A few Route 66 aficionados are fretting about Disney‘s acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios and whether it will bring consequences to the Pixar’s Route 66-themed movie “Cars,” slated to be released in June.
One of the contributors of the Route 66 yahoogroup works for Disney, and he’s not worried at all. He’s allowed me to reprint some of his comments here:
I’d like to say that over the past few months since Robert Iger has taken over the helm, the company has been much more progressive in its business practices. Previously, the practice seemed to be cut back & trim wherever possible.
“The acquiring of Pixar will have no effect on the quality of the movie ‘Cars.’ The picture is pretty much ‘locked,’ and it is in the process of creating the final sound mix.
“We’re excited that John Lasseter & Steve Jobs are part of Disney. We have high hopes that this will allow the company (to) lead and grow and various types of entertainment.”
Here’s an interesting CNNMoney.com story about the merger. In short, the deal gives Pixar the awesome distribution network of Disney. In turn, Disney can reap the benefits of Pixar’s popular movies and forge a closer relationship with Apple’s multimedia division.