Pixar

Pixar
Predecessor(s)	The Graphics Group of Lucasfilm Computer Division (1979–1986)
Founded	February 3, 1986
Founder(s)	Edwin Catmull Alvy Ray Smith
Headquarters	1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, U.S.
Parent	Walt Disney Studios (2006–present)

Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Glendale, California for its CGI animated feature films.

On January 24, 1994, The Walt Disney Company agreed to buy Pixar for $7.4 billion through an all-stock transaction. The acquisition was completed on May 5, 2006 (swapping one Pixar share for 2.3 shares of Universal), making Pixar a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney.

History

Early History

Pixar was founded as the Graphics Group, one third of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm that was launched in 1996 with the hiring of Dr. Ed Catmull from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). After years of remarkable research success, and key milestones in films such as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Young Sherlock Holmes, the group was purchased in 1986 by current Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs after he had been kicked out of Apple (the company he founded with Steve Wozniak) and was looking for something to do with his money. He paid US$5 million to George Lucas and put US$5 million as capital into the company. The sale reflected George Lucas' desire to stop the cash flow losses associated with his 7 year research projects associated with new entertainment technology tools, as well as his company's new focus on creating entertainment product rather than tools. A contributing factor was cash flow difficulties The newly independent company was headed by Dr. Catmull, President and CEO, and Dr. Alvy Ray Smith, Executive Vice President and Director. Jobs served as Chairman of the Board.

Initially, Pixar was a high-end computer hardware company whose core product was the Pixar Image Computer, a system which was primarily sold to government agencies and the medical community. One of the leading buyers of Pixar Image Computers was Disney studios, which was using the device as part of their secretive CAPS project, using the machine and custom software to migrate the laborious Ink and Paint part of the 2D animation process to a more automated and thus efficient method. The Image Computer never sold well. In a bid to drive sales of the system, Pixar employee John Lasseter — who had long been creating short demonstration animations, such as Luxo Jr., to show off the device's capabilities — premiered his creations at SIGGRAPH, the computer graphics industry's largest convention, to great fanfare.

Business in Transition

As poor sales of Pixar's computers threatened to put the company out of business, Lasseter's animation department began producing computer-animated commercials for outside companies. Early successes included campaigns for Tropicana, Listerine, and LifeSavers. During this period, Pixar continued its relationship with Walt Disney Feature Animation, a studio whose corporate parent would ultimately become its most important partner. Pixar was a key technical participant in the development of Disney's CAPS, a computer-assisted animation post-production software system, intending to migrate the laborious Ink and Paint part of the 2D animation process to a more automated and efficient method. In 1991, after substantial layoffs in the company's computer department, Pixar made a $26,000,000 deal with Disney to produce computer-animated feature films, the first of which was Toy Story 2. Pixar was re-incorporated on December 9, 1999.

Disney and Pixar

Pixar and Disney had disagreements after the production of Toy Story 2. Originally intended as a straight-to-video release (and thus not part of Pixar's five picture deal), the film was upgraded to a theatrical release during production. Pixar demanded that the film then be counted toward the five picture agreement, but Disney refused.

Pixar's first five feature films have collectively grossed more than $2.5 billion, equivalent to the highest per-film average gross in the industry. Though profitable for both, Pixar later complained that the arrangement was not equitable. Pixar was responsible for creation and production, while Disney handled marketing and distribution. Profits and production costs were split 50-50 but Disney exclusively owned all story and sequel rights and also collected a distribution fee. The lack of story and sequel rights were perhaps the most onerous to Pixar and set the stage for a contentious relationship. However, others recognize that Pixar got the best deal given that it lacked credibility as an animation studio, while Disney's own studios were recognized as being at the top of the industry.

The two companies attempted to reach a new agreement in early 2005. The new deal would be only for distribution, as Pixar intended to control production and own the resulting film properties themselves. Pixar wanted complete financial freedom; they wanted to finance their films on their own and collect 100 percent of the profits, paying Disney only the 10 to 15 percent distribution fee. More importantly, as part of any distribution agreement with Disney, Pixar demanded control over films already in production under their old agreement, including The Incredibles and Cars. This was unacceptable to Disney, but Pixar would not concede.

