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#Blue Sky Studios

Nimona Nimona

Annapurna Launches Dedicated Animation Division To Be Led By Robert Baird And Andrew Millstein

The new animation division’s first production will be the former Blue Sky Studios feature ‘Nimona,’ releasing on Netflix in 2023.

By Jamie Lang | 3 years ago

Eugene Troubetzkoy Eugene Troubetzkoy

Eugene Troubetzkoy, Nuclear Physicist Who Co-Founded Blue Sky Studios, Dies At 91

Troubetzkoy was a founding father of ray-tracing technology and co-wrote Blue Sky’s proprietary CGI Studio renderer.

By Jamie Lang | 3 years ago

Scrat Tales

‘Scrat Tales’ Team Reminisces About Blue Sky’s Swan Song

Scrat Tales executive producer Chris Wedge, production designer Mike Knapp, and producer Anthony Nisi discuss Blue Sky Studios’ final production.

By Jamie Lang | 3 years ago

Nimona

‘Nimona’ Gets New Release Date As Netflix Acquires The Long-Awaited Sci-Fi Epic

After years of uncertainty and delays, the former Blue Sky production is now set to launch on Netflix in 2023.

By Jamie Lang | 3 years ago

Disney's Ice Age

Disney Gets An Ice-Cold Reaction After Trying To Promote ‘Ice Age’

Remember when Disney shut down Blue Sky Studios? The internet definitely hasn’t forgotten.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Ice Age

Blue Sky Took $49M In Excess Tax Credits, Say Auditors

The Disney-owned studio claimed the wrong kind of credit for three years, according to state auditors, receiving a total of nearly $100 million in tax credits.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 years ago

Peanuts Movie

For Hire: Top-Class Artists From Blue Sky Studios

With the studio due to shut down soon, employees are promoting their work as they search for new jobs.

By Jen Hurler | 4 years ago

Blue Sky Studios

Five Things I’ll Miss About Blue Sky Studios: Recollections Of A Former Employee

Jen Hurler reflect on her time at the studio, which will shut down in April.

By Jen Hurler | 4 years ago

Scrat from Ice Age

Breaking: Disney Is Shutting Down Blue Sky Studios, ‘Nimona’ Production Halted, 450 Employees To Be Impacted

Disney will no longer complete production on Blue Sky’s “Nimona.”

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

‘Spies In Disguise’ Launches With $22 Million, But No Match For ‘Frozen II’

It’s one of Blue Sky’s worst openings ever.

By Amid Amidi | 5 years ago

Spies in Disguise.

Disney Opens Its First Blue Sky Film – ‘Spies In Disguise’ – With Decent Reviews And Box Office Projections

Blue Sky’s Will Smith caper hits theaters in a crowded season, under the Disney banner.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

Disney Pulls ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Feature Off Release Schedule, Delays ‘Nimona’ And ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ (UPDATED)

There is fresh uncertainty over how Disney will handle Fox Animation’s feature projects.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Disney And Pixar Executives Are Taking Over Blue Sky Studios

Disney’s new executive changes at Blue Sky Studios suggest that the studio’s future is safe for now.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Now A Disney Film, ‘Spies In Disguise’ Offers Second Trailer

The film’s new release date is Christmas 2019.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Disney To Release 4 Fox Animated Features, But The Future Of Blue Sky In Question

Titles include Blue Sky films, a “Bob’s Burgers” feature, and the hybrid cg/live debut of Chris Sanders.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Disney Has Completed Its Purchase Of 21st Century Fox

Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox will result in “a tremendous loss of originality,” according to one major studio head.

By Carlos Aguilar | 6 years ago

Op-Ed: Why I Filed The Wage-Theft Lawsuit Against Major Animation Studios

Georgia Cano, one of the three lead plaintiffs in the animation wage-fixing lawsuit, speaks out for the first time.

By Georgia Cano | 6 years ago

Watch: First Trailer For Blue Sky Studios’ ‘Spies In Disguise’

Will Smith is a pigeon in Blue Sky’s latest film.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Animation Workers Set To Receive $170 Million Payout From Wage-Theft Lawsuit

After more than a year of waiting, animation workers will soon receive the first payment from the $170 million settlement they won from various animation studios.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

How To Organize A Conference Track At An Animation Event

Cartoon Brew’s vfx editor explains how he put together a conference track with major animation directors at the upcoming FMX conference in Germany.

By Ian Failes | 7 years ago

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