'Paranormal Activity 2;' Pixar's Top Woman

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'Paranormal Activity 2;' Pixar's Top Woman

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Published on Nov 1, 2010, 2:30:00 PM
Total time: 00:29:00

Episode Description

We hear from Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum on the challenge of making a sequel to the 2009 break-out hit. This time with studio backing from Paramount, the producers had to find a way to make the follow-up true to the ethos of its micro-budget original. Plus, producer of Toy Story 3, Darla K. Anderson -- the lone woman in Pixar's famed brain trust. She weighs in on gender dynamics at this successful studio and in the movie business as a whole while addressing the controversy over Pixar firing its first female director.

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