Emma Thompson Leaves Skydance Animation Film 'Luck' After John Lasseter Hire | THR News - video Dailymotion

Emma Thompson won't be lending her voice to the animation feature 'Luck' now that Skydance has hired John Lasseter to head its animation unit.

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00:00Emma Thompson won't lend her voice to the animated feature luck now that Skydance has hired

00:05John Lasseter to head its animation unit. Lasseter has begun to put his stamp on Skydance

00:09animation amid signs he may face resistance as he attempts to turn David Ellison's animation

00:14unit into a major player. Several sources exclusively tell The Hollywood Reporter that

00:19Emma Thompson has quietly left the project because of concerns about working with Lasseter.

00:23Skydance and Thompson's reps had no comment. Former Pixar chief creative officer Lasseter

00:28was forced to walk away from Pixar and Disney animation in 2018, following reports of

00:33unwanted touching and hugging on his part, admitting to missteps that had left some employees

00:38feeling disrespected or uncomfortable. Since the film's release is scheduled for 2021, Lasseter

00:43has plenty of time to recast and is said to be reviewing the two projects that Skydance began

00:48before he arrived. In addition to luck, the studio has embarked on Split, a feature about a magical

00:53teenager. But whether those projects remain on track now that Lasseter is at the helm

00:57is an open question. For more on this story, go to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood

01:02Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.