Among the layoffs that took place at the Walt Disney Company were job cuts at Pixar that included the director and producer of Lightyear, Deadline has confirmed. Director Angus MacLane, a 26-year

Walt Disney's Pixar Animation Studios has eliminated 75 positions including those of two executives behind box office disappointment “Lightyear,” sources said on Saturday, the first significant job cuts at the studio in a decade.

Pixar Animation Studios, a studio owned by the Walt Disney Company, has laid off 75 of its employees, two of whom were with the studio for over 25 years.

The film’s director and 26-year animation veteran Angus MacLane and producer Galyn Susman are among those out at Pixar

Walt Disneys Pixar Animation Studios has laid off 75 employees, including the two lead executives behind the box office disappointment Lightyear, sources said on Saturday. It is the first significant job cut at the studio in a decade.

Disney's job cuts are part of a broader plan to slash costs. They come as the company faces declining linear networks and a loss in subscribers for its Disney+ streaming service.