After the unenthusiastic response to the Cars 2 trailer and the cancellation of the forthcoming film Newt, the Pixar universe is on shaky ground. Reports are now surfacing that the heralded animation studio has replaced Brenda Chapman (The Prince of Egypt) with Mark Andrews (One Man Band) as director on the forthcoming film Brave.
The film, which is also Pixar’s first film to feature a female protagonist, was written by Chapman and tells the story of an Irish princess who goes against her parent’s wishes and becomes an archer.
This is not the first time that a Pixar director has been replaced mid-way through production. Toy Story 2 and Ratatouille both went through similar transitions.
What do you think of all the shake-up’s at Pixar? Is the studio on the road to losing it’s golden touch?