| BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 29 -- Walt Disney Pictures and
Pixar Animation Studios today announced that Lucasfilm Ltd. has
created an exclusive teaser trailer for "Star Wars: Episode II
-- Attack of the Clones" that will only appear at the head of
the new animated Disney / Pixar film "Monsters, Inc." The
film will be released in theaters nationwide on November 2nd.
George Lucas commented, "I have great respect for Pixar and
deep admiration for John Lasseter and his team. I'm thrilled to be
able to show audiences their first glimpse of 'Episode II' with
'Monsters, Inc.' It gives me an immense sense of pride to see our
companies working together."
From the Academy Award¨- winning creators of "Toy Story"
comes this hilarious new computer- animated feature that opens the
door to a world of monsters and mayhem and scares up lots of laughs
in the process. Monsters, Inc. is the largest scare factory in the
monster world and the top kid Scarer is James P. Sullivan (John
Goodman), a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large purple
spots and horns, known as "Sulley" to his friends. His
Scare Assistant, best friend and roommate is Mike Wazowski (Billy
Crystal), a lime green, opinionated, feisty, one-eyed monster.
Scaring children isn't such an easy job, as monsters believe
children are toxic and that direct contact with them would be
catastrophic. The film's eclectic cast of characters also includes
the factory's crab-like CEO Henry J. Waternoose (James Coburn), the
beguiling serpent-haired receptionist Celia (Jennifer Tilly), and
the sarcastic chameleon monster, Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), who
schemes to replace Sulley as Monsters, Inc.'s top Scarer. Visiting
from the human world is Boo (Mary Gibbs), a tiny girl who turns the
monster world upside down.
ABOUT WALT DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION
Walt Disney Feature Animation is a division of The Walt Disney
Studios, which has created and produced the most successful animated
films of all time. Walt Disney Studios is a unit of The Walt Disney
Company, the world's foremost family entertainment company engaged
in animated and live- action film and television production; cable
and broadcast television; theme parks and resorts; character
merchandise licensing; consumer products retailing; and book,
magazine and music publishing.
ABOUT PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
Pixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to
create original characters and stories in the medium of computer
animation. Under its partnership with Disney, Pixar has created and
produced the first computer- animated feature film, the Academy
Award¨- winning "Toy Story," released in 1995; "A
Bug's Life," the highest grossing animated film released in
1998; and Golden Globe- winner "Toy Story 2," the highest
domestic grossing animated film released in 1999. The Northern
California studio's next films are "Monsters, Inc.,"
scheduled for release November 2, 2001, and "Finding Nemo,"
scheduled for a summer 2003 release.
For further information, please contact Heidi Trotta, Senior Vice
President, Publicity, of The Walt Disney Studios, +1-818-560-7280;
or Kim Cannon of Pixar Animation Studios, +1-510-752-3475.
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