Hero Emma Thompson leaves Skydance movie after renting John Lasseter

When John Lasseter, who was recently expelled from Pixar on charges of widespread sexual harassment, was hired as head of animation at Skydance Animation, there was … a consternation. This is understandable, since Lasseter was so prone to harassment that he literally had internal assistants to stop the behavior, and the mere fact that he moved to another well-funded animation studio did not seem to suggest real changes.

This decision however brought about the change: Emma Thompson is removed from the next Skydance animation film. Luck, for which she had begun recording a voice role (at the head of an organization representing luck, competing with a bad luck representative). According to Hollywood Reporter sources, her reason for leaving is "concerned about working with Lasseter".

The release of Thompson sets an interesting precedent in the # MeToo era. If a precedent is created by outgoing talent projects because of allegations against a colleague, studios and productions whose staff is problematic may choose between the retention of staff and the recruitment of new talent. Given that Bryan Singer continues to find work, it seems likely that the studios will line up alongside the profitable jigs, but this could become an intriguing trend if others followed Thompson 's example.

Skydance Animation is an offshoot of David Ellison's Skydance Media, which has produced the last three Impossible missions, the last two Star Treks Annihilation, True courage, and Will Smith's next frantic vehicle, Ang Lee's batshit Gemini Man. Although the animation studio of the company is new and has not yet released a feature film, it has four films in the tubes, co-directors of Shrek, Confuses, and Kung Fu Panda 3. The fact is that Lasseter is in a very similar position to where he was before, but not quite on the Disney scale. The company recently promoted Holly Edwards, chief production officer, as president of the company, which could be an attempt to correct the public relations course. They know what they did.

LuckThe composition of the voice has not been announced yet and the film will not be released for two years. Thompson's role will be reshaped, the film will likely continue to be shot, and Lasseter will likely continue to work at Skydance. So, how are you. We are all very tired.