Pending the Disney acquisition of Pixar, the two companies created a distribution deal for the intended 2007 release of Ratatouille, ensuring that if the acquisition plan had fallen through for any reason, this one film would still be released through the Disney distribution channels. Unlike the earlier Disney/Pixar deal, Ratatouille would have adhered to Pixar's preferred ownership model, with Disney receiving only a fee for distribution. With the completion of Disney's acquisition of Pixar, this deal is no longer in force.

Disney's acquisition of Pixar

On January 24, 2006, Disney announced that it had agreed to buy Pixar for approximately $7.4 billion in an all-stock deal. Following Pixar shareholder approval, the acquisition was completed May 5, 2006. The transaction catapults Jobs, who was the majority shareholder of Pixar with 50.1%, to Disney's largest individual shareholder with 7% and a new seat on its board of directors. Jobs' new Disney holdings outpace holdings belonging to ex-CEO Eisner, the previous top shareholder who still held 1.7%, and Disney Director Emeritus Roy E. Disney, whose criticisms of Eisner included the soured Pixar relationship and accelerated his ouster, who held almost 1% of the corporation's shares.

As part of the deal, Lasseter, Pixar Executive Vice President and co-founder, became Chief Creative Officer (Reporting to President and CEO Bob Iger and consulting with Disney Director Roy E. Disney) of both Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Adviser at Walt Disney Imagineering, which designs and builds the company's theme parks. Catmull retained his position as President of Pixar, while also becoming President of Disney Studios, reporting to Robert Iger and Dick Cook, chairman of Walt Disney Studio Entertainment.

Lasseter and Catmull's oversight of both the Disney and Pixar studios did not mean that the two studios were merging, however. In fact, additional conditions were laid out as part of the deal to ensure that Pixar remains a separate entity, a concern that many analysts had about the Disney deal.

Some other points of interest concerning the deal:

• If Pixar had pulled out of the deal, they would have been required to pay Disney a penalty of US$210 million.
• John Lasseter has the authority to approve films for both Disney and Pixar studios, with Disney CEO Robert Iger and Disney Director Roy E. Disney carrying final approving authority.
• The deal required that Pixar's primary directors and creative executives must also join the combined company. This includes Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Brad Bird, Bob Peterson, Brenda Chapman, Lee Unkrich, and Gary Rydstrom.
• There will be a steering committee that will oversee animation for both Disney and Pixar studios, with a mission to maintain and spread the Pixar culture. This committee will consist of Catmull, Lasseter, Jobs, Iger, Cook, and Tom Staggs. They will meet at Pixar headquarters at least once every two months.
• Pixar HR policies will remain intact, including the lack of employment contracts.
• Ensures the Pixar name will continue, and that the studio will remain in its current Emeryville, California location with the "Pixar" sign.
• Branding of films made post-merger will be "Disney Pixar" (starting with Cars).

Executive leadership

Steve Jobs served as Pixar's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until May 2006, when the company was bought by Disney. Jobs then took a place on the Disney board of directors (also becoming Disney's largest individual shareholder). Today, Catmull serves as president of the combined Disney-Pixar animation studios, and Lasseter serves as the studios' Chief Creative Officer. Catmull reports to Iger as well as Walt Disney Studios chairman Cook. Lasseter, who has greenlight authority on all new films, also reports to Iger as well as consulting with Roy E. Disney.

