At Disney's D23 Expo held this weekend in Anaheim, Calif., the studio announced two new Pixar films slated for release in late 2013 and the summer of 2014.
The first, which will be directed by Bob Peterson and produced by John Walker, supposes what the world would be like today if the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hadn't hit the Earth, allowing them to live on and evolve.
The as-yet-untitled film is set for release on Nov. 27, 2013.
Peterson was co-director on the Academy Award-winning "Up," for which he also had story and screenplay credits, as well as voicing the talking dog Dug. He has a long history with Pixar, having served as story artist for "A Bug's Life" and "Toy Story 2," and also worked on the original "Toy Story."
The second untitled Pixar film announced at D23 will explore "a place that everyone knows, but no one has ever seen: the world inside the human mind." Directed by Pete Docter and produced by Jonas Rivera, the movie will be released May 30, 2014. It has been previously reported that Pixar was eying a May 2014 date for a future Pixar release, and it would seem this is it.
Docter has had his hand in almost every Pixar project, directing "Up" and "Monsters, Inc.," and receiving story credit on "Toy Story," "Toy Story 2," "Monsters, Inc.," "WALL·E" and "Up."
The newly announced films will follow fellow forthcoming Pixar projects "Brave" (June 22, 2012) and Monsters University (June 21, 2013), a prequel to 2011's "Monsters, Inc."
Until this summer's "Cars 2," Pixar has enjoyed an almost unbroken string of critical and box office successes. Despite the bump in the road, the studio's track record proves it should be able to easily get back on track.
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| Bob Peterson |
The as-yet-untitled film is set for release on Nov. 27, 2013.
Peterson was co-director on the Academy Award-winning "Up," for which he also had story and screenplay credits, as well as voicing the talking dog Dug. He has a long history with Pixar, having served as story artist for "A Bug's Life" and "Toy Story 2," and also worked on the original "Toy Story."
The second untitled Pixar film announced at D23 will explore "a place that everyone knows, but no one has ever seen: the world inside the human mind." Directed by Pete Docter and produced by Jonas Rivera, the movie will be released May 30, 2014. It has been previously reported that Pixar was eying a May 2014 date for a future Pixar release, and it would seem this is it.
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| Pete Docter |
The newly announced films will follow fellow forthcoming Pixar projects "Brave" (June 22, 2012) and Monsters University (June 21, 2013), a prequel to 2011's "Monsters, Inc."
Until this summer's "Cars 2," Pixar has enjoyed an almost unbroken string of critical and box office successes. Despite the bump in the road, the studio's track record proves it should be able to easily get back on track.
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