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In January 2004, Pixar announced they would not be renewing their agreement with Disney, due to rising tensions between the two companies. While Pixar left to find different distributors, Disney bought the rights to the Pixar characters and created '''Circle 7 Animation'''.<ref>[http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/ Animated Views' article on the history of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref><ref>[http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/08/08/655.aspx Jim Hill Media's article on Circle 7 Animation's formation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> The company was formed to make direct-to-video sequels of Pixar’s movies.<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/secret-history-disneys-circle-7-animation-studio-originally-created-sequels-pixar-films/ Slash Film's article on the history of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> Circle 7 Animation had 3 films in production.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/16/business/fi-animate16 Los Angeles Times article on the forming of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> However, they didn’t get very far in production with their projects, as Michael Eisner (then-CEO of Disney) was kicked out, and Pixar was bought by Disney for approximately $7.4 billion. Thus, Circle 7 Animation was shut down on May 26th, 2006.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/mar/21/business/fi-pixarent21 Los Angeles Times' first article on the closing of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> When the studio closed, Circle 7 Animation had 168 employees.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/26/business/fi-pixarent26 Los Angeles Times' second article on the closing of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>  
In January 2004, Pixar announced they would not be renewing their agreement with Disney, due to rising tensions between the two companies. While Pixar left to find different distributors, Disney bought the rights to the Pixar characters and created '''Circle 7 Animation'''.<ref>[http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/ Animated Views' article on the history of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref><ref>[http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/08/08/655.aspx Jim Hill Media's article on Circle 7 Animation's formation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> The company was formed to make direct-to-video sequels of Pixar’s movies.<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/secret-history-disneys-circle-7-animation-studio-originally-created-sequels-pixar-films/ Slash Film's article on the history of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> Circle 7 Animation had a total of 3 films in production.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/16/business/fi-animate16 Los Angeles Times article on the forming of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> However, they didn’t get very far in production with their projects, as Michael Eisner (then-CEO of Disney) was kicked out, and Pixar was bought by Disney for approximately $7.4 billion. Thus, Circle 7 Animation was shut down on May 26th, 2006.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/mar/21/business/fi-pixarent21 Los Angeles Times' first article on the closing of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> When the studio closed, Circle 7 Animation had 168 employees.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/26/business/fi-pixarent26 Los Angeles Times' second article on the closing of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>  


==Cancelled Projects==
==Cancelled Projects==
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Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan enter Boo’s door to celebrate Boo’s birthday. However, Boo has moved, so Mike and Sulley go on a mission in the human world to search for Boo.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/instead-of-monsters-university-we-could-have-had-a-mons-545915494 I09's article on ''Monsters Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise''.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>
Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan enter Boo’s door to celebrate Boo’s birthday. However, Boo has moved, so Mike and Sulley go on a mission in the human world to search for Boo.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/instead-of-monsters-university-we-could-have-had-a-mons-545915494 I09's article on ''Monsters Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise''.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>


Years later Pixar started production on a prequel film to ''Monsters, Inc.'' entitled ''Monsters University'' and although it's been theorized/rumoured that ''Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise'' was reworked into ''Monsters University'', but there has been no concrete proof that this was the case.
Years later, Pixar started production on a prequel film to ''Monsters, Inc.'' entitled ''Monsters University''. Although it's been theorized/rumoured that ''Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise'' was reworked into ''Monsters University'', there has been no concrete proof that this was the case.


===''Finding Nemo 2''===
===''Finding Nemo 2''===
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On October 13th, 2018, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:Veggiefinder|Veggiefinder]] found the entire script for Circle 7's ''Finding Nemo 2'' on the official Raindance Film Festival website.<ref>[http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/picture/upload/image/general/movies/finding_nemo_2.pdf The entire script for ''Finding Nemo 2''.] Retrieved 07 Sept '19</ref>
On October 13th, 2018, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:Veggiefinder|Veggiefinder]] found the entire script for Circle 7's ''Finding Nemo 2'' on the official Raindance Film Festival website.<ref>[http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/picture/upload/image/general/movies/finding_nemo_2.pdf The entire script for ''Finding Nemo 2''.] Retrieved 07 Sept '19</ref>


On October 14th, 2018, a day after the ''Finding Nemo 2'' finding, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:Veggiefinder|Veggiefinder]] Discovered that a "REVISED DRAFT" for ''Toy Story 3'' dated December 8th, 2004, was available to purchase for $15 on scriptcity.com, a website for buying and selling Hollywood scripts and stageplays.<ref>[https://www.scriptcity.com/all-scripts/movie-scripts/toy-story-3-detail Listing for the ''Toy Story 3'' script on scriptcity.com.] Retrieved 10 May '19</ref> The listing remained unnoticed until September 5th, 2019, when Lost Media Wiki user [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] discovered Veggiefinder finding. Yoshi quickly purchase the script and has since shared it with the public.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yWmNVZJRXlf-0RYvHpIYCtvnzSD5OJ9g Google Drive link to Bill and Cheri Steinkellner's draft to Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' (provided by YoshiKiller2S).] Retrieved 05 Sept '19</ref>
On October 14th, 2018, a day after the ''Finding Nemo 2'' finding, Lost Media Wiki user Veggiefinder Discovered that a "REVISED DRAFT" for ''Toy Story 3'' dated December 8th, 2004, was available to purchase for $15 on scriptcity.com, a website for buying and selling Hollywood scripts and stageplays.<ref>[https://www.scriptcity.com/all-scripts/movie-scripts/toy-story-3-detail Listing for the ''Toy Story 3'' script on scriptcity.com.] Retrieved 10 May '19</ref> The finding remained unnoticed until September 5th, 2019, when Lost Media Wiki user [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] found out about Veggiefinder finding. After finding out about the discovery, YoshiKiller quickly purchase the script and has since shared it with the public via Google Drive.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yWmNVZJRXlf-0RYvHpIYCtvnzSD5OJ9g Google Drive link to Bill and Cheri Steinkellner's draft to Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' (provided by YoshiKiller2S).] Retrieved 05 Sept '19</ref>


