He currently runs Skydance Animation. Apple has made a deal to release movies produced by Skydance Animation, the Skydance Media unit run by former Pixar and Walt Disney Animation head John Lasseter, the Cupertino, Calif.

Does John Lasseter still work for Pixar?

He's now heading another animation studio. After retiring from Pixar, the company he founded, in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal, John Lasseter is again heading an animation studio.

Who replaced John Lasseter at Pixar?

Pete Docter Talks Replacing John Lasseter as Pixar Creative Head. Disney-Pixar's Soul has been out on Disney+ for just a few weeks, and for co-director Peter Docter, it might be his last film for a while.