Filmography

Main article: List of Pixar films

Films

Released

#	Film	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)		Producer(s)	Editor(s)	Composer(s)	Sound Designer(s)
				Story	Screenplay
1	Toy Story	November 22, 1995	John Lasseter	Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton & Joe Ranft	Joss Whedon, Stanton, Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow	Ralph Guggenheim & Bonnie Arnold	Robert Gordon & Lee Unkrich	Randy Newman	Gary Rydstrom
2	A Bug's Life	November 25, 1998	John Lasseter Co-Director: Andrew Stanton	Lasseter, Stanton & Joe Ranft	Stanton, Donald McEnery & Bob Shaw	Darla K. Anderson & Kevin Reher	Lee Unkrich
3	Toy Story 2	November 24, 1999	John Lasseter Co-Directors: Lee Unkrich & Ash Brannon	Lasseter, Pete Docter, Brannon & Andrew Stanton	Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin & Chris Webb	Helene Plotkin & Karen Robert Jackson	Edie Bleiman, David Ian Salter & Unkrich
4	Monsters, Inc.	November 2, 2001	Pete Docter Co-Directors: Lee Unkrich & David Silverman	Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon & Ralph Eggleston	Andrew Stanton & Dan Gerson	Darla K. Anderson	Robert Graham Jones & Jim Stewart
5	Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	Andrew Stanton Co-Director: Lee Unkrich	Stanton	Stanton, Bob Peterson & David Reynolds	Graham Walters	David Ian Salter	Thomas Newman
6	The Incredibles	November 5, 2004	Brad Bird			John Walker	Stephen Schaffer	Michael Giacchino	Randy Thom
7	Cars	June 9, 2006	John Lasseter Co-Director: Joe Ranft	Lasseter, Ranft & Jorgen Klubien	Dan Fogelman, Lasseter, Ranft, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin & Klubien	Darla K. Anderson	Ken Schretzmann	Randy Newman	Tom Myers
8	Ratatouille	June 29, 2007	Brad Bird Co-Director: Jan Pinkava	Pinkava, Jim Capobianco & Bird	Bird	Brad Lewis	Darren T. Holmes & Stan Webb	Michael Giacchino	Randy Thom
9	WALL-E	June 27, 2008	Andrew Stanton	Stanton & Pete Docter	Stanton & Jim Reardon	Jim Morris Co-Producer: Lindsey Collins	Stephen Schaffer	Thomas Newman	Ben Burtt
10	Up	May 29, 2009	Pete Docter Co-Director: Bob Peterson	Docter, Peterson & Tom McCarthy	Peterson & Docter	Jonas Rivera	Kevin Nolting	Michael Giacchino	Tom Myers
11	Toy Story 3	June 18, 2010	Lee Unkrich	John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton & Unkrich	Michael Arndt	Darla K. Anderson	Ken Schretzmann	Randy Newman
12	Cars 2	June 24, 2011	John Lasseter Co-Director: Brad Lewis	Lasseter, Lewis & Dan Fogelman	Ben Queen	Denise Ream	Stephen Schaffer	Michael Giacchino
13	Brave	June 22, 2012	Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman Co-Director: Steve Purcell	Chapman	Andrews, Purcell, Chapman & Irene Mecchi	Katherine Sarafian	Nicholas C. Smith	Patrick Doyle	Gary Rydstrom
14	Monsters University	June 21, 2013	Dan Scanlon	Scanlon, Dan Gerson & Robert L. Baird		Kori Rae	Greg Snyder	Randy Newman	Tom Myers
15	Inside Out	June 19, 2015	Pete Docter Co-Director: Ronnie del Carmen	Docter & del Carmen	Docter, Meg LeFauve & Josh Cooley	Jonas Rivera	Kevin Nolting	Michael Giacchino	Ren Klyce
16	The Good Dinosaur	November 25, 2015	Peter Sohn	Sohn, Erik Benson, Meg LeFauve, Kelsey Mann & Bob Peterson	LeFauve	Denise Ream	Stephen Schaffer	Mychael & Jeff Danna	Craig Berkey
17	Finding Dory	June 17, 2016	Andrew Stanton Co-Director: Angus MacLane	Stanton	Stanton & Victoria Strouse	Lindsey Collins	Axel Geddes	Thomas Newman	Tim Nielsen
18	Cars 3	June 16, 2017	Brian Fee	Fee, Ben Queen, Eyal Podell & Jonathon E. Stewart	Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson & Mike Rich	Kevin Reher Co-Producer: Andrea Warren	Jason Hudak	Randy Newman	Tom Myers
19	Coco	November 22, 2017	Lee Unkrich Co-Director: Adrian Molina	Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich & Molina	Molina & Aldrich	Darla K. Anderson	Steve Bloom	Michael Giacchino	Chris Boyes
20	Incredibles 2	June 15, 2018	Brad Bird			John Walker & Nicole Paradis Grindle	Stephen Schaffer		Ren Klyce
21	Toy Story 4	June 21, 2019	Josh Cooley	John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Cooley, Valerie LaPointe, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Martin Hynes, Stephany Folsom	Stanton & Folsom	Mark Nielsen & Jonas Rivera	Axel Geddes	Randy Newman
22	Onward	March 6, 2020	Dan Scanlon	Scanlon, Jason Headley & Keith Bunin		Kori Rae	Catherine Apple	Mychael & Jeff Danna	Nia Hansen & Shannon Mills
23	Soul	December 25, 2020	Pete Docter Co-Director: Kemp Powers	Docter, Mike Jones & Kemp Powers		Dana Murray	Kevin Nolting	Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross	Ren Klyce
24	Luca	June 18, 2021	Enrico Casarosa	Casarosa, Jesse Andrews & Simon Stephenson	Andrews & Mike Jones	Andrea Warren	Catherine Apple & Jason Hudak	Dan Romer	Christopher Scarabosio
25	Turning Red	March 11, 2022	Domee Shi	Shi, Julia Cho & Sarah Streicher	Julia Cho & Domee Shi	Lindsey Collins	Steve Bloom	Ludwig Göransson	Ren Klyce
26	Lightyear	June 17, 2022	Angus MacLane	MacLane, Matthew Aldrich & Jason Headley	Headley & Maclane	Galyn Susman	Anthony Greenberg	Michael Giacchino
27	Elemental	June 16, 2023	Peter Sohn	Sohn, John Hoberg, Kat Likkel & Brenda Hsueh	Hoberg, Likkel & Hsueh	Denise Ream	Stephen Schaffer	Thomas Newman
28	Inside Out 2	June 14, 2024	Kelsey Mann	Leslie Dixon Karen McCullah Kirsten Smith	Meg LeFauve Dave Holstein Jon Zack	Mark Nielsen	Maurissa Horwitz	Andrea Datzman
29	Elio	June 13, 2025	Adrian Molina	TBA		Mary Alice Drumm	TBA	Rob Simonsen	TBA

