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79-574: Skydance Animation, LLC is an American animation studio that is a division of Skydance Media , founded on March 16, 2017. The studio is based in Los Angeles, with offices in East Hartford, Connecticut and Madrid , Spain; the Madrid branch was originally Ilion Animation Studios . Skydance Animation's first film Luck was released on August 5, 2022, on Apple TV+ . Its most recent film

158-420: A streaming television service, and in 2015 entered into negotiations with various television studios and programmers to aggregate their content for a live-television streaming bundle. Negotiations fell apart over differing views on how to value the content, lack of transparency on details, and the personality of Apple's chief negotiator, Eddy Cue . In October 2016, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that television

237-413: A 1-week free trial) for an account that can be shared with up to six family members. Apple also announced that it would be give away a year of Apple TV+ to anyone who bought a new Apple TV , Mac , iPad , iPhone , or iPod Touch beginning that day. Student subscribers to the monthly Apple Music service at a discounted rate also have Apple TV+ bundled in at no additional cost for the time being. From

316-540: A deal with DHX Media (now WildBrain ) and its subsidiary Peanuts Worldwide to develop and produce original programs, including new series, specials, and shorts based on the Peanuts characters. One of the first productions created through the deal was an original short-form, STEM-related series featuring astronaut Snoopy . Also that month, Apple signed Justin Lin and his production company, Perfect Storm Entertainment, to

395-499: A festival-record $ 25 million for the film's worldwide rights. In February 2021, it was reported that Apple and Skydance Animation entered into a multi-year partnership to develop animated kids and family films and television programs. A few months earlier, Apple acquired the global distribution rights to Skydance's films Luck , released in August 2022, and Spellbound , however the partnership between Skydance Animation and Apple

474-559: A first-look content production deal with Apple under his Half Full Productions. Cherniss took over Rozenfeld's duties overseeing current scripted programming. In May 2018, it was reported that Apple was expected to start a sister project to its original content service, and begin selling subscriptions to certain video services directly via its Apple TV app application on iOS and tvOS , rather than asking Apple device owners to subscribe to those services through applications individually downloaded from Apple's app store. In October 2018, it

553-449: A first-look deal for any films written by Heder. In July 2021, Misha Green , the creator and showrunner of Lovecraft Country , signed a multi-year overall deal with Apple to exclusively create and develop new television series for Apple TV+. In July, Apple also signed a first-look deal with Alexander Rodnyansky 's production company, AR Content, for future Russian-language and multilingual television series. Additionally, Apple signed

632-516: A long time afterwards, as can be seen with their achievements . In 1941, Otto Messmer created the first animated television commercials for Botany Tie ads/weather reports. They were shown on NBC-TV in New York until 1949. This marked the first forays of animation designed for the smaller screen and was to be followed by the first animated series specifically made for television, Crusader Rabbit , in 1948. Its creator, Alex Anderson , had to create

711-601: A longer running manga or animated series. As the OAV market is not adapted to the rigors that are faced by television shows or feature films, they have been known to show gratuitous amounts of violence and/or pornography. Some OAV's have registered such strong acclaim that they have been remade as anime television series as well as theatrical releases. Since most new OVA's are derived from other animated media, many animation studios that have previously worked on animated series or movies, and adaptations of Japanese manga, have now entered

790-561: A multi-year deal to produce original content. Ehrin and Apple renewed the deal in May 2020. In June 2018, Apple signed the Writers Guild of America 's minimum basic agreement and Oprah Winfrey to a multi-year content partnership. The same month, Apple announced that it had given a multi-series order to Sesame Workshop to produce various live-action and animated series as well as a single puppet-based series. In September 2018, it

869-563: A multi-year deal. In January 2020, Apple signed a five-year production deal with Richard Plepler , the former CEO and chairman of HBO . Under the production deal, Plepler's production company, Eden Productions, will create television series, documentaries and feature films exclusively for Apple TV+. Also in January 2020, Apple signed a multi-year deal with Lee Eisenberg , ahead of the premiere of his series Little America , and another multi-year deal with Julia Louis-Dreyfus . Louis-Dreyfus

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948-489: A multi-year first-look deal with Leonardo DiCaprio 's film and television production company, Appian Way Productions . Also in August 2020, Apple signed a multi-year first-look deal with Martin Scorsese 's film and television production company, Sikelia Productions . In September 2020, Apple officially acquired the film Cherry , directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Tom Holland , for around $ 40 million. It

