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Billy Crystal
And John Goodman Lead an All-Star Voice Cast For Disney/Pixar's Upcoming
Animated Feature, "Monsters, Inc."
RICHMOND, CA - August 10, 2000 - Billy Crystal and John Goodman lead a
group of top vocal talents in adding frights and delights to Disney/Pixar's
upcoming animated comedy-adventure, "Monsters, Inc," it was
announced today (8/10) by Thomas Schumacher, president of Walt Disney
Feature Animation, and Steve Jobs, CEO of Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq:
PIXR). The film, which is scheduled for a November 2001 release, also
features the voices of James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Bonnie Hunt and newcomer
Mary Gibbs. "Monsters, Inc." is directed by Pete Docter, an
Oscar nominee for his role in creating the original story for "Toy
Story," and co-directed by David Silverman, the Emmy Award-winning
supervising director of "The Simpsons." Darla Anderson ("A
Bug's Life") is the producer with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton
serving as executive producers.
Following the enormous international
success of "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life" and "Toy
Story 2," "Monsters, Inc." is a comedy set in the realm
of things that go bump in the night, where chaos breaks loose after a
hapless monster accidentally lets a human child into the monster world.
"Monsters, Inc."
is being created and produced by Pixar at its Northern California studios.
Monsters, Incorporated is the largest scare factory in the monster world
and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) is one of its top Scarers. Sullivan
is a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large purple spots, and
horns. His Scare Assistant, best friend and roommate is Mike Wzowski (Billy
Crystal), a green, opinionated, feisty little one-eyed monster. The cast
of characters also includes the factory's CEO, a crablike monster named
Henry J. Waternoose (James Coburn) and the snake-headed, beguiling receptionist
Celia (Jennifer Tilly). One of the top Scarers is a sarcastic chameleon
monster named Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi). Visiting from the human world
is Boo (Mary Gibbs), a tiny girl who goes where no human has ever gone
before.
About Walt Disney Feature
Animation
Walt Disney Feature Animation is a division of The Walt Disney Studios,
which has created and produced the most successful animated films of all
time. Walt Disney Studios is a unit of the Walt Disney Company (NYSE:
DIS), the world's foremost family entertainment company engaged in animated
and live-action film and television production; cable and broadcast television;
theme parks and resorts; character merchandise licensing; consumer products
retailing; and book, magazine and music publishing.
About Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR) combines creative and technical
artistry to create original characters and stories in the medium of computer
animation. Pixar created and produced the first computer-animated feature
film, the Academy Award-winning Toy Story, released in 1995. Pixar has
since released two more animated features: A Bug's Life, the highest grossing
animated film released in 1998; and Toy Story 2, the highest grossing
animated film released in 1999. The studio is currently in production
on its fourth animated feature, Monsters, Inc., scheduled for a November
2001 release.
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