Disney: Could "Up" Be Pixar's First Dud?

February 10, 2009 at 6:41 am PT

One of the remarkable things about Pixar is that the Disney (DIS) unit has never produced a flop.

It’s an amazing list: “Toy Story,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Cars,” “Ratatouille” and “Wall-E.”

Nine movies, nine success stories.

Can they make it 10 for 10? The next big release for Pixar, which is coming up in late May, is a movie called “Up.” If you have kids, you’ve likely seen the trailer by now. At the heart of the movie is an old geezer named Carl, who is voiced by Ed Asner; he’s accompanied on some adventures by a 9-year-old Boy Scout sidekick named Russell.

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http://allthingsd.com/ Eric Welch

For Cars, Ratatouille and Wall-E, I’ve thought the exact same thing. Especially Cars. There is no reason to ask the question is such a negative way. Do you have ANY reason to think it other than you can’t believe anyone could do what Pixar is doing?

As long as Steve Jobs is the majority stockholder at Disney, Pixar will be treated by Disney in a hands-off manner. And that can only be good. Because Disney’s business model doesn’t allow for quality at Pixar’s level.
http://poweredbydmt.com Mark Omega

10 for 10…!
http://allthingsd.com/ Alan Sanders

As several readers have noted over at the Barron’s blog, who cares what a financial analyst thinks about a half-finished movie? I mean, could anything be less relevant to anything (except filling the space in your column)?

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