Emma Thompson DROPS OUT of animated movie Luck because she didn't want to work ...

Emma Thompson DROPS OUT of new animated movie Luck because she didn't want to work with John Lasseter after his sexual harassment scandal The actress, 59, pulled out of new animated movie Luck  A spokesperson for Thompson confirmed she didn't want to work with Lasseter Lasseter left Pixar because of sexual harassment allegations Skydance Animation's CEO defended their decision to hire the animator

By Lily Waddell For Mailonline

Published: 21:29 GMT, 19 February 2019 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 19 February 2019

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Emma Thompson pulled out of filming new animated movie Luck over concerns about working with John Lasseter.

Skydance Animation's CEO said the decision to hire Lasseter hadn't been 'entered into lightly' after the animator left Pixar because of a sexual harassment scandal.

However, a representative for Thompson, 59, confirmed to MailOnline she had dropped out 'over concerns about working with John Lasseter when Skydance hired him'.

Explained: Emma Thompson (pictured in Munich, June 2018) DROPPED OUT of movie Luck because she didn't want to work with John Lasseter after his sexual harassment scandal

Explained: Emma Thompson (pictured in Munich, June 2018) DROPPED OUT of movie Luck because she didn't want to work with John Lasseter after his sexual harassment scandal

A spokesperson for Thompson confirmed Emma hadn't filmed

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