Pixar's NEWT (Rumor: Cancelled) Concept Art released

[GreenScar]

Okay, so it's pretty far out there, but most of us love Pixar. I thought I would fill you in that newt is taking the old release date of Cars 2 (which has been moved forward:



Cars 2 - Summer 2011

newt - Summer 2012

Source - slashfilm.com

[Ferris]

I love newts! I'm already looking forward to this! Thanks jasonbird.

[alexakajeff]

I love Pixar with a passion.

[_Bolt_]

Nooo. Damnit. Im more excited about newt than cars 2 why did they have to switch...Oh well

[GreenScar]

Pixar's Newt is No More?

“What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can’t stand each other?” Apparently nothing. The plan was for Pixar to create a film about Newt and Brooke, two newts that go on a crazy adventure and learn finding a mate is no easy task, even when there’s only one choice.

As reported by Pixar Talk, Disney vet Floyd Norman visited the Animation Guild Blog and replied to a comment questioning Newt’s status simply by saying, “Oh, and Newt is dead.” When another visitor probed for more details, Norman answered, “Naturally, our pals up north run a tight ship, so it’s not polite to provide details at this time."

Of course this isn’t an official announcement that the Gary Rydstrom project has been canned, but the outlook is grim. Another site user suggested Monsters Inc. 2 might fill the vacancy. If that’s the case, the demise of Newt will go overlooked. Clearly that concept has been all over the place in terms of status updates; one month it’s happening and the next it’s not. But hey, this is the company that brought us masterpieces like Ratatouille, WALL-E and Up; in Pixar we trust.

[EricJ]

Floyd's one of the few (and I do mean FEW ) voices of reason on the Guild blog, and if he says there's a reason, there probably is--

And given that the story probably had our romantically squabbilng amphibians escaping into the wild, the reason was probably the same reason as every other movie Disney's canceled as of late:
Rampant paranoia and superstition about why "Princess & the Frog" didn't make money.

(Romantic frogs, romantic newts, close enough, they're still evil and unlucky! )

[STARSCREAM]

Oh man, Newts are cool. Would have liked to see this.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Floyd's one of the few (and I do mean FEW ) voices of reason on the Guild blog, and if he says there's a reason, there probably is--

And given that the story probably had our romantically squabbilng amphibians escaping into the wild, the reason was probably the same reason as every other movie Disney's canceled as of late:
Rampant paranoia and superstition about why "Princess & the Frog" didn't make money.

(Romantic frogs, romantic newts, close enough, they're still evil and unlucky! )

You make some good points. Disney was afraid that it would be a financial disappointment. Somehow the story brings to mind: The Wild, Over The Hedge, Open Season, ect

[Foggy]

What is up with Pixar? Why are they stuck doing endless sequels, toy story 3, cars 2, monsters inc 2. I would of rather had seen a new story than the same old characters, I hope they come back to doing it sometime in the future.

[AndyTheZombie]

I also love Pixar with a passion. But I hope they don't turn into a studio like dream works I HATE them with a passion big time!!

[MaCruz]

Whatever Newt is. Can it top UP?

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

Whatever Newt is. Can it top UP?

well not anymore it can't

[Porkchop Express]

I like newts. I used to catch them when I was a kid.

[Darkhawk9587]

This movie sounds like it can be really funny and entertaining.

[SquidPuppet]

Bummer if it's gone. Sounded cool to me.

I thought it took them about 4 years to make movie? How will they get one done by Summer 2012? Unless it's a sequel, then they dont have to go through the process of developing characters.

[SpaceDog]

Originally Posted by Foggy

What is up with Pixar? Why are they stuck doing endless sequels, toy story 3, cars 2, monsters inc 2. I would of rather had seen a new story than the same old characters, I hope they come back to doing it sometime in the future.

Pixar doesn't make sequels unless they have a good idea for one. This is why we haven't seen The Incredibles 2. Pixar also has come up with more new and different ideas than most studios when you consider the sum total of their output.

I don't know how they'll make a sequel to Monster's Inc. but I was just thinking the other day that I would enjoy seeing one.

Too bad about Newt. Just shows you that they aren't going to release a movie that isn't up to Pixar standards.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Foggy

What is up with Pixar? Why are they stuck doing endless sequels, toy story 3, cars 2, monsters inc 2. I would of rather had seen a new story than the same old characters, I hope they come back to doing it sometime in the future.

Ask Disney fans about the tragic days of "Circle 7 Studios", and they'll TELL you why Pixar is "up" with making Toy Story 3 and Monsters 2.

(Since I'm guesising you don't: Back when Pixar threatened to walk out on Eisner-era Disney, Eisner threatened to pull a Spiderman 4 on Lasseter, and claim that since Disney owned "marketing rights" to Buzz & Woody, they could make their own sequels to existing Disney-owned Pixar films, whether Pixar walked out or not--
Pixar called his bluff, and Eisner had the studio's new CGI division specially formed to create new faux-Pixar sequels...The unrelated Disney version of TS3 was a shocking mess, and Monsters 2 wasn't that bad, but O7 ended up being one of the main causes for Eisner's outing and the new peace with Pixar.
But there were still all those scripts lying around--Pixar assumed it would be safer to make those movies themselves with their own ideas, rather than see the old scripts get loose and fall into the wrong hands.)

As for why Cars 2?: Bob Iger still seems to be rather defensive about why we were all unfairly beating up on the first movie when it came out. ("It didn't make as much as Nemo, it's Pixar's first flop!")
Since it was the first Pixar on his watch, he's determined to prove it was an identifiable franchise with the audience after all, no matter what the Monday-morning analysts hysterically piled on at the time....You may have wondered why we're getting so much of that Cars ride at Disneyland.

[Foggy]

I didn't know that Eric, that was quite intresting, I'm excited for Toy Story 3, but I never really wanted to see a Cars 2 or a Monsters Inc 2. (They should of burned those evil scripts)

[Romulus]

This only makes believe that Up was the end of an era for Pixar even more now.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Romulus

This only makes believe that Up was the end of an era for Pixar even more now.

Expand on that please. What other factors support your belief.

I hope you are very very wrong.