Emma Thompson put a lot of careful thought into her decision to drop out of Skydance Animation’s Luck, it seems.
The two-time Academy Award winner confirmed earlier in February that her decision to exit the 2021 movie stems from Skydance’s controversial decision to hire John Lasseter in a leadership role. The disgraced former Pixar chief left Disney in 2018 under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations.
Just days into 2019 — Lasseter’s exit from Disney was formalized at the end of 2018 — Skydance Media announced its surprise hire. Lasseter would join the company in a repeat of his former Disney role, taking his place as the head of Skydance Animation. Read more…
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John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, is the latest media executive to face allegations of inappropriate behavior. In a memo to employees, Lasseter acknowledged “missteps” and said he will be taking a six-month sabbatical.