NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co. is in serious talks to buy Pixar Animation Studios Inc., the maker of the hit movies "Toy Story" and "Finding Nemo" among others, following months of exploring how to continue their profitable film distribution partnership, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

When Pixar was given the opportunity to make a feature-length animation in the early '90s, they strived to distinguish themselves from Disney by not telling a fairytale. The studio has maintained this custom for almost two decades with unique stories about monsters, toys, superheroes, and so on.

When Pixar was given the opportunity to make a feature-length animation in the early '90s, they strived to distinguish themselves from Disney by not telling a fairytale. The studio has maintained this custom for almost two decades with unique stories about monsters, toys, superheroes, and so on.

LOS ANGELES — The boozy, blustery Scottish people are getting a Hollywood close-up with "Brave," the latest adventure from the animators who brought you "Toy Story," ''Ratatouille," ''Finding Nemo" and "Up."

LOS ANGELES — The boozy, blustery Scottish people are getting a Hollywood close-up with "Brave," the latest adventure from the animators who brought you "Toy Story," ''Ratatouille," ''Finding Nemo" and "Up."

A dying 10-year-old girl determined to see the Disney-Pixar movie "Up" gets her wish when Pixar arranges a private screening at her home -- just hours before she died of cancer.

Colby Curtin, a 10-year-old with a rare form of cancer, was staying alive for one thing – a movie.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Pixar stole the show Friday at The Walt Disney Co. shareholders meeting. Robert Iger got a warm welcome at his first meeting as Disney CEO when he outlined initiatives planned at theme parks and in the TV and film units.

LOS ANGELES - The animated action comedy "Up" is soaring in its first weekend at theaters.

The arrival of a new Pixar film also means the debut of the animation studio’s latest short. And this time, the feature film has more in common with its short-film tradition.

LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it is buying longtime partner Pixar Animation Studios Inc. for $7.4 billion in stock in a deal that could restore Disney's clout in animation while vaulting Pixar CEO Steve Jobs into a powerful role at the media conglomerate.

John Ratzenberger searches his memory - he's probably been asked this question a hundred times - but can't remember anything special about his audition or voice-over sessions for the original "Toy Story."

Best-selling author and voice of teen superhero Violet Parr in Pixar’s “The Incredibles,” Sarah Vowell performs a reading and autographs her book “Unfamiliar Fishes” — a dramatic history of Hawaii.