Pixar

Pixar Animation Studios
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAnimation
Predecessor
  • The Graphics Group (1979–1986)
  • Circle Seven Animation (2005–2006)
FoundedFebruary 3, 1986 (1986-02-03) in Richmond, California
Founders
Headquarters1200 Park Avenue,
Emeryville, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsFeature Films
Theatrical Short Films
Short Length-Television Series Shows
Brands
  • Pixar Image Computer
  • Pixar RenderMan
Owner
Number of employees
1,233 (2020) 
ParentWalt Disney Studios (2006–present)
Websitewww.pixar.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

Pixar Animation Studios (/ˈpɪksɑːr/) or simply Pixar, is an American animation studio. It is known for its advanced CGI productions. It has been a partner of Disney for many years. In 2006, Disney bought the company.[2] The company’s studio lot is located in Emeryville, California.

Pixar started as a division of George Lucas' Lucasfilm in early 1979. In 1986, Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs bought it for $10 million. He worked as a chairman and CEO until 2011.[4]

The company has made a total of 28 movies and short films based on the characters, starting with Toy Story which was released on November 22, 1995, Toy Story 2 was premiered in 1999 and Toy Story 3 was made in 2010. The fourth film of the franchise is Toy Story 4 which released in 2019. The Toy Story franchise has globally become the highest-grossing animated films of all time and has also released several short films and several television series.

Movies

Main article: List of Pixar movies
Release timeline
1995Toy Story
1996
1997
1998A Bug's Life
1999Toy Story 2
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (It's direct-to-video film)
2001Monsters, Inc.
2002
2003Finding Nemo
2004The Incredibles
2005
2006Cars
2007Ratatouille
2008WALL-E
2009Up
2010Toy Story 3
2011Cars 2
2012Brave
2013Monsters University
2014
2015Inside Out
The Good Dinosaur
2016Finding Dory
2017Cars 3
Coco
2018Incredibles 2
2019Toy Story 4
2020Onward
Soul
2021Luca
2022Turning Red
Lightyear
2023Elemental
2024Inside Out 2
2025Elio
2026Hoppers
Toy Story 5
2027Gatto
2028Incredibles 3

Released

Title Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Release by Composer(s) Note(s)
Story Screenplay
Toy Story November 22, 1995 John Lasseter John Lasseter

Pete Docter Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft

Joss Whedon

Andrew Stanton Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow

Bonnie Arnold

Ralph Guggenheim

Theatrical Randy Newman Second Pixar in 3D.
A Bug's Life November 25, 1998 John Lasseter John Lasseter

Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft

Andrew Stanton

Donald McEnery Bob Shaw

Darla K. Anderson

Kevin Reher

Toy Story 2 November 24, 1999 John Lasseter John Lasseter

Pete Docter Ash Brannon Andrew Stanton

Andrew Stanton

Rita Hsiao Doug Chamberlin Chris Webb

Helene Plotkin

Karen Robert Jackson

Third Pixar in 3D.
Monsters, Inc. November 2, 2001 Pete Docter Pete Docter

Jill Culton Jeff Pidgeon Ralph Eggleston

Andrew Stanton

Dan Gerson

Darla K. Anderson Eighth Pixar in 3D.
Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 Andrew Stanton Andrew Stanton

Bob Peterson David Reynolds

Graham Walters Thomas Newman Seventh Pixar in 3D.
The Incredibles November 5, 2004 Brad Bird John Walker Michael Giacchino Seventh Pixar in IMAX.
Cars June 9, 2006 John Lasseter John Lasseter

Joe Ranft Jorgen Klubien

Dan Fogelman

John Lasseter Joe Ranft Phil Lorin Kiel Murray Jorgen Klubien

Darla K. Anderson Randy Newman Tenth Pixar in 3D.
Ratatouille June 29, 2007 Brad Bird Jan Pinkava

Jim Capobianco Brad Bird

Brad Bird Brad Lewis Michael Giacchino Eleventh Pixar in 3D.
WALL-E June 27, 2008 Andrew Stanton Andrew Stanton

Pete Docter

Andrew Stanton

Jim Reardon

Jim Morris Thomas Newman
Up May 29, 2009 Pete Docter Pete Docter

Bob Peterson Tom McCarthy

Bob Peterson

Pete Docter

Jonas Rivera Michael Giacchino First Pixar in 3D.
Toy Story 3 June 18, 2010 Lee Unkrich John Lasseter

Andrew Stanton Lee Unkrich

Michael Arndt Darla K. Anderson Randy Newman Forth Pixar in 3D.

