Making The Incredibles under Disney was Pixar's Worst Nightmare
Description: Listen to this: Pixar was on the verge of destroying The Incredibles before it even existed.
The script was so dark, so mature, and so uncomfortable that the studio wanted to throw it in the trash and replace it with just another childish fantasy. And there was something else: what nobody knew was that the script was actually autobiographical. Its director, Brad Bird, was writing about his own life.
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Brad Bird's career and inspiration
03:25 - Initial rejections and hardships
07:13 - Landing the Pixar opportunity
10:46 - Script and characters
16:49 - Overcoming technical production hurdles
23:31 - Monumental success
27:30 - Sequel
The Incredibles is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, and Elizabeth Peña. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the film follows Bob (Nelson) and Helen Parr (Hunter), a superhero couple respectively known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who hide their powers in accordance with a government mandate that outlawed superheroes, and attempt to live a quiet suburban life with their three children. However, Bob's desire to help people draws the entire family into a confrontation with a vengeful fan-turned-foe. Close description
The script was so dark, so mature, and so uncomfortable that the studio wanted to throw it in the trash and replace it with just another childish fantasy. And there was something else: what nobody knew was that the script was actually autobiographical. Its director, Brad Bird, was writing about his own life.
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Brad Bird's career and inspiration
03:25 - Initial rejections and hardships
07:13 - Landing the Pixar opportunity
10:46 - Script and characters
16:49 - Overcoming technical production hurdles
23:31 - Monumental success
27:30 - Sequel
The Incredibles is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, and Elizabeth Peña. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the film follows Bob (Nelson) and Helen Parr (Hunter), a superhero couple respectively known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who hide their powers in accordance with a government mandate that outlawed superheroes, and attempt to live a quiet suburban life with their three children. However, Bob's desire to help people draws the entire family into a confrontation with a vengeful fan-turned-foe. Close description