Pixar

Pixar Animation Studios
	Logo used since 1995
	Pixar’s headquarters in Emeryville, California.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Animation
Predecessor	The Graphics Group (1979–1986); Circle Seven Animation (2005–2006);
Founded	February 3, 1986; 39 years ago in Richmond, California
Founders	Steve Jobs; George Lucas; Edwin Catmull; Alvy Ray Smith;
Headquarters	1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jim Morris (general manager & president); Pete Docter (CCO);
Products	Feature Films; Theatrical Short Films; Short Length-Television Series Shows
Brands	Pixar Image Computer; Pixar RenderMan;
Owner	Lucasfilm (1979–1986); Steve Jobs (1986–2006); The Walt Disney Company (2006–present);
Number of employees	1,233 (2020)
Parent	Walt Disney Studios (2006–present)
Website	www.pixar.com
	Footnotes / references;

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.

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.

Movies

Release timeline
1996
1995	Toy Story
1997
1998	A Bug's Life
1999	Toy Story 2
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (It's direct-to-video film)
2001	Monsters, Inc.
2002
2003	Finding Nemo
2004	The Incredibles
2005
2006	Cars
2007	Ratatouille
2008	WALL-E
2009	Up
2010	Toy Story 3
2011	Cars 2
2012	Brave
2013	Monsters University
2014
2015	Inside Out
2015	The Good Dinosaur
2016	Finding Dory
2017	Cars 3
2017	Coco
2018	Incredibles 2
2019	Toy Story 4
2020	Onward
2020	Soul
2021	Luca
2022	Turning Red
2022	Lightyear
2023	Elemental
2024	Inside Out 2
2025	Elio
2026	Hoppers
2026	Toy Story 5
2027	Incredibles 3
2028	Finding Marlin