First Pixar in IMAX.

Cars 2 June 24, 2011 John Lasseter John Lasseter

Brad Lewis Dan Fogelman

Ben Queen Denise Ream Michael Giacchino Fifth Pixar in 3D.

Second Pixar in IMAX.

Brave June 22, 2012 Mark Andrews

Brenda Chapman

Brenda Chapman Mark Andrews

Steve Purcell Brenda Chapman Irene Mecchi

Katherine Sarafian Patrick Doyle Sixth Pixar in 3D.
Monsters University June 21, 2013 Dan Scanlon Dan Scanlon

Dan Gerson Robert L. Baird

Dan Gerson

Robert L. Baird Dan Scanlon

Kori Rae Randy Newman Ninth Pixar in 3D.
Inside Out June 19, 2015 Pete Docter Pete Docter

Ronnie del Carmen

Pete Docter

Meg LeFauve Josh Cooley

Jonas Rivera Michael Giacchino Twelve Pixar in 3D.

Third Pixar in IMAX.

The Good Dinosaur November 25, 2015 Peter Sohn Bob Peterson Denise Ream Mychael Danna

Jeff Danna

Thirteenth Pixar in 3D.
Peter Sohn

Erik Benson Meg LeFauve Kelsey Mann Bob Peterson

Meg LeFauve
Finding Dory June 17, 2016 Andrew Stanton Andrew Stanton

Victoria Strouse

Lindsey Collins Thomas Newman Fourteenth Pixar in 3D.

Fourth Pixar in IMAX.

Cars 3 June 16, 2017 Brian Fee Brian Fee

Ben Queen Eyal Podell Jonathan E. Stewart

Kiel Murray

Bob Peterson Mike Rich

Kevin Reher Randy Newman Fifteenth Pixar in 3D.

Fifth Pixar in IMAX.

Coco November 22, 2017 Lee Unkrich Lee Unkrich

Jason Katz Matthew Aldrich Adrian Molina

Adrian Molina

Matthew Aldrich

Darla K. Anderson Michael Giacchino Sixteenth Pixar in 3D.

First Pixar’s Musical.

Incredibles 2 June 15, 2018 Brad Bird John Walker

Nicole Paradis Grindle

Michael Giacchino Seventeenth Pixar in 3D.

Sixth Pixar in IMAX.

Toy Story 4 June 21, 2019 Josh Cooley John Lasseter

Andrew Stanton Josh Cooley Valerie LaPointe Rashida Jones Will McCormack Martin Hynes Stephany Folsom

Andrew Stanton

Stephany Folsom

Mark Nielsen

Jonas Rivera

Randy Newman Eighteenth Pixar in 3D.

Eighth Pixar in IMAX.

Onward March 6, 2020 Dan Scanlon Dan Scanlon
Keith Bunin
Jason Headley 		Dan Scanlon
Jason Headley
Keith Bunin 		Kori Rae Mychael Danna
Jeff Danna 		Nineteenth Pixar in 3D.
Ninth Pixar in IMAX.
Soul December 25, 2020 Pete Docter Pete Docter

Mike Jones Kemp Powers

Dana Murray Disney+ Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross 		Twentieth Pixar in 3D.
Luca June 18, 2021 Enrico Casarosa Enrico Casarosa
Jesse Andrews
Simon Stephenson 		Jesse Andrews
Mike Jones 		Andrea Warren Dan Romer Twenty First Pixar in 3D.
Turning Red March 11, 2022 Domee Shi Domee Shi
Julia Cho
Sarah Streicher 		Julia Cho

Domee Shi

Lindsey Collins Ludwig Göransson Twenty Second Pixar in 3D.
Lightyear June 17, 2022 Angus MacLane Angus MacLane

Matthew Aldrich Jason Headley

Jason Headley

Angus MacLane

Galyn Susman Theatrical Michael Giacchino Twenty Third Pixar in 3D.
Tenth Pixar in IMAX.
Elemental June 16, 2023 Peter Sohn John Hoberg, Brenda Hsueh, Kat Likkel & Sohn Hoberg, Hsueh & Likkel Denise Ream Thomas Newman Twenty Fourth Pixar in 3D.
Inside Out 2 June 14, 2024 Kelsey Mann Meg LeFauve & Mann Dave Holstein & Meg LeFauve Mark Nielsen Andrea Datzman Twenty Fifth Pixar in 3D
Elio June 20, 2025 Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi & Adrian Molina Molina, Sharafian, Shi & Julia Cho Cho, Mark Hammer & Mike Jones Mary Alice Drumm Rob Simonsen Twenty Sixth Pixar in 3D.