1027-538: A multi-year first-look deal with Apple for television projects developed and produced under their new production company MountainA. March also brought an overall multi-year first-look deal with Tracy Oliver , reportedly worth well into the "eight-figure range". In June 2021, Sian Heder , the director of the Apple-acquired Sundance hit CODA , signed a multi-year overall deal to exclusively write and develop series for Apple, in addition to signing

1106-542: A multi-year overall deal to produce original television content. In January 2019, Apple signed Jason Katims and his production company, True Jack Productions, to a multi-year overall production and development deal to produce original television content. The same month, Apple signed a first-look deal with Imagine Documentaries to develop nonfiction features and series. In February 2019, Harpo Productions hired Terry Wood as an executive vice president to oversee Harpo's production of original programming for Apple as part of

1185-514: A multi-year overall production deal with Apple, starting off as showrunner of the upcoming drama Shantaram . In January 2021, Apple TV+ announced a new show, WeCrashed , that follows the launch, rise, and fall of WeWork . Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway played Adam and Rebekah Neumann. In addition, Apple bought the Sundance Film Festival hit CODA , about a girl who is the only person in her family who can hear, paying

1264-594: A multi-year, first-look deal with Adam McKay 's production company, Hyperobject Industries, for upcoming scripted feature films. In October 2021, Sam Catlin signed an overall deal with Apple to develop scripted TV series for Apple TV+ under his Short Drive Entertainment. In November 2021, John Skipper and Dan Le Batard , under their content company Meadowlark Media , signed a multi-year first-look deal with Apple to produce documentary films and unscripted series for Apple TV+. Meadowlark Media hired Deirdre Fenton as an executive director of unscripted programming to lead

1343-506: A new animation studio, Studio Ghibli , which would be used for the personal works of Miyazaki and his close friend, Isao Takahata . Many of Ghibli's works have become Japan's top-grossing theatrical films, whether in live-action or animated form. The market for 'OAV's or ' Original Anime Video ' later the acronym would be better known as 'OVA' meaning 'Original video animation' as the term 'OAV' could often be misunderstood for 'Original Adult Video', began in 1984. These are often tended towards

1422-401: A new episode released weekly thereafter, although Apple said that not all series would follow that model and that some series might instead launch all at once. Early critical reaction to the bulk of the service's programming was mixed to poor, but commentators predicted that Apple would have time to grow into its new role as a content provider and to produce well-regarded content, especially as

1501-406: A note to its website advising customers that new users subscribing after June 30, 2021, would receive only three months of free subscription instead of a year. On October 24, 2022, Apple announced it was to increase pricing of Apple TV+ (along with Apple Music and Apple One ) subscriptions in many regions. The monthly plan increased $ 2 to $ 6.99, and the annual plan increased $ 20 to $ 69. During

1580-671: A release in 2019, and Luck . Both films would be distributed by Paramount Pictures as part of their deal with Skydance Media. On October 10, 2017, Bill Damaschke was hired to head the division as president of animation and family entertainment, and Luck was given a release date of March 19, 2021. In April 2018, Luck was greenlit by Paramount Animation chief Mireille Soria . Skydance Animation signed on directors Alessandro Carloni ( Kung Fu Panda 3 ) to direct Luck , Vicky Jenson ( Shrek ) to direct Spellbound , and Nathan Greno ( Tangled ) to write and direct Pookoo (formerly known as Powerless ). Peggy Holmes ( Secret of

1659-510: A streaming service. Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston have all signed a multi year look deal with Apple TV+ to develop more television projects under their production companies after their critically acclaimed shows. Apple TV+ (along with the simultaneously announced a-la-carte premium-video subscription aggregation service Apple TV app ) is part of a concerted effort by Apple to expand its service revenues. Apple had long been rumored to have an interest in beginning

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1738-480: A television series from comedian Whitney Cummings about the #MeToo movement because it was "too sensitive a topic". Cummings's series was ultimately put into development by Amazon Prime Video in October 2018. In November 2018, Apple entered into a multi-year agreement with entertainment company A24 to produce a slate of original films in partnership with its Worldwide Video Unit. The same month, Apple signed