On December 10th, 2019, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] contacted former Circle 7 Animation screenwriter Jim Herzfeld and inquired about him possibly sharing his draft of ''Toy Story 3''. Jim Herzfeld quickly responded and gladly shared the script with YoshiKiller, Yoshi later made the script public a day later.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KzNPf6whsgA-OKOrOQyfdd51qS9a05FC Google Drive link to Jim Herzfeld's "Recall" draft to Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' (provided by YoshiKiller2S).] Retrieved 11 Dec '19</ref>
On December 10th, 2019, Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S contacted former Circle 7 Animation screenwriter Jim Herzfeld and inquired about him possibly sharing his draft of ''Toy Story 3''. Jim Herzfeld quickly responded and gladly agreed to share his script with YoshiKiller, Yoshi then made it public the next day via Google Drive.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KzNPf6whsgA-OKOrOQyfdd51qS9a05FC Google Drive link to Jim Herzfeld's "Recall" draft to Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' (provided by YoshiKiller2S).] Retrieved 11 Dec '19</ref>


==Videos==
==Videos==

Revision as of 16:59, 5 February 2020

Circle 7 Logo.jpg

Circle 7 Animation logo.

Status: Partially Lost

In January 2004, Pixar announced they would not be renewing their agreement with Disney, due to rising tensions between the two companies. While Pixar left to find different distributors, Disney bought the rights to the Pixar characters and created Circle 7 Animation.[1][2] The company was formed to make direct-to-video sequels of Pixar’s movies.[3] Circle 7 Animation had a total of 3 films in production.[4] However, they didn’t get very far in production with their projects, as Michael Eisner (then-CEO of Disney) was kicked out, and Pixar was bought by Disney for approximately $7.4 billion. Thus, Circle 7 Animation was shut down on May 26th, 2006.[5] When the studio closed, Circle 7 Animation had 168 employees.[6]

Cancelled Projects

Toy Story 3

Not to be confused with Pixar’s 2010 sequel film of the same name, Circle 7's Toy Story 3 focused on a malfunctioning Buzz Lightyear who is shipped off back to the original Buzz Lightyear factory in Taiwan. But as it turns out, the Buzz Lightyear brand has been recalled, so Woody and the gang ship themselves to Taiwan to rescue Buzz.[7]

In an earlier draft, written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner (of Disney's Teacher’s Pet fame) involved Andy visiting his grandmother’s house, with Woody and the gang end up getting involved in a murder mystery case.[8]

Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise

Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan enter Boo’s door to celebrate Boo’s birthday. However, Boo has moved, so Mike and Sulley go on a mission in the human world to search for Boo.[9]

Years later, Pixar started production on a prequel film to Monsters, Inc. entitled Monsters University. Although it's been theorized/rumoured that Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise was reworked into Monsters University, there has been no concrete proof that this was the case.

Finding Nemo 2

Not to be confused with Pixar's 2016 sequel film Finding Dory, Finding Nemo 2 focused on Nemo reuniting with his long lost brother named "Remy." Marlin (Nemo and Remy's father) then gets captured and sent to an aquarium named "PLANET BLUE," so now Nemo, Dory and Remy have to go save him. Although there's exists plenty of concept art for Circle 7's other projects, no concept art has been released of this project.

Availability

Very little video footage of these projects was ever released, most likely because Circle 7 Animation was shut down before they could produce any more video material. The only images to have surfaced of these projects are multiple pieces of concept art. It is unknown if Disney still has these scripts, as Pixar has stated that they will never look at the scripts.

Findings

On October 13th, 2018, Lost Media Wiki user Veggiefinder found the entire script for Circle 7's Finding Nemo 2 on the official Raindance Film Festival website.[10]

On October 14th, 2018, a day after the Finding Nemo 2 finding, Lost Media Wiki user Veggiefinder Discovered that a "REVISED DRAFT" for Toy Story 3 dated December 8th, 2004, was available to purchase for $15 on scriptcity.com, a website for buying and selling Hollywood scripts and stageplays.[11] The finding remained unnoticed until September 5th, 2019, when Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S found out about Veggiefinder finding. After finding out about the discovery, YoshiKiller quickly purchase the script and has since shared it with the public via Google Drive.[12]

On December 10th, 2019, Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S contacted former Circle 7 Animation screenwriter Jim Herzfeld and inquired about him possibly sharing his draft of Toy Story 3. Jim Herzfeld quickly responded and gladly agreed to share his script with YoshiKiller, Yoshi then made it public the next day via Google Drive.[13]

Videos

SuperCarlinBrothers’ video talking about the history of Circle 7 Animation.

History of Circle 7 Animation.

Demo reel containing test footage for Circle 7’s Toy Story 3.

Gallery

External Links

References