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!
Has Brenda Chapman been replaced by Mark Andrews on Brave?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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