Film Freak a écrit:
Pixar is moving into direct to DVD business with a Cars spin-off to be called Planes.
Remember when Pixar's John Lasseter was against this stuff? When he rescued Toy Story 2 from the ignominy of a cheapie cash-in and made one of the best animated films ever out of it? Movieline posits that a DTV Planes allows Pixar to make a buck on the Cars world's bizarre popularity with the 2 year old set while not 'diluting' the cinematic franchise. I guess that makes sense, although I don't know how much there is to dilute.
The optimist would look at this and say there's no reason that Pixar's usual commitment to great storytelling couldn't shine in a DTV release. The pragmatist would understand that this is how business is done - you want more Ups, you have to deal with a couple of Planes. The cynic looks at the spate of sequels and the new DTV business and thinks that maybe we've seen the peak of Pixar. (EDIT TO INCLUDE: I didn't even realize that Pixar was going back and 3Ding their old films, which was reported on Slashfilm this week. That feels sort of cynical)
Last week, we reported that Pixar was possibly getting into the direct-to-video business by spin-offing Cars into a home entertainment movie called Planes. While the success of Cars made a spin-off seem like a reasonable business decision, Bleeding Cool reports that Pixar is not actively working on the movie. Instead, the movie is being developed over at Disney Toon Studios. They’re the folks best known for making disposable, direct-to-video sequels like Bambi II and The Lion King 1½. Pixar isn’t doing the animation and the extent of their involvement is unknown regarding the story. Bleeding Cool notes that Pixar and CCO John Lasseter are protective of their franchises, so they may serve as consultants in some capacity. But overall it looks like Planes won’t really be flying under Pixar’s banner.
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