Chris Farmer
Screenwriter
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I can only hope it's true. Pixar screwed up and signed a deal with the devil to get where they are today, but I don't want to see their work dragged through the mud the way Walt's has been. Hopefully the coming replacement of Eisner will result in someone who will be able to work something out. Pixar wants a lot, but I'm willing to bet they'd settle for less. That's how bargaining works Maybe that while Pixar maintains the rights to all their movies and characters, but for the ones they've already done with Disney, Disney gets right of first refusal on distribution on future sequels with those characters (ie, Pixar can make and distribute Toy Story 3 without Disney, but when distribution time comes, Disney can pick it up before anybody else is allowed in the market, and other studios are allowed in only if Disney refuses). A reduced cut of the gross of the movie, but not a flat distribution fee, maybe 25%. As for control over when their movies hit theaters, eh, I don't think it's a big deal. I'm sure they'd be willing to listen to input from Disney, they just don't want to be forced into something. As successful as The Incredibles was, I do think it would have done better still at the BO had it opened in the summer.
The quote I did find most interesting however was It says a lot that people aren't willing to work with Disney because they don't want to piss off Pixar. Pixar's brand name must be strong indeed if people are willing to turn down the mother of all animation studios for fear of offending a relative upstart.
The quote I did find most interesting however was It says a lot that people aren't willing to work with Disney because they don't want to piss off Pixar. Pixar's brand name must be strong indeed if people are willing to turn down the mother of all animation studios for fear of offending a relative upstart.