Pixar and Disney split!

[voodoocat]

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CNBCTV/Articles/Dispatches/P73346.asp

Shares of Walt Disney (DIS, news, msgs) were hammered in after-market trading after Pixar Animation Studios (PIXR, news, msgs) said it was ending negotiations with Disney to extend the companies' five-picture deal for Disney to distribute Pixar films.

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"After ten months of trying to strike a deal with Disney, we're moving on," Pixar CEO Steve Jobs said in a press release. "We've had a great run together -- one of the most successful in Hollywood history -- and it's a shame that Disney won't be participating in Pixar's future successes."

Disney said the cost of a new deal was way too high.

To date, Pixar's five films have earned more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office and sold over 150 million DVDs and videos.

This is great news. I can't wait to see Pixar take off without the Disney ball and chain. Ever since Eisner took over, Disney's suffered.

 

[cowbert098]

I am glad to see pixar move one, they don't need Disney anymore now that they have developed a name for themselves.

 

[voodoocat]

I hope they consider putting out some movies with more mature subjects. Don't get me wrong, I love every movie that Pixar has done. But I'd love to see CG used for something besides kids stuff. Final Fantasy was great eye candy but the story sucked.

 

[MDowdey]

dude.

you are so right. final fantasy was beautiful, but it wasnt "final fantasy"



md

 

[vonnagy]

yeah it would be wicked to see pixar take on more mature projects for animations.

Not nessarily in the "Fritz the Cat" vein, but there was a cool animated movie called 'Waking Life' that I quite liked, though the animation style they used there made me a bit dizzy at first.

i think this is good news too hopefully something more creative will come of this!

 

[voodoocat]

This looks kickass.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/thetripletsofbellville.html

 

[bogleric]

I have mixed emotions about pixar and disney splitting. In the past decade Disney's ability to make high quality animated movies on their own has been declining. I would like to see Pixar expand their horizons as well, but would also have liked to see them continue with Disney in parallel.

 

[mrsid99]

In my opinion Disney has degenerated into a bunch of suits with zero creative ability simply looking for ways to screw the public out of a buck and Eisner epitomises that description!
I wish I could express how I really feel.

 

[cowbert098]

Its to bad Pixar had to give up the right to make any sequels to previous movies they made. I guess we won't be seeing a Nemo 2.