Isn’t John Lasseter, from Pixar, the head of entertainment now at Disney. He’s pretty solid, and if he puts his stamp on the Marvel franchise, that would be a good thing. Think “The Incredibles.”
Lasseter is the head of the animation division of Disney. His first order of business was to save Disney’s brand name by killing their entire “straight to DVD” department.
I don’t know if he will have anything to do with the Marvel acquisition though.
That’s what I was thinking — I can see Pixar lending their talent to some really good animated Marvel movies. The live action films are pretty solid — especially Spider-Man — but some serious animated flicks could do a lot to promote the brand.
Lasseter is the chief Creative Officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He’s also the principal creative advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering (he helps design the rides for Disney’s theme parks).
After Disney bought out Pixar, Lasseter became the head of the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple and ex-CEO of Pixar, now owns 7% of Disney and is the largest shareholder of the company.