Pixar Eyeing ‘Knick Knack’
(Hollywood Reporter) -- Can a grumpy snowman find life among the tropical fishes? That’s a question Pixar Animation Studios plans to answer with the summer release of “Finding Nemo.” The Bay Area studio, which won its first Oscar for a computer animated short film, is considering dusting off its classic 1989 short “Knick Knack” and attaching it to the theatrical release of the upcoming father-son underwater adventure “Finding Nemo.” “One of our goals is to have a short film before every Pixar animated feature,” said John Lasseter, Pixar executive vp and “Knick Knack” director. “We kind of alternate between (making) new short films and pulling ones out of the vault that people haven’t seen too much. For ‘Finding Nemo,’ we’re talking about putting ‘Knick Knack’ on the front because a lot of people haven’t seen it.”
(Hollywood Reporter) -- Can a grumpy snowman find life among the tropical fishes? That’s a question Pixar Animation Studios plans to answer with the summer release of “Finding Nemo.” The Bay Area studio, which won its first Oscar for a computer animated short film, is considering dusting off its classic 1989 short “Knick Knack” and attaching it to the theatrical release of the upcoming father-son underwater adventure “Finding Nemo.” “One of our goals is to have a short film before every Pixar animated feature,” said John Lasseter, Pixar executive vp and “Knick Knack” director. “We kind of alternate between (making) new short films and pulling ones out of the vault that people haven’t seen too much. For ‘Finding Nemo,’ we’re talking about putting ‘Knick Knack’ on the front because a lot of people haven’t seen it.”
