Billy Crystal talks "Monsters University"

The L.A. Times caught up with Billy Crystal last week, and Monsters U. came up in the convo.

Here's what he had to say:

"It’s really a great script, it’s really funny. That’s why I’m a little hoarse. I spent five-and-a-half hours today for our fourth session,” says the actor/comedian, who reprises his role as Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc. prequel.

"This movie ends where the other one starts. It’s college pranks with monsters. And I wear a retainer. Mike has a retainer"

You can read Crystal's complete comments over at the Times' Hero Complex.

Monsters University releases in theaters June 21, 2013.

Monsters University Official Synopsis & Logo

Pixar has released an official synopsis and a hi-res logo for Monsters University:

Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn’t stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.

Monsters University releases on June 21, 2013 in 3D. It will reunite the voices of Billy Crystal and John Goodman.

Monsters University Pushed Back to 2013

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Monsters University's release date will be pushed backed to June 21, 2013. It was originally scheduled for a release of November 2, 2012. Taking its original release date will be Disney Toon's Reboot Ralph. It would have been the first time that two pixar movies were released in the same year. Brave is scheduled for summer of 2o12. Monsters University will release two weeks after DreamWorks Animation and Paramount's Turbo.

Dan Scanlon directing Monsters University

Today during the Cars 2 blogger event, Pixar announced that Dan Scanlon will be the new director for the upcoming prequel Monsters University. Scanlon is a former Disney and DreamWorks animator. He joined Pixar in the 2000's, working on storyboards and screenplays for Cars and co-directed Mater and the Ghostlight. This will be his first project that he will direct at Pixar.