disneyland_is_magic
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Reading Rashida Jones's statement it makes me wonder about the timeline. Looking back, Rashida did an interview THREE years ago in 2014 with Jimmy Fallon and she and Will had been working on the script for TS4 for some time. In the spring of 2015 reports said they were set to table read the script and Pixar was teasing it wasn't a sequel to three but a "romantic comedy", it was still set for a 2017 release.
In Oct 2015, TS4 was pushed back from June 2017 to June 2018 to make room for Cars 3. (What??? Cars 3 is not great IMO.) Then in Oct 2016, it was pushed back from June 2018 to June 2019 for Incredibles 2. (What??? You delay TS4 when you are building a freaking land??)
Here is the kicker. Don Rickles (Mr. Potato Head) is not going to be in TS4 because when he passed in April 2017 they were STILL WORKING on the script for TS4 so they weren't able to record his part. To mean, it sounds like there has been legitimate creative issues with TS4.
Does this mean John didn't do inappropriate things?? Nope! Does it mean she isn't sidestepping allegation? No, but...given the timeline, I think her words should be taken exactly as she said them, there is plenty of evidence this movie went off the rails at some point. I really respect her as a business woman. To me, her and Will's script didn't mesh with Pixar's vision. Pixar has seemingly struggled to get this story right, maybe even articulating themselves what they want, and Rashida and Will leaving "early in development" didn't resolve it. Pixar has envisioned something and as of April 2017 it still wasn't translating to the writing.
She said she spoke up to prevent misreporting in the press. I look at this timeline and I think she is really telling the truth.
In Oct 2015, TS4 was pushed back from June 2017 to June 2018 to make room for Cars 3. (What??? Cars 3 is not great IMO.) Then in Oct 2016, it was pushed back from June 2018 to June 2019 for Incredibles 2. (What??? You delay TS4 when you are building a freaking land??)
Here is the kicker. Don Rickles (Mr. Potato Head) is not going to be in TS4 because when he passed in April 2017 they were STILL WORKING on the script for TS4 so they weren't able to record his part. To mean, it sounds like there has been legitimate creative issues with TS4.
Does this mean John didn't do inappropriate things?? Nope! Does it mean she isn't sidestepping allegation? No, but...given the timeline, I think her words should be taken exactly as she said them, there is plenty of evidence this movie went off the rails at some point. I really respect her as a business woman. To me, her and Will's script didn't mesh with Pixar's vision. Pixar has seemingly struggled to get this story right, maybe even articulating themselves what they want, and Rashida and Will leaving "early in development" didn't resolve it. Pixar has envisioned something and as of April 2017 it still wasn't translating to the writing.
She said she spoke up to prevent misreporting in the press. I look at this timeline and I think she is really telling the truth.
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