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It's official, Disney buys Pixar
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ThreeCircles
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justintheschola said:
Incorrect. Jobs has no more power or say than any of the other directors. The only "power" the stock gives him is the power to vote the shares. Even though he is the largest single stock holder his entire holding will still account for less than 2% of outstanding shares. That's not enough to sway anything.
I'd watch for Jobs to skip town in the not too distant future anyway. If he really wanted to be involved in running/directing an animation/media company, he wouldn't have sold Pixar in the first place. He won't stay. His interest lies in Silicon Valley not Hollywood.
ThreeCircles
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rjmagic16 said:
Disney has integrated other companies into the fold and allowed them to essentially run themselves. ESPN is probably one of the better examples. Miramax also existed this way for quite some time until Eisner began to exert more and more influence on that studio.
My guess is that Pixar will be allowed to operate as they have been. Especially at this early stage. Down the line (meaning 10+ years) things may change, but Iger is smart enough to know that change come gradually.
And Disney made outstanding animated movies WAY before Pixar was a thought. I love the fact that people consider six hit films as the be all and end all of the studio. It's SIX films! SIX! Wait until the first Pixar flop... Trust me, it will come.
imagineer boy
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This is very very good news. Hopefully this won't mean a crappy Toy Story 3? With a quality Pixar version instead? This is a very good move, and kudos to the Pixar board of directors and Iger. I also found it very interesting that John Lassiter will be creative executive at WDI. This also could mean the end of sub-par attractions and parks. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it is!
KevinPage
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With the whole Save Disney hoopla and Pixar walking away from the table a few years ago, who would have thought this would EVER happen.
I LOVE the fact that Pixar is now really a part of Disney and Lasseter will get alot of "stroke".
Let's just hope they don't let Andrew Stainton anywhere near Pixar Studios. As a matter of fact, fire the man if he even attempts to book a flight to Washington state. :lol:
Let's also hope that Iger doesn't let any other clowns interject into Pixar's dealings and screw things up.
Let's also hope that Pixar Sequel Studios is now a complete afterthought.
I LOVE the fact that Pixar is now really a part of Disney and Lasseter will get alot of "stroke".
Let's just hope they don't let Andrew Stainton anywhere near Pixar Studios. As a matter of fact, fire the man if he even attempts to book a flight to Washington state. :lol:
Let's also hope that Iger doesn't let any other clowns interject into Pixar's dealings and screw things up.
Let's also hope that Pixar Sequel Studios is now a complete afterthought.
Connor002
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11003466/ also appears to have a video, but I'm not sure if you need MSNvideo installed...
ThreeCircles
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Rosso11 said:
I had heard someone on Bloomberg Radio state his total share would account for just under 2%. I could be wrong. But, even at 6%, it's still not enough to sway any major decisions.
peter11435
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You would be surprised. I think 6% is around if not more than what the Bass brothers once had. They had considerable influence on the company.ThreeCircles said:
peter11435
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KevinPage said:
I think you mean David Stainton. Andrew Stanton works for Pixar and was the man behind Finding Nemo. David Stainton is the President of Walt Disney Feature Animation.
GenerationX
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I'm not a Steve Jobs fan or an Apple fan at all, but I'm a huge Pixar fan. I think the Pixar creative team does extraordinary work, and I think Disney management is smart enough to let them continue doing just that. This is great news! :sohappy:
Pluto Parking
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GenerationX said:
BEST DISNEY NEWS IN 20 YEARS!
Ghostbuster626
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Actually I heard David Stainton got fired today and Ed Catmull from Pixar replaced him.
Computer Magic
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Saw this pic in one of the article of the buy out . :lol:
I'm actually excited about the news and have high hopes. :sohappy:
I'm actually excited about the news and have high hopes. :sohappy:
Computer Magic
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It shows the failure of Disney to do it themselves over the last 10 years and had to go out and buy it.Pluto Parking said:
Computer Magic said:
Sounds like Microsoft.... :lol: No, I'm not a Mac fanatic.
Wow, my 1000th post.... too bad it wasn't more substantive....Ok, I'll add more.
I hope this brings a creative boost back to Feature Animation, and some spark to WDI. I'll be very curious to see how Disney handles the Pixar culture, if they let it survive and thrive, or bring it into the fold and suffocate it. Obviously, I would like the former. I would suggest that expectations be reigned back a bit... kinda like Everest - it's not going to be the 'be all end all' of attractions. Same thing here, I wouldn't expect a renaissance in Animation because of the acquisition and personnel placement (Good for Lasseter!)