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- Walt Disney Co. has decided to shutter Blue Sky Studios, the computer animation company behind the “Ice Age” films, roughly two years after acquiring it as part of the larger purchase of 21st Century Fox assets. The decision will result in about 450 layoffs after the closure takes effect in April.
www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-09/disney-to-shut-down-ice-age-studio-blue-sky-the-latest-brand-to-fallDisney to shut down 'Ice Age' studio Blue Sky - Los Angeles Times
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Feb 9, 2021 · The Blue Sky’s library and IP will remain part of Disney, and I hear there are no plans for another major studio to absorb Blue Sky’s employees and operations.
- Anthony D'alessandro
Feb 9, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: Disney is shuttering Blue Sky Studios, the $5.9 billion global-grossing former 20th Century Fox animation division that during its run churned out 13 feature films including...
- Anthony D'alessandro
Blue Sky Studios was a subsidiary of 20th Century Animation until its acquisition by Disney, as part of their acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets in 2019. Blue Sky was closed down in April 2021 by Disney due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business operations.
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A subsidiary of 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios was founded in February 1987 by Chris Wedge, Michael Ferraro, Carl Ludwig, Alison Brown, David Brown, and Eugene Troubetzkoy. It was known for creating computer-animated kids' movies such as Rio, Robots, Ferdinand, Epic, the entire Ice Age franchise, and more. It was one of the visual eff...
Blue Sky Studios' best-reviewed movie was The Peanuts Movie in 2015, with 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, and for the most part, their Rotten Tomatoes average was in the 70's.Ice Age was the studio's most successful franchise, and the third film,Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, was their most successful film both at the domestic and worldwide box office gro...
It all began to crumble the moment Disney Studios bought 21st Century Fox in March 2019. Shortly following that purchase, the pandemic came into view, and after several years of trying to maintain three separate animation studios, the decision to cut Blue Sky Studios was taken. In February 2021, the verdict was made official, and Disney advised tha...
A lot of people were shocked when Disney announced they would be closing Blue Sky Studios, including animator and director Patrick Osbourne and the staff on set for the Nimonamovie, which was already in production as an adaptation of the 2015 independent graphic novels by ND Stevenson. The production was therefore halted, and for a while, there was...
- Katie Downey
Feb 9, 2021 · The Walt Disney Company will close Blue Sky Studios, the animation company inherited in its 2019 acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Founded in 1987, Blue Sky helped grow top-grossing family...
- Matt Donnelly
Feb 9, 2021 · Blue Sky Studios' library will still be housed at Disney. An Ice Age series for Disney+, first announced during last year's investors conference, is still in development. The Ice Age...
Feb 9, 2021 · While Blue Sky’s existing characters now belong to Disney — and may appear in future Disney projects, such as an animated Ice Age series for Disney Plus — the studio will no longer produce new...
