Career
In an interview with World Magazine's Megan Basham, Stanton explained his singular vision for WALL-E: "What really interested me was the idea of the most human thing in the universe being a machine because it has more interest in finding out what the point of living is than actual people. The greatest commandment Christ gives us is to love, but that's not always our priority. So I came up with this premise that could demonstrate what I was trying to say—that irrational love defeats the world's programming. You've got these two robots that are trying to go above their basest directives, literally their programming, to experience love."
In addition to his direction and writing work for Pixar, he has also done some voice work, most notably Evil Emperor Zurg in Toy Story 2 and Crush, the laidback turtle in Finding Nemo.
Stanton made his live-action directing debut with Disney's John Carter. The film was based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel, A Princess of Mars. It was released in March 2012 and received mixed reviews from critics. The big-budget science fiction film did not meet Disney's domestic box-office expectations, as they have stated they expect to lose $200 million on the film. However, the movie has done much better overseas - scoring Russia's biggest opening day ever and starting out very well in Hong Kong and other countries in the Far East.
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