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Founded in 1979, Pixar Animation Studios (Pixar) was spun-off in 1986 with funding from Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Walt Disney Co bought Pixar in 2006 in a transaction valuing the company at US$7.4 billion. Pixar has produced thirteen feature films, beginning with Toy Story (1995). Pixar has produced a string of critical and commercial successes: Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and Brave (2012).
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Founded in 1979, Pixar Animation Studios (Pixar) was spun-off in 1986 with funding from Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Walt Disney Co bought Pixar in 2006 in a transaction valuing the company at US$7.4 billion. Pixar has produced thirteen feature films, beginning with Toy Story (1995). Pixar has produced a string of critical and commercial successes: Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and Brave (2012).
- Soul is the first Pixar movie to feature a person of colour as the lead character, which ‘grew naturally out of the story’, director Pete Docter says
- The film, also coming to some cinemas, is ‘exactly what I am now going through’, Foxx says, after his younger sister, who had Down’s syndrome, died this year
Featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, Pixar’s latest film, Soul, examines the afterlife through the adventures of a lost soul trying to make it back to his body and the life he’s left behind – it’s heart-warming, emotional and hugely inventive.
Featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, Pixar’s latest film, Soul, examines the afterlife through the adventures of a lost soul trying to make it back to his body and the life he’s left behind – it’s heart-warming, emotional and hugely inventive.
China’s moviegoers are anticipating re-releases of Hollywood hits like Pixar’s Coco after six months of cinema closures
China’s moviegoers are anticipating re-releases of Hollywood hits like Pixar’s Coco after six months of cinema closures
Dan Scanlon was a year old and his brother three when their father died in a car accident. Onward, voiced by Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, imagines two brothers can magically bring back their father.
Dan Scanlon was a year old and his brother three when their father died in a car accident. Onward, voiced by Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, imagines two brothers can magically bring back their father.
Cannes Film Festival has revealed five of the films it would have screened had it not been cancelled due to coronavirus, from Pixar, Spike Lee, Wes Anderson and more. Here’s what we know of the films, and when we’ll see them.
Cannes Film Festival has revealed five of the films it would have screened had it not been cancelled due to coronavirus, from Pixar, Spike Lee, Wes Anderson and more. Here’s what we know of the films, and when we’ll see them.
Oprah Winfrey and movie mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg are among the high-profile friends who urged Bob Iger to stand for president
Oprah Winfrey and movie mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg are among the high-profile friends who urged Bob Iger to stand for president
A family tale about finding your roots and coming to appreciate what you already have, Onward is very funny but also touchingly sentimental, with great voice work from Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
A family tale about finding your roots and coming to appreciate what you already have, Onward is very funny but also touchingly sentimental, with great voice work from Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Released to great acclaim in 2015, Inside Out is a beautifully put together film that, like Toy Story and Up, is about praising the power of imagination.
Released to great acclaim in 2015, Inside Out is a beautifully put together film that, like Toy Story and Up, is about praising the power of imagination.
The second Studio Ghibli film by anime master Hayao Miyazaki to get a belated cinematic release in China has best opening weekend ever for a Japanese film there, and has sold more than twice as many tickets as Pixar’s new animated release.
The second Studio Ghibli film by anime master Hayao Miyazaki to get a belated cinematic release in China has best opening weekend ever for a Japanese film there, and has sold more than twice as many tickets as Pixar’s new animated release.
Iconic Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away takes China by storm in first theatrical release
Iconic Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away takes China by storm in first theatrical release
Unremarkable and derivative, not even a stellar voice cast led by Kelly Clarkson can lift this film above the mundane. It’s no match for the Toy Story franchise.
Unremarkable and derivative, not even a stellar voice cast led by Kelly Clarkson can lift this film above the mundane. It’s no match for the Toy Story franchise.
Director Brad Bird surpasses his original film with a tightly scripted, effervescently animated adventure that makes a cogent point about our over-reliance on screen time.
Director Brad Bird surpasses his original film with a tightly scripted, effervescently animated adventure that makes a cogent point about our over-reliance on screen time.
Steadfastly avoiding cliché, something which has helped it become the highest-grossing film of all time in Mexico, the storyline is sophisticated for an animated feature, and holds many enjoyable surprises along the way
Steadfastly avoiding cliché, something which has helped it become the highest-grossing film of all time in Mexico, the storyline is sophisticated for an animated feature, and holds many enjoyable surprises along the way
Gonzalez plays Disney-Pixar’s first Latino lead role in this animation, set in Mexico during the Day of the Dead. He talks about the support he gets from his parents and how he would never have made it without them
Gonzalez plays Disney-Pixar’s first Latino lead role in this animation, set in Mexico during the Day of the Dead. He talks about the support he gets from his parents and how he would never have made it without them
US actress and writer accuses the studio of having a culture where ‘women and people of colour’ were not treated as equals. On Wednesday, Pixar’s co-founder John Lasseter was accused of sexually harassing staff
US actress and writer accuses the studio of having a culture where ‘women and people of colour’ were not treated as equals. On Wednesday, Pixar’s co-founder John Lasseter was accused of sexually harassing staff
New character started out male, but filmmakers wanted movie ‘to say something more’, and draws from life experiences of Latina actress from Texas who voices her
New character started out male, but filmmakers wanted movie ‘to say something more’, and draws from life experiences of Latina actress from Texas who voices her
Animation giant’s next film, scheduled for November 2017, is a tribute to America’s southern neighbour, a country president-elect Donald Trump antagonised during the recent campaign
Animation giant’s next film, scheduled for November 2017, is a tribute to America’s southern neighbour, a country president-elect Donald Trump antagonised during the recent campaign
Brief moment in new Pixar animation has set the internet awhirl with speculation
Brief moment in new Pixar animation has set the internet awhirl with speculation