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John Lasseter
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Biography
John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. Lasseter's first job was with The Walt Disney Company, where he became an animator. Next, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. After Lucasfilm became Pixar in 1986, Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer and he directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, "Toy Story 3" and "Cars 2". He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (Toy Story).
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The Balloon's Ascent
From a Parisian boy's red companion to the heights of adventure, a chain of films where floating things carry our dreams and fears.
8 films
Pure-Hearted Heroes
Sixty years after Batman '66 taught us that heroism can be bright, sincere, and utterly without irony, this chain celebrates films whose protagonists believe, s...
7 films
Growing Pains: Sequels That Leap Through Time
From a Parisian afternoon to a boxing ring, these sequels skip years ahead and find their characters changed, challenged, and achingly familiar. A journey throu...
6 films
When the Sequel Outshines the Original
From gritty crime epics to mind-bending sci-fi, these sequels didn't just continue stories, they redefined them. Here's a chain of films that prove the second (...
8 films
Signals in the Ash
From a father's vigil to a robot's devotion, eight films trace the fragile threads that hold humanity together when the world falls quiet.
8 films
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2026
Spellbound
2024
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
Incredibles 2
2018
Coco
2017
Cars 3
2017
Moana
2016
Finding Dory
2016
Zootopia
2016
The Good Dinosaur
2015
Inside Out
2015
Big Hero 6
2014
Frozen
2013
Toy Story of Terror!
2013
Monsters University
2013
Wreck-It Ralph
2012
Secret of the Wings
2012
Brave
2012
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
2011
Tangled
2010
Toy Story 3
2010
Prep & Landing
2009
The Princess and the Frog
2009
Up
2009
Bolt
2008
WALL·E
2008
Your Friend the Rat
2007
Ratatouille
2007
The Incredibles
2004
Finding Nemo
2003
Monsters, Inc.
2001