Tag: Skydance Animation
Apple in Talks for Skydance’s ‘Luck’ & ‘Spellbound’
Insiders say that Apple is looking to build on the success of its animated feature acquisition Wolfwalkers by snagging the first two movies out...
Skydance Animation Appoints Shane Prigmore SVP Development
Skydance Animation has named Shane Prigmore to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Development for Animation. An animation veteran of Walt...
Skydance, Paramount Announce Musical Fantasy ‘Spellbound’ for 2022
Skydance and Paramount Pictures announced Monday that original animated musical fantasy Spellbound, which Paramount Pictures has committed to co-finance and release globally, is now...
Oscar Winner Alan Menken to Make Music Magic for Skydance’s ‘Spellbound’
Skydance Animation announced Wednesday that legendary composer Alan Menken, known for his award-winning work on animated favorites The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast,...
Skydance Media Acquires Ilion Studios’ Animation Unit
Skydance Media, the diversified global media company founded by CEO David Ellison in 2010, has acquired the animation unit of Madrid-based Ilion Studios, a...
Director Peggy Holmes Takes Over Skydance Debut Toon ‘Luck’
Skydance Animation has brought in Disney direct-to-video veteran Peggy Holmes to helm its first feature film project, Luck. The co-director of Disneytoon’s Secret of...
Women In Animation Announces 2019 SIGGRAPH Summit
Women in Animation (WIA) is pleased to announce the program lineup and speakers for its upcoming Women in Animation Summit at SIGGRAPH, to be...
Women in Animation Announces Global Fund with Million Dollar Goal
Women in Animation (WIA) announces the launch of The WIA Global Fund, recently established to broaden the organization’s international reach by developing and expanding...
Emma Thompson’s Exit Letter to Skydance Shows What Solidarity Looks Like
In the latest ripple in the ongoing John Lasseter controversy -- which began when the ousted Disney-Pixar chief was swiftly hired on by newcomer...
News Bytes: Emma Thompson Quits ‘Luck’ Over Lasseter, Animation Block Party ‘19, ‘UglyDolls’ Dance Moves Moxy & More
WATCH: ‘Yarn Zoetrope’
Need something sweet to brighten your day? We love this hand-crafted, 4 x 4 Valentine’s Day creation from L.A. based animator Sam...
Holly Edwards Promoted to President at Skydance Animation
Deadline.com is reporting that Holly Edwards has been promoted to position of president at Skydance Animation. She will be reporting to John Lasseter, Head...
Paramount Animation’s Soria: We Won’t Work with Lasseter’s Skydance
Mireille Soria, President of Paramount Animation since 2017, has told her team that they will not continue to work with Skydance Animation in light...
News Bytes: Lasseter’s Mea Culpa, ‘Dragon 3’ Early Screenings, ‘Game of Thrones’ Teaser & More
DC Comics’ Newest Superhero Is a Black Girl from Oregon
Now in pre-sale for issue No. 1, Naomi centers on a young woman who is...
WIA President Marge Dean Addresses Lasseter Controversy
On Sunday, Women in Animation sent out a letter from President Marge Dean addressing the outrage expressed by many in the industry following last...
News Bytes: Lassetergate Town Hall, New Clips for ‘Modest Heroes’ & ‘gen:LOCK’ & More
John Lasseter Hire Prompts Tough Questions at Skydance Town Hall; David Ellison Asks Staff for Time & Patience
Deadline reports that Skydance Media CEO Ellison...
Skydance Names Ousted Disney-Pixar Chief John Lasseter Head of Animation
John Lasseter has been named Head of Skydance Animation, per an announcement Wednesday by Skydance Media CEO David Ellison. Lasseter, who will report directly...
Skydance Reels in Development Rights to ‘Fourteenth Goldfish’
Skydance Media is adding to its animated feature development slate, having snagged the rights to bestselling children’s book The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L....
CinemaCon: Paramount Animation Brings in ‘Monster on the Hill,’ ‘Luck’
Paramount Animation took the CinemaCon 2018 stage in Las Vegas on Wednesday, revealing two new additions to its feature slate: Monster on the Hill,...
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