1817-550: A very small core group. After being bought out or sold to other companies, they eventually consolidated with other studios and became larger. The drawback of this setup was that there was now a major thrust towards profitability with the management acting as a damper towards creativity of these studios, continuing even in today's scenario. Currently, the independent animation studios are looking to ensure artistic integrity by signing up with big animation studios on contracts that allow them to license out movies, without being directed by

1896-474: A viewership for its original content, and convert into subscribers users who were trialing the service. The service has become the home to critically acclaimed content: between September 2021 and March 2022, Apple TV+ netted a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series with Ted Lasso and the Academy Award for Best Picture with CODA , the first Best Picture win for a film distributed by

1975-402: A year, with their theatrical strategy to be determined on a film-by-film basis. The company is also building a consumer products team to capitalize on its potential successes and began to open a 5.8-acre Santa Monica campus in October, which was completed by November 2023. In October 2023, Skydance Animation had signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to develop and produce animated films, ending

2054-481: Is Spellbound , released on November 22, 2024, followed by three other film projects, Pookoo set for release in 2025, Ray Gunn , and an untitled Jack and the Beanstalk project (all for Netflix ). In March 2017, Skydance Media formed an animation division and a multi-year partnership with Madrid, Spain-based animation studio Ilion Animation Studios . In July, it announced its first two films, Split , for

2133-536: Is "of intense interest to me and other people here", and added that Apple has "started focusing on some original content", which he called "a great opportunity for us both from a creation point of view and an ownership point of view. So it's an area we're focused on." In June 2017, Apple began to take the first major steps to form its new television unit by hiring the co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television , Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, to oversee all aspects of worldwide video programming. In August, Matt Cherniss

2212-563: Is an American subscription OTT streaming service owned and operated by Apple Inc. Launched on November 1, 2019, it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals . The service was announced during the Apple Special Event of March 2019 , where entertainers from Apple TV+ projects appeared onstage, including Jennifer Aniston , Oprah Winfrey , and Steven Spielberg . The service can be accessed through Apple's website and through

2291-532: Is available in Dolby Vision profile 5 and Dolby Atmos . Upon its debut, Apple TV+ was available in about 100 countries, fewer than the reported target of 150. Several countries were excluded from service despite other Apple products being available. Commentators noted that the fairly wide initial reach of the service offered Apple an advantage over other recently launched services such as Disney+ , and that because Apple distributes its own content through

2370-591: Is dated around 1917, but it would take until 1956 for the Japanese animation industry to successfully adopt the studio format as used in the United States. In 1961, these productions began to be aired in the US. Toei Animation , formed in 1948, was the first Japanese animation studio of importance and saw the reduction of animators as independent anime artists. After the formation of Toei Animation Co. Ltd. in 1948,

2449-502: Is set to develop new projects as both executive producer and star. In May 2020, Apple signed a two-year production deal with Annie Weisman, the creator of Almost Family . As part of her deal with Apple, Weisman will create television projects exclusively for Apple TV+. In July 2020, Apple signed a multi-year deal with The Maurice Sendak Foundation to produce new children's television series and specials based on Maurice Sendak 's books and illustrations. In August 2020, Apple signed

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2528-606: Is subject to local intellectual property rights. The animators must also be aware of the contracts laws and labour laws prevalent in the jurisdiction to which the animation studio is subject to. There have been numerous legal battles fought over the copyright of famous franchises, such as Kung Fu Panda and SpongeBob SquarePants . This has come about as a result of the clause in Copyright contracts that states that an idea cannot be protected, only an actual piece of work can be said to be infringed upon. This means that though

2607-521: The Apple TV app , which has gradually become available on many Apple devices and some major competing digital media players , including some smart TV models and video-game consoles. Apple plans to expand the services' availability, and there are workarounds for subscribers whose device is not presently supported. Access is included as part of the Apple One subscription. Most of the content

2686-532: The James Bond film No Time to Die , which was far short of the $ 650 to $ 800 million studio MGM was willing to accept. In October 2017, following reports of sexual abuse allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein , Apple announced that it was severing ties with The Weinstein Company (TWC) and cancelling a planned biopic series about Elvis Presley . In April 2018, Apple signed Kerry Ehrin to

