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« Reply #15 on: 2021-05-30 17:22:54 »

They've been an irrelevant studio for quite some time.  They had their cash cow in Ice Age, and that was fading.  There isn't much more to this studio, no classics beyond the first Ice Age movie.
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« Reply #16 on: 2021-05-31 09:05:17 »






^ That is sadly the case.
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« Reply #17 on: 2021-10-09 20:39:08 »

It is time we change the name of this topic to 20th Century Animation, formerly 21st Century FOX Animation and FOX Animation Studios and 2st Century FOX.  Blue Sky Animation was their main division for making animated films, but now owned under Disney, Blue Sky has been shut down.  All that is left is the newly renamed (by Disney) 20th Century Animation.  This is their first official new film under this moniker and it is made by a studio called, Locksmith Animation, a British animation studio.  This studio has never made a film before, but they claim to be "the only high-end computer-animation studio in the UK making computer-animated family films."  Interesting.

Ron's Gone Wrong


Premise: "Set in a future where walking, speaking, digitally connected "B-bots" became kids' friends, Ron's Gone Wrong tells the story of Barney who finds out that his new B-bot, Ron, never quite works."

The film releases October 22, 2021.
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« Reply #18 on: 2023-07-08 16:58:07 »

Well, Blue Sky isn't fully over it appears.  I mean it is... but it isn't.  The new film, Nimona was originally by them.

From wikipedia.

In June 2015, 20th Century Fox Animation acquired the rights for an animated feature film adaptation of Nimona, a webcomic by ND Stevenson. Patrick Osborne was set to direct, from a screenplay by Marc Haimes. The film was to be produced by Fox's former subsidiary, Blue Sky Studios, alongside Vertigo Entertainment.In June 2017, 20th Century Fox scheduled Nimona to be released on February 14, 2020.

In March 2019, The Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of Fox, then in May 2019, the film was delayed to March 5, 2021. In November 2019, the film was delayed again to January 14, 2022. Through 2020 there was word that the film would be released in 2022, Stevenson stated in June 2020 that the film was still happening, and said the same in an August 2020 podcast. In August of that same year, Den of Geek reported that the animated film was still scheduled to be released in 2022, but gave no further details, with Deadline reporting the same in October.

Osborne would depart the film by March 2020, and after his departure, Nick Bruno and Troy Quane were brought on in to work on the story after directing Blue Sky's previous film Spies in Disguise (2019).

Following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Blue Sky, the production received pushback from Disney's leadership due to the film's LGBTQ themes, after which it was delayed multiple times before being canceled due to Blue Sky's closure in April 2021. On February 9, 2021, Disney announced it was shutting down Blue Sky Studios, and that production of the film was canceled.

However, Annapurna Pictures revived the project the following year, with Bruno and Quane announced as directors, DNEG Animation providing animation, and Netflix acquiring worldwide distribution.

Nimona had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 14, 2023, was released in select cinemas on June 23, 2023, and made its streaming debut on June 30, 2023, by Netflix. The film received critical acclaim from critics for its animation, themes, humor, characters, faithfulness to the source material, musical score, tone, and vocal performances.  The film has received mixed to middling reviews from the public with an average score of 6.4 out of 10, with many citing self-righteousness, hypocrisies, and moral direction. Other criticize the use of swear words in what is supposed to be children's film. Other positives include not judging someone or something based on the cover. 

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« Reply #19 on: 2023-07-09 16:05:26 »

The studio that never goes away.  Their movies weren't the worst, but better than Illumination.  At least this studio made original content.
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« Reply #20 on: 2023-07-10 00:03:27 »

Yeah, they had some decent movies.  Rio was okay and so was Peanuts.

I'm surprised the new owners haven't tried to revive Ice Age or use the brand name.
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