Comments on: Cars 2? :(

By: clark

clark — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:35:34 +0000

I’m pretty sure he was brought onto Ratatouille fairly early. He was a problem solver and there was a fair bit done. But it was still early in terms of the overall timeline.

By: Bryce I

Bryce I — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:33:58 +0000

Hmm, overstated my case in the previous comment. Bird didn’t produce any of the movies, and has a writer’s credit on Ratatouille. Still, the point stands — his involvement on that movie is not at the same level as the other two.

By: Bryce I

Bryce I — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:30:50 +0000

Ratatouille is not a Brad Bird project in the same way that The Iron Giant and The Incredibles were. He was brought onto Ratatouille by Pixar fairly late in the project, as a “problem-solver”. He did a great job, but it wasn’t a written-produced-directed deal like the other two.

Given the expense involved in creating CG models, reuse seems like a good way to keep production costs down.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:31:41 +0000

As long as they keep Brad Bird. He has provided Pixar, so far, two gorgeous gems: The Incredibles and Ratatouille. I wonder what his next project is…

By: danithew

danithew — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:09:47 +0000

After Ratatouille, I’m convinced the Pixar well of creativity will never run dry.

By: jjohnsen

jjohnsen — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:47:33 +0000

I’d be worried if Toy Story 2 weren’t so much better than the first. I believe in Pixar, even their worst movies are better than anything else in the theater at most times.

By: tracy m

tracy m — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:35:54 +0000

Yeah, I don’t even want to think about the cash we’ve handed over to the McQueen franchise. Gah.

They must be running out of fresh ideas there at Pixar. Have they reached their zenith?

Say it ain’t so!!

By: Wm Morris

Wm Morris — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:30:37 +0000

Dan:

I’m also experiencing the “Take Nemo Everywhere” phase.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:20:10 +0000

My 22 month old daughter loves Finding Nemo right now. In fact today, she brought her Nemo and Dory fish with us on the subway.

I tell you, I dream of Finding Nemo right now.

By: a random John

a random John — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:33:17 +0000

Dan,

The problem is that Toy Story and Cars are so incredibly lucrative. While all the films do well at the box office, those two have ruled the toy aisle for some time.