tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post6657940571191535309..comments2023-10-31T05:13:39.415-04:00Comments on 2719 HYPERION: Disney-Pixar: A Wall Street PerspectiveJeffrey Pepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990997892044489714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-38759357097840824132007-06-28T21:06:00.000-04:002007-06-28T21:06:00.000-04:00"Moreover, the deal was a signal to the rest of th..."Moreover, the deal was a signal to the rest of the creative community that Disney could attract and keep the likes of such big-deal animation directors as Brad Bird, who directed The Incredibles"<BR/><BR/>Attract and keep?<BR/><BR/>If I'm not mistaken Disney Feature Anim passed on Brad Birds Incredibles script.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-69821230034790205672007-06-24T11:03:00.000-04:002007-06-24T11:03:00.000-04:00Ratatouille is going to do well, not blockbuster, ...Ratatouille is going to do well, not blockbuster, but well. And I say we simply ignore the cottage industry of naysayers who will kvetch and moan about it. They're simply wrong. <BR/>Ratatouille will be compared to Fantasia insofar as it is light years ahead of where animation is at this moment, and it will take some people a decade or two to catch up. That we can still see the original Fantasia and unearth treasures decades later...it's what I believe we'll see--soon enough--with Ratatouille. <BR/>The new Pixar/Disney film will do well enough at the box office and in the side markets (toys, plush, etc.). Where it will take some time to catch on is that is is actually animation primarily for adults: a mature story told in rich, deep tones with subtle flavors (pardon the lame pun), not a big didactic message that hits you over the head at the end. This film will grow legs in places where animation has never been taken seriously. It's growth will be slow and steady over the years, aside from opening box office that would be considered perfectly fine were it anyone but Pixar/Disney. (As was mentioned, Meet the Robinsons took in 100M, and it was an excellent film in the Disney tradition. All thanks to Pixar stepping in and plussing it.)<BR/>Good article, thanks for the efforts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com