2765-414: The 2020 feature film Greyhound starring Tom Hanks , which was purchased from Sony Pictures for $ 70 million. In July 2020, the service won a heated bidding war for Emancipation , a slavery-based action-thriller starring Will Smith and directed by Antoine Fuqua . Apple paid a record $ 105 million for the rights. Apple also reportedly considered a $ 350 to $ 400 million offer for the rights to stream

2844-516: The Apple TV+ service was viewed, in part, as buying time for its original content production during the pandemic by keeping users engaged and in a habit of visiting the service regularly, so that a viewer base would be in place by the time new Apple original content was released. In addition, the service endeavored to gain new high-profile content, taking advantage of the pandemic's disruption of theatrical film releases. Among these acquisitions were

2923-673: The Japanese studios churned out minor works of animation. But with the release of Toei's first theatrical feature, The Tale of the White Serpent released in October 1958, the animation industry in Japan came into the eye of the general public. The success of Alakazam the Great led to the finding of the artist Osamu Tezuka , who would go on to become the father of Japanese manga with his brand of modern, fast-paced fantasy storylines. He became influenced by Hanna-Barbera productions of

3002-462: The OVA market, looking to capitalize on the popularity of their flagship shows. Studios participating in such circumstances include Production I.G and Studio Deen . Although there are permanent/full-time positions in studios, most animators work on a contract basis. There are some animators that are considered to be in the core group of the studio, which can either be as a result of being there since

3081-469: The Westernized title of direct-to-video animations, the OVA market has spread to American animation houses. Their popularity has resulted in animated adaptations of comic characters ranging from Hellboy , Green Lantern and Avengers . Television shows such as Family Guy and Futurama also released direct-to-video animations. DC Comics have continually released their own animated movies for

3160-556: The Wings and The Pirate Fairy ) was later announced as new director of Luck , replacing Carloni who left over creative differences. In January 2019, Skydance Animation hired former Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios CCO John Lasseter as head of Animation, supplanting Damaschke. This decision was met with disapproval from some contributors to various Skydance projects, owing to prior allegations of sexual misconduct against Lasseter during his time with Pixar. Soria announced that

3239-477: The animators may have forwarded ideas to the animation studios about certain characters and plots, these ideas alone cannot be protected and can lead to studios profiting on individual animator's ideas. However, this has not stopped many independent artists from filing claims to characters produced by different studios. Due to the wide range of animation techniques and styles, many animation studios typically specialize in certain types. Traditional animation employs

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3318-706: The announcement of Apple TV+, Apple announced a number of prominent writers, directors, and stars who would be featured in the service. Apple used the very large budget set aside for the service to pay for celebrity entertainers and high-profile talent as "catnip" to draw viewers to Apple TV+. As of March 2019 , five of the upcoming series had completed production, with six more well into filming. On September 10, 2019, Apple announced that Apple TV+ would have eight original series (seven scripted and one unscripted) and one original documentary available at launch, with plans to launch new original content every month thereafter. Most series were expected to launch with three episodes, with

3397-547: The bigger studios. Examples of such co-operation are the joint ventures between DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures and that of Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Studios . On August 22, 2016, Comcast's NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation , appointing Meledandri oversee Comcast's Universal Animation/DreamWorks/Illumination, Disney's Disney Animation/Pixar/20th Century Animation, & Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Animation/Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. The first known example of Japanese animation, also called anime ,

3476-523: The content appearing on stage. The announced content included Helpsters , the first series from Sesame Workshop , the producer of Sesame Street , and Oprah Winfrey's first projects for Apple TV+, including a documentary under the working title Toxic Labor about workplace sexual harassment, a documentary series about mental health, and a revival of Oprah's Book Club as a standalone television series. On September 10, 2019, Apple announced that Apple TV+ would launch on November 1 at $ 4.99 per month (with

3555-414: The distribution rights to the films Luck and Spellbound . Apple Original Films would replace Paramount for both Luck and Spellbound . In February 2021, Apple signed an overall deal with Skydance Animation which included animated films and television series. This includes a television adaptation of the novel The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi . The series has been greenlit for two seasons and

3634-577: The first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . Since then, Disney / Pixar have produced the most number of movies either to win or be nominated for the award. Though the term "direct-to-video" carries negative connotations in the North American and European markets, direct-to-video animation has seen a rise, as a concept, in the Western markets. With many comic characters receiving their versions of OVA 's, original video animations , under

