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The film's logo.

Status: Partially Found

Newt is a cancelled Pixar animated film written by Gary Rydstrom and Leslie Caveny. Had the film been made, it would have been the studio's fourteenth feature film.

It was going to make Gary Rydstrom's full-length feature film directorial debut. The film was originally scheduled to be released during the summer of 2011, but was pushed to 2012 before ultimately being cancelled due to having a similar plotline to Blue Sky Studios' animated film Rio, which was released in 2011.

Plot

According to a Disney Press release:

"What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can't stand each other? That's the problem facing Newt and Brooke, heroes of "newt," the Pixar film by seven-time Academy Award® winner for sound Gary Rydstrom, and director of Pixar's Oscar-nominated short, "Lifted". Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned, even when you only have one choice. Love, it turns out, is not a science."^[1]

Cancellation

At the April 2010 announcement, Disney/Pixar didn't provide an updated release date for Newt. Additionally, the film was removed from the official Disney A to Z Encyclopedia supplement by chief archivist Dave Smith. An unsigned message received from Smith's email address stated that "The film has been cancelled." This message, along with comments from other industry insiders, led to the speculation that the film had indeed been cancelled.

In a 2014 interview, Pixar's president Edwin Catmull stated that Newt was an idea that wasn't working in the pre-production stage. When the project was passed to the director of Monsters, Inc. and Up, Pete Docter, he pitched an idea that Pixar thought was better and that concept became the film Inside Out.^[2]

Availability

Even though several concept artworks for the film and the soundtrack have been leaked to the internet (which can be viewed in the video below), no footage of the film has ever been released to the public and it's unknown how much progress the animators made on the film before its cancellation.

Due to no announcements about if production on the film will continue or have a new release date by either Disney or Pixar, this film will likely never see the light of day.

Gallery

The film's concept art and soundtrack.

Bryan Seeker's video on the subject.

DazzReview's video on the subject.

References

↑ A Disney Press release announcing the film (courtesy of the Wayback Machine). Retrieved 09 Sep '17
↑ 2014 interview where Ed Catmull confirms that Newt was cancelled in favor of Inside Out. Retrieved 09 Sep '17

[1] A Disney Press release announcing the film (courtesy of the Wayback Machine). Retrieved 09 Sep '17

[2] 2014 interview where Ed Catmull confirms that Newt was cancelled in favor of Inside Out. Retrieved 09 Sep '17

