 To make the project ready for theaters, Lasseter would need to add 12 minutes or so of material and strengthen what was already there.The extra material would be a challenge, since it could not be mere padding—it would have to feel as if it had always been there, an organic part of the film.With the scheduled delivery date less than a year away, Lasseter called Stanton, Docter, Joe Ranft, and some Disney story people to his house for a weekend.