Pixar: 'No plans for Marvel adaptations'

Pixar boss John Lasseter has said that the studio has no plans to adapt Marvel titles.

Following Disney's acquisition of Marvel in 2009, rumours emerged that properties such as Ant-Man, Power Pack and Doctor Strange could be in line for the CGI treatment.

However, speaking to IGN, Lasseter gave no indication that such projects will ever enter development. "I'm chief creative officer of Disney Animation as well, and with Pixar it's like, 'Keep doing what you're doing, guys,'" he said.

"It's a filmmaker-driven studio. All of the ideas come from the filmmakers themselves. Working with the filmmakers on ideas."

When asked directly about Marvel superheroes appearing in Pixar ventures, he responded: "No, not at Pixar. We have The Incredibles, so we've done superheroes here ourselves and so we have that kind of history with Brad Bird doing The Incredibles."

Next month, Marvel will debut its monthly Disney•Pixar Presents magazine, which includes new stories, reprinted material, puzzles and games based on animated characters.