Released


Title	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)		Producer(s)	Release by	Composer(s)	Note(s)
Title	Release date	Director(s)	Story	Screenplay	Producer(s)	Release by	Composer(s)	Note(s)
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	Second Pixar in 3D.
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			Third Pixar in 3D.
Monsters, Inc.	November 2, 2001	Pete Docter	Pete Docter Jill Culton Jeff Pidgeon Ralph Eggleston	Andrew Stanton Dan Gerson	Darla K. Anderson			Eighth Pixar in 3D.
Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	Andrew Stanton		Andrew Stanton Bob Peterson David Reynolds	Graham Walters		Thomas Newman	Seventh Pixar in 3D.
The Incredibles	November 5, 2004	Brad Bird			John Walker		Michael Giacchino	Seventh Pixar in IMAX.
Cars	June 9, 2006	John Lasseter	John Lasseter Joe Ranft Jorgen Klubien	Dan Fogelman John Lasseter Joe Ranft Phil Lorin Kiel Murray Jorgen Klubien	Darla K. Anderson		Randy Newman	Tenth Pixar in 3D.
Ratatouille	June 29, 2007	Brad Bird	Jan Pinkava Jim Capobianco Brad Bird	Brad Bird	Brad Lewis		Michael Giacchino	Eleventh Pixar in 3D.
WALL-E	June 27, 2008	Andrew Stanton	Andrew Stanton Pete Docter	Andrew Stanton Jim Reardon	Jim Morris		Thomas Newman
Up	May 29, 2009	Pete Docter	Pete Docter Bob Peterson Tom McCarthy	Bob Peterson Pete Docter	Jonas Rivera		Michael Giacchino	First Pixar in 3D.
Toy Story 3	June 18, 2010	Lee Unkrich	John Lasseter Andrew Stanton Lee Unkrich	Michael Arndt	Darla K. Anderson		Randy Newman	Forth Pixar in 3D. First Pixar in IMAX.
Cars 2	June 24, 2011	John Lasseter	John Lasseter Brad Lewis Dan Fogelman	Ben Queen	Denise Ream		Michael Giacchino	Fifth Pixar in 3D. Second Pixar in IMAX.
Brave	June 22, 2012	Mark Andrews Brenda Chapman	Brenda Chapman	Mark Andrews Steve Purcell Brenda Chapman Irene Mecchi	Katherine Sarafian		Patrick Doyle	Sixth Pixar in 3D.
Monsters University	June 21, 2013	Dan Scanlon	Dan Scanlon Dan Gerson Robert L. Baird	Dan Gerson Robert L. Baird Dan Scanlon	Kori Rae		Randy Newman	Ninth Pixar in 3D.
Inside Out	June 19, 2015	Pete Docter	Pete Docter Ronnie del Carmen	Pete Docter Meg LeFauve Josh Cooley	Jonas Rivera		Michael Giacchino	Twelve Pixar in 3D. Third Pixar in IMAX.
The Good Dinosaur	November 25, 2015	Peter Sohn	Bob Peterson		Denise Ream		Mychael Danna Jeff Danna	Thirteenth Pixar in 3D.
The Good Dinosaur	November 25, 2015	Peter Sohn	Peter Sohn Erik Benson Meg LeFauve Kelsey Mann Bob Peterson	Meg LeFauve	Denise Ream		Mychael Danna Jeff Danna	Thirteenth Pixar in 3D.
Finding Dory	June 17, 2016	Andrew Stanton		Andrew Stanton Victoria Strouse	Lindsey Collins		Thomas Newman	Fourteenth Pixar in 3D. Fourth Pixar in IMAX.
Cars 3	June 16, 2017	Brian Fee	Brian Fee Ben Queen Eyal Podell Jonathan E. Stewart	Kiel Murray Bob Peterson Mike Rich	Kevin Reher		Randy Newman	Fifteenth Pixar in 3D. Fifth Pixar in IMAX.
Coco	November 22, 2017	Lee Unkrich	Lee Unkrich Jason Katz Matthew Aldrich Adrian Molina	Adrian Molina Matthew Aldrich	Darla K. Anderson		Michael Giacchino	Sixteenth Pixar in 3D. First Pixar’s Musical.
Incredibles 2	June 15, 2018	Brad Bird			John Walker Nicole Paradis Grindle		Michael Giacchino	Seventeenth Pixar in 3D. Sixth Pixar in IMAX.
Toy Story 4	June 21, 2019	Josh Cooley	John Lasseter Andrew Stanton Josh Cooley Valerie LaPointe Rashida Jones Will McCormack Martin Hynes Stephany Folsom	Andrew Stanton Stephany Folsom	Mark Nielsen Jonas Rivera		Randy Newman	Eighteenth Pixar in 3D. Eighth Pixar in IMAX.
Onward	March 6, 2020	Dan Scanlon	Dan Scanlon Keith Bunin Jason Headley	Dan Scanlon Jason Headley Keith Bunin	Kori Rae		Mychael Danna Jeff Danna	Nineteenth Pixar in 3D. Nineth Pixar in IMAX.
Soul	December 25, 2020	Pete Docter	Pete Docter Mike Jones Kemp Powers		Dana Murray	Disney+	Trent Reznor Atticus Ross	Twentith Pixar in 3D.
Luca	June 18, 2021	Enrico Casarosa	Enrico Casarosa Jesse Andrews Simon Stephenson	Jesse Andrews Mike Jones	Andrea Warren		Dan Romer	Twenty First Pixar in 3D.
Turning Red	March 11, 2022	Domee Shi	Domee Shi Julia Cho Sarah Streicher	Julia Cho Domee Shi	Lindsey Collins		Ludwig Göransson	Twenty Second Pixar in 3D.
Lightyear	June 17, 2022	Angus MacLane	Angus MacLane Matthew Aldrich Jason Headley	Jason Headley Angus MacLane	Galyn Susman	Theatrical	Michael Giacchino	Twenty Third Pixar in 3D. Tenth Pixar in IMAX.
Elemental	June 16, 2023	Peter Sohn	John Hoberg, Brenda Hsueh, Kat Likkel & Sohn	Hoberg, Hsueh & Likkel	Denise Ream		Thomas Newman	Twenty Fourth Pixar in 3D.
Inside Out 2	June 14, 2024	Kelsey Mann	Meg LeFauve & Mann	Dave Holstein & Meg LeFauve	Mark Nielsen		Andrea Datzman	Twenty Fifth Pixar in 3D

Upcoming


Film	Release date	Director(s)	Story	Screenplay	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Release by
Elio	June 13, 2025	Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi & Adrian Molina	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Twenty Sixth Pixar in 3D.
Hoppers	March 6, 2026	Daniel Chong	TBA	TBA	TBA	Twenty Seventh Pixar in 3D.
Toy Story 5	June 19, 2026	Andrew Stanton	TBA	TBA	TBA	Twenty Eighth Pixar in 3D.

Short Films


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

↑ "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.

Other websites

Official website

[PixarTimeline-1] "COMPANY FAQS". Pixar. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006.

[Pixar_Founding_Documents-2] 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.

[3] Smith, Alvy Ray. "Proof of Pixar Cofounders" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2015.

[Walt-Disney-Company-Jan-2006-8-K-4] "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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