3713-581: The first Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film . This period, from the 1920s to the 1950s or sometimes considered from 1911 to the death of Walt Disney in 1966, is commonly known as the Golden Age of American Animation as it included the growth of Disney, as well as the rise of Warner Bros. Cartoons and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio as prominent animation studios. Disney continued to lead in technical prowess among studios for

3792-509: The free year of the service provided with many Apple product purchases enticed users to continue watching, and for some to eventually pay for a subscription, as new series are released. On March 13, 2020, Apple suspended all active filming on Apple TV+ shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and all production on series was postponed for an indeterminate period. Apple's decision in mid-2020 to license large swaths of existing older content for

3871-414: The home video market, while not tending to the television or theatrical audience as such. They refer to those movies that are launched as direct-to-video releases and not meant to be released in theatres. Video productions can run from half an hour productions to well over two hours. They require that premise or story be original in order to be counted as an OVA, though sometimes, the story can be derived from

3950-421: The inception of the company or being talented recruits from other animation studios. These are the more secure positions in an animation studio, though the studio might have policies concerning the possible tenure of animators. Since studios can hire animators on a work for hire basis nowadays, many artists do not retain rights over their creations, unlike some of the early animators. The extent of these copyrights

4029-575: The late 1950s and made Japan's first made for television animation studio, Mushi Productions . The success of the studios' first show in 1963, Astro Boy , was so immense that there were 3 other television animation studios by the end of the year and Toei had opened their own made for television division. The greatest difference between Japanese studios and North American studios was the difference in adult-themed material to make way in Japan. Tezuka's thought that animation should not be restricted to kids alone has brought about many studios that are employed in

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4108-455: The multi-year agreement between Winfrey and Apple. In March 2019, it was reported that five television series commissioned by Apple had finished filming and six series would finish in the next few months. On April 10, 2019, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex , announced on Instagram that he was working alongside Winfrey on the mental health documentary series as a co-creator and executive producer. In October 2019, Apple signed Monica Beletsky to

4187-500: The music of the studio's logo was posted by Joy Ngiaw . Animation studio The idea of a studio dedicated to animating cartoons was spearheaded by Raoul Barré and his studio, Barré Studio , co-founded with Bill Nolan , beating out the studio created by J.R. Bray , Bray Productions , to the honor of the first studio dedicated to animation. Though beaten to the post of being the first studio, Bray's studio employee, Earl Hurd , came up with patents designed for mass-producing

4266-542: The output for the studio. As Hurd did not file for these patents under his own name but handed them to Bray, they would go on to form the Bray-Hurd Patent Company and sold these techniques for royalties to other animation studios of the time. The biggest name in animation studios during this early time was Disney Brothers Animation Studio (now known as Walt Disney Animation Studios ), co-founded by Walt and Roy O. Disney . Started on October 16, 1923,

4345-560: The production of adult-themed adaptations of classic stories such as Heidi ( Heidi, Girl of the Alps ), One Thousand and One Nights and The Diary of a Young Girl and many more. In the 1980s, animation studios were led back to their theatrical roots due to the success of Hayao Miyazaki 's film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind , which led publishing house Tokuma Shoten to finance

4424-533: The release of Luck in August 2022, their full logo was released and shows the rocket and the UFO from Blush which are now the mascots of the studio launched from their planet (also from Blush ) flying around to form the studio's logo with magic blue and pink trails, the fanfare was composed by Joy Ngiaw which was adopted from the theme of Blush , it was animated by their Madrid branch, Skydance Animation Madrid and their head of animation, John Lasseter . The behind

4503-715: The resulting frames are played back. Notable studios specializing in this style of animation include Aardman Animations , Laika and ShadowMachine . 3D animation is the newest of the animation techniques, using the assistance of computers and software, such as Houdini , to create 3D models that are then manipulated and rendered to create movement. Notable studios include Pixar Animation Studios , Sony Pictures Imageworks , Blue Sky Studios , Illumination , DNEG and Marza Animation Planet . Apple TV%2B Apple TV app Supported OS: iOS 10.2 and later, iPadOS 13.1, macOS 10.15 Catalina and later, Windows ( Universal Windows Platform ) Apple TV+