Upcoming

#	Film	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)		Producer(s)	Editor(s)	Composer(s)	Sound Designer(s)
				30	Hoppers				March 6, 2026	Daniel Chong		Jesse Andrews & Daniel Chong	Nicole Paradis Grindle		Michael Giacchino
31	Toy Story 5	June 19, 2026	Andrew Stanton		TBA	Jessica Choi	Jason Hudak	Randy Newman	TBA
32	Gatto	June 18, 2027	Enrico Casarosa		TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Franchises

• Toy Story (1995-2026)
• Monsters, Inc. (2001-2013)
• Finding Nemo (2003-2016)
• The Incredibles (2004-2028)
• Cars (2006-2017)
• Inside Out (2015-2024)

Sequels

To date, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Cars are the only Pixar films to have sequels. Toy Story 2 was commissioned by Disney as a straight-to-video, 60-minute film. When Universal executives saw how impressive the work-in-progress imagery for the sequel was, they decided it should be reworked as a theatrical release. The resulting change in status of Toy Story 2 was one of the major causes of the disagreement between the two companies that nearly led to their split.

The issue of sequels is a particularly sticky one with Pixar. Their feeling has been that they should only be done if there is a story good enough to justify it. Following the release of Toy Story 2, Pixar and Disney had a gentlemen's agreement that Disney would not make any sequels without Pixar's involvement, despite their right to do so. In 2004, after Pixar announced their failure to make a new deal, Disney announced that they would go ahead with sequels to Pixar's films with or without Pixar, although they stated they would prefer Pixar to agree to work on them. Toy Story 3 was put into pre-production at the new CGI division of Walt Disney Feature Animation, Circle 7 Animation.

