The Ledger

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Catmull: Jobs refused to renew Pixar deal while Eisner ran Disney
“Michael Eisner was still the CEO, and he would not have continued with Michael Eisner. So, since we were getting into the contract, he started discussions with other studios which would mean, you know, them doing the distribution.”
Ed Catmull Jun 14, 2026 ▶ 34:11 Building Pixar, Working With Steve Jobs, and Cultivating Creativity | Ed Catmull
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Catmull: Bob Iger visited Pixar completely alone after becoming CEO
“Bob, Decided to come up as soon as, you know, he was made the CEO. He came up to Pixar, and, ah, the idea was to spend a day with us, ah, seeing what we were doing, how we thought about things, and what we had in the works. And when he came, he walked up our w…”
Ed Catmull Jun 14, 2026 ▶ 40:19 Building Pixar, Working With Steve Jobs, and Cultivating Creativity | Ed Catmull
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Catmull: Roy Disney initiated contact with Pixar to modernize studio
“Roy, when he, when now he came in, because he's part of the rescue of Disney as this possible takeover, He's the one who said we need to bring some technology into the studio because we're stayed. He's the one that initiated the contact with us at Pixar.”
Ed Catmull Jun 14, 2026 ▶ 57:17 Building Pixar, Working With Steve Jobs, and Cultivating Creativity | Ed Catmull
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Catmull: The Rescuers Down Under was first feature where every frame went through computers
“It is the first motion picture where every frame went through the computer. Was using the paint system that we had developed under contract for Disney.”
Ed Catmull Jun 14, 2026 ▶ 26:22 Building Pixar, Working With Steve Jobs, and Cultivating Creativity | Ed Catmull
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