Pixar Hits Keep Coming

Pixar, the animation arm of Disney Studios, has won an unprecedented seven Oscars for Best Animated Film: 'Finding Nemo' (2004), 'The Incredibles' (2005), 'Ratatouille' (2008), 'Wall-E' (2009), 'Up' (2010), 'Toy Story 3' (2011), and 'Brave' (2012), and it appears that its winning ways will continue.

The Incredibles

This week, Disney's CEO, Bob Iger announced that Pixar would be making a sequel to the very successful 'The Incredibles' - 10 years after its initial release. 'The Incredibles'  backstory is that of a family of crime-fighting superheros (the Parr's - which includes Bob (the father, who has incredible strength), Helen (the mother, who is super elastic) and their three children - Violet (invisibility power) Dash (super speedster) and Jack-Jack (wide range of super powers) who get involved in adventures where their superpowers must be used - and that's when the fun begins. 'The Incredibles' sequel has been long awaited and is anticipated to be a box office buster.

In his address, Iger also announced that a 'Cars 3', the third installment of the 2006 feature 'Cars' would also be produced. This announcement was more the surprise as 'Cars' was a tepid box office grosser and its sequel, 'Cars 2' (2010) was considered, at least by Pixar's standards, to be a box office flop.  However, over the years, the 'Cars' franchise (well loved by its young and loyal fans) has generated billions of dollars in merchandising sales - including, toys, books, and games. Additionally, there is a Cars' Land attraction at the Disney Land theme park in CA, which is one of the Park's most popular attractions.


The 'Cars' films are also responsible for the production of the very successful 'Planes' animated feature, which was released last year.  Its sequel, 'Planes: Fire and Rescue' is scheduled for release this summer.

Overall, Pixar's track record has been very impressive and it has taken full advantage if its successes with sequels (such as 'Toy Story 2 and 3') and spin-offs ('Finding Dory', to be released in 2016, is a spin-off of the very popular and lucrative 'Finding Nemo').