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Blue Sky Studios
The team behind Ice Age and Rio. May their legacy and impact on the industry never be forgotten.
Type: Subsidiary
Founded: February 22, 1987; 35 years ago
Defunct: April 10, 2021
Founder(s): Chris Wedge
Carl Ludwig
Eugene Troubetzkoy
Alison Brown
David Brown
Michael Ferraro
Headquarters: Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people: Robert Baird (Co-President)
Andrew Millstein (Co-President)
Brian Keane (COO)
Parent: 20th Century Animation (Walt Disney Studios)
Notable works: Ice Age
Rio
Website: [1]

Blue Sky Studios was an American computer animation film studio based in Greenwich, Connecticut and are a subsidiary of 20th Century Animation, a division of The Walt Disney Company. They were founded in 1987, and made their first film, Ice Age in 2002 and were acquired by Disney in 2019 before closing down in 2021.

Movies

# Year Title Director Music Rotten Tomatoes Fresh Rating
1 2002 Ice Age Chris Wedge David Newman 77%
2 2005 Robots Chris Wedge John Powell 64%
3 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Carlos Saldanha John Powell 57%
4 2008 Horton Hears a Who! Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino John Powell 80%
5 2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Carlos Saldanha John Powell 46%
6 2011 Rio Carlos Saldanha John Powell 72%
7 2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier John Powell 37%
8 2013 Epic Chris Wedge Danny Elfman 65%
9 2014 Rio 2 Carlos Saldanha John Powell 48%
10 2015 The Peanuts Movie Steve Martino Christophe Beck 87%
11 2016 Ice Age: Collision Course Mike Thurmeier John Debney 18%
12 2017 Ferdinand Carlos Saldanha John Powell 72%
13 2019 Spies in Disguise Nick Bruno & Troy Quane Theodore Shapiro 77%

Why They Were A Clear Blue Sky

  1. After making their first animated project and short in 1998 titled Bunny, They've made one of the most recognizable animated franchises of all time, Ice Age (even though it's been miked a lot to no end and even without them around anymore, to the point where it got a sixth film and a seventh film is in development).
  2. Besides the first 3 Ice Age films, they also made some other good movies, which are Robots, Horton Hears a Who! (faithful to Dr. Seuss' book), Rio, Epic, The Peanuts Movie (faithful to the Peanuts franchise), Ferdinand (faithful to the book it was based on), and Spies in Disguise (which ended the studio on a high note).
  3. Great animation for their films (even the bad and average), even their oldest animation is great and revolutionary.
  4. They got very talented voices for their characters, whether they be main or supporting, including Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Mel Brooks, Halle Berry, Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, Queen Latifah, Jim Carrey, Steve Carrell, Will Arnett, Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Josh Gad, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, Andy Garcia, Noah Schnapp, John Cena, Gina Rodriguez, Peyton Manning, and, to end their legacy, Will Smith and Tom Holland.
  5. The films have good soundtrack, with some even getting an Oscar nomination like "Home" from Ferdinand.
  6. Their films tend to have some heartwarming moments and say some good messages:
    1. Robots delivers some strong messages about following your dreams and never giving up even when life gets tough and it seems like you won't be able to achieve your dreams. It also has a good moral thanks to the line: "You can shine no matter what you're made of."
    2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has a heartwarming sub-plot with Sid having to take care of three baby dinosaurs with the mother dinosaur. Also, the ending of the movie with Manny, Ellie, Peaches, and the rest of the herd is very heartwarming.
    3. Rio raised awareness of the Spix's Macaw, which was near extinction by the film's release.
    4. Epic has a good moral to appreciate nature and the animals, even the smallest of bugs, that inhabits the forests they live in.
    5. The Peanuts Movie has good morals for children, such as to believe in yourself and never give up. Also, Charlie Brown’s plight is heartwarming and surprisingly relatable. The ending is the most sweet and heartwarming moment and was an major improvement of any Peanuts movie ending, with Charlie Brown finally getting the acceptance he yearned for, and the Little Red-Haired Girl saying that he exhibits all the qualities she admires is enough to make the viewer teary-eyed.
    6. Ferdinand has some quite touching moments with about family, loss, and change.
    7. Spies in Disguise has good moral lessons about how violence is not always the solution (which is a very uncommon one) to a problem and how adults should also listen to younger kids. It also helped to end the studio on a high note.

Bad Qualities

  1. Sometimes they rely too much on the Ice Age franchise, notably with the fourth and fifth films. The sixth film made for Disney+ and without any involvement with Blue Sky Studios, being poorly animated by Bardel entertainment since it has a very weak plot, it was a disappointment and it didn't save the franchise.
    • In addition to the problem with the Ice Age franchise, their only non-Ice Age sequel film, Rio 2, wasn't that good, thanks to the flanderization of Jewel and having weaker writing compared to the original and a weak plot.
  2. Some of their films didn't do so well at the box office, those two being Ice Age: Collision Course and Spies in Disguise. To be fair, Ice Age: Collision Course did make its budget back, but it made nowhere near as much as the other Ice Age movies.
  3. The studio ended up closing down in 2021 just because Disney needed to cut costs due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation of Nimona (though it has been announced that the film is being revived by Netflix) and Foster (the main Disney animation division is reviving it, but with a different director and animation style), and the layoff of 450 employees, though Disney will seek open positions for these employees in their other studios.
  4. Their 2005 beloved film and underrated hit Robots was nonsensically slammed by the Blockbuster Buster/Erod (Which angered the fans of that film, causing him to get a lotta backlash as he extremely missed the point).

Movies With Their Own Page

Regular

  1. Ice Age (2002)
  2. Robots (2005)
  3. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
  4. Rio (2011)
  5. Epic (2013)
  6. The Peanuts Movie (2015)
  7. Ferdinand (2017)
  8. Spies in Disguise (2019)
  9. Nimona (2023)

Sequels

  1. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
  2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)


Trivia

  1. Like Pixar, All Blue Sky films feature a different theme:
    1. Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Ice Age: Collision Course - Prehistoric animals that live in the ice age era.
    2. Robots - Robots living in a world where they work as inventors.
    3. Horton Hears a Who! - Animals that live in a jungle while Whos live in a small and tiny speck.
    4. Rio and Rio 2 - Musical birds that come from Brazil.
    5. Epic - Small human-like creatures and small creatures who have wars.
    6. The Peanuts Movie - Kids that all do their everyday lifes.
    7. Ferdinand - Bulls who are often known for fighting.
    8. Spies in Disguise - Secret agent spies who help save the world.
  2. All Blue Sky Studios movies have the standard 20th Century Fox fanfare. However, there are only two exceptions.

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