Upcoming

Film Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Composer(s) Production status Ref.
Story Screenplay
Hoppers March 6, 2026 Daniel Chong[5] Nicole Paradis Grindle Mark Mothersbaugh Post-production [5][6][7][8]
Toy Story 5 June 19, 2026 Andrew Stanton[9]
Co-directed by:
McKenna Harris 		Stanton[10] Jessica Choi TBA In production [11][12][13][14]
Gatto June 18, 2027 Enrico Casarosa TBA Andrea Warren [15][16][17]
Incredibles 3 2028 Peter Sohn Brad Bird Dana Murray Pre-production [18][19][20][21][22]
Coco 2 TBA Lee Unkrich
Co-directed by:
Adrian Molina 		TBA Mark Nielsen [23][24]

Short Films

Main article: List of Pixar shorts
Title Year Director(s)
The Adventures of André & Wally B. 1984 Alvy Ray Smith
Luxo Jr. 1986 John Lasseter
Red's Dream 1987 John Lasseter
Tin Toy 1988 John Lasseter
Knick Knack 1989 John Lasseter
Geri's Game 1997 Jan Pinkava
For The Birds 2000 Ralph Eggleston
Boundin' 2003 Bud Luckey
One Man Band 2006 Andrew Jimenez & Mark Andrews
Lifted 2007 Gary Rydstrom
Presto 2008 Doug Sweetland
Partly Cloudy 2009 Peter Sohn
Day & Night 2010 Teddy Newton
La Luna 2011 Enrico Casarosa
The Blue Umbrella 2013 Saschka Unseld
Lava 2014 James Ford Murphy
Sanjay's Super Team 2015 Sanjay Patel
Piper 2016 Alan Barillaro
Lou 2017 David Mullins
Bao 2018 Domee Shi

References

  1. ↑ "COMPANY FAQS". Pixar. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smith, Alvy Ray. "Pixar Founding Documents". Alvy Ray Smith Homepage. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ Smith, Alvy Ray. "Proof of Pixar Cofounders" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Walt Disney Company, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Jan 26, 2006" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Taylor, Drew (August 10, 2024). "Pixar Reveals New Original Film 'Hoppers' Featuring Jon Hamm and Robotic Beavers". thewrap.com. The Wrap. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
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  7. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 13, 2024). "'Frozen 3' Gets Official Thanksgiving 2027 Release; Pixar's 'Hoppers' Sets Spring 2026". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Hoppers". Pixar Animation Studios. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ McPherson, Chris (June 9, 2024). "Pixar Legend Tapped to Direct 'Toy Story 5'". Collider. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ Fuster, Jeremy (August 10, 2024). "'Toy Story 5': Andrew Stanton to Write, Direct Pixar Sequel". TheWrap. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  11. ↑ Couch, Aaron (February 8, 2023). "'Toy Story,' 'Frozen' and 'Zootopia' Sequels in the Works, Says Bob Iger". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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  13. ↑ Couch, Aaron (April 5, 2024). "Disney Sets 'Toy Story 5', 'Mandalorian & Grogu' for 2026, Delays Live-Action 'Moana' by a Year". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Toy Story 5". Pixar Animation Studios. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ Vary, Adam B. (August 2, 2024). "Marvel Removes 2026 Title, Searchlight's 'A Real Pain' Moves to November in Major Disney Release Date Update". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ Enrico Casarosa [@sketchcrawl] (October 7, 2022). "A sequel is not currently in the works. I love Luca and [[:Template:As written]] characters of course … but I'm developing a new original film" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  17. ↑ Giraud, Kevin (June 13, 2025). "Pixar Announces All New Original Film 'Gatto', Sneaks Joan Cusack's 'Toy Story 5' Return and Presents 'Hoppers' Exclusive Footage at Annecy". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ London, Rob (August 30, 2025). "'Incredibles 3' Finally Has a Release Window". Collider.com. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  19. ↑ Stenzel, Wesley (August 9, 2024). "'Incredibles 3' in the works at Pixar". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  20. ↑ Taylor, Drew (August 10, 2024). "'Incredibles 3' in the Works at Pixar". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  21. ↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (June 10, 2025). "'Incredibles 3' Finds Its Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  22. ↑ Coman, Monica (June 13, 2025). "Pixar Hypes Upcoming Original Projects & Exciting Sequels: '1 of the Strongest Slates We've Ever Had'". CBR. Valnet Publishing Group. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
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