Tag: Ed Catmull
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Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull to Retire from Walt Disney Company
Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull is retiring. The 73-year old will be retiring from leading both the Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios next year. He will continue on in an advisory role through July 2019. Catmull has been an innovator in the animation industry for four decades. He was originally hired by George Lucas in…
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John Lasseter Honored with Diane Disney-Miller Lifetime Achievement Award by Walt Disney Family Museum
The Walt Disney Family Museum had their 3rd annual Gala celebrating the bestowment of the Diane Disney-Miller Lifetime Achievement Award to this year’s recipient, John Lasseter. The special fundraising gala was held at the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco. John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios is…
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Disney’s GIGANTIC Movie is Shelved
Disney’s Gigantic movie about Jack and the Beanstalk has been shelved. Originally this movie was supposed to be released in 2020. This will no longer be happening. It was to be an updated version of Jack and the Beanstalk where Jack befriends a female giant. The movie was being co-directed by Meg LeFauve (Inside-Out) and Nathan…