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Pixar And John Lasseter Sign Ten Year Deal
EMERYVILLE, CA - March 28, 2001 - Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR)
today announced that its executive vice president and two-time Oscar®-winning
director John Lasseter has signed a ten year contract to provide his services
exclusively to the studio.
"John Lasseter, more than anyone else, has shaped Pixar into the
world-class animation studio it is today," said Pixar CEO Steve Jobs.
"With John leading our creative team for the next decade, our dream
of nurturing a golden age of animation at Pixar may come true."
"It's the dream of every
animator and storyteller to help build a studio from scratch that embraces
the creative values we hold dear," said John Lasseter. "I love
working with all of the other incredibly talented people at our studio.
A place like Pixar doesn't happen often, and I feel like one of the luckiest
guys on earth."
Lasseter, 44, has directed
the studio's three animated feature films: Toy Story (1995), A
Bug's Life (1998) and Toy Story 2 (1999), whose combined worldwide
box office receipts total over $1.2 billion to date. Lasseter is currently
in development on his fourth feature film and is overseeing all of Pixar's
films as executive vice president of creative, including Monsters,
Inc., due in theaters November 2, 2001, and Finding Nemo, scheduled
for release in summer 2003.
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. Under its partnership with Disney, Pixar has created and produced
the first computer-animated feature film, the Academy Award®-winning Toy Story, released in 1995; A Bug's Life, the highest grossing
animated film released in 1998; and Golden Globe-winner Toy Story 2,
the highest grossing animated film released in 1999. The Northern California
studio is currently in production on Monsters, Inc., scheduled
for release November 2, 2001, and Finding Nemo, scheduled for a
summer 2003 release.
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