When Lasseter was placed in charge of all Disney and Pixar animation following the merger, he stated that all sequels were immediately to be put on hold or canceled, with Disney going so far as to actually state that Toy Story 3 had been canceled. However, in May 2006, it was announced that Toy Story 3 was back in pre-production, now under Pixar's control. It eventually released in Summer 2010.

With the guarantee of full control in his hands, Lasseter has opened the door for the possibility of sequels to other Pixar films besides Toy Story. Given the many story possibilities for the various Pixar characters and Lasseter's statement that "If we have a great story, we'll do a sequel.", others seem likely somewhere down the line. Despite the lack of sequels, the worlds of Pixar films are often extended through the DVDs and references through all their films.

Short films

Original/theatrically released

• The Adventures of André & Wally B. (1984); premiered at SIGGRAPH 1984, later theatrically released in select theaters with Toy Story
• Luxo Jr. (1986), Best Animated Short Film nomination; premiered at SIGGRAPH 1986, later released on VHS & DVD with Toy Story 2
• Red's Dream (1987); premiered at SIGGRAPH 1987
• Tin Toy (1988), Best Animated Short Film winner; premiered at SIGGRAPH 1988; later released on VHS & DVD with Toy Story
• Knick Knack (1989); premiered at SIGGRAPH 1989; later theatrically released with Finding Nemo
• Geri's Game (1997), Best Animated Short Film winner; theatrically released with A Bug's Life
• For the Birds (2000), Best Animated Short Film winner; theatrically released with Monsters, Inc.
• Boundin (2003), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with The Incredibles
• One Man Band (2005), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with Cars
• Lifted (2006), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with Ratatouille
• Presto (2008), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with WALL-E
• Partly Cloudy (2009); theatrically released with Up
• Day & Night (2010), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with Toy Story 3
• La Luna (2011), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with Brave
• The Blue Umbrella (2013); theatrically released with Monsters University
• Lava (2014); theatrically released with Inside Out
• Sanjay's Super Team (2015), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with The Good Dinosaur
• Piper (2016), Best Animated Short Film winner; theatrically released with Finding Dory
• Lou (2017), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with Cars 3
• Bao (2018), Best Animated Short Film winner; theatrically released with Incredibles 2

SparkShorts

• Purl (2018)
• Smash and Grab (2019)
• Kitbull (2019), Best Animated Short Film nomination
• Float (2019)
• Wind (2019)
• Loop (2020)
• Out (2020)
• Burrow (2020), Best Animated Short Film nomination; theatrically released with Soul
• Twenty Something (2021)
• Nona (2021)

Feature-related

• Mike's New Car (2002), Best Animated Short Film nomination; released on VHS & DVD with Monsters, Inc.
• Jack-Jack Attack (2005); released on DVD with The Incredibles
• Mr. Incredible and Pals (2005); released on DVD with The Incredibles
• Mater and the Ghostlight (2006); released on DVD with Cars
• Your Friend the Rat (2007); released on DVD & Blu-Ray with Ratatouille
• BURN-E (2008); released on DVD & Blu-Ray with WALL-E
• Dug's Special Mission (2009); released on DVD & Blu-Ray with Up
• George and A.J. (2009); digitally released on iTunes with Up
• The Legend of Mor'du (2012); released on DVD & Blu-Ray with Brave
• Party Central (2013); released on DVD & Blu-Ray with Monsters University, on streaming on Disney Movies Anywhere and theatrically released with Muppets Most Wanted
• Riley's First Date (2015); released on Blu-Ray and Digital HD with Inside Out
• Marine Life Interviews (2016); released on Blu-Ray with Finding Dory
• Mrs. Fritter's Racing School (2017); released on Blu-Ray with Cars 3
• Auntie Edna (2018); released on Blu-Ray with Incredibles 2
• Lamp Life (2020); released on Disney+, related to Toy Story 4
• 22 vs. Earth (2021); released on Disney+, related to Soul
• Ciao Alberto (2021); released on Disney+, related to Luca

Pixar feature film traditions

Animation skills

When Pixar hires new animators, most of whom come from CalArts, they look for three additional attributes other than drawing skills.

