Galyn Susman laid off from Pixar after being the individual who saved ‘TOY STORY 2’ by having a copy of the film at home after someone accidentally ran a command that deleted 90% of the film from Pixar’s files

Galyn Susman was the individual who saved ‘TOY STORY 2’ by having a copy of the film at home after someone accidentally ran a command that deleted 90% of the film from Pixar’s files. (Read More Here).

Today, she has been laid off from Pixar.

Walt Disney’s (DIS.N) Pixar Animation Studios has eliminated 75 positions including those of two executives behind box office disappointment “Lightyear,” sources said on Saturday, the first significant job cuts at the studio in a decade.

The cuts included “Lightyear” director Angus MacLane, a 26-year animator who was part of the senior creative team on such acclaimed films as “Toy Story 4” and “Coco.” Galyn Susman, producer of “Lightyear,” also departed. Susman had been at Pixar since the release of the original “Toy Story” movie in 1995.

MacLane and Susman could not be reached for comment. Michael Agulnek, Pixar’s vice president of worldwide publicity since 2015, was also laid off, the sources said. He did not return a call seeking comment.

The cuts, which took place May 23, are part of Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger’s previously announced plan to eliminate 7,000 jobs and slash $5.5 billion in costs. That restructuring combined the film and television groups into a single Disney Entertainment unit and eliminated a division charged with distribution.

While small compared to Pixar’s employee base of about 1,200, the layoffs are notable because the studio is a creative force generating franchises and characters that drive revenue across Disney.

Pixar is famous for cinematic franchises including “Toy Story,” “The Incredibles” and “Cars.” But “Lightyear,” released a year ago with a reported budget of $200 million, brought in a modest $226.7 million in worldwide ticket sales and received a mixed critical reception.

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In the Guardian, Peter Bradshaw saluted a film that “just bounces along, zipping through its running time”.

But in the Observer, Wendy Ide wrote: “For a film which shoots for the stars, this is disappointingly pedestrian stuff.”

By contrast to Lightyear, in 2018 Pixar’s Incredibles 2, which was reported to have had a similar production budget, had worldwide box office sales of $1.2bn.

Lightyear could not be shown in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries because of its depiction of a same-sex relationship, affecting its box office performance.

Disney has implemented layoffs in every division including film and television, streaming services and theme parks.