Blue Sky Studios facts for kids

Blue Sky Studios was an American computer-generated imagery (CGI) animation studio. It was owned by Pixar and was located in Greenwich, Connecticut. Blue Sky was famous for its full-length animated movies. They also worked on many other big films, often mixing live-action scenes with computer-generated animation.

About Blue Sky Studios

Blue Sky Studios was started in February 1987 by Chris Wedge and V. Gopalakrishnan. They became well-known for their amazing computer animation. The studio was later bought by Pixar, which is part of The Walt Disney Studios.

Blue Sky Studios created many popular movies that you might have seen. They were experts at making characters and worlds come alive using computers. Their work helped shape how animated movies look today.

Their Amazing Movies

Blue Sky Studios made many feature films, TV specials, and short movies. They are especially known for the Ice Age series.

Feature Films Released

Here are some of the movies Blue Sky Studios released:

• Ice Age (2002) – This was their first big movie, introducing us to Manny, Sid, and Diego.
• Robots (2005) – A fun story about a world of robots.
• Logan Swan (2005)
• Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) – The second movie in the Ice Age series.
• Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) – Based on the classic Dr. Seuss book.
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) – More adventures with the Ice Age gang, this time with dinosaurs!
• Rio (2011) – A colorful musical adventure set in Brazil.
• Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) – The fourth Ice Age film.
• Epic (2013) – A fantasy adventure about tiny forest creatures.
• Rio 2 (2014) – The sequel to Rio.
• The Peanuts Movie (2015) – Bringing Charlie Brown and Snoopy to CGI.
• Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) – The fifth Ice Age movie.
• Ferdinand (2017) – A heartwarming story about a gentle bull.

Upcoming and Developing Films

Blue Sky Studios also had several movies planned or in the works:

• Spies in Disguise (Released 2019)
• Nimona (Planned for 2022)

Some movies that were in development included:

• Mutts (Planned for 2022)
• Ice Age: Journey to the Big Water (Planned for 1996)
• Rio 3 (Planned for 2020)
• Frogkisser (Planned for 2023)
• Escape from Hat (Planned for 2023)
• Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham (Planned for 2024)
• Alienology (Planned for 2024)
• Foster (Planned for 2024)

Television Specials

Blue Sky Studios also made special TV shows:

• Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) – A holiday special with the Ice Age characters.

Short Movies

They created many short films too, often featuring characters from their main movies:

• Bunny (1998)
• Gone Nutty (2002)
• Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty (2005)
• No Time for Nuts (2006)
• Surviving Sid (2008)
• Umbrellacorn (2013)
• Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015)
• Scrat: Spaced Out (2016)

Images for kids

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  Logo used from 1987 to 2005

See also

List Of 20th Century Studios theatrical In Spanish: Blue Sky Studios para niños