Re: Lasseter Sexually Assaulted Women
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:37 pm
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Source: https://deadline.com/2018/06/pixar-co-f ... 202406805/As recently as last month, sources floated the possibility of Lasseter returning to Disney in a role that would retain his creative input but limit his managerial responsibilities. But one well-placed source told Deadline there was a gathering sense that the employees didn’t really want Lasseter to return. Some even threatened to quit, according to another person familiar with the matter. Indeed, some in the animation community started a #LoseLasseter campaign on social media and launched a petition on Change.org demanding his ouster.
There will likely be a cars 4. It makes too much money for them not to. That could be one of John's last projects for all we know. They seem to need john for something important to them this year. Maybe its to get cars 4 on the right track (no pun intended) before he's officially out for good.Rumpelstiltskin wrote:Guess this means no Cars 4.
I think Disney is more to blame for this than anything, for going along with his delusional narcissism and allowing him to elevate himself as the savior and figurehead of animation, even to the point that they were stamping his name onto things he had no part in like The Little Mermaid in its last release (which will hopefully be scrubbed clean off in the next release) to enable his illusion that all success post-Walt came from him.Rumpelstiltskin wrote:What annoys me is that practically every news site refer to him as "Pixar co-founder". No, he was not a co-founder, he was one of 40 founding employees.
I read a few and had to stop. It was getting me so fired up and I wouldn't be able to do anything about it. (Or I was not ready to go through each and every comment and write something out)Rumpelstiltskin wrote:Also interesting to read many of the comments on Variety: https://variety.com/2018/film/news/disn ... e-comments
If attitudes like that are common, no wonder he could grab and touch females for years.
Source: http://tombcartoonmonkeyskeleton.blogsp ... -john.htmlSteve Hulett wrote:Studio sources said that John's current three-year employment contract is up at the end of the year. So from now until December, Mr. Lasseter will act as a consultant for the two animation divisions he lead for a number of years.
Cars 3 seriously underperformed at the box-office, so I don't see a Cars 4 happening in the future. And especially with the franchise's biggest champion gone. Disney even seems be moving that outer-space Planes spin-off to their streaming service, after originally announcing a theatrical release.Kyle wrote:There will likely be a cars 4. It makes too much money for them not to. That could be one of John's last projects for all we know. They seem to need john for something important to them this year. Maybe its to get cars 4 on the right track (no pun intended) before he's officially out for good.
Of course Disney is not going to say they're going to keep paying him till the end of the year because of his contract, even if that's the truth. So they announce they will use him as a consultant, which they probably will.My understanding is that John Lasseter's current employment contract ends in December 2018, so it makes sense to use him as a consultant until that time.
The Walt Disney Company will be paying Mr. Lasseter whether they use him or not.
Certain people seem to only care about the products and couldn't care less about the working conditions where they are made. And it doesn't help that Iger's announcement doesn't include a single apology. Neither does Lasseter's, which almost makes it sound like he had planned to leave Disney at the end of the year anyway. Instead they praise all he has done for the company. Which gives the impression that the only reason why he is leaving is because they are required to fire him because of all the bad publicity it would give them if they didn't.magicalwands wrote:I read a few and had to stop. It was getting me so fired up and I wouldn't be able to do anything about it. (Or I was not ready to go through each and every comment and write something out)
One of the things I read was "he touched her legs but did he GROPE them? they couldve just said no" REALLY? You must not know what it is like to be an artist and have your DREAM JOB and to know this awful man can fire you on the spot. Whew, rant over.
That explains why he can't leave right away. Good riddance. Thrilled for Lee and Doctor!Sotiris wrote:It looks like Disney had to keep Lasseter on board until his contract expired.
Source: http://tombcartoonmonkeyskeleton.blogsp ... -john.htmlSteve Hulett wrote:Studio sources said that John's current three-year employment contract is up at the end of the year. So from now until December, Mr. Lasseter will act as a consultant for the two animation divisions he lead for a number of years.
Disney's Divinity wrote:I think Disney is more to blame for this than anything, for going along with his delusional narcissism and allowing him to elevate himself as the savior and figurehead of animation, even to the point that they were stamping his name onto things he had no part in like The Little Mermaid in its last release (which will hopefully be scrubbed clean off in the next release) to enable his illusion that all success post-Walt came from him.
This is just plain evil.Kyle wrote:There will likely be a cars 4. It makes too much money for them not to. That could be one of John's last projects for all we know. They seem to need john for something important to them this year. Maybe its to get cars 4 on the right track (no pun intended) before he's officially out for good.Rumpelstiltskin wrote:Guess this means no Cars 4.
Source: https://variety.com/2018/film/news/john ... 202841999/In recent years, employees have begun to chafe under Lasseter’s control. He lives in Sonoma County, where he has a winery, and would split his time between Pixar in Emeryville and Disney in Burbank, giving notes via iPad. “He had the final word on everything,” says one former Pixar employee. “He became an autocrat without being a real jerk. It became a bit much.”