Brave is rumored to get a new director two years into Brenda Chapman’s production, Lee Unkrich and Michael Arndt step out for a bit of Fresh Air, Pixar artists are amazing even when they’re not at their desks, and more!
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Has Brenda Chapman been replaced by Mark Andrews on Brave?
The source of the rumor, CartoonBrew.com:
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/exclusive-brenda-chapman-no-longer-directing-pixars-brave.html?commentSubmitted=true#comments
The /Film write-up:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/10/18/mark-andrews-replaces-brenda-chapman-as-director-on-pixars-brave/
And Cinemablend’s:
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Has-The-First-Female-Pixar-Director-Been-Replaced-21280.html
And see NPR’s article about women in Pixar:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/06/dear_pixar_from_all_the_girls.html
Pixar Talk:
http://www.pixartalk.com/2010/10/brenda-chapman-out-as-brave-director/
The Pixar Blog:
http://pixarblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/brenda-chapman-no-longer-directing.html
The Wisdom of Pixar Blog:
http://blog.thewisdomofpixar.com/2010/10/does-pixars-brave-have-new-director.html
Upcoming Pixar:
http://pixarplanet.com/blog/pixars-first-female-director-no-more
Lee Unkrich and Michael Arndt on Fresh Air:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130646919&f=13&sc=tw&cc=freshair#
“Pencil to Pixel” exhibit at the Oakland airport:
http://www.flyoakland.com/whats_new.aspx
Awesome Pixar artist blogs:
Austin Madison:
http://munchanka.blogspot.com/
Terry Song:
http://terrysong.blogspot.com/
Chris Chua (still art):
http://cchua001.blogspot.com/
Chris Chua (animation):
http://www.cchuareels.blogspot.com/
Cat Hicks:
http://twitpic.com/2z2g0h
Nick Pitera (YouTube):
http://www.youtube.com/user/goonieman86
Buy Nick’s latest EP on iTunes or on Amazon.
Short film The Ballad of Nessie:
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-news/movies/speculation-disneys-the-ballad-nessie-theaters-winnie-pooh-summer-2011/
Ed Catmull goes to Detroit:
http://www.freep.com/article/20101017/COL24/10170424/Export-conference-to-address-the-big-picture#ixzz12qYiXTgM
Pixar and Marvel, Disney moviemakers:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-18/disney-buys-paramount-s-rights-to-marvel-movies-including-next-iron-man-.html
The Incredibles on Blu-ray:
http://www.pixartalk.com/2010/10/the-incredibles-blu-ray-confirmed-for-spring-2011/
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I actually listened to the interviews of the director and the story writter of Toy Story 3 on the NPR. It's amazing how much the technology has been improved since Toy Story 1. Do you think there would be more space to be improved when it comes to the animation? To me, they are as perfect as they can be now.
Good question, Dohyup! I think that they have made huge improvements. But each film gets better and better. I think humans could still be even better, but basically everything else is perfect. They will keep surprising us, though, just wait.
It kinda makes me sad about Brenda Chapman, but it's most definitely not the first time that Pixar has outed a director. Still, I find it strange that they kept saying she was the first female director and now she's off the project.
Honestly, I'm kind of scared for Pixar's future. They've always been my favorite, and they've always been the best (as far as quality is concerned). However, Cars 2 looks absolutely unappealing to me and I'm absolutely terrified by the idea for Monster's Inc. 2. Here's to hoping they won't flop any time soon.