Docter's Pixar pivot: from personal tales to sequels and box-office bets
A Wall Street Journal profile portrays Pixar chief Pete Docter steering the studio from personal, director-driven storytelling toward more commercially driven films, including Elio’s retooling and a Monsters, Inc. 3 in development, after Lasseter’s era. Docter is quoted saying, “we’re making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy,” reflecting a shift toward broader audience appeal. The piece also notes other studio moves and stories on Hoppers’ reception, plus separate items about Stephen Hibbert’s death and Ben Stiller’s clash with White House propaganda over Tropic Thunder.
