Skydance Animation

Movie News

Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn has become a point of contention for two studios on its rocky road to release

Posted 5 months ago

Is Netflix fumbling the bag on animation again by not giving Brad Bird's Ray Gunn a theatrical release in IMAX?

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Ray Gunn: Get a first look at Brad Bird’s retro-futuristic animated film noir

Posted 7 months ago

Brad Bird emigrates over to Netflix and Skydance Animation for his next project, which is a film noir in a retro future.

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Apple and Skydance Animation amicably split, though plans remain to continue live-action & TV projects

Posted 3 years ago

Apple and Skydance Animation ended their partnership, with the upcoming animated fantasy film Spellbound remaining at Skydance.

Movie Reviews

Luck Review

Posted 4 years ago

Plot: From Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation comes the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world! Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, she must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her...

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Ray Gunn from Skydance Animation sets Brad Bird as the project’s writer and director

Posted 5 years ago

Skydance Animation has set their phasers to stun before announcing that Brad Bird will headline their new animated feature, Ray Gunn. Bird is, of course, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who made The Incredibles films, Ratatouille, The Iron Giant, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost...

Emma Thompson explains why she couldn’t work for John Lasseter on Luck

Posted 8 years ago

After allegations of sexual misconduct, Pixar's John Lasseter exited the animation studio last year, but he quickly found a new gig as the head of Skydance Animation. However, not everyone was pleased that Lasseter would be heading up the department...

Pixar co-founder John Lasseter hired to run Skydance Animation

Posted 8 years ago

As part of a big and surprising move, Skydance CEO David Ellison has announced via a memo that Pixar co-founder and former Disney animation superstar John Lasseter has been hired to run Skydance Animation. This undoubtedly game-changing hiring comes after Disney...