Once Proudly Original, Pixar Puts Its Money On Sequels

“The surfeit of sequels for a studio that had produced only one –‘Toy Story 2’– since its first movie premiered 15 years ago, marks an important turning point for Pixar” and “shows how the … digital animation pioneer, which has held itself aloof from the grubby realities of Hollywood, is [no] longer immune from the economic laws of the entertainment marketplace.”