Inside Out 2 is the highest-grossed animated film ever. But behind the scenes, Pixar workers grappled with crunch, layoffs, and an avoidance of LGBTQ+ themes. Our report of the tumultuous making of the sequel to one of the most beloved Pixar films ever.
  • afk_strats@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    This article suggests that there are a significant number of people who thought that the Lightyear movie failed because it included a same-sex kiss. How out of touch are these corpos?

  • Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    “Those layoffs included Lightyear director Angus MacLane, as well as Galyn Susman, the producer who became famous for saving Toy Story 2 after it was accidentally deleted from Disney’s servers.”

    Fuck that’s cold, they fired the person that was essentially responsible for saving Pixar at the time. Way to show gratitude.