New Evidence Emerges of Wage-Fixing by DreamWorks, Pixar and Blue Sky
The wage-theft scheme operated by major American animation studios continues to grow with no end in sight.
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Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Sony Are Sued in Wage Theft Scandal
Shocking details of wage-theft conspiracy emerge in a class action lawsuit filed against DreamWorks, Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Digital Domain 3.0, Sony Pictures Imageworks and others.
Pixar’s Ed Catmull Emerges As Central Figure In The Wage-Fixing Scandal
Pixar and Disney Animation president Ed Catmull has always had a reputation as a decent person, but newly revealed court documents show that he’s been working against the interests of Pixar’s employees for years, as well as trying to hurt other studios who didn’t play by his rules.
Disney and DreamWorks May Have Been Part of Illegal Pixar/Lucasfilm Wage-Fixing Cartel
Tech site Pando Daily has been providing amazing coverage of the Department of Justice antitrust invesigation and subsequent class action lawsuits over wage-fixing amongst Silicon Valley tech companies and animation studios.
Disney Announces “Star Wars Rebels” Animated Series for 2014
Just two months after Disney cancelled the Cartoon Network series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, they have announced a new series called Star …
BREAKING: Disney Shuts Down LucasArts; 150 Staffers Laid Off
The shake-out from Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm continues. This morning, Disney shut down LucasArts, the 31-year-old …
Lucasfilm Exec Blogs About Laying Off Animation Artists
If you’re an animation studio executive and you’ve just laid off a a crew of artists, what’s the first thing you should do? Going on …
How Disney Bought Lucasfilm
Good long-read in Businessweek about how Disney bought the Star Wars franchise and Lucasfilm. The article is short on major revelations, …
The Disney Purchase of Lucasfilm: What Does It Mean?
Disney’s $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm has generated more questions than answers. The Mouse has made it clear that they bought …
Why The Disney/Lucasfilm Merger Hurts Artists and Creativity
Veteran animation artist Mark Mayerson has some of the most consistently enlightening perspectives on the business of animation, and his …
Disney Buys Lucasfilm, “Star Wars” Franchise for $4 Billion [UPDATED]
It’s not April Fools’ Day. The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion. The press …
“Brave” Creator Brenda Chapman Quits Pixar For Lucasfilm
From the No-Big-Surprise Department: Brenda Chapman, who developed Pixar’s Brave and was its original director before being replaced by …
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