Skydance Hires Animation Director Nathan Greno

Animation veteran Nathan Greno (Tangled) is joining Skydance Media’s new animation studio to direct the tentatively titled movie Powerless.

Under the multiyear agreement, Greno will also consult on projects that are currently in development. Skydance’s animation division was set up last year to develop and produce high-end feature films and TV series in association with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios.

“We are so honored Nathan Greno decided to join the Skydance family and share his impressive talents with our new and growing animation studio,” said Bill Damaschke, the president of animation and family entertainment. “Nathan is well-established in the animation community and we are fortunate to be able to add this prolific filmmaker to our team of talented storytellers. In addition to creating his own project for Skydance, Nathan will lend his expertise providing guidance on projects in our development pipeline.”

“I’m ecstatic to be joining the burgeoning team of Skydance Media’s animation studio,” added Greno. “From my first meeting with David [Ellison], Dana [Goldberg] and Bill, I knew Skydance was the creative home I’d been searching for. I feel very much in step with David’s vision of what an animation studio should be.”