Skydance Media Acquires Animation Unit of Madrid-Based Ilion Studios
John Lasseter is running an entire animation studio again.
John Lasseter is running an entire animation studio again.
Peggy Holmes will now direct the first film from John Lasseter's animation studio.
A 5-year, 30-plus country tour is planned.
Say Thompson: "[Lasseter] is presumably being paid millions of dollars to receive [his] second chance. How much money are the employees at Skydance being paid to GIVE him that second chance?"
A lot of industry artists don't want anything to do with Skydance Animation.
Emma Thompson quit Skydance Animation's first feature over "concerns about working with Lasseter."
Holly Edwards will replace Bill Damaschke in the role of president at Skydance Animation.
Women animators dominated the festival this year, winning all of the animation and experimental short awards, as well as the top narrative feature prize.
According to a new report, John Lasseter is seeing a therapist to help him understand unconscious bias.
"We need to get stronger both emotionally and physically," says Women in Animation president Marge Dean. "We need to not be afraid."
Skydance executives are apparently unsure of John Lasseter's ability to keep his hands, mouth, and other body parts to himself.
John Lasseter is an alleged serial sexual predator, and that should raise concerns for women working at Skydance.
Skydance Animation's hiring of John Lasseter "endorses and perpetuates a broken system that allows powerful men to act without consequence."
Watch the trailers for the animated shorts that will compete at Sundance next month.
Skydance has acquired live-action film and tv rights to the hit French animated series.
None of Batman's greatest heroes and villains can resist dancing to the Batman theme song.
The one-year-old animation company is teaming up with Headless Productions for a new feature project.
Nathan Greno will create and direct an original animated feature for the fast-rising Skydance.
We sent a reporter to the Sundance and Slamdance film festivals to check out animated films - and what we found surprised us.