Disney Cuts Pixar's Workforce After Film Delay

Pixar's

has proved to be very bad for the animation studio's workforce. According to the

,

has laid off an "undisclosed number of people" at Pixar's headquarters in Emeryville, California. The layoffs are being blamed on the delay of

, which was originally scheduled for release on May 30, 2014. The film will now arrive on November 25, 2015. Officially,

was delayed because the film wasn't up to snuff. "At Pixar, we are constantly re-evaluating the creative and business needs of our studio," a Pixar representative told the LA Times. "With the release date change of 'The Good Dinosaur,' we have realigned our production and support priorities, which includes a small reduction in our staffing levels." In June 2012, Disney and Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter seemed to be very happy with the way the film was progressing. "It's really a great story because they are very funny dinosaurs," said Lasseter, as quoted by

. By delaying the film until November 2015,

will arrive two years after BBC Earth's

. Due for release this December, the film was named after BBC's 1999 television documentary mini-series.

In the trailer, dozens of realistic-looking dinosaurs communicate like humans, just like the animated characters of most Disney films.

The two-minute clip is slightly reminiscent of Disney's

, which was released in 2000 and also featured talking dinosaurs.

If Disney had released

in May 2014 as originally planned, it might have looked like a

clone. By delaying its release,

should be able to avoid any immediate comparisons. However, this leaves Pixar without a single film for 2014, which will be the first year without a new Pixar film since 2005. At that time, Disney and Pixar were at odds with each other. This caused a delay in the release of

. Disney ultimately acquired Pixar from

co-founder Steve Jobs, ending the dispute. Disclosure: