As part of Disney CEO Bob Iger’s previously announced plan to eliminate 7,000 jobs at The Walt Disney Company, the cuts have reached Pixar Studios with 75 layoffs, including several executives and a long-time animator for the studio. The Details Among those laid off from… Read More »Disney Layoffs Hit Pixar Studios and Includes Long-Time Animator
Pixar returns to theaters in a big way this week with Lightyear, the Angus MacLane-directed origin story of everybody’s favourite space ranger. This is the movie, we are told, that Toy Story’s Andy would have seen. To nobody’s surprise, Lightyear is powerfully animated. Scenes of… Read More »Review: ‘Lightyear’ is a Sci-Fi Ride Made for the Big Screen
Disney and Pixar have released a “special look” trailer for this summer’s “Lightyear” movie, along with a new poster. The trailer provides new details about the film’s plot and characters. “This suit means something. It’s not just protecting your body, it’s protecting the universe,” Buzz… Read More »Pixar Releases New Trailer and Poster for ‘Lightyear’
Earlier this month, Disney hosted an online media preview of Pixar’s upcoming 26th feature, Lightyear. Coming on the heels of last month’s coming-of-age masterpiece Turning Red, which regrettably didn’t receive a wide theatrical release, Lightyear is Pixar’s long overdue return to the big screen. Having… Read More »The Countdown is on for Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’