Rough guess? Someone closer to 50-55 than 70, which used to be the mandatory retirement age.How old should a CEO be?
Rough guess? Someone closer to 50-55 than 70, which used to be the mandatory retirement age.How old should a CEO be?
I'm a plain burger guy, so I'm not the best judge.
She’s actually much worse than a bean counter. She’s an unlicensed bean counter that ran banks
Interesting.I think Lassiter might've made a great CEO - and that might be why he's not there anymore...
This feels like a trap. I’m sure I’ll be mocked for this…Ok…I’ll play along…
Who?
Huh?To touch upon one of the previous comments, I think she is perhaps Skar... And where's her heart? I've seen no evidence of it... Can she make it tangible to us? I'll believe it when I see it... and the fact I say that in and of itself proves there is no Disney magic surrounding her at this time... <sigh>
I don't think you know what offended means. People are not offended by the content, they just think it is bad. The Disney Star Wars trilogy was trash. Kenobi was trash. Love and Thunder was Trash. So many others have been just plain bad.Love and Thunder outperformed Ragnarok domestically and in every international market in which it was allowed to open. It’s total box office fell short of Ragnarok entirely because it wasn’t allowed to open in Russia or China. Wakanda Forever has no clear protagonist and is an ensemble film about grief. With that in mind it’s showing very strong legs with a very small third week drop. Star Wars has two critically and popularly acclaimed ongoing series, one with a huge cultural footprint, one in serious discussions as the best television program of the year. The franchise hasn’t had media this well received since 1983.
All entertainment ever made “pushes an agenda.” We’re just in an incredibly stupid phase of the culture war in which certain people are trying very hard to be offended.
This feels like a trap. I’m sure I’ll be mocked for this…
Specifically, I think Asa Kalama (WDI) would be great. Some will know (and judge) him from his work on SW:GE, but I think he’d be great if Iger picked him now and spent the next 18 mo. developing him. He’s a geek, a creative, understands the business side of things, tech, and he loves the parks.
Tom Staggs is the only real person who makes sense here. Everyone else is either not experienced enough or not good enough at their role.
My opinions about those things seem to be the opposite of yours.I don't think you know what offended means. People are not offended by the content, they just think it is bad. The Disney Star Wars trilogy was trash. Kenobi was trash. Love and Thunder was Trash. So many others have been just plain bad.
If you are trying to make it out that people are fighting a culture war and that the content isn't just terrible then you are ignoring what is actually going on.
I mean- the man has been known to wear a cardigan. Surely that would have gotten Iger’s attention.Bravo to you for thinking outside the box! Corporate America used to reward that type of thinking. But it doesn't any more, so it probably is just wishful thinking.
But good for you for being creative for a, you know, allegedly creative company.
Lasseter the drunk exec that couldn't keep his hands in his pockets , even had an assistant follow him to ensure he didn't get in trouble all didn't work. He screwed himself.Iger seems to really like running Disney. He was sure quick to come back! Retirement must have been boring. Looking back now, it does makes you wonder who really ran off Jay Rasulo, Tom Staggs, Kevin Mayer, John Lasseter...
Your opinions are not universal. But yes, there are many people who hold the opinions you list who do so based on only on their perception of those films. I’m sure you are one.I don't think you know what offended means. People are not offended by the content, they just think it is bad. The Disney Star Wars trilogy was trash. Kenobi was trash. Love and Thunder was Trash. So many others have been just plain bad.
If you are trying to make it out that people are fighting a culture war and that the content isn't just terrible then you are ignoring what is actually going on.
He'll probably change his mind on getting all of Hulu with him back and Chapek making the company bleed money.NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Expects Disney to Write ‘Big Check’ for Comcast’s Hulu Stake
Disney has guaranteed a minimum total equity value of $27.5 billion, suggesting that Comcast’s share would be worth at least $9 billion.
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Expects Disney to Write ‘Big Check’ for Comcast’s Hulu Stake
Under a 2019 agreement, the media giant's 33% minority stake in the streamer is up for grabs as early as January 2024www.yahoo.com
Peacock At 18M Paid Subscribers, Up From 15M In Sept.; Jeff Shell Says Universal Now Rivals Disney Animation, Sees “Big Check” Coming For Hulu Stake
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said Peacock has more than 18 million paid subscribers as of today, a nice bump from the 15 million it announced for the quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by programming migrated from Hulu, sports and Universal movies. He threw down the gauntlet to a Disney company...www.yahoo.com
This was Iger's baby from the start. Part of the Fox deal. Looks like Comcast wrote a great deal for themselves no matter how it pans out. $9 billion minimum to walk away. Interesting to see how Disney moves forward with Hulu. Will Iger spend another $9 Billion in 2024 for full control? That's more then Marvel and Lucasfilm cost Disney, COMBINED. Maybe they might sell Hulu to pay down some debt and introduce HotStar in the US for there general entertainment streamer? It's been successful in the rest of the world already. If they take full control of Hulu, do they take it international? They already have HotStar in markets outside the US. Or maybe they forget about general entertainment all together and just focus on Disney content for Disney+?
If a CEO tried to be like Walt, Disney would close. Walt's quoteWhat is needed as a DIS CEO is someone that does not insist on being the face of WDW but the leader of the multi faceted conglomerate that is DIS.
Stop trying to be Walt.
Agreed, you can't have a purely visionary focused leader, very few are capable of that job. You either need someone who's got both (i.e Steve Jobs but less...well..you know, less of a bum hole) or you need a strong pairing of a visionary and sensible money manager who are able to see eye to eye. I think this is why Wells/Eisner worked so well - but only when it was them as a pair.If a CEO tried to be like Walt, Disney would close. Walt's quote
I don't make movies to make money, I make money to make more movies.
It wasn’t a trap…except I thought you were saying WDI.This feels like a trap. I’m sure I’ll be mocked for this…
Specifically, I think Asa Kalama (WDI) would be great. Some will know (and judge) him from his work on SW:GE, but I think he’d be great if Iger picked him now and spent the next 18 mo. developing him. He’s a geek, a creative, understands the business side of things, tech, and he loves the parks.
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