4582-428: The service instead of distributing licensed third-party content (as, for example, Hulu does) it will not be limited by licensing issues during its expansion. By early 2020, Apple TV+ had poor growth and low subscriber numbers relative to competing services. In the middle of that year, Apple began to license older television programs and films, attempting to stay competitive with other services, attract and retain

4661-582: The short film became the mascots of the studio during the release of Luck , and a portion of Joy Ngiaw 's score was used for the fanfare of the studio. In February 2022, it was announced that Brad Bird would revive his long-dormant project Ray Gunn for Skydance Animation after it was originally set up at Turner Feature Animation during the late 1990s. On March 16, 2022, Rich Moore revealed that he has entered into an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Skydance Animation. In July 2022, Ellison and Lasseter plan for Skydance Animation to make two feature films

4740-417: The sole purpose of sale in the direct-to-video market. With growing worries about piracy, direct to video animation might become more popular in the near future. With the growth of animation as an industry, the trends of ownership of studios have gradually changed with time. Current studios such as Warner Bros. and early ones such as Fleischer Studios , started life as small, independent studios, being run by

4819-417: The start of Apple TV+ on November 1, 2019, Apple offered a free one-year subscription to anyone buying certain of its hardware products (an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod Touch, or Mac). Apple initially extended the free year that was due to end on November 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, but then announced in mid-January 2021 that it would extend it a second time to July 31, 2021. In mid-June 2021, Apple added

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4898-448: The studio 'Television Arts Productions' specifically for the purpose of creating this series as his old studio, Terrytoons , refused to make a series for television. Since Crusader Rabbit, however, many studios have seen this as a profitable enterprise and many have entered the made for television market since, with Joseph Barbera and William Hanna refining the production process for television animation on their show Ruff and Reddy . It

4977-503: The studio went on to make its first animated short, Steamboat Willie in 1928, to much critical success, though the real breakthrough was in 1937, when the studio was able to produce a full-length animated feature film i.e. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , which laid the foundation for other studios to try to make full-length movies. In 1932 Flowers and Trees , a production by Walt Disney Productions and United Artists , won

5056-409: The studio's partnership with Apple. Netflix would take over distribution of preexisting Skydance Animation titles from Apple TV+, including Spellbound , Ray Gunn , and Pookoo . This deal however does not include WondLa , which was created by Apple. In May 2024, Bruce Anderson, producer of Spellbound , was hired as head of production at Skydance Animation and will oversee production planning for

5135-407: The studio's slate of films. The following month, longtime Disney Animation director Don Hall was announced to have joined Skydance Animation to develop and produce an original animated film for the studio. With the release of Blush in October 2021, Skydance Animation's logo revealed their first logo, it represents their logo in silver, in space in the style of Skydance Media 's short logo. With

5214-461: The team at Paramount Animation would no longer work with Skydance due to the hiring of Lasseter. Conversely, Damaschke stated that many people "[...] had strong feelings and felt like it was the right thing to do [...] and were excited to get to work with him" and it was "[...] definitely not a black-and-white situation." Emma Thompson was to voice a character in Luck but left the project after Lasseter

5293-428: The two release dates of February 18, 2022, and November 11, 2022, respectively. Paramount's president of domestic distribution, Chris Aronson stated "These films not only continue our longstanding relationship with Skydance, but, along with Paramount Animation's own upcoming films, mean we will be releasing event-level animated films for years to come." However, on December 16, 2020, Apple TV+ entered talks to take over

5372-513: The use of hand-drawn frames, and is used in the world of cartoons, movies and anime. Notable studios that specialize in this style include Studio Ghibli , Cartoon Saloon , Nickelodeon Animation Studio , Disney Television Animation , 20th Television Animation , Warner Bros. Animation , Cartoon Network Studios , Titmouse , Ufotable , Studio Chizu and CoMix Wave Films . Stop-motion animation uses objects that are incrementally moved and photographed in order to create an illusion of movement when

5451-448: Was announced to feature showrunner Lauren Montgomery as both writer and executive producer with DiTerlizzi and Chad Quant. She has since left the project and has been replaced by Bobs Gannaway, another of Lasseter's Disney-era colleagues. On October 1, 2021, Skydance Animation released its first short film inspired by a true story from Joe Mateo called Blush . It was released on Apple TV+ as part of their multi-year deal. The ships from

