A long time ago a picture made the internet rounds that showed Iron Man done Pixar style and got everyone talking about the possibility of Marvel and Pixar merging for a film under the auspices of parent corporation Disney. Well now it looks like that possibility is a reality as Pixar Studios will tackle Big Hero 6, based on the Marvel comic of the same name.

Big Hero 6 takes place in the fiction city of San Fransokyo and follows the exploits of Hiro Hamada, a robotics engineer who gets caught up in a battle against a band of baddies on a destruction path to take down the city.

The original Marvel comic squad appeared for the first time in September of 1998 so they are a relatively new addition to the Marvel canon. Included in the superhero group of the comics is Silver Samurai, Sunfire, GoGo Tomago, Honey Lemon, Hiro Takachiho, Baymax, Ebon Samurai, Sunprye, Wasabi-No-Ginger and Fred. Thus far, the only cross over appears to be the titular Hiro but with no cast yet announced, this film will be sure to add in the slew of heroes.

Take a peek at the following concept footage that shows off the East-meets-West city of bluntly named San Fransokyo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA9tb_5kMF0

While Big Hero 6 won’t be shoe-horned into the separate operation that Marvel Studios is running, it’s a hell of a maneuver for the faltering Pixar brand as it opens up a whole new world of possibility. Will this merger allow for Pixar’s return to form or will it be the roots of a whole new strand of disappointment? Time will tell.

Big Hero 6 already has a release date of November 7, 2014. The biggest question that remains is what do they call the sequel? Big Hero 6 2? Big Hero 7? 2 Big 2 Hero 6?

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