Disney might stop making their own films, already dismantled hand-drawn animation dept

[number8]

All their top animators have been let go, and they're going to be firing or transitioning their animation staff.

Story is still developing: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/breaking-disney-just-gutted-their-hand-drawn-animation-division-81043.html

Here's a Business Insider article about how they're doing this in the company across the board. Basically, they're going to rely more on Pixar, Marvel and LucasFilm to make movies and they're going to mostly be a distribution studio:

http://www.businessinsider.com/disney-layoffs-led-by-poor-dvd-sales-2013-4

[baby doll]

I knew this feature-length animation thing was just a flash in the pan.

[MadMan]

All their top animators have been let go, and they're going to be firing or transitioning their animation staff.

Story is still developing: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/breaking-disney-just-gutted-their-hand-drawn-animation-division-81043.html

Here's a Business Insider article about how they're doing this in the company across the board. Basically, they're going to rely more on Pixar, Marvel and LucasFilm to make movies and they're going to mostly be a distribution studio:

http://www.businessinsider.com/disney-layoffs-led-by-poor-dvd-sales-2013-4I'm surprised this is happening now. I had just assumed that they had completely dismantled their hand drawn animation department years ago, sadly. Its a bummer but was kind of expected in that regard.