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==== Expansion and John Lasseter's exit (2010β2018) ==== On April 20, 2010, Pixar opened [[Pixar Canada]] in the downtown area of [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pixar Canada sets up home base in Vancouver, looks to expand |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Pixar+Canada+sets+home+base+Vancouver+looks+expand/2927398/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422042245/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Pixar%2BCanada%2Bsets%2Bhome%2Bbase%2BVancouver%2Blooks%2Bexpand/2927398/story.html |archive-date=April 22, 2010 |access-date=April 20, 2010 |work=The Vancouver Sun |location=Canada}}</ref> The roughly 2,000 square meters studio produced seven short films based on ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' and ''[[Cars (franchise)|Cars]]'' characters. In October 2013, the studio was closed down to refocus Pixar's efforts at its main headquarters.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 8, 2013 |title=Pixar Canada shuts its doors in Vancouver |work=[[The Province]] |url=http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/10/08/pixar-canada-shuts-its-doors-in-vancouver/ |url-status=dead |access-date=October 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424044457/http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/10/08/pixar-canada-shuts-its-doors-in-vancouver/ |archive-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> In November 2014, Morris was promoted to president of Pixar, while his counterpart at Disney Animation, general manager Andrew Millstein, was also promoted to president of that studio.<ref name="Graser">{{cite news|last1=Graser|first1=Marc|title=Walt Disney Animation, Pixar Promote Andrew Millstein, Jim Morris to President|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/walt-disney-animation-pixar-promote-andrew-millstein-jim-morris-to-president-1201359728/|access-date=November 18, 2014|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|date=November 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121224901/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/walt-disney-animation-pixar-promote-andrew-millstein-jim-morris-to-president-1201359728|archive-date=November 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Both continued to report to Catmull, who retained the title of president of both Disney Animation and Pixar.<ref name="Graser" /> On November 21, 2017, Lasseter announced that he was taking a six-month leave of absence after acknowledging what he called "missteps" in his behavior with employees in a memo to staff. According to ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Lasseter had a history of alleged sexual misconduct towards employees.<ref name="hollywoodreporter_20171121A">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseters-pattern-alleged-misconduct-detailed-by-disney-pixar-insiders-1059594|title=John Lasseter's Pattern of Alleged Misconduct Detailed by Disney/Pixar Insiders|last=Masters|first=Kim|date=November 21, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121205514/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseters-pattern-alleged-misconduct-detailed-by-disney-pixar-insiders-1059594|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost_20171121A">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/11/21/disney-animation-guru-john-lasseter-takes-leave-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/|title=Disney animation guru John Lasseter takes leave after sexual misconduct allegations|last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|date=November 21, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143555/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/11/21/disney-animation-guru-john-lasseter-takes-leave-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/he-who-not-be-named-can-john-lasseter-ever-return-disney-1105297|title=He Who Must Not Be Named": Can John Lasseter Ever Return to Disney?|last=Masters|first=Kim|date=April 25, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 1, 2018|archive-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503214552/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/he-who-not-be-named-can-john-lasseter-ever-return-disney-1105297|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 8, 2018, it was announced that Lasseter would leave Disney Animation and Pixar at the end of the year, but would take on a consulting role until then.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/business/media/john-lasseter-leaves-disney.html|title=Pixar Co-Founder to Leave Disney After 'Missteps'|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|date=June 8, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=June 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609033127/https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/business/media/john-lasseter-leaves-disney.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Pete Docter was announced as Lasseter's replacement as chief creative officer of Pixar on June 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/pete-docter-jennifer-lee-lead-pixar-disney-animation-1121432 | title = Pete Docter, Jennifer Lee to Lead Pixar, Disney Animation | first = Borys | last = Kit | date = June 19, 2018 | access-date = June 19, 2018 | work = The Hollywood Reporter | archive-date = August 16, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180816163929/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/pete-docter-jennifer-lee-lead-pixar-disney-animation-1121432 | url-status = live }}</ref>
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