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Up makes its debut on May 29, 2009.

Now that Andrew Stanton's WALL-E is in theatres, the gang in Emeryville is looking ahead to the future.

WALL-E for Best Picture?

Lasseter also had some stern words for those who thought that Cars 2 was greenlit because of the massive merchandising profits the original flick enjoyed.

According to Upcoming Film Scores, Michael Giacchino is scoring Pixar's next flick, 2009's Up, starring Ed Asner and John Ratzenberger (natch). Giacchino also composed the music for 2004's The Incredibles and 2007's Ratatouille. Pete Docter (Monsters Inc.) and scribe Bob Peterson are co-directing the flick, which has been touted as a modern-day Don Quixote.

“If you look at Toy Story 2, which is one of the stories I’m most proud of in all the pantheon of Pixar films, it’s the same thing with Cars 2. We’ve come up with a great,Uggs Outlet, great story line,” Lasseter says. “It’s a film I directed and created, and I’m so proud of these characters. The impact of these characters have made in families all over the world is really great. That’s why I make these films,UGG Boots Outlet, to truly entertain an audience. So to revisit these characters, Mater and Lighting McQueen, and all the folks at Radiator Springs,Uggs, I’m real excited to do that.”

Paul Newman in Cars 2?

“Well, you know, (Newman's) character is coming back,” Lasseter told MTV News. “He’s a good friend of mine, and so we’re just waiting to see.”

Surprisingly, Pixar has decided to franchise what many felt was one of its weakest films: Cars.

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Michael Giacchino scores Up

The big question is whether or not acting legend Paul Newman will reprise his role as Doc Hudson. The 83-year-old actor officially retired in 2006, and recent reports claimed he was battling lung cancer.

It's simple. Most industry professionals feel AMPAS would sooner hand a Best Director statue to Uwe Boll rather than see an animated film take the top award on Oscar night. After all,UGG Outlet, AMPAS started contemplating a separate category after Disney's Beauty and the Beast received a Best Picture nomination back in 1992.

Cars 2,UGGS Outlet Opera Colorado - Profile Discount Tick, which bows in 2012, takes Lightning McQueen, Mater, Doc Hudson and the Radiator Springs gang on a European road trip. The rest of the details have so far been shrouded in mystery, and even that synopsis may change without notice.

Now that WALL-E has received similar critical cheese (97% at last tally), the question now becomes: why doesn't the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognize Pixar's achievements and give one of their films a Best Picture nomination, or even (gasp) the Oscar?

The unofficial rules for Best Picture are clear: no comedies,UGGS Outlet, nothing outrageous (the Best Original Screenplay winner is AMPAS' way of saying "This would be Best Picture . . . if we owned a pair" and no animation. And so, for the second year in a row, the Academy will have its head shoved so far up its collective posterior that it won't recognize the best film produced this year might be animated.

For the second year in a row, a Pixar movie is getting stellar reviews. Last year, it was Ratatouille, which nailed a stunning 97% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and ended up the most highly rated movie released that year. In comparison, 2007's Best Picture winner,Uggs On Sale, No Country for Old Men, received a 95% rating.