Adrian

[David Senra @davidsenra]

A conversation with Ed Catmull, founder of Pixar. I've been making podcasts about Ed for over 8 years. He invited me to his home and told incredible stories from his 60 year career. Ed worked with Steve Jobs longer than anyone else — for more than a quarter century. We talked about what he learned from Steve, the founding of Pixar, building a company at the intersection of art and technology, why getting the team right is the necessary precursor to getting the idea right, and so much more.

Ed is full of hard-earned practical wisdom. Spending time with someone I’ve studied for almost a decade was awesome.

I hope you listen.

0:00 Most Companies Are Full Of Shit
4:28 The Brain Trust Mechanism
10:13 Why Steve Jobs Was Banned From The Braintrust
17:48 Your Job Is To Manage The Dynamics
23:27 Betting The Company On Toy Story
24:35 Engineering Eisner's Worst Nightmare
36:51 Bob Iger's Crappy Hand
38:44 Why Disney Never Asked What Pixar Was Doing
43:48 Take The Hard Problem
44:38 The Director Can't Lose The Team
48:48 Quality Is The Best Business Plan
52:32 What Walt Disney Taught Him
59:25 George Lucas And The Motion Blur Problem
1:08:48 Now What's The Point Of My Life
1:13:31 How Much Of This Was Me
1:16:10 George Lucas Wanted The Whole Industry Healthy
1:25:11 Refusing To Let Anyone Feel Second Class
1:32:38 The Truck In The Building

Includes paid partnerships.

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

Tom Hanks and the rest of the #ToyStory5 cast do the “Toy Story Flop” at the UK launch event

[Star Wars @starwars]

Maul meet Maul.

Sam Witwer comes face to face with Maul at Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite. Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord now streaming on @DisneyPlus.

[Variety @Variety]

The Russo Brothers arrive at #CinemaCon for #AvengersDoomsday.

[Chi @__Poisonivyyy]

"Why don't you like that person”they seem so nice.

You know who else seemed to be nice:

[Variety @Variety]

"Monsters Inc. 3" is officially in the works at Pixar.

In addition to the “Monsters” franchise, Pixar has a few more major sequels in the works, including this June’s “Toy Story 5”; “The Incredibles 3,” which has been dated for 2028

[Disney Animation @DisneyAnimation]

Hisssstory has been made 🐍 #Zootopia2 is now Disney’s biggest animated movie of all time!

[Rian Johnson @rianjohnson]

lol zero spooked, sorry

[angie @swanharkness]

wandavision premiered five years ago and there has still not been a more iconic introduction than agatha’s

[Wake Up Dead Man @KnivesOut]

How life feels after watching Wake Up Dead Man →

[someone who has hope @reyloversum]

still hot.

[Letterboxd @letterboxd]

Happy birthday to Rian Johnson! The director and Josh O’Connor chat The Last Jedi while playing Guess Your Movie 🎥 Watch the full interview: https://t.co/zkuRabF1FS

Wake Up Dead Man is now streaming on Netflix.

[Marvel Studios @MarvelStudios]

Avengers: Endgame — Back in theaters, September 2026.

[Astropics @astropics]

💫

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power.

This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.

We cannot dare to be silent or complacent in the face of this frontal assault on free speech.

We, the People, deserve better.

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

"Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine" - #Hacks star Hannah Einbinder after her #Emmys win

[Jared Bush @thejaredbush]

Guess what… Giacchinotopia has been achieved. That is a wrap on our #Zootopia2 scoring week. I guarantee you’ve never heard a score like this in your life! Mind blown! Thank you to @m_giacchino and the 100 musicians and everyone behind the scenes who created absolute magic!🎶🎉