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This is interesting: Pixar pair win Disney battle: Lasseter, Catmull gain control of animation unit
Game, set, match Pixar.
With last week's reorg of Disney animation, John Lasseter and Ed Catmull gained control over all Mouse House feature toons and won their pitched battle against DVD sequels.
DisneyToon is now a separate unit of Walt Disney Animation Studios under their aegis. Sharon Morrill, former prexy of the lucrative but creatively challenged direct-to-DVD division, has been reassigned to special projects after being relieved of her post last week (Daily Variety, June 22). She had repeatedly clashed with the Pixar toppers over creative issues. (...)
Game, set, match Pixar.
With last week's reorg of Disney animation, John Lasseter and Ed Catmull gained control over all Mouse House feature toons and won their pitched battle against DVD sequels.
DisneyToon is now a separate unit of Walt Disney Animation Studios under their aegis. Sharon Morrill, former prexy of the lucrative but creatively challenged direct-to-DVD division, has been reassigned to special projects after being relieved of her post last week (Daily Variety, June 22). She had repeatedly clashed with the Pixar toppers over creative issues. (...)