By Tom Grater International Film Reporter David Ellison’s Skydance Media has acquired animation outfit Ilion Studios, formalizing its tie-up with the Spanish company beyond the initial partnership that was instigated back in 2017.
The newly-launched Skydance Animation Madrid will act as a counterpart to Skydance’s animation division in the U.S., with the combined companies having a workforce of close to 500 across the two continents.
Former Pixar exec John Lasseter and industry veteran Holly Edwards will head up the combined entity. Skydance Animation was launched back in 2017, partnering with Spanish production co Ilion on a debut slate of film and TV.
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