Did you see WALL•E this weekend? Well if you did, you were partly seeing an Apple masterpiece. How is WALL•E, a Disney•Pixar production, related to Apple?

The first connection is Steve Jobs. Back in 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group from Lucasfilm. The Graphics Group later turned into Pixar, which was purchased by Disney in 2006. Jobs is now the largest single shareholder of Disney stock. Who knows, if Jobs didn’t buy Pixar, would WALL•E even exist?

The next connection would’ve never happened if it weren’t for good old Stevie J. EVE, WALL•E’s “love interest”, was designed by Jony Ive and his team. Jony Ive, Senior Vice-President of Industrial Design at a certain company headed by Steve Jobs, is known for his work in designing iPhone, iMac, and other prominent Apple products. The story is that one day back in 2005, Ive and his team headed over to Pixar and helped them create EVE’s look. The reason for Ive’s involvement: WALL•E’s director Andrew Stanton wanted a sleek, high-end design, so he called up a certain high-up at Pixar that just happened to be Apple’s CEO. Looking at the character now, you can definitely see how EVE could be one of Apple’s creation.

So there you have it, WALL•E is just the work of Apple in a disguise.

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