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Set around 10 years before "Monsters, Inc.," Pixar's new film "Monsters University" follows Mike Wazowski (voiced in

English by Billy Crystal and in Mandarin by Mickey Huang) and James "Sulley" Sullivan (voiced in English by John Goodman and in Mandarin by Wang Wei-zhong) as they enter university to learn how to scare children. Soon after entering college, Mike and Sulley develop a rivalry that threatens to tear their worlds apart, but ultimately results in them becoming friends.

A monstrous family

When Dan Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001, he came on board as the company was putting the finishing touches on the animated tale "Monsters, Inc." The film was just the fourth from the studio, and the first not directed by chief creative officer John Lasseter.

Still, Scanlon recalled, the studio knew it was onto something special, and he remembers how emotional the cast got as the film neared completion: "It was like a family was saying goodbye to each other. And they didn't want to." Now, Scanlon is in charge of the reunion.

Scanlon is the director of "Monsters University," which will be released in Taiwan on June 28. The prequel reunites the main characters from the first film, Mike and Sulley, and shows their days as college buddies — and rivals.

There are big expectations for the film. Pixar has made only 13 movies, starting with 1995's "Toy Story," and each one has opened at No. 1 at the U.S. box office, a streak no filmmaker wants to break. Still, Scanlon said, the pressure comes from not wanting to disappoint his family. In this case, his professional one.

"Really, the strategy at Pixar is to make the movies we'd like to see, that our families would like to see," he said. "Everybody is a part of making a Pixar movie. Our first screenings are with employees and their families, and they all give feedback. Those are the people you don't want to disappoint."

Indeed, little has gone wrong for Pixar since it was founded. From "Finding Nemo" to "The Incredibles" to "Up," the studio has moved at a slow pace — one movie per year. "We may eventually want to get up to three movies every two years, as opposed to one every year," said Kori Rae, a producer on both "Monsters" films. "But we're not trying to make a lot more movies. This keeps every movie special and demands we pay attention to each story. This is especially true with something like 'Monsters University,' where you want to update the characters but still keep them familiar."

 

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