Wall*E makes history

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Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Yeah, when do you think Lasster was informed there was no future in CGI? It was when he was fired. DisneyWar states Katzenberg was the one who said this to John after he developed The Brave Little Toaster. Meanwhile, "The Pixar Story" doesn't name the individual who fired Lasseter after he pitched The Brave Little Toaster. Katzenberg was running the joint with Roy as a figurehead, connect the dots, man.

Which is why when you say, "Yeah, but they never name him specfically, you have to be informed to recognize that it was Katzenberg making those "story notes" and that it may have been Katzenberg who made the decision to fire him" you are mixing up two very separate incidents:

- Toy Story development (1993): Katzenberg is named in the documentary as having suggested changes in the story

- The Brave Little Toaster development (1980s): Lasseter was fired from Disney. Katzenberg is not named; somebody else is, I should check back for that.