Disney’s Leaner Production Push Sparks Pixar Layoffs
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Disney’s third round of layoffs under CEO Josh D’Amaro hits Pixar as the animation studio shifts to a “long and lean” production model, capping labor at about 16,500 person‑weeks per project and cutting hundreds of jobs—even as Pixar’s 2026 releases, including Toy Story 5 (which has already earned around $958 million globally) and Hoppers, perform strongly at the box office.
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