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Fans to Get First Look at Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Through Exclusive Teaser Trailer Only on Disney/Pixars Monsters, Inc.
BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 29 —
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR) today
announced that Lucasfilm Ltd. has created an exclusive teaser trailer
for “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones” that
will only appear at the head of the new animated Disney/Pixar film “Monsters,
Inc.” The film will be released in theaters nationwide on November
2nd.
George Lucas commented, “I
have great respect for Pixar and deep admiration for John Lasseter and
his team. I’m thrilled to be able to show audiences their first glimpse
of ‘Episode II’ with ‘Monsters, Inc.’ It gives me
an immense sense of pride to see our companies working together.”
From the Academy Award®-winning
creators of “Toy Story” comes this hilarious new computer-animated
feature that opens the door to a world of monsters and mayhem and scares
up lots of laughs in the process. Monsters, Inc. is the largest scare
factory in the monster world and the top kid Scarer is James P. Sullivan
(John Goodman), a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large purple
spots and horns, known as “Sulley” to his friends. His Scare
Assistant, best friend and roommate is Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal),
a lime green, opinionated, feisty, one-eyed monster. Scaring children
isn’t such an easy job, as monsters believe children are toxic and
that direct contact with them would be catastrophic. The film’s eclectic
cast of characters also includes the factory’s crab-like CEO Henry
J. Waternoose (James Coburn), the beguiling serpent-haired receptionist
Celia (Jennifer Tilly), and the sarcastic chameleon monster, Randall Boggs
(Steve Buscemi), who schemes to replace Sulley as Monsters, Inc.’s
top Scarer. Visiting from the human world is Boo (Mary Gibbs), a tiny
girl who turns the monster world upside down.
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. 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 domestic grossing animated film released
in 1999. The Northern California studio’s next films are “Monsters,
Inc.,” scheduled for release November 2, 2001, and “Finding
Nemo,” scheduled for a summer 2003 release.
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