Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios (/ˈpɪksɑːr/) or simply Pixar, is an American animation studio. It is known for its advanced CGI productions. It has been a partner of Disney for many years. In 2006, Disney bought the company.[2] The company’s studio lot is located in Emeryville, California.
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 Pixar’s headquarters in Emeryville, California. | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Animation |
| Predecessor |
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| Founded | February 3, 1986 in Richmond, California |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | 1200 Park Avenue, , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | Computer animations |
| Brands | |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 1,233 (2020)  |
| Parent | Walt Disney Studios (2006–present) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
Pixar started as a division of George Lucas' Lucasfilm in early 1979. In 1986, Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs bought it for $10 million. He worked as a chairman and CEO until 2011.[4]
The company has made a total of 28 movies and short films based on the characters, starting with Toy Story which was released on November 22, 1995, Toy Story 2 was premiered in 1999 and Toy Story 3 was made in 2010. The fourth film of the franchise is Toy Story 4 which released in 2019. The Toy Story franchise has globally become the highest-grossing animated films of all time and has also released several short films and several television series.
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Released change
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Release by | Composer(s) | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story | Screenplay | |||||||
| Toy Story | November 22, 1995 | John Lasseter | John Lasseter
Pete Docter Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft |
Joss Whedon
Andrew Stanton Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow |
Bonnie Arnold
Ralph Guggenheim |
Theatrical | Randy Newman | |
| A Bug's Life | November 25, 1998 | John Lasseter | John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft |
Andrew Stanton
Donald McEnery Bob Shaw |
Darla K. Anderson
Kevin Reher | |||
| Toy Story 2 | November 24, 1999 | John Lasseter | John Lasseter
Pete Docter Ash Brannon Andrew Stanton |
Andrew Stanton
Rita Hsiao Doug Chamberlin Chris Webb |
Helene Plotkin
Karen Robert Jackson | |||
| Finding Nemo | May 30, 2003 | Andrew Stanton | Andrew Stanton
Bob Peterson David Reynolds |
Graham Walters | Thomas Newman | |||
| Inside Out | June 19, 2015 | Pete Docter | Pete Docter
Ronnie del Carmen |
Pete Docter
Meg LeFauve Josh Cooley |
Jonas Rivera | Michael Giacchino | Sixth Pixar in 3D.
Third Pixar in IMAX. | |
| The Good Dinosaur | November 25, 2015 | Peter Sohn | Bob Peterson | Denise Ream | Mychael Danna
Jeff Danna |
Seventh Pixar in 3D. | ||
| Peter Sohn
Erik Benson Meg LeFauve Kelsey Mann Bob Peterson |
Meg LeFauve | |||||||
| Coco | November 22, 2017 | Lee Unkrich | Lee Unkrich
Jason Katz Matthew Aldrich Adrian Molina |
Adrian Molina
Matthew Aldrich |
Darla K. Anderson | Michael Giacchino | Tenth Pixar in 3D.
First Pixar’s Musical. | |
| Soul | December 25, 2020 | Pete Docter | Pete Docter
Mike Jones Kemp Powers |
Dana Murray | Disney+ | Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross |
Fourteenth Pixar in 3D. | |
| Turning Red | March 11, 2022 | Domee Shi | Domee Shi
Julia Cho Sarah Streicher |
Julia Cho
Domee Shi |
Lindsey Collins | Ludwig Göransson | Sixteenth Pixar in 3D. | |
| Lightyear | June 17, 2022 | Angus MacLane | Angus MacLane
Matthew Aldrich Jason Headley |
Jason Headley
Angus MacLane |
Galyn Susman | Theatrical | Michael Giacchino | Seventeenth Pixar in 3D.
Ninth Pixar in IMAX. |
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| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Story | Screenplay | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Release by | Composer(s) | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Inside Out 2 | June 14, 2024 | Kelsey Mann | TBA | Meg LeFauve | TBA | Mark Nielsen | Theatrical | TBA | Ninteenth Pixar in 3D. | |
| Elio | June 13, 2025 | Adrian Molina | TBA | Molina | TBA | Mary Alice Drumm | Twentieth Pixar in 3D. | |||
| TBA | March 6, 2026 | TBA | Twentyfirst Pixar in 3D. | |||||||
| June 19, 2026 | Twentysecond Pixar in 3D. | |||||||||
Short Films change
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of André & Wally B. | 1984 | Alvy Ray Smith |
| Luxo Jr. | 1986 | John Lasseter |
| Red's Dream | 1987 | John Lasseter |
| Tin Toy | 1988 | John Lasseter |
| Knick Knack | 1989 | John Lasseter |
| Geri's Game | 1997 | Jan Pinkava |
| For The Birds | 2000 | Ralph Eggleston |
| Boundin' | 2003 | Bud Luckey |
| One Man Band | 2006 | Andrew Jimenez & Mark Andrews |
| Lifted | 2007 | Gary Rydstrom |
| Presto | 2008 | Doug Sweetland |
| Partly Cloudy | 2009 | Peter Sohn |
| Day & Night | 2010 | Teddy Newton |
| La Luna | 2011 | Enrico Casarosa |
| The Blue Umbrella | 2013 | Saschka Unseld |
| Lava | 2014 | James Ford Murphy |
| Sanjay's Super Team | 2015 | Sanjay Patel |
| Piper | 2016 | Alan Barillaro |
| Lou | 2017 | David Mullins |
| Bao | 2018 | Domee Shi |
References change
- ↑ "COMPANY FAQS". Pixar. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smith, Alvy Ray. "Pixar Founding Documents". Alvy Ray Smith Homepage. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ↑ Smith, Alvy Ray. "Proof of Pixar Cofounders" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Walt Disney Company, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Jan 26, 2006" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
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