Lindsey Bahr Associated Press Published 12:00 am CDT, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 This undated image provided by Disney/Pixar shows a scene from the movie "Toy Story 4." (Disney/Pixar via AP) This undated image provided by Disney/Pixar shows a scene from the movie "Toy Story 4." (Disney/Pixar via AP) Photo: Pixar, HONS / Associated Press Photo: Pixar, HONS / Associated Press Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 This undated image provided by Disney/Pixar shows a scene from the movie "Toy Story 4." (Disney/Pixar via AP) This undated image provided by Disney/Pixar shows a scene from the movie "Toy Story 4." (Disney/Pixar via AP) Photo: Pixar, HONS / Associated Press ‘Toy Story 4’ is sheer joy 1 … [Read more...] about ‘Toy Story 4’ is sheer joy
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Emma Thompson Wrote a Letter About Why She Won’t Work With John Lasseter
Dave McNary, provided by Published 8:33 am PST, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Emma Thompson explains in a scathing letter why she dropped out of the voice cast of Skydance Animation’s upcoming film “Luck.” Emma Thompson does not what to work with John Lasseter. Emma Thompson does not what to work with John Lasseter. Photo: MJ Photos/BAFTA/Shutterstock Photo: MJ Photos/BAFTA/Shutterstock Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 Emma Thompson does not what to work with John Lasseter. Emma Thompson does not what to work with John Lasseter. Photo: MJ Photos/BAFTA/Shutterstock Emma Thompson Wrote a Letter About Why She Won’t Work With John Lasseter 1 / 5 Back to Gallery … [Read more...] about Emma Thompson Wrote a Letter About Why She Won’t Work With John Lasseter
Actress Emma Thompson sent a searing letter to Skydance when she quit its movie over John Lasseter’s hiring: ‘If a man has been touching women inappropriately for decades, why would a woman want to work for him’
Emma Thompson provided the Los Angeles Times the letter she sent Skydance Media management after she quit the animated movie, “Luck.” The actress exited the project following the announcement that former Pixar head John Lasseter had been hired to run Skydance Animation. Lasseter left Pixar following a report from The Hollywood Reporter that detailed employee allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him. In January, Skydance Media announced it had hired John Lasseter to head up its animation division. The former Pixar head had departed the company he’d been at since the 1980s following a report by The Hollywood Reporter on employee allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him. And not everyone was pleased that Lasseter was getting a second chance. At the end of January, Lasseter attended town halls at Skydance where he apologised for his past behaviour. Mireille Soria, who leads Paramount Pictures Animation (which has a distribution deal with … [Read more...] about Actress Emma Thompson sent a searing letter to Skydance when she quit its movie over John Lasseter’s hiring: ‘If a man has been touching women inappropriately for decades, why would a woman want to work for him’
DISNEY’S BIG BETS: 5 movies that could smash $1 billion in 2019
Disney is releasing 10 movies this year. Half of them have the potential to gross at least $US1 billion, including “Avengers: Endgame,” “Toy Story 4,” and “Frozen 2.” If it happens, Disney would break the all-time box-office record for a single movie studio in one year. Disney grossed over $US7 billion at the box office in 2018, and with an envious lineup again this year, the Mouse House may just make box-office history. With four hugely-anticipated sequels and remakes of two beloved animated classics, at least half of Disney’s movies out this year have the potential to gross $US1 billion at theatres worldwide. Crossing $US1 billion at the box office isn’t easy. Only 37 movies have done it in history. But Disney has so many potential big hits on its hands that the studio could very well break the all-time box-office record for a single movie studio in one year. Disney currently holds the previous record with $US7.6 billion after its … [Read more...] about DISNEY’S BIG BETS: 5 movies that could smash $1 billion in 2019
John Lasseter comes out of #MeToo hiding to run animation at Skydance
John Lasseter, the director of Toy Story and Cars and the creative executive who ran Pixar and Walt Disney Animation until #MeToo revelations led to his suspension and then departure, will be the new head of Skydance Animation, a division of David Ellison’s Skydance Media company. The news comes less than a year after Lasseter stepped down from Disney following accusations of misconduct with female employees. Since his departure last summer, Lasseter virtually disappeared from Hollywood and Silicon Valley, where Pixar is based, but had resurfaced in recent months, reportedly having a two-hour meeting with Ari Emanuel, the co-head of Endeavor, and making appearances around his Northern California home. Sources say he feels betrayed by Disney’s decision not to allow him to return after his months-long sabbatical and that he did not feel his behavior merited career exile. His contract with Disney ended at the end of December 2018, so there had been speculation that he … [Read more...] about John Lasseter comes out of #MeToo hiding to run animation at Skydance