10 Directors Who Were Kicked Off A Movie

9. A LOT Of Pixar Directors

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Pixar have a renowned reputation for being one of Hollywood's most patient, collaborative and filmmaker-driven studios that have a back catalogue littered with classics. While this is true, the animation giants have also shown no hesitation in removing directors if a project isn't coming together satisfactorily.

Jan Pinkava was kicked off Ratatouille and replaced with Brad Bird, John Lasseter had to step in and take the reins on both Toy Story 2 and Cars 2, Brenda Chapman was fired with Brave just over a year from release and The Good Dinosaur was rebuilt almost from scratch after Bob Peterson was dismissed.

In several cases this ruthless streak has yielded one of the studio's best efforts, and the knowledge that you could be replaced at any moment no doubt strives the filmmakers at Pixar to deliver their best work.

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