While it is safe to assume that standards at Pixar have been, at best, steadily declining since the 2011 release of Cars 2, the studio has yet to cross the remake rubicon. As its parent company, Walt Disney Studios, continues to mine its past masterpieces for live-action remakes that often consist of computer-generated animation made to resemble realistic creatures, Pixar has stood defiant.
” Aside from the difficulties of casting a rat for a live-action remake, Docter understands why artists actually like making animated movies and have no qualms with their chosen medium, even as the industry, including Disney, of all places, continues to devalue the work of animators. Regardless of Mickey Mouse’s vengeful plot to remake all the cartoons he wasn’t cast for, Docter says, “so much of what we create only works because of the rules of the world,” which is the whole point.