Pixar Oscar Winner Lee Unkrich Wants Live-Action Directors to Follow Wes Anderson’s Lead and Make Animation

With two Oscars under his belt, Pixar’s Lee Unkrich is one of the most prolific directors in animation today.

The “Toy Story 3” and “Coco” director makes an appearance in Little White Lies’ March/April 2018 issue to talk about the future of animation, and one point Unkrich stresses is the desire to have more live-action filmmakers cross over to animation storytelling.

Unkrich notes how effortless Wes Anderson can pivot from live-action to animation without losing his signature style, and he’d love to see other directors make a similar transition.“I’ve actually liked seeing some traditional live-action filmmakers make steps into animation, like Wes Anderson,” Unkrich said.

“I don’t think the two worlds need to be so segregated.

I think the work that we’re doing in animation is very much on par with what’s being done in live-action, and the way we make the films is similar,

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