Blue Sky Studios: Disney closes animation studio

Disney has decided to close Blue Sky Studios. The studio behind the Ice Age franchise is set to close in April.

Disney orders Blue Sky StudiosIt is the largest animation studio on the East Coast of the United States. A decision that comes like a thunderbolt from the sky, but it is not surprising given the current economic situation. In fact, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Disney has suffered huge losses, not only in the cinema sector, but also in the theme parks.

The closing of the studio that gave birth to the franchise ice Age And to films like Rio, Ferdinand, Peanuts movie H Spies under cover This will affect 450 employees, whom Disney is moving to other internal studios. The studios' last day will be in April.

A Disney spokesperson said the following:

Given the current economic reality, and after much consideration and evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to close Blue Sky Studios' film production operations.

Among the consequences of closing studios there too The movie stops Nimona Written by Patrick Osborn, which was supposed to be released on January 14, 2022. The film was supposed to tell the story of the shape-shifting Nimona, who was going to team up with a mad scientist called Lord Ballester Blackheart to stop the ruler of the kingdom. .

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