The Hollywood Reporter has up an interesting interview with Marvel vice chairman Peter Cunio who says they have met with Pixar. Pixar will only work with Disney on two more films, The Incredibles and âCarsâ. After that they will be looking to other companies to make films with.
In terms of Pixar â which announced last week that it was talking to other studios after breaking off negotiations to re-up with Disney â Cunio said it was too early to tell whether the company might do business with Marvel.
âPixar until very recently has been committed to creating their own characters,â Cunio said. âWill their strategy change now? I donât know. Itâs possible.â
The goal for Marvel is to have 15 âJames Bond-typeâ franchises going at any given time in filmed entertainment and in licensing, Cunio said. He said that with that many longterm franchises active at once with various studios, there would be a âcushionâ for those years when there wasnât a big hit film based on a Marvel character.
Sounds like a lot of work!
Source: The Hollywood Reporter