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News The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Extends Robert A. Iger’s Contract as CEO Through 2026
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WoundedDreamer
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The reason Iger did that was because Peltz strong armed him into doing that. Once Iger guaranteed he would start slashing his favorite divisions, then Peltz backed off. Now he's back for more. There's so much extra fat to cut...Are you aware that ESPN already had a round of layoffs for on-air talent and replaced a lot of the expensive hosts with cheaper ones? So your "Peltz will save the day" scenario involves him duplicating exactly what Iger did 6 months ago. What a refreshing change!
ESPN Layoffs: Zach Lowe Joins The List Of On-Air Talent Who Have Been Let Go
Dozens of ESPN's top on-air presenters have been told that they would no longer be working for the network.deadline.com
You can reread why I brought up the Good Dinosaur. To call Elemental a huge a success, when only a few years ago a Pixar film that grossed nearly the exact same amount was considered failure, tells us everything we need to know. Disney and Pixar went on a full court press trying to paint Elemental as a victory, when its box office was mediocre to unsuccessful. Unless we're grading Pixar films on a curve now. I suppose them meeting the standard they set over nearly thirty years is too much ask.
And Luck? He was only working at Skydance for 3 years when it came out. Give him time. He had his two finely-tuned animation machines ripped away from him. They're each crumbling now. He's currently going through the grueling process of building a new one. If John Lasseter (and Ed Catmull!) had only founded Pixar, they would be known as some of the greatest creatives Hollywood had ever seen. Add to that the rebirth of Walt Disney Animation, and Lasseter is practically a miracle worker. It's like catching lightening in a bottle twice. If he can build a third great animation studio in Skydance... He will have beat every odd. He might just be able to do it.
As for Pixar? Unless significant actions are taken to correct its missteps, I expect it continue to canker and die. Which is tragic. Pixar was one of the greatest studios of all time. All indications are that it's stumbling and only getting worse. I feel so bad for the Pixar creators who remember what it used to be like. But it's increasingly clear the ship has sailed.
Smiley/OCD
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Ok…
Attachments
That leads to overcorrection. It's like riding a Speedway go-cart with a four year old driving. Bang into the right side? Turn all the way to the left...until you bang into the left side.
Smiley/OCD
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I got news for you…with that stupid rail on the speedway and the horrendous steering on the WDW carts, THIS guy who’s ridden karts all my life overcompensates and hits the rail…
I nominate you for the Disney Board!!
BrianLo
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Not grading on a curve. Elemental debuted exceptionally poorly. The media called it appropriately. Then it surprised everyone as it legged out all summer long. Had good reviews and audience reception. Then word of mouth built. It did exceptionally well in a couple markets, South Korea In particular.
It then did gangbusters on D+. Lockstep with Mario that had a release window lead. Disney’s best new streaming film of the year and it was significantly disadvantaged with a its late release window.
That’s why it’s called a success. That’s also why good dinosaur isn’t. It faded into oblivion, lost momentum and missed entirely in the post theatrical window.
There’s always this conspiratorial undertone that Disney is lying to us to advance a few movies. Or you know… maybe they actually are popular post theatrically? Disney has no qualms completely burying duds. Lightyear won’t exist soon enough. What’s Strange world? But Turning Red, Luca and Elemental will. And obviously Encanto, which for some reason people I guess have seen enough of, that the box office requirements can be forgiven just that once. They are more popular than a lack of billion dollar box office suggests.
Also I must apologize I did think John directed Luck. So I agree that’s not really on him.
JoeCamel
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Disstevefan1
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You bring up a good point. Course correcting for mistakes made by the Iger run Disney Company like the overpaying for FOX, the damage done to Lucasfilm and Pixar, hand picking and appointing Chapek, the fight with Florida, and other mistakes, is like trying to change course in a massive slow moving ship, it will take a long time.
I am sure Iger will want to stay on to see TWDC through the storm. His hand picked board really loves him so I am sure there will be no problem with him staying on, besides that, he is having trouble finding a replacement that is as good as himself.
