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Aug 1, 2022 · Mr. Lasseter, 65, is now on the verge of professional redemption. His first animated feature since he left Disney-Pixar will arrive on Apple’s subscription streaming service on Friday.
Jul 27, 2022 · John Lasseter’s Second Act. No one could tell a story like Lasseter — until he resigned as Disney Animation/Pixar’s chief creative officer in the wake of #MeToo complaints. Now head of...
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Oct 18, 2023 · Skydance Animation, headed by ousted Pixar chief John Lasseter, delivered just one animated movie for Apple TV+, called Luck, during the studio partnership.
Nov 22, 2017 · #MeToo may have just outed another celebrated person for inappropriate sexual behavior: John Lasseter, the award-winning Disney animator, Pixar co-founder, director and executive producer...
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As co-founder of Pixar with Ed Catmull, Lasseter was a crucial early pioneer in CG animation, directing the first digital feature “Toy Story” in 1995. (Disney released Pixar’s output before new CEO Bob Iger made the move to acquire Pixar in 2006.) After following up with “A Bug’s Life” in 1998 and “Toy Story 2” in 1999, Lasseter and Pixar ushered i...
Ironically, after starting as an animator at Disney in the early ’80s but getting fired for being too forward-thinking, Lasseter got a second chance with the studio. In 2006, with Catmull as president, Lasseter resurrected Disney once again as an animation powerhouse. Indeed, between Pixar and Disney, the two studios have won 11 out of the 16 Oscar...
But Pixar has needed Lasseter’s leadership as well, and dividing his time between the two studios has been a challenge. The last 11 years has seen a rise in sequels to feed the Disney pipeline and has been taxing on resources as the studio developed a new generation of directors and animators. When you’re the best, the pressure to stay on top is fi...
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Jan 10, 2019 · John Lasseter, who left his spot as head of Pixar and Disney Animations in Nov. 2017 amid accusations of sexual harassment, will now lead Skydance Animation.
Jun 22, 2018 · John Lasseter will leave Pixar Animation Studios in December, ending a 30-year tenure as the leading creative force behind one of the most critical and commercially successful film studios in the...
