Pixar, the animated-film studio that Walt Disney Co. bought this year from Apple Computer Inc.’s Steve Jobs, awarded stock options to top executives on dates that locked in the highest potential ...

When Walt Disney Co.’s $7.4-billion acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios closes this summer as expected, Pixar’s creative chief, John Lasseter, would be empowered to “greenlight” all feature ...

“Cars” easily took the box office trophy this weekend, but the toon got off to a slower start than recent Pixar predecessors. While its $62.8 million gross marks a strong perf, take is well behind ...

The deed is done, as Pixar's board of directors has accepted Disney's offer. The deal will replace every PIXR share with 2.3 DIS shares, which at today's trading prices values Pixar at US$7.4 billion.

Wanting to avoid characters that look like they rolled off an animation assembly line, Lasseter pushed his crew to create vehicles with “truth in material.” As producer Darla Anderson explains, “He ...

The Walt Disney Company could announce as early as Tuesday that it will acquire Pixar Animation. If the deal goes through, Pixar chief Steve Jobs — the founder of Apple Computer — could become the ...

Just ahead of the 30th anniversary of Toy Story, The Steve Jobs Archive has shared a "never-before-seen" video of Steve Jobs ...

He created a hip alternative to the once-mighty IBM desktop. He launched a pocket digital music phenomenon. He set the standard for computer-generated animated films. Now Steve Jobs may be poised to ...

Londoners will soon get to shrink down to toy size in Andy’s room from “Toy Story” in a major immersive Pixar experience ...