Only this is the “real” astronaut who inspired the toy, only he’s not real, because this is a Pixar movie. Lightyear was about…oh man, okay, so it’s the “real-life” story behind Buzz Lightyear, the spaceman action figure featured in Toy Story. Pixar has a reputation for being a supportive, creatively fulfilling place to work, but they’re not immune to corporate cutbacks as major studios try and find ways to save money as the Streaming Wars enter a new phase.

MacLane and Susman have both been with the studio since the 1990s, when Pixar was putting out hits like Toy Story and A Bug’s Life. According to Reuters, Lightyear director Angus MacLane and producer Galyn Susman are among the 75 employees laid off. Last year, the high-concept film Lightyear came up short, earning just $218 million on a $200 million budget, which makes it a certified bomb. 2015’s The Good Dinosaur underperformed at the box office, resulting in a round of layoffs back then. They’re also laying off employees, even at dependable fixtures like Pixar, which has put out a crazy number of modern classics over the past few decades, including Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up and Inside Out.īut they can’t all be winners. To that end, the company has removed dozens of titles from its Disney+ streaming service so they won’t count as assets on which the studio has to pay taxes. Disney is currently trying to shave some $5.5 billion from its budget.

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