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'Up' Director Reveals Secret Deleted Subplot - And the Egg on Carl's Face

Posted 6/11/09 4:30 pm EST by in News


'Up'Pixar has another instant classic on its hands with its latest cartoon offering. As big a fan as you may be -- and as much as you may think you know what’s up with "Up" -- there is a deleted plotline that may surprise you.

When MTV News visited the Pixar headquarters in Emeryville, CA recently we couldn’t help but notice that there were early sketches on the walls of Carl (Ed Asner) -- the 78 year old man who flies his house to South America in "Up." In these pictures we saw, he was constantly holding a giant egg. It wasn’t his breakfast either, but instead the spawn of his rare, hunted bird friend Kevin. Read More...

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Pixar Doesn't Quite Confirm Pete Doctor To Direct 'Monsters Inc. 2'

Posted 6/8/09 1:30 pm EST by in News


Pete DocterWith Pixar’s “Up” claiming first place at the box office in its second weekend -- it’s just behind “Star Trek” in terms of the highest two-week tally for 2009 -- congratulations are in order for the film’s director, Pete Docter. Instead of kudos, Docter and his next project are making headlines today: a sequel to his first Pixar feature, “Monsters Inc.” Speculative rumors of a “Monsters Inc. 2” have been floating around for awhile, but we're now one step closer to official confirmation thanks to Disney expert Jim Hill.

In his coverage of Licensing International Expo 2009, Hill reports that licensing buyers were told of the sequel, though they were also apparently supposed to keep the news a secret. Of course now that the information has been leaked, along with Docter’s "Up" success, we can likely expect a formal announcement from Pixar very soon. Read More...

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Pixar Eyeing 'Monsters, Inc.' Sequel, Says Film's Director

Posted 7/30/08 2:16 pm EST by in Comic-Con, News


'Monsters, Inc.'They did it with “Toy Story” twice. They’re doing it with “Cars” next. They’ve been rumored to want to do it with “The Incredibles” for years. Pixar is officially in the sequel business these days, with further installments of some of their most popular franchises in the works.

So how come we never hear about “Monsters, Inc. 2”?

“We’ve thought about it,” “Monsters, Inc.” director Pete Docter told MTV News about the possibility for a sequel. “We’ve got a couple ideas.”

In the moment, those ideas are being filtered into a “Monsters, Inc” roller-coaster at the Walt Disney Resorts, which should open in a couple of years. Read More...

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