Pixar and the wider world of Disney animation have delighted fans young and old for decades. For all the talent and know-how throughout the company, some projects just don’t come together the way they want them to. The studio’s most famous unfinished film is Newt, the first Pixar film to be canceled after being publicly announced. While the movie never made it to the big screen, the production did lead to the formation of a modern Pixar classic.
‘Newt’ fell apart during production
Newt was announced during a Disney presentation in 2008. After the reveal, the studio released an official plot synopsis of the story:
“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? Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned,...
‘Newt’ fell apart during production
Newt was announced during a Disney presentation in 2008. After the reveal, the studio released an official plot synopsis of the story:
“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? Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hacks, four-hour workweek condensations, and digital outsourcing — I’m often dubious about the efficacy of many strategies promising “the answer” when it comes to both creative and business endeavors. That said, “Hacking Kickstarter: How to Raise $100,000 in 10 Days (Includes Successful Templates, E-mails, etc.),” found on the blog of Four-Hour Work Week guru Tim Ferris, is an excellent walk-through of one very successful Kickstarter campaign, and it’s full of practical advice. The Kickstarter was for Soma, a designer water filter, but much of author Mike Del Ponte’s advice can be applied to filmmakers too. I don’t agree with 100% …...
- 3/4/2013
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
It goes back to the starfish. That's when the light bulb really popped over my head. We'd found one on the beach and I was struck by what astonishing creatures they are, talking with Dad about how they regenerate. I'd learned in school how severed fragments could grow into new adults and it seemed so utterly removed from the human experience. Lose a limb and it becomes another you? What would that be like? Dad smiled and said, "Nick, you and that starfish come from the same planet. Imagine how different a creature from another planet might be."
Mind blown.
A few years before then, I'd recorded a message for potential extraterrestrial civilizations to discover. Surreal to say, but that sort of thing was normal in my household. Dad was a world-famous astronomer; Mom was the artist who drew the iconic Pioneer plaque. Together with Frank Drake, Ann Druyan, Tim Ferris and Jon Lomberg,...
Mind blown.
A few years before then, I'd recorded a message for potential extraterrestrial civilizations to discover. Surreal to say, but that sort of thing was normal in my household. Dad was a world-famous astronomer; Mom was the artist who drew the iconic Pioneer plaque. Together with Frank Drake, Ann Druyan, Tim Ferris and Jon Lomberg,...
- 3/12/2012
- by Nick Sagan
- Aol TV.
Web series and online video news worth clicking today: Syfy’s popular steampunk web series Riese may be heading into Space, or at least close to it, as it has scored a deal with Canadian pay cabler Space, set to make it’s TV broadcast premiere April 9 at 9Pm. But it’s not just jumping ship from the web, as new mini-episodes of the 10-part series are set to stream on Spacecast.com every Monday and Friday through to Friday, April 8. [CTV Press Release] Kevin Rose has a whole handful of web series running these days, even if it’s Diggnation that gets all the attention. His semi-regular polished interview series Foundation just released its second episode—for subscribers only this week—but there’s another, less publicized series that’s essentially the same thing dubbed The Random Show. Rose interviews his cadre of interesting buddies like bestselling author and lifehacker Tim Ferris...
- 2/1/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
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