Disney Buys Pixar for $7.4 Billion

[splashman]

Talent?

Please tell me that there are other talented people besides pixar?

The floor is open for nominations.

Um . . .

Uh . . .

 

[theahnman]

Wonder how much Dreamworks would have cost?

I wonder how realistic the prospect of a Dreamworks acquisition actually is...
Imagine, the possibilities of Dreamworks-related content being available as well.
Is my ignorance regarding Dreamworks showing through at all?
Well, if it is, it's purely intentional of course... to throw you all off...

 

[splashman]

Dreamworks? Feh.

Wonder how much Dreamworks would have cost?

When Dreamworks produces a movie that consists of something more than a random collection of parodies and homages, I'll consider mentioning them in the same breath as (deep breath) Pixar.

Dreamworks makes lots of money, and that's about all. Pixar makes awesome films, and lots of money besides.

 

[gwangung]

When Dreamworks produces a movie that consists of something more than a random collection of parodies and homages, I'll consider mentioning them in the same breath as (deep breath) Pixar.

Dreamworks makes lots of money, and that's about all. Pixar makes awesome films, and lots of money besides.

Which means it has talent AND the system to harness that talent to make good and profitable movies.

 

[nagromme]

"Disney to Buy Pixar?" - Mostly negative story ratings.

"Disney Buys Pixar!" - Mostly positive

I don't like media consolidation (or Disney), but looked at purely as Apple news I don't see how this is likely to be anything but positive.

 

[huck500]

Lasseter in charge of theme parks is HUGE...that's an area sorely lacking in the last few years. I also predict some "cell" (not that they actually draw cells anymore...) animation coming out of Disney now. Saying this is the death knell of hand-drawn animation kind of ignores that Disney isn't doing it anymore anyway...start looking for Macs on Disney tv shows.

 

[tk421]

I guess this rings the death knell for traditional cell animation. Especially being from the Disney name.

Not necessarily. I believe I've read somewhere that Pixar was, at one time, planning a 2-D studio.

I hope there is a revival of 2D animation. Lasseter speaks very fondly of Miyazaki's work. For those of you that aren't familiar with him, he is a director of Japanese animated films. His films are fabulous, and Lasseter has introduced some of them on the English DVDs (which, incidentally, are released by Disney).

 

[splashman]

Lasseter in charge of theme parks? Huh?

Lasseter in charge of theme parks is HUGE...that's an area sorely lacking in the last few years.

Um, no offense, but are you nuts? Lasseter is a filmmaker.

According to this, Lasseter will be Chief Creative Officer of Disney animation studios.

 

[Don't panic]

Um, no offense, but are you nuts? Lasseter is a filmmaker.

According to this, Lasseter will be Chief Creative Officer of Disney animation studios.

or, you might just read your own reference

Pixar President Ed Catmull will become president of the new Pixar and Disney animation studios. Pixar Executive Vice President John Lasseter will be Chief Creative Officer of the animation studios, as well as Principal Creative Advisor at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he will help design new attractions for Disney theme parks

 

[Bob Knob]

Its obvious that without video content itunes could not work in the future and it took this kind of move for apple to survive the onslaught of other forthcoming players. Buy apple shares they're going to be worth a fortune ! !

Bobnob: You can buy a hobnob of talent for 7.4 billion, please tell me that there are other talented people besides pixar?

It's the combination at Pixar that makes it work... look at all the Hockey teams with huge talent rosters on the payroll, if they can't make a cohesive team then it is wasted money. Disney lacks the creative vision they once had.

 

[steve_hill4]

"Disney to Buy Pixar?" - Mostly negative story ratings.

"Disney Buys Pixar!" - Mostly positive

I noticed that too. While I would not have liked this to go ahead, now that it has, I feel indifferent towards it. Sure it might benefit Apple in some strange twist of fate, but for the actual news itself, I couldn't care two hoots. I hated Disney, disliked Pixar for being so close to them, admired them for threatening to leave Disney, now feel I'm back to where I began, only now Apple are dragged potentially further in and it may benefit them. I souldn't really care, and I barely do.

 

[Yvan256]

Adobe buys Macro

Disney buys Pixar

Hell, what's next?

Microsoft Purchases Evil From Satan?

 

[splashman]

Whoops!

or, you might just read your own reference

My apologies. (Inserts foot in mouth.)

However, "in charge of theme parks" is a far cry from "creative advisor" or "designing new attractions."

 

[Thanatoast]

Didn't Disney shut down their 2D animation studios? That was a sad day.

I hope Pixar doesn't get burnt out trying to haul Disney into the future.

As for content on iTunes, the more the better. Even if it is Disney.

 

[w_parietti22]

Adobe buys Macro

Disney buys Pixar

Hell, what's next?

Apple buys MS?

 

[Bob Knob]

Um, no offense, but are you nuts? Lasseter is a filmmaker.

According to this, Lasseter will be Chief Creative Officer of Disney animation studios.

And what was Walt before he built DisneyLand?
And what were all the original Imagineers before they started planning Disneyland?

Filmmakers.

 

[dontmatter]

Issues:

will this hurt apple's ability to get media from the other media companies? If the connection of steve is used to get an advantage with disney, it will earn apple a disadvantage with everybody else.

Apple looks like the nice CEO of apple who takes a dollar a year in salary. Now, though, he's the CEO of the loved and successful animation studio that sold out to the ancient rotting beast, so he could get a windfall to rival corporate windfalls.

 

[splashman]

Yep.

And what was Walt before he built DisneyLand?
And what were all the original Imagineers before they started planning Disneyland?

Filmmakers.

Yep, you're right. My apologies.

 

[JGowan]

he's got a lot of spark but he is getting older!

Man... how old are you? Steve's just 50 (b. Feb 24, 1955).

My father is 72 and is still hard at work for Union Pacific Railroad since Feb 15, 1955; starting a day before Steve was even born. Age is relative. It depends on the man.

Believe it: Steve Jobs is just getting started.

 

[Bob Knob]

My apologies. (Inserts foot in mouth.)

However, "in charge of theme parks" is a far cry from "creative advisor" or "designing new attractions."

Must be a short cry... at Disney all of those come under the same title group.

 

[kainjow]

Anybody see the story about this on ABC News tonight? They had Steve Jobs and Rober Iger on for a few blurbs from an interview.

 

[steve_hill4]

Microsoft Purchases Evil From Satan?

What would be the point in that? That would be like Apple purchasing BeOS as it stands now. What do they need it for when they already have much more than the deal would give them.

Man... how old are you? Steve's just 50 (b. Feb 24, 1955).

My father is 72 and is still hard at work for Union Pacific Railroad since Feb 15, 1955; starting a day before Steve was even born. Age is relative. It depends on the man.

Believe it: Steve Jobs is just getting started.

And don't be surprised if Steve doesn't get regenerated as a robot shortly after dying anyway. No sleep needed, meaning keynotes 24 hours a day.

 

[Kirkmedia]

Steve Jobs put himself before Apple

Steve Jobs has lined his pockets at the expense of Apple's future. I'm sure this
won't help with Apple's relationships with other media companies.

I hope I am wrong.

 

[Bob Knob]

Yep, you're right. My apologies.

No need.

I realize I might be a little aggressive with my replies right now. One of my companies created software that both Disney and Pixar rely on (others use it, but Disney and Pixar combined total about 70% of our users). We have been positioning ourselves for a buy out in the last few months, this deal is going to be -very- good for my retirement account.

 

[Kirkmedia]

Prediction

Steve Jobs will leave Apple to run disney full-time after the intel transition. I know a lot of you think I'm idiot, but this could happen.