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Can He Save Paramount? Hollywood Takes a Hard Look at David Ellison’s Mogul Ambitions
Let’s talk about the David of it all. The new chairman and CEO of the soon-to-be-combined Skydance and Paramount Global — Hollywood producer and Oracle heir David Ellison — has had quite the ...
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With ‘Inside Out 2’ and ‘Despicable Me 4’ Propping Up the Summer Box Office, Could 2024 Be the Year of Animation?
“First time in a long time I didn’t hear any buzz at all about a July 4th blockbuster movie,” a friend texted me last week. His message struck me as odd, since I can’t turn a corner without ...
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John Alan Lasseter (/ ˈ l æ s ə t ər / LASS-ə-tər; born January 12, 1957) is an American film director, producer, and animator. He has served as the Head of Animation at Skydance Animation since 2019. [6]
John Lasseter is a renowned animator, director, producer and executive who co-founded Pixar Animation Studios and oversaw Disney Animation and DisneyToon. He won an Oscar for Toy Story and created many acclaimed films such as A Bug's Life, Cars, Coco and Soul.
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Aug 1, 2022 · It’s from Apple TV+ and the lightning-rod filmmaker-executive who turned Pixar into a superpower: John Lasseter. Five years ago, Mr. Lasseter was toppled by allegations about his behavior...
Jul 27, 2022 · Having landed at Skydance’s new animation division, where he oversaw August’s 'Luck,' John Lasseter is attempting to turn his own story around.
John Lasseter, American animator widely credited with engineering the success of Pixar Animation Studios through cutting-edge computer animation and classic storytelling. He is best known for his work on films such as Toy Story (1995), the first fully computer-animated feature, and its sequels (1999, 2010).
Jun 17, 2016 · John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Pixar, had a love of computer animation when others didn't and the ambition to make a fortune out of it.
Learn about the life and career of John Lasseter, the legendary animator, director and producer of Pixar and Disney films. Find out his awards, achievements, family, trademarks and trivia on IMDb.