" I wish making motion-picture show that are original and unique to themselves . To redo it , it ’s not very interesting to me personally . "
Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter explained why the company won’t go down the live-action route anytime soon.
The animation studio has been owned byDisneyfor some time now. Of course, the latter has churned out live-action versions of its hits to huge commercial (if notcritical) reception.
In a new interview withTime, Pete was asked about fan-casting ofJosh O’Connorin a live-actionRatatouille— and whether Pixar would ever consider live-action versions. “No, and this might bite me in the butt for saying it, but it sort of bothers me,” he replied.
The Oscar winner continued, “I like making movies that are original and unique to themselves. To remake it, it’s not very interesting to me personally.”
Adding that it “would be tough” to make a cute live-action rat, he continued, “So much of what we create only works because of the rules of the [animated] world. So if you have a human walk into a house that floats, your mind goes, ‘Wait a second. Hold on. Houses are super heavy. How are balloons lifting the house?’ But if you have a cartoon guy and he stands there in the house, you go, ‘Okay, I’ll buy it.’ The worlds that we’ve built just don’t translate very easily.”
You can read the full interviewhere.
