![]() The decision follows the troubled release of 2022’s Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear, which barely broke its $200 million budget with a worldwide gross of $226.7 million, along with less-than-stellar reviews and at least one case of existential crisis. According to Reuters, Lightyear director Angus MacLane and long-time producer Galyn Susman - who was credited with rescuing 1999’s Toy Story 2 after nearly every file of the film was accidentally deleted during production - were among those eliminated from the animator’s 1,200-member staff. ![]() The restructuring plan originally announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger in February to consolidate the company’s film and television divisions and save $5.5 billion in costs was executed on May 23rd. The recent Disney layoffs that shed 7,000 employees company-wide included 75 positions at Pixar, marking the animation studio’s largest jobs cut since 2013. ![]()
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