Among the layoffs that took place at the Walt Disney Company were job cuts at Pixar that included the director and producer of Lightyear, Deadline has confirmed. Director Angus MacLane, a 26-year

Pixar Animation Studios, a studio owned by the Walt Disney Company, has laid off 75 of its employees, two of whom were with the studio for over 25 years.

The film’s director and 26-year animation veteran Angus MacLane and producer Galyn Susman are among those out at Pixar

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.

Walt Disneys Pixar Animation Studios has laid off 75 employees, including the two lead executives behind the box office disappointment Lightyear, sources said on Saturday. It is the first significant job cut at the studio in a decade.

Disney's job cuts are part of a broader plan to slash costs. They come as the company faces declining linear networks and a loss in subscribers for its Disney+ streaming service.