It was Los Angeles Times confirms the news, quoting the studio’s president, Ed Catmull:
“All directors get really deep in their films… Sometimes you just need a different perspective to get the idea out. Sometimes directors … are so deeply embedded in their ideas it actually takes someone else to finish it up. I would go so far as to argue that a lot of live-action films would be better off with that same process.”
This is the fourth time in eight movies as I mentioned with my last post the changes to recent Pixar films Brave and Cars 2 as well as John Lasseter taking over direction from Ash Brannon on Toy Story 2 and the removal of Jan Pinkava who shepherded Ratatouille for four years before being replaced by Brad Bird.
The Times‘ Rebecca Keegan notes that until a replacement is found for The Good Dinosaur, “Pixar is relying on a team of people to shepherd various sections of the movie,” which is due in theaters on May 30, 2014. The group includes Lasseter, Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), Mark Andrews (Brave) and the film’s original co-director Peter Sohn.
We’ll see how this all turns out. For my original report click here.
