea I’m all ears. They are the Walts of our age.

If they believe live action is something to be expanded to then I support that vision because I support them no

matter how daring and risky it may seem. And it is certainly not following in the footsteps of othe companies as

there is only one other person who truly emersed himself in both animation and live action alike - and of course

that is none other than Walt Disney himself. I would much rather see the company stumble while growing and make

mistakes that can be learned from rather than stagnate and die over the course of a generation.

My thoughts exactly…

I think that they should give it one shot. Combine their animation skills with real live acting. If it is good, then I would vote sticking with it.

The Star Swordsman - So it would be like “Roger Rabbit” all over again, except with computer animated cartoons instead of traditionally animated characters, eh? Intriguing… :wink:

Actuall, i was thinking that Pixar would use their animation to create special effects or something.

It’s going to be live-action with Pixar animation doing the special effects, I think, yeah. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m ok with Pixar doing live-action, in fact, I think the idea is kinda cool. =) I’ll judge it when I see it, it’s no use trying to judge it too much before you’ve seen it.

Speculating on the other hand, is a totally different matter. :wink:

Since they are going to do live action, the actor must be really good, not only with his voice, but an overal incredible one. I wonder who is going to step up to the challenge.

Yeah. I haven’t thought of that till now.

Pixar is usually totally in control of their characters, except for voice acting but even then they are very specific with what they expect. But with an actor you have to give them more control over how they portray the character, otherwise they may feel stifled. But it would be interesting how they manage this issue.

Well, who ever the actor ill be, I think it is safe to say that Pixar will probably want someone who is really good instead of really popular.

TSS- You’re exactly right. Pixar, unlike other big animation companies (in particular Dreamworks) have never got famous voice actors in for the sake that they’re famous, so I think that they’ll probably stick to going for either slightly more unknown actors, or, if they do choose someone famous, it will be entirely justified.

I

have to completely agree with Swordsman here. I think (and hope) Pixar will choose

someone previously “under the radar”.

What I am hopoing is that Pixar gets an actor who cares

so much about the story and characters just as much as PIxar does.

AMEN! :smiley:

The Star Swordsman - I agree. Pixar has a knack for choosing the

perfect actors to play the roles of their characters, be them famous or unknown. And

even when they do have a well-known actor playing a part in their film, you hardly even notice it. Take Iam Holm

as Skinner, for instance; I barely even realized that it was him acting out the role…as I was so into the

character himself. Fantastic… :wink:

Do you think the Main,

MAIN character/actor of this movie is going to be a male or female? WHat would you

perfer?

The Star Swordsman - Male. And I would prefer a male. Although,

when was the last time Pixar ever had a female character as the main honcho? Never! Maybe the ladies deserve a

little admiration, but I think they made up for that in/with Colette… :wink:

But the last eight roles in Pixar films, they were

dominated by males. The main guys include: Woody, Flik, Sully, Nemo, Bob Parr, Lightning, and Remy. So I would

perfer a girl lead for once.