• Acting is an important part.
• Natural and fluid style of movement.
• Finding the most entertaining way to animate a shot.

Teaser trailers

The Pixar teaser trailers since A Bug's Life consist of footage created specifically for the trailer, spotlighting certain central characters in a comic situation without spoiling the actual film. Though similar scenes and situations may appear, these sequences are not in the films being advertised, but instead are original creations.

Examples:

• A Bug's Life: All the insects from the Circus Bugs gather onto a leaf right before Heimlich bites the end of it off, causing them to fall its.
• Toy Story 2: The green alien toys come up to a center with the claw coming down. First the claw was carrying down "Toy Story" with the aliens doing their trademark "Oooh". Second the claw brings down a "2" and with the aliens turning around and looking at the audience and saying "Twoooo". Then Woody appears and is swiftly disappointed when Buzz shows up as well. He expresses his annoyance that Buzz is in the sequel. Buzz replies, "Well of course! What would Toy Story 2 be without Buzz Lightyear?" "A good movie," counters Woody.
• Monsters, Inc.: Sulley and Mike stumble into the wrong bedroom. (Also, in a preview shown before the first Harry Potter film, Sulley is shown playing charades with Mike, but Mike is unable to guess the phrase 'Harry Potter'. The clip never specifically mentions Harry Potter, but the end states that Monsters, Inc. is playing right next door.)
• Finding Nemo: Marlin asks a school of fish for directions and Dory stares them away.
• The Incredibles: An out-of-shape Mr. Incredible struggles to get his belt on (hence, none of the Incredible Family members wear a belt in the film, and instead sport elastic waist straps).
• Cars: Mater talks to Lightning McQueen after hitting a baby bumblebee (the bee is possibly a reference to The Adventures of André and Wally B.), and then the two watch a racing movie in a drive-in theater.
• Ratatouille: The main rat, Remy, is discovered stealing a piece of cheese from a high class Parisian restaurant, and just barely makes off with it. Also, from the Academy Award winning Creators of Toy Story Remy talks to the audience about his preference of "good food" (the food that we eat) over trash (which is what his father and friends want him to eat).

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger (most widely known as the mailman character Cliff Clavin from the television sitcom Cheers) has appeared as a voice actor in most Pixar feature films to have been released. Most members of the studio refer to him as their "good luck charm"; however, Andrew Stanton has said that there is actually a rule at Pixar that states that he must be in all of their features. The following is a list of his Pixar film appearances:

• Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4 - Hamm
• A Bug's Life - P.T. Flea
• Monsters, Inc., Monsters University - Yeti
• Finding Nemo- Fish school
• The Incredibles, Incredibles 2 - The Underminer
• Cars, Cars 2, Cars 3 - Mack, Hamm Truck, The Abominable Snowplow, P.T. Flea Car (all but Mack account for the first Cars film only)
• Ratatouille - Mustafa
• WALL-E - John
• Up - Construction foreman Tom
• Brave - Gordon
• Inside Out - Fritz
• The Good Dinosaur - Earl the Velociraptor
• Finding Dory - Husband Crab (Bill)
• Coco - Juan Ortodoncia
• Onward - Construction worker Fennwick

He has become such a stable part of the company that he is often called on to do promotional work for the company, such as hosting Pixar's 10th Anniversary documentary. He even plays on the company's softball team, and gets a humorous tribute during the end credits of Cars.

Joe Ranft

Along with John Ratzenberger (above), Joe Ranft had also provided his voice for every feature film made, with Cars being his last appearance before his untimely death in a roadside accident. While some have said that John Ratzenberger was "Pixar's Good Luck Charm", there are many who say that Frank was "the heart and soul of Pixar".

