The director and producer of 'Lightyear', the Chris Evans-headlined 'Toy Story' spinoff film, are among those affected in the recent job cuts 😼at Walt Disney's Pixar Animation Studio, reports 'Deadline'.
Director Angus MacLane and Producer Galyn Susman were among the 7,000 layoffs Disney had planned in late M🌺ay.
Their film based on the 'Toy Story' character of Buzz Lightyear, attracted bans in several Islamic countries due to a scene featuring a same-sex kiss between Uzo Aduba's female character Alish🅷a Hawthorne and her partner Kiko, andಞ caused a net loss of $106 million to the studio despite positive reviews, according to 'Deadline'.
MacLane, a 26-year animator, was part of the senior creative team of 'Coco', '꧃Incredibles 2' and 'Toy Story 4', and Susman had been at the studio since the original Toy Story𒊎 was released in 1995. The two were among the 75 employees laid off by Pixar.
Lightyear faཧiled to impress at the box office, although it was well-received on the streaming platform Disney+. It made $226.7 million worldwide on a reported $200-million budget.
Layoffs at the animated studio last happe꧂ned in 2013 and about 5 per cent of Pixar's 1🧸,200 workforce was cut.
After completing its𒊎 round of layoffs in the US, Di🎐sney is now looking internationally to make more cuts, 'Deadline' said.
