020: News: October 19, 2010


Brave is rumored to get a new director two years into Brenda Chapman’s production, Lee Unkrich and Michael Arndt step out for a bit of Fresh Air, Pixar artists are amazing even when they’re not at their desks, and more! 

Has Brenda Chapman been replaced by Mark Andrews on Brave?

The source of the rumor, CartoonBrew.com: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/exclusive-brenda-chapman-no-longer-directing-pixars-brave.html?commentSubmitted=true#comments

The /Film write-up: http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/10/18/mark-andrews-replaces-brenda-chapman-as-director-on-pixars-brave/

And Cinemablend’s: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Has-The-First-Female-Pixar-Director-Been-Replaced-21280.html

Also NPR: http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2010/10/19/130669057/morning-shots-is-pixar-s-female-led-feature-losing-its-female-director

And see NPR’s article about women in Pixar: http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/06/dear_pixar_from_all_the_girls.html

Pixar Talk: http://www.pixartalk.com/2010/10/brenda-chapman-out-as-brave-director/

The Pixar Blog: http://pixarblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/brenda-chapman-no-longer-directing.html

The Wisdom of Pixar Blog: http://blog.thewisdomofpixar.com/2010/10/does-pixars-brave-have-new-director.html

Upcoming Pixar: http://pixarplanet.com/blog/pixars-first-female-director-no-more

Lee Unkrich and Michael Arndt on Fresh Air: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130646919&f=13&sc=tw&cc=freshair#

“Pencil to Pixel” exhibit at the Oakland airport: http://www.flyoakland.com/whats_new.aspx

Awesome Pixar artist blogs:

Austin Madison: http://munchanka.blogspot.com/

Terry Song: http://terrysong.blogspot.com/

Chris Chua (still art): http://cchua001.blogspot.com/

Chris Chua (animation): http://www.cchuareels.blogspot.com/

Cat Hicks: http://twitpic.com/2z2g0h

Nick Pitera (YouTube): http://www.youtube.com/user/goonieman86

Buy Nick’s latest EP on iTunes or on Amazon.

Short film The Ballad of Nessie: http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-news/movies/speculation-disneys-the-ballad-nessie-theaters-winnie-pooh-summer-2011/

Ed Catmull goes to Detroit: http://www.freep.com/article/20101017/COL24/10170424/Export-conference-to-address-the-big-picture#ixzz12qYiXTgM

Pixar and Marvel, Disney moviemakers: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-18/disney-buys-paramount-s-rights-to-marvel-movies-including-next-iron-man-.html

The Incredibles on Blu-ray: http://www.pixartalk.com/2010/10/the-incredibles-blu-ray-confirmed-for-spring-2011/

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