Pixar's Brad Bird Takes on 1906 Earthquake

By: Jarrod Sarafin
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Brad Bird, who recently captured an Oscar for Ratatouille, has signed on to make his live-action feature directorial debut with 1906, says the Hollywood Reporter. The project will be a co-production between Warner Bros. and Disney/Pixar, with the historical San Francisco earthquake as its backdrop. There have been rumors that Pixar has some plans to cross into live-action vehicles in the near future and this seems to confirmation that they will help production values for one. Bird is rewriting the original John Logan script. Paula Weinstein is producing the feature, while John Walker, Bird's producing partner, executive produces. Disney/Pixar will co-finance the movie.

Plot Concept: The story centers on a college student who begins to investigate the murder of his father, uncovering a web of deceit that has left the city vulnerable to the sort of fire that breaks out when the Great Earthquake of 1906 hits San Francisco.