It used to be a subsidary of LUCASFILM and was called The Graphics Group.
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Pixar is the name of a company that makes animated movies.
Pixar's 2009 release is Up, which is directed by Pete Docter.
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Pixar is the original name, but it was originally partnered with other companies like Lucas Films and in 2006, Disney purchased the company for around $6 billion.
To tell the viewers that this is a movie produced by Pixar, and released by Disney. The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar Animation in 2006, so the films produced by Pixar are owned by Disney so a movie says it's a "Disney-Pixar film" because it has the cooperation of both studios.
Pixar has not always been an independent company. They were originally the graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd. owned by George Lucas. In the 1980s, they were bought by Steve Jobs for $10 million and they became an independent company. So, in a way, Pixar's original name was Lucasfilm Ltd.
In the Pixar film, UP, the dog's name is Dug.
Up, released in 2009.
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