Robert Zemeckis’s ImageMovers Digital studio announced that Disney will be closing them today. According to The L.A. Times, Disney announced it would shut down the motion-capture studio and lay off around 450 workers.
ImageMovers is most known for such digital productions as A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express, and Beowulf. ImageMovers Digital has “Mars Needs Moms”, in the works, it is still on track to its 2011 release date. Additionally, Zemeckis is creating a 3-D version of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, which will also be made despite the closing of the studio.
