Tag: Luck
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Spellbound: Everything We Know So Far
With the release of Luck, Skydance Studios entered the realm of animation for the first time. This was also the first film produced for Skydance Animations by John Lasseter, a former head at Disney/Pixar Animations. Lasseter was appointed to lead Skydance Animation in 2019, and together with Paramount Animation and Ilion Animation Studios, the company…
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Whoopi Goldberg Joins Cast of Animated Apple Original Film ‘Luck’
Whoopi Goldberg has joined the voice cast of “Luck,” Apple announced Thursday in a press release.Goldberg will voice “The Captain,” the head of security for the Land of Good Luck, in the animated feature film. She joins previously announced cast member Jane Fonda in the collaboration between Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation.Peggy Holmes (“Secret…
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First Look: Skydance Animation’s ‘Luck’ and ‘Spellbound’ Head to Apple in Film and TV Overall Deal
Fresh off the debut of its critical darling Wolfwalkers, Apple TV+ is continuing to build out its animated catalogue. Apple has acquired Skydance Animation’s upcoming films Luck and Spellbound as part of an overall multi-year deal with the animation studio for feature films and TV. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple and Skydance have struck…
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Alan Menken Animated Musical ‘Spellbound’ Gets Fall 2022 Release From Paramount and Skydance
Paramount Pictures is partnering with Skydance to co-finance and release the animated musical fantasy “Spellbound,” which features original songs and music from legendary Disney composer Alan Menken.“Spellbound” is now slated for global theatrical release on Nov. 11, 2022. This follows the release of Skydance Animation’s first original feature “Luck,” which will open domestically Feb. 18,…
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Skydance Media buys animation unit of Spain’s Ilion Studios
Creative talent roster includes Shrek director Vicky Jenson, Tangled’s Nathan Greno.Skydance Media has acquired the animation unit of Madrid-based Ilion Studios to form Skydance Animation Madrid led by John Lasseter.The strategic acquisition combines Skydance’s creative capital and Ilion’s talent and creates a combined workforce of close to 500 employees.Lasseter and Holly Edwards lead Skydance Animation,…
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Emma Thompson Wrote a Letter to Skydance Questioning the Hiring of John Lasseter
As reported earlier this month, Emma Thompson decided to exit her voice role on the upcoming Skydance Animation movie “Luck” after the company hired John Lasseter as its head at the start of 2019. Lasseter came to Skydance after Disney severed ties with him over sexual misconduct allegations. Lasseter has admitted to making “missteps” while…
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Emma Thompson Writes Letter About Why She Wouldn’t Work With Lasseter on ‘Luck’
In a major moment for the Time’s Up movement, Emma Thompson on Tuesday explained why she decided to exit Luck as John Lasseter takes the helm at Skydance Animation.”It feels very odd to me that you and your company would consider hiring someone with Mr. Lasseter’s pattern of misconduct given the present climate in which…
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Emma Thompson Exits Skydance Animation Movie ‘Luck’ Over John Lasseter Hire
Emma Thompson has dropped out of the voice cast of Skydance Animation’s upcoming film “Luck,” a spokesperson for the actress told Variety.The beloved British star did some recording for the project, but dropped out in January, following John Lasseter’s hire to the top animation job at David Ellison’s studio, an insider close to the film…
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Paramount Animation’s Mireille Soria, Disney’s ‘Solo’ VFX Supervisor Rob Bredow to Keynote at View Conference
Mireille Soria, president of Paramount Pictures Animation, and Rob Bredow, visual effects supervisor and co-producer for Disney’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” will deliver keynote addresses at the View Conference 2018 in Turin, Italy. The conference takes place from Oct. 22-26.Animation veteran Soria was tapped to run Paramount’s animation division last year after serving as…