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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2012 file photo, John Lasseter arrives at the world premiere of "Wreck-It Ralph" at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. Some royally familiar voices are coming back to the big screen in the "Wreck-It Ralph" sequel. Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios also announced Friday, July 13, 2017, at the Walt Disney Company’s biannual fan convention D23, that "Empire" star Taraji P. Henson would be joining "Wreck-It Ralph Breaks the Internet" as an internet-savvy character named Yesss in the film that hits theaters on Nov. 21, 2018. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

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FILE - This undated publicity file photo provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shows, from left, John Lasseter, winner, Animation Achievement Award "Lady and the Lamp," at the 1979 (6th) Student Academy Awards ceremony, Don Honicky, head of college relations for the Bell System, and presenter film animator T. Hee in Beverly Hills, Calif. Fifteen aspiring filmmakers are joining a club that includes Lasseter, Trey Parker and Spike Lee: They’ve won Student Academy Awards. The film academy announced its 2014 honorees Friday, May 16, 2014, in alternative, animation, documentary, narrative and foreign films. (AP Photos/AMPAS, Long Photography, file)

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Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter embraces his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. The "Cars 2" director received the 2,453rd star. (Associated Press)

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John Lasseter arrives at the world premiere of "Toy Story 3" at The El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles on June 13, 2010. Mr. Lasseter was awarded an Oscar for lifetime achievement on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, file)