Is Pixar Making a ‘Star Wars’ Movie?

[Akijama]

When Disney acquired the Star Wars franchise, they quickly made it clear that they had more than just a new cinematic trilogy in mind. There’s been talk of TV shows (e.g., Star Wars Rebels), comic books (to be published by Marvel), and spinoffs based on characters like Han Solo and Boba Fett.

Now it seems we can also add a Pixar movie to that growing list of Star Wars projects. Hit the jump for more details.

Latino Review reports that the animation studio is getting a Star Wars movie, although — unsurprisingly — specifics are scarce at the moment. There’s no word on who’ll make the film, or what it’ll be about, or when it’ll arrive. Our best guess is that it’s still a ways off.

Pixar has Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, and Finding Dory lined up through 2016, so 2017 would seem to be the earliest possible release date. And that’s assuming Pixar is already working on the film, or intends to start soon, as they tend to take their time putting together their theatrical features. Moreover, that’s such a long way off that any plans could change drastically or get scrapped altogether between now and then.

If the rumors are true, the Star Wars film will be Pixar’s first project based on an existing property. Despite constant speculation, a Pixar Marvel movie has yet to materialize — although the first Disney Marvel picture, Big Hero 6, is coming later this year.

But that’s a big if. There’s no official word from Pixar, Lucasfilm, or Disney of any possible Star Wars / Pixar team-up. Still, the thought of a crossover makes sense. Both franchises have huge, devoted followings, so a combination of the two is practically a license to print money.

In my mind, the best-case scenario here is that Pixar will be allowed to make a real Pixar movie out of the Star Wars universe, as opposed to a Star Wars movie that just happens to be animated. Besides, if Disney really is determined to release a Star Wars movie every year, they’ll have to fill all those release dates somehow.

http://www.slashfilm.com/is-pixar-ma...ar-wars-movie/

[Walts Ghost]

I'm for it.

[cynatnite]

Originally Posted by Akijama

http://www.slashfilm.com/is-pixar-ma...ar-wars-movie/

Wall-E and R2-D2 meet...

[EricJ]

When Disney acquired the Star Wars franchise, they quickly made it clear that they had more than just a new cinematic trilogy in mind. There’s been talk of TV shows (e.g., Star Wars Rebels), comic books (to be published by Marvel), and spinoffs based on characters like Han Solo and Boba Fett.

And "Pixar should do it! In fact, they probably ARE doing it right now because they should!--They work for Disney, after all! And they made The Incredibles, so they'll probably hire Brad Bird!" uttered....every....single...TIME.

It wasn't true after the Marvel sale, and it don't get truer with ritual repeating.
Some fanboy urban-legends you just can't kill with garlic.

[Monterey Jack]

[EricJ]

Latino Review reports

...Oh, wait, never mind. THEM again.

[Mandalorian]

If Pixar made a Star Wars film, I'd proudly declare myself a fanboy of said project before it was even finished.

[blonde_devil]

makes sense in a way - Lucas created Pixar way back in the day and I think they did some basic stuff in Star Wars. It is only right that they make a full-on Star Wars film. Just hope it isn't in the Pixar style - would look a little goofy.

[EricJ]

(Oh, I can tell, right away--This one's gonna be unkillable for TWENTY YEARS, isn't it?
You can just sense that hypnotic power to cloud fans' minds...)

[Clark Kent]

I figured this would happen the minute they announced that Disney bought out Lucas. It was a critical part of the deal, as Pixar's CGI animation is a perfect fit for the Star Wars Universe.

[Megalith]

Will it be about Jar Jar?

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by EricJ

(Oh, I can tell, right away--This one's gonna be unkillable for TWENTY YEARS, isn't it?
You can just sense that hypnotic power to cloud fans' minds...)

You are enigmatic negativity incarnate.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Megalith

Will it be about Jar Jar?

That would be awesome sauce.

[Foggy]

...at least it's more interesting than the sequels they're making.

[Blu-Benny]

this would be awesome!!

[celticmoon]

Not concrete enough for me to think anything of it at this point... But I'm not against collaborations of this sort.

[Packerfan75]

This is too good not to happen.

[esteban²]

I hope PIXAR will bring us an EWOKS movie.

[Edword]

Originally Posted by Foggy

...at least it's more interesting than the sequels they're making.

Agreed. I'm already more interested in this than I am the new Star Wars movies...and this isn't even confirmed

[spanky87]

They should go the DC animated films route and adapt Thrawn Trilogy, Shadows of the Empire, stuff like that. The Original Trilogy cast can do the voices.