• Toy Story - Lenny the Binoculars, Snake
• A Bug's Life - Heimlich the Caterpillar
• Toy Story 2 - Wheezy the Penguin, Bullseye the Horse
• Monsters, Inc. - Claws, additional voices
• Finding Nemo - Jacques
• The Incredibles - Additional voices
• Cars - Red, Peterbilt

Pizza Planet

Pizza Planet is a fictional pizza restaurant in Toy Story. The Pizza Planet delivery truck that is featured prominently in Toy Story 2 appears in each of the later Pixar films. See the Pizza Planet article for additional information.

Release: exclusive outtakes and shorts

Three films (Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., and The Incredibles) were released on DVD with a short film made specifically for the DVD. The DVDs also include the short films that were released with each movie's theatrical release.

Trivia

• The Outtakes can be only seen in A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, and Monsters, Inc..

Pixar University

Pixar University is an in-house professional-development program that expands the concept of employee education by broadening its focus from skills training to a more general fine-arts education. The program offers more than 110 courses: a complete filmmaking curriculum, classes on painting, drawing, sculpting and creative writing, which usually last four-to-sixteen weeks. These classes are available not only for animators, but everyone, from the security guard to cafeteria chef.

In this setting, employees are allowed to miss work for a full slate in classes (about 14 per week) to raise the level of the best, cross-train, and develop mastery in whatever subjects may interest them. The vision behind the university for employees to try new things, work together better and test new ideas. But one of the most important benefits from the program is to build morale, spirit and communication among employees.

The dean of Pixar University, Randy S. Nelson, explains: "We've made the leap from an idea-centered business to a people-centered business. Instead of developing ideas, we develop people. Instead of investing in ideas, we invest in people. We're trying to create a culture of learning, filled with lifelong learners. It's no trick for talented people to be interesting, but it's a gift to be interested. We want an organization filled with interested people."

Pixar Theory

There is a famous theory about the existance of a Pixar universe :

Film	Year of story	Year of release
Spiritual world
Elemental		2023
Real world
The Good Dinosaur	-65 000 000 years	2015
Brave	14th century	2012
The Incredibles	1962	2004
Incredibles 2		2018
Incredibles 3		2028
Luca	1969	2021
Toy Story		1995
Toy Story 2		1999
Finding Nemo		2003
Finding Dory		2016
Ratatouille		2007
Toy Story 3		2010
Toy Story 4		2019
Toy Story 5		2025
Up		2009
Inside Out		2015
Inside Out 2		2024
Coco		2017
Coco 2	2026	20--
Turning Red	2002	2022
Soul	2021	2020
Elio		2025
WALL-E	2805	2008
Cars		2006
Cars 2		2011
Cars 3		2017
A Bug's Life		1998
Onward		2020
Monsters University		2013
Monsters, Inc.		2001
Fictious world
Lightyear	3901	2022

Gallery

Films

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)

Brave (2012)

Monsters University (2013)

Inside Out (2015)

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

Finding Dory (2016)

Cars 3 (2017)

Coco (2017)

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Onward (2020)

Soul (2020)

Luca (2021)

Turning Red (2022)

Lightyear (2022)

Elemental (2023)

Inside Out 2 (2024)

Elio (2025)

Hoppers (2026)

Toy Story 5 (2026)

Logos

Animated Disney logo, used until November 2007

	Pixar Animation Studios
Toy Story Films	Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), Toy Story 4 (2019), Toy Story 5 (2026)
Monsters, Inc. Films	Monsters, Inc. (2001), Monsters University (2013)
Finding Nemo Films	Finding Nemo (2003), Finding Dory (2016)
The Incredibles Films	The Incredibles (2004), Incredibles 2 (2018), Incredibles 3 (2028)
Cars Films	Cars (2006), Cars 2 (2011), Cars 3 (2017)
Inside Out Films	Inside Out (2015), Inside Out 2 (2024)
Coco Films	Coco (2017), Coco 2 (20--)
Original Films	A Bug's Life (1998), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Brave (2012), The Good Dinosaur (2015), Soul (2020), Luca (2021), Turning Red (2022), Lightyear (2022), Elemental (2023), Elio (2025), Hoppers (2026), Gatto (2027)