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 '''''Newt '''''is a cancelled Pixar animated film written by Gary Rydstrom and Leslie Caveny. Had the film been made, it would have been the studio's fourteenth feature film.
-It was going to make Gary Rydstrom's full-length feature film directorial debut. The film was originally scheduled to be released during the summer of 2011, but was pushed to 2012 before ultimately being cancelled. The film was noted for having a similar plot line to Blue Sky Studios' animated film ''Rio'', which was released in 2011.
+It was going to make Gary Rydstrom's full-length feature film directorial debut. The film was originally scheduled to be released during the summer of 2011, but was pushed to 2012 before ultimately being cancelled due to having a similar plotline to Blue Sky Studios' animated film ''Rio'', which was released in 2011.
 ==Plot==
-According to a Disney Press release: ''"What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can't stand each other? That's the problem facing Newt and Brooke, heroes of "newt," the Pixar film by seven-time Academy Award® winner for sound Gary Rydstrom, and director of Pixar's Oscar-nominated short, "Lifted". Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned, even when you only have one choice. Love, it turns out, is not a science."''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170630144815/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-walt-disney-studios-rolls-out-slate-of-10-new-animated-motion-pictures-through-2012-57303392.html A Disney Press release announcing the film (courtesy of the Wayback Machine).] Retrieved 09 Sept. '17</ref>
+According to a Disney Press release: <blockquote>"What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can't stand each other? That's the problem facing Newt and Brooke, heroes of "newt," the Pixar film by seven-time Academy Award® winner for sound Gary Rydstrom, and director of Pixar's Oscar-nominated short, "Lifted". Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned, even when you only have one choice. Love, it turns out, is not a science."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170630144815/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-walt-disney-studios-rolls-out-slate-of-10-new-animated-motion-pictures-through-2012-57303392.html A Disney Press release announcing the film (courtesy of the Wayback Machine).] Retrieved 09 Sep '17</ref></blockquote>
 ==Cancellation==
-At the April 2010 announcement, Disney/Pixar didn't provide an updated release date for ''Newt''. Additionally, the film was removed from the official ''Disney A to Z Encyclopedia'' supplement by chief archivist Dave Smith. An unsigned message received from Smith's email address stated that ''"The film has been cancelled."'' This message, along with comments from other industry insiders, led to the speculation that the film had indeed been cancelled.
+At the April 2010 announcement, Disney/Pixar didn't provide an updated release date for ''Newt''. Additionally, the film was removed from the official ''Disney A to Z Encyclopedia'' supplement by chief archivist Dave Smith. An unsigned message received from Smith's email address stated that "The film has been cancelled." This message, along with comments from other industry insiders, led to the speculation that the film had indeed been cancelled.
-In a 2014 interview, Pixar's president Edwin Catmull stated that ''Newt'' was an idea that wasn't working in the pre-production stage. When the project was passed to the director of ''Monsters, Inc.'' and ''Up'', Pete Docter, he pitched an idea that Pixar thought was better and that concept became the film ''Inside Out''.<ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/3027549/pixars-ed-catmull-on-how-to-balance-art-and-commerce 2014 interview where Ed Catmull confirms that ''Newt'' was cancelled in favor of ''Inside Out''.] Retrieved 09 Sept. '17</ref>
+In a 2014 interview, Pixar's president Edwin Catmull stated that ''Newt'' was an idea that wasn't working in the pre-production stage. When the project was passed to the director of ''Monsters, Inc.'' and ''Up'', Pete Docter, he pitched an idea that Pixar thought was better and that concept became the film ''Inside Out''.<ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/3027549/pixars-ed-catmull-on-how-to-balance-art-and-commerce 2014 interview where Ed Catmull confirms that ''Newt'' was cancelled in favor of ''Inside Out''.] Retrieved 09 Sep '17</ref>
 ==Availability==
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 ==Gallery==
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+  |description3 =DazzReview's video on the subject.
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-==External Link==
-*[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Newt_(film) Disney Wiki's page on the film.] Retrieved 09 Sept. '17
+==See Also==
+===Advertisements===
+*[[The Incredibles (found full version of McDonald's Happy Meal commercial for Pixar animated film; 2004)]]
+*[[The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)]]
+*[[Pixar (partially lost early CGI animated commercials from animation studio; 1989-1998)]]
+===Animation (Disney)===
+*[[Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)]]
+*[[Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)]]
+*[[American Dog (partially found original version of "Bolt" Disney animated film; 2007-2008)]]
+*[[The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)]]
+*[[Chanticleer (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)]]
+*[[Chicken Little 2 (partially found production material of cancelled sequel to Disney animated comedy film; 2006)]]
+*[[Disney Circle Seven Animation (partially lost production material of cancelled Pixar sequel films; 2004-2006)]]
+*[[Dumbo II (partially found production material from cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2000s)]]
+*[[Fantasia 2006 (partially lost production material for cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002-2004)]]
+*[[Fraidy Cat (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2004-2005)]]
+*[[Frozen (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 1937-2012)]]
+*[[Gigantic (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2013-2017)]]
+*[[The Jungle Book (lost Bill Peet version of Disney animated film; 1963-1964)]]
+*[[Kingdom of the Sun (partially found original version of "The Emperor's New Groove" Disney animated film; late 1990s)]]
+*[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (partially found production material and deleted scenes of Disney animated sequel film; 1995-1998)]]
+*[[Maleficent (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2003-2005)]]
+*[[Music Land (lost Disney animated anthology film; 1955)]]
+*[[My Peoples (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-early 2000s)]]
+*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost production material of cancelled theatrical film of Disney Channel animated series; 2010s)]]
+*[[The Search for Mickey Mouse (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2002)]]
+*[[The Seven Dwarfs (partially found production material of cancelled direct-to-video prequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney animated film; 2000s)]]
+*[[Tangled (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 2001-2010)]]
+*[[Tinker Bell (partially found first draft of Disney animated film; 2007)]]
+*[[Treasure Planet II (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002)]]
+*[[Wild Life (lost production material for cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-2000)]]
+*[[Zootopia (partially found pre-rewrite version of Disney animated film; early 2010s)]]
+===Animation (Pixar)===
+*[[A Tin Toy Christmas (lost production material of cancelled Pixar animated Christmas TV special; early 1990s)]]
+*[[Cars 3 (lost deleted scene of Pixar animated sequel film; 2017)]]
+*[[The Good Dinosaur (lost original version of Pixar animated film; 2011-2013)]]
+*[[Inside Out (lost original Bing Bong death scene of Pixar animated film; 2015)]]
+*[[Made in Point Richmond (found miscellaneous content from Pixar DVD; 1986-2000)]]
+*[[Toy Story (partially found early test footage of Pixar animated film; 1992)]]
+*[[Toy Story 4 (found original script of Pixar animated sequel film; 2013-2017)]]
+*[[Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (partially found intermissions for 3D double feature re-release of Pixar animated films; 2009)]]
+*[[Toy Story "Black Friday Reel" (partially found rough cut of Pixar animated film; 1993)]]
+*[[Toy Story "Jessie" (found Patsy Montana Award acceptance speech animation of Pixar character; 2000)]]
+*[[WALL·E (partially found original treatments of Pixar animated film; 1994-2008)]]
+===Audio===
+*[[Enchanted (lost deleted song from Disney live-action/animated fantasy comedy film; 2007)]]
+*[[Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)]]
+*[[Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)]]
+*[[Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)]]
+*[[The Nightmare Before Christmas (lost original Vincent Price audio of Disney stop-motion animated film; early 1990s)]]
+*[[Pinocchio (lost Mel Blanc's "Gideon the Cat" dialogue from Disney animated film; 1940)]]
+*[[Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)]]
+===Live Action===
+*[[101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)]]
+*[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)]]
+*[[Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)]]
+*[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (lost original cut of Disney dark fantasy film; 1982)]]
+*[[Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)]]
+===Short Films===
+*[[Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1920s)]]
+*[[Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)]]
+*[[Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1922-1923)]]
+*[[Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)]]
+*[[Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)]]
+*[[Mickey's Man Friday (partially found production material of unproduced remake of Disney animated short film; 1939-1941)]]
+*[[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1927-1928)]]
+*[[Poor Papa (found "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Walt Disney animated short film; 1927)]]
+*[[The Princess Academy (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated short film; 2009)]]
+*[[Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)]]
+*[[Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)]]
+*[[Totally Twisted Fairy Tales (partially found Disney animated short series; 1997)]]
+*[[Uncle Walt (lost unauthorized Disney short film; 1964)]]
+==External Links==
+*[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Newt_(film) The Disney Wiki's page on ''Newt''.]
+*[https://pixar.fandom.com/wiki/Newt The Pixar Wiki's page on ''Newt'', which contains information about the voice cast]
 ==References==