Charlie Jane Anders was lucky enough to get a sneak peak at the next Pixar blockbuster, The Good Dinosaur.
Even for a studio known for taking risks and breaking new ground, The Good Dinosaur is an odd duck. And the more you learn about it, the stranger it appears. We spent a day and a half at Pixar’s campus in Emeryville, CA with a group of other reporters from online outlets, and we saw a big chunk of the film. And director Peter Sohn and his whole crew explained to us how they threw out the rulebook to make The Good Dinosaur, and basically came up with a whole different way of creating a world.
It’s a lengthy article but it’s worth every word since it’ll give you a brand new insight into how Pixar works its magic.