It’s often cited as an example of parallel creation, but in reality there’s a good chance Katzenberg started production of Antz deliberately as an attack on Disney/Pixar.
Dreamworks tried to use the threat of releasing Antz at the same time as A Bug’s Life as leverage to get Disney to give The Prince of Egypt a clear release window, but Pixar’s John Lasseter and Steve Jobs wouldn’t budge.
It’s often cited as an example of parallel creation, but in reality there’s a good chance Katzenberg started production of Antz deliberately as an attack on Disney/Pixar.
Dreamworks tried to use the threat of releasing Antz at the same time as A Bug’s Life as leverage to get Disney to give The Prince of Egypt a clear release window, but Pixar’s John Lasseter and Steve Jobs wouldn’t budge.