Part of our strategy is to try to balance our output with more sequels. It’s hard. Everybody says, ‘Why don’t they do more original stuff?’ And then when we do, people don’t see it because they’re not familiar with it,” he said.
What nonsense. Pixar used to do only new IP back then saving for Toys Story, and they have hit after hit after hit.
That was almost 2 decades back. The movie going experience has been permanently changed, for better or for worse, after the pandemic. He isn't wrong when he says people won't go to theaters for a new IP. That, plus all the rage clic bait that bashes any new thing even before it release, regardless of quality, that plagues the internet nowadays paints a grim enviroment for the movie industry.
Damn. Like the only remake I really want to see is Toy Story but with Pixar’s modern tech. Same voice acting, same soundtrack, but no more uncanny valley Sid.
A sequel is still an original story. At least compared to "the same movie we sold you in the 90s but now with soulless photorealistic CGI rather than charming 2d animation"
Planes was just.... wtf. Like they might as well just make movies about an incredible mule that plays hocky, after all the rule book doesn't say a speed boat can't be in the Olympics.
You can't critisize them, only if you solely view films as products to be sold and judged on profitability. It is ironic though coming from someone who, 2 sentences later says:
“Part of our strategy is to try to balance our output with more sequels. It’s hard. Everybody says, ‘Why don’t they do more original stuff?’ And then when we do, people don’t see it because they’re not familiar with it,” he said. “With sequels, people think, ‘Oh, I’ve seen that. I know that I like it.’ Sequels are very valuable that way.”
as if regurgitation of ideas just for familiarity's sake is any better.