Blue Sky Studios

Blue Sky Studios, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryComputer animation
Motion pictures
PredecessorMAGI
Fox Animation Studios
Founders
  • Chris Wedge
  • Carl Ludwig
  • Eugene Troubetzkoy
  • Alison Brown
  • David Brown
  • Michael Ferraro
DefunctApril 10, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-10)
FateClosed
Successor20th Century Animation
Headquarters
Greenwich American Center
Greenwich, Connecticut
,
U.S.
Key people
  • Robert Baird (Co-President)
  • Andrew Millstein (Co-President)
  • Brian Keane (COO)
ProductsAnimated films
Parent20th Century Studios Edit this on Wikidata
Websiteblueskystudios.com at the Wayback Machine (archived June 9, 2021) (now redirects to disney.com)

Blue Sky Studios was an American CGI-animation studio. It was owned by 20th Century Animation locating in Greenwich, Connecticut. In addition to their feature-length animated movies, Blue Sky has worked on many high-profile movies, primarily in combining live-action with computer-generated animation. The studio was shut down due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company.

Filmography

Release timeline
2002Ice Age
2003
2004
2005Robots
2006Ice Age: The Meltdown
2007
2008Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2010
2011Rio
2012Ice Age: Continental Drift
2013Epic
2014Rio 2
2015The Peanuts Movie
2016Ice Age: Collision Course
2017Ferdinand
2018
2019Spies in Disguise
No. Title Release date Distributor/Co-production with
1 Ice Age March 15, 200220th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
2 Robots March 11, 2005
3 Ice Age: The Meltdown March 31, 2006
4 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! March 14, 2008
5 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs July 1, 2009
6 Rio April 15, 2011
7 Ice Age: Continental Drift July 13, 2012
8 Epic May 24, 2013
9 Rio 2 April 11, 2014
10 The Peanuts Movie November 6, 2015
11 Ice Age: Collision Course July 22, 2016
12 Ferdinand December 15, 201720th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Davis Entertainment
13 Spies in Disguise December 25, 201920th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Chernin Entertainment

Franchises

Title Films Short films TV Seasons Release dates
Ice Age 7 9 1 2002–present
Rio 3 0 0 2011–present

References

  1. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (October 30, 2017). "Fox Animation Names Andrea Miloro, Robert Baird Co-Presidents". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vanessa Morrison Re-Ups With Fox, Brian Keane With Blue Sky After 'Ice Age 4′". Deadline. July 18, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ Owusu, Tony. "Disney Closes Animator Blue Sky Studios Amid Cost Cuts". The Street. MSN. Retrieved 18 May 2021. The move resulted from the losses the media group has posted amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)