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The IncrediblesIn "The Incredibles," next month's computer-animated offering from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Co., a bored superhero with a bulging waistline springs back from retirement to save the world.
For the two companies, rescuing a planet seems a snap compared with saving a relationship that began imploding in January when talks over renewing their partnership collapsed. But with that deal nearing doomsday, there are flickers of optimism that one of Hollywood's most successful collaborations may be salvaged.
Opening Nov. 5, "The Incredibles" marks the next-to-last film under the Pixar-Disney partnership that is set to end with the release of its next movie, "Cars," in November of next year.
To date, the two companies have joined forces on five consecutive digitally animated hits: two "Toy Story" films, "Monsters, Inc.," "A Bug's Life" and "Finding Nemo." Those movies are expected by analysts to ultimately generate more than $3 billion in total profit, split between the two sides.
Despite those successes, Pixar chief executive Steve Jobs walked away in frustration from negotiations that would have extended the 13-year relationship. The talks dragged on for nearly a year as Disney chief executive Michael Eisner refused to agree to some of Jobs' more aggressive demands - notably that Pixar would retroactively
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