5530-861: Was hired as Head of Domestic Creative Development, reporting directly to Van Amburg and Erlicht. For the rest of 2017, Apple continued to fill out its executive team for Apple TV+, with Kim Rozenfeld joining as Head of Current Programming and Unscripted, Jay Hunt joining as Creative Director for Europe, Morgan Wandell joining as Head of International Creative Development, Tara Sorensen joining as Head of Kids Programming, and Max Aronson, Ali Woodruff, Carina Walker, and Michelle Lee joining as development and creative executives. Throughout 2019, Apple continued to build out its unscripted content team, with Molly Thompson hired as Head of Documentaries in April. In November, Rozenfeld stepped down as Head of Current Programming and Unscripted to focus on producing content again with

5609-509: Was hired as SVP Development at Skydance Animation. He would be tasked with overseeing the creative development of all films and TV series on the studio's production slate. That is until he left for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation as Senior Creative Advisor in June 2023. In July 2020, it was announced that Luck and Spellbound were still going to be released by Paramount without Paramount Animation as part of their deal with Skydance Media, giving

5688-653: Was hired. Jane Fonda was cast as The Dragon in Luck . Holly Edwards, who previously served as Skydance Animation's Head of Production, was promoted to the position of president at Skydance Animation. On April 2, 2020, composer Alan Menken revealed that he was working alongside Lasseter on a project for the studio, which was later announced to be Split , which at that point was The Unbreakable Spell before being retitled Spellbound . Skydance formally acquired Ilion Animation Studios and rebranded it as Skydance Animation Madrid in April 2020. In June 2020, Shane Prigmore, an animation veteran who co-created Tangled: The Series ,

5767-459: Was in 1958 that The Huckleberry Hound Show claimed the title of being the first all-new half-hour cartoon show. This, along with their previous success with the series Tom and Jerry , elevated their animation studio, H.B. Enterprises (later Hanna-Barbera Productions ), to dominate the North American television animation market during the latter half of the 20th century. In 2002, Shrek , produced by DreamWorks and Pacific Data Images won

5846-545: Was later canceled in October 2023, with Netflix acquiring the distribution rights to Spellbound as part of a newly formed multi-year partnership between Netflix and the studio. In March 2021, Apple announced a multi-year programming partnership with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai . Apple also signed a multi-year, first-look deal with Imagine Entertainment 's film division, in addition to extending its first-look deal with Imagine Documentaries. Additionally, Natalie Portman and production partner Sophie Mas signed

5925-428: Was released in theaters on February 26, 2021, before streaming exclusively on Apple TV+ on March 12. In October 2020, Apple announced it had struck a deal with comedian and former anchor of Comedy Central's The Daily Show , Jon Stewart , to host a regular, hour-long series on topics of national interest, The Problem with Jon Stewart , premiered in the fall of 2021. In November 2020, Steven Lightfoot signed

6004-462: Was reported that Apple had decided to shelve Vital Signs , a six-episode biopic television series centering on the life of hip-hop producer and performer Dr. Dre and starring Ian McShane , Sam Rockwell , and Michael K. Williams , due to concerns about the show's content being too graphic, with moments cited including characters using cocaine , instances of gun violence , and an explicit orgy scene. Reports further indicated that Apple CEO Tim Cook

6083-408: Was reported that Apple intended to roll out the service in the U.S. during the first half of 2019 and that it would expand its availability to around 100 countries in the months after its launch. On March 25, 2019, Apple held a press event to announce Apple TV+. At the event, Apple showed a teaser of its upcoming original content and formally announced some of it, with actors and producers attached to

6162-467: Was reported that Apple would distribute its future original content through a still-in-development digital video service within its TV application that is pre-installed in all iOS and tvOS devices. The service was expected to feature both original content, free to owners of Apple devices, as well as subscription "channels" from legacy media companies such as HBO and Starz , which would allow customers to sign up for online-only services. Later that month, it

6241-457: Was taking a hands-on approach to the company's Worldwide Video Unit, with programming decisions reportedly being aligned to Cook's personal taste, with a preference for family-friendly shows. Various programs in different stages of production apparently had their content altered, including the toning down of The Morning Show and the removal of crucifixes from a scene in the M. Night Shyamalan drama series. Additionally, Apple reportedly passed on

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