The Playlist: Will It Bring The Glory Days Back? Pixar Promises Less Sequels & One Original Movie Per Year Going Forward

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Will It Bring The Glory Days Back? Pixar Promises Less Sequels & One Original Movie Per Year Going Forward Jun 28th 2013, 17:48, by Kevin Jagernauth Has Pixar hit a slump? Well, maybe not financially as "Monsters University" was the second biggest opening in the studio's history, hauling in $82 million last weekend. But at least in the perception of people, well, like us -- Pixar has wavered from the path that made them who they are. The past four years have essentially seen the company, who once prided themselves on delivering original movies unlike what everyone else was doing, deliver two sequels ("Toy Story 3," "Cars 2"), one prequel ("Monsters University") and one original ("Brave"). More crucially, "Toy Story 3" aside, the films haven't been met with the same widespread critical acclaim as their earlier efforts (though box office has pretty much stayed consistent) and folks have been wondering if they're lost the secret sauce that made them one of the best in the game? Well, they aren't doing down without a fight. "For artistic reasons … it's really important that we do an original film a year," Pixar Animation Studios... Media files: pixar-feature.jpg (image/jpeg)

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