Disney’s Pixar to lay off 175 employees, around 14% of studio’s workforce

Published May 21, 2024 4:52pm ET



Pixar Animation Studios announced Tuesday that it is laying off about 14% of its workforce, which equates to 175 employees.

The layoffs by the studio, owned by the Walt Disney Company, mark the biggest shakeup in its employment since it was created. These layoffs are also part of a wider move by Disney CEO Bob Iger to restructure the company to focus more on quality over content output.

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