ジョーダン・ピール氏率いるMonkeypaw Productionsは、開発部門のスタッフ3名を解雇した。今回の人員削減は、同社で前回行われたレイオフから約1年後のこととなる。なお、Universalとの契約は2026年半ばまで続く見込みだ。
アカデミー賞受賞映画監督ジョーダン・ピール氏が率いるMonkeypaw Productionsは、開発部門のスタッフ3名を解雇した。これにより、同部門に残るスタッフは4名程度となり、引き続き企画開発にあたる。解雇された人物の身元は明らかにされていない。The Hollywood Reporterが最初に報じたところによると、今回のレイオフは、プロダクション担当副社長3名とジュニアスタッフ約5名が対象となった約1年前の削減に続くものとなる。
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