THQ GOES GOOFY
May 8, 2002

THQ has announced a publishing agreement with Disney/Pixar granting the company exclusive rights to the next three projects for all platforms through 2008: Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Cars.

Finding Nemo, scheduled for a summer 2003 release, is an underwater adventure. The Incredibles, a holiday 2004 movie release, is an action-adventure comedy from the director of The Iron Giant. Cars, which will be released in 2005, is a comedy about, well, cars.

"Disney and Pixar have a legacy of creating blockbuster animated motion pictures including 'Toy Story,' 'A Bug's Life,' 'Toy Story 2' and, most recently, 'Monsters, Inc.'" said Brian Farrell, president and CEO, THQ. "Our handheld adaptations of each of those properties have been top-performers at retail. We now look forward to a cross-platform approach to our Disney/Pixar business as we integrate these properties into our product portfolio, strategically managing each brand across every viable game system."