Darkbeer
08-07-2003, 09:21 PM
Finding Nemo gives Pixar new leverage in Disney negotiations (http://www.canada.com/news/story.asp?id=9B29763C-D3BF-440C-8BAD-30C69901177D) - AP, 8/7/03
QuikQuote: Buoyed by the success of the animated blockbuster Finding Nemo, Pixar Animation Studios chief Steve Jobs said Thursday he is prepared to strike a new distribution deal with another studio if Disney does not meet his terms.
"We are very clear on what a new deal for Pixar will look like," Jobs said during a conference call to discuss Pixar's second-quarter financial results. "We would prefer to continue our relationship with Disney if we can strike such a deal with them." Jobs praised studios such as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and Twentieth Century-Fox, saying Pixar has talked with several companies and found them accommodating. And, Jobs said, Pixar has plenty of time and cash to hold out for its full terms. "We have talked to many of these studios and we know we can get the deal we want."
QuikQuote: Buoyed by the success of the animated blockbuster Finding Nemo, Pixar Animation Studios chief Steve Jobs said Thursday he is prepared to strike a new distribution deal with another studio if Disney does not meet his terms.
"We are very clear on what a new deal for Pixar will look like," Jobs said during a conference call to discuss Pixar's second-quarter financial results. "We would prefer to continue our relationship with Disney if we can strike such a deal with them." Jobs praised studios such as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and Twentieth Century-Fox, saying Pixar has talked with several companies and found them accommodating. And, Jobs said, Pixar has plenty of time and cash to hold out for its full terms. "We have talked to many of these studios and we know we can get the deal we want."