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Blue Sky Studios was a subsidiary of 20th Century Animation until its acquisition by Disney, as part of their acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets in 2019. Blue Sky was shut down in April 2021 by Disney due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business operations.
Feb 9, 2021 · February 9, 2021 9:26am. Blue Sky Studios. EXCLUSIVE: Disney is shuttering Blue Sky Studios, the $5.9 billion global-grossing former 20th Century Fox animation division that during its run churned ...
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A subsidiary of 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios was founded in February 1987 by Chris Wedge, Michael Ferraro, Carl Ludwig, Alison Brown, David Brown, and Eugene Troubetzkoy. It was known for creating computer-animated kids' movies such as Rio, Robots, Ferdinand, Epic, the entire Ice Age franchise, and more. It was one of the visual eff...
Blue Sky Studios' best-reviewed movie was The Peanuts Movie in 2015, with 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, and for the most part, their Rotten Tomatoes average was in the 70's.Ice Age was the studio's most successful franchise, and the third film,Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, was their most successful film both at the domestic and worldwide box office gro...
It all began to crumble the moment Disney Studios bought 21st Century Fox in March 2019. Shortly following that purchase, the pandemic came into view, and after several years of trying to maintain three separate animation studios, the decision to cut Blue Sky Studios was taken. In February 2021, the verdict was made official, and Disney advised tha...
A lot of people were shocked when Disney announced they would be closing Blue Sky Studios, including animator and director Patrick Osbourne and the staff on set for the Nimonamovie, which was already in production as an adaptation of the 2015 independent graphic novels by ND Stevenson. The production was therefore halted, and for a while, there was...
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Blue Sky had released 13 feature films, which were all released by 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) before its closure on April 10, 2021. The company produced its first feature-length film, Ice Age, in 2002. Their second production, Robots, was released in 2005, followed by their first sequel, Ice Age: The Meltdown, in 2006.
Mar 23, 2019 · Other studios under the Fox banner include 20th Century Fox Animation and Zero Day Fox (formerly Fox Digital Studios), which is designed to create content for digital platforms and streaming services, as well as Fox 2000, which recently distributed Love, Simon and The Hate U Give. Unfortunately, Disney has already confirmed that they will be ...
The Fox acquisition by Disney also included the now-defunct animation studio, Blue Sky, a Fox subsidiary. While Blue Sky is now shuttered, Disney still owns the rights to the animated film ...
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Feb 9, 2021 · Listen. 1:24. Walt Disney Co. is closing Blue Sky Studios, an animation company it acquired with the purchase of Fox’s entertainment assets two years ago. The operation will wind down over the ...
