Pixar Came Close to Never Making Toy Story

Started by mirth, July 02, 2014, 06:20:37 PM

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Lucasfilm nearly closed a deal in 1985 to sell Pixar to GM & Philips, both of which were interested in it for it's computing technology, not for movie making.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/2/5865467/pixar-was-nearly-bought-by-gm-and-philips-in-1985
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