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'''''Monsters University''''' is a 2013 American<-- Please do not add "Animated" because the door has the live action footage on the door of the camping! -->[[Coming-of-age film|coming-of-age]] [[comedy film]] produced by [[Pixar Animation Studios]] for [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref name="Variety1">{{#invoke:cite|news| last = Graser | first = Marc | title = Disney drawing 'Monsters Inc.' sequel | url = https://variety.com/2010/film/news/disney-drawing-monsters-inc-sequel-1118018177/ | access-date = March 6, 2012 | work = Variety | date = April 22, 2010 | archive-date = January 20, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120120211310/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018177 | url-status = live }}</ref> A prequel to ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (2001), it was directed by [[Dan Scanlon]] (in his feature directorial debut), produced by [[Kori Rae]], and written by Scanlon and the writing team of [[Dan Gerson]] and Robert L. Baird.{{efn|Scanlon, Gerson, and Baird were all credited as both "Screenplay by" and "Story by".}} [[John Lasseter]], [[Pete Docter]], [[Andrew Stanton]] and [[Lee Unkrich]] served as the film's executive producers. The music for the film was composed and conducted by [[Randy Newman]], making it his seventh collaboration with Pixar. ''Monsters University'' tells the story of the main characters of ''Monsters, Inc.'', [[James P. "Sulley" Sullivan]] and [[Mike Wazowski]], and their experience in college leading to them becoming best friends. [[John Goodman]], [[Billy Crystal]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Bob Peterson (filmmaker)|Bob Peterson]] and [[John Ratzenberger]] reprise their roles as James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, Randall Boggs, Roz and the Abominable Snowman, respectively, while the new cast were joined by [[Helen Mirren]], [[Alfred Molina]], [[Peter Sohn]], [[Joel Murray]], [[Sean Hayes]], [[Dave Foley]], [[Charlie Day]], [[Nathan Fillion]] and [[Aubrey Plaza]], while [[Bonnie Hunt]], who voiced Ms. Flint in the original film, voices Mike's childhood teacher Mrs. Graves.

'''''Monsters University''''' is a 2013 American ><-- Please do not add "Animated" because the door has the live action footage on the door of the camping! -->< [[Coming-of-age film|coming-of-age]] [[comedy film]] produced by [[Pixar Animation Studios]] for [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref name="Variety1">{{#invoke:cite|news| last = Graser | first = Marc | title = Disney drawing 'Monsters Inc.' sequel | url = https://variety.com/2010/film/news/disney-drawing-monsters-inc-sequel-1118018177/ | access-date = March 6, 2012 | work = Variety | date = April 22, 2010 | archive-date = January 20, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120120211310/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018177 | url-status = live }}</ref> A prequel to ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (2001), it was directed by [[Dan Scanlon]] (in his feature directorial debut), produced by [[Kori Rae]], and written by Scanlon and the writing team of [[Dan Gerson]] and Robert L. Baird.{{efn|Scanlon, Gerson, and Baird were all credited as both "Screenplay by" and "Story by".}} [[John Lasseter]], [[Pete Docter]], [[Andrew Stanton]] and [[Lee Unkrich]] served as the film's executive producers. The music for the film was composed and conducted by [[Randy Newman]], making it his seventh collaboration with Pixar. ''Monsters University'' tells the story of the main characters of ''Monsters, Inc.'', [[James P. "Sulley" Sullivan]] and [[Mike Wazowski]], and their experience in college leading to them becoming best friends. [[John Goodman]], [[Billy Crystal]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Bob Peterson (filmmaker)|Bob Peterson]] and [[John Ratzenberger]] reprise their roles as James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, Randall Boggs, Roz and the Abominable Snowman, respectively, while the new cast were joined by [[Helen Mirren]], [[Alfred Molina]], [[Peter Sohn]], [[Joel Murray]], [[Sean Hayes]], [[Dave Foley]], [[Charlie Day]], [[Nathan Fillion]] and [[Aubrey Plaza]], while [[Bonnie Hunt]], who voiced Ms. Flint in the original film, voices Mike's childhood teacher Mrs. Graves.

Disney, as the rights holder, had plans for a sequel to ''Monsters, Inc.'' since 2005. Following disagreements with Pixar, Disney tasked its [[Circle 7 Animation]] unit to make the film.<ref name="circle7" /> An early draft of the film was developed; Disney's purchase of Pixar in January 2006 led to the cancellation of Circle 7's version of the film.<ref name="AVHilgenbergMuir">{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Armstrong|first=Josh|title=Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney's Circle 7 Animation|url=http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/|access-date=June 27, 2013|publisher=Animated Views|date=March 5, 2012|archive-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014210720/http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/|url-status=live}}</ref> A Pixar-made sequel was confirmed in 2010<ref name="Variety1" /> and in 2011, it was announced that the film would instead be a prequel titled ''Monsters University''.<ref name="Pixar-prequel">{{cite magazine|last=Breznican |first=Anthony |url= http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/29/pixarmonsters-inc-sequel-is-actually-prequ/ |title=Pixar announces 'Monsters Inc.' sequel is actually prequel | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 29, 2011 |access-date=December 9, 2013}}</ref>

Disney, as the rights holder, had plans for a sequel to ''Monsters, Inc.'' since 2005. Following disagreements with Pixar, Disney tasked its [[Circle 7 Animation]] unit to make the film.<ref name="circle7" /> An early draft of the film was developed; Disney's purchase of Pixar in January 2006 led to the cancellation of Circle 7's version of the film.<ref name="AVHilgenbergMuir">{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Armstrong|first=Josh|title=Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney's Circle 7 Animation|url=http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/|access-date=June 27, 2013|publisher=Animated Views|date=March 5, 2012|archive-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014210720/http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/|url-status=live}}</ref> A Pixar-made sequel was confirmed in 2010<ref name="Variety1" /> and in 2011, it was announced that the film would instead be a prequel titled ''Monsters University''.<ref name="Pixar-prequel">{{cite magazine|last=Breznican |first=Anthony |url= http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/29/pixarmonsters-inc-sequel-is-actually-prequ/ |title=Pixar announces 'Monsters Inc.' sequel is actually prequel | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 29, 2011 |access-date=December 9, 2013}}</ref>