Disney's problems are 100% caused from it's own horrible decision making. The vast majority of it's problems were preditable... and WERE predicted by many people. Yet, Burbank put it's fingers in it's ears and ignored the warnings a pressed forward anyway.
The people in Burbank that caused this mess STILL don't understand WHY they failed. They blame the pandemic, they blame finanicial conditions, they blame politicians and they even have the bawls to BLAME THE FANS!
The people in Burbank that caused this CANNOT be left to fix this! How can you fix a problem when you dont know what caused the problem?
We need NEW leaders in this company. People that KNOW this company and it's fans and people that embrace this company's rich history. (Without complaining how "problematic" it is all the time)
I remember the death trap theme park park in the 1970s in NJ- Action Park Vernon NJ.
Smiley/OCD
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A/K/A Class Action Park…Go-Karts were 8hp Hondas…40 mph with no roll bars…best karts at ANY park at that time!!
EMT’s were on property 24/7
Casper Gutman
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Disney's management has made mistakes, particularly in regards to the parks. However, the once-in-a-century pandemic that threw the entire entertainment industry into chaos and changed theater-going in ways we still don't understand, the streaming revolution which altered entertainment consumption more profoundly then anything since suburbanization and the advent of television in the post-war period, the baseless but concerted political assault on Disney which was amplified by many of the most powerful people and media outlets in the country (and was enthusiastically endorsed by a subsection of fans) all played a role in the instability that has plagued Disney. We haven't seen anything like the social, economic, cultural, and political changes that have destabilized the entertainment industry since the late 40s (and, very arguably, since the advent of cinema). To pretend otherwise is ahistorical and reflects a desire to push an agenda rather then engage in a useful conversation about Disney's past, present, and future.
Nubs70
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But Bob positions himself as being able to animate, develop streaming tech, but not as a professional mechanic
Nubs70
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But Bob positions himself as being able to animate, develop streaming tech, but not as a professional mechanic
Brian
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Even though he is decidedly unqualified to do any of that. To be fair, a vanishingly small number of CEOs of mid to large sized companies could do the work of their front line workers, and have not done it before, or for quite a long time. It's exactly the point that they hire people who hire people (and so on) who do know how to do that work for them and get paid a salary to do so.
To require that a CEO have done the job of every one of their front line workers before is bonkers.
Mr. Engagement
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When/where has Iger done this?
Disney has made hundreds of strategic and tactical mistakes since the Fox purchase. All these screw-up's are not even the most serious problem that Burbank has!
The problem Burbank has is their "attitude". It's their TOXIC arrogance and hubris that is in Disney's Boardroom!! Burbank is literally rotten right now. For years,...they have had the "Titanic" mentality that goes like this:
"We are so big and strong and powerful that not even God can sink this ship...and that is why we don't fear icebergs...."
It is THIS toxic ARROGANCE that has driven Disney straight into icefields with no fear. Every iceberg they hit,..they LAUGH at. "Sir,...we struck another berg and are taking on more water!" and Burbank's reply is always: "Haha,...so what?.. we are "Disney" and we are bulletproof and we'll never sink...full steam ahead!!!"
Burbank is toxic and going further,...they have NO respect for this company's lineage and history. Their ONLY concern today is pushing modern day political messaging and tearing down and replacing it's past as fast as possible.
Burbank needs to be replaced with people that LOVE this company and it's past and are NOT trying to use Disney as an iconic media platform for "personal" political addenda's.
BTW?...do you know "why" Disney has no Iger successor in the pipeline?? Because IGER has made DARN SURE that nobody will ever get close enough to him to challenge him. Iger stacked the Board with HIS people. Yes,..there is no second in line today behind Iger....and that is 100%....BY DESIGN!
The problem Burbank has is their "attitude". It's their TOXIC arrogance and hubris that is in Disney's Boardroom!! Burbank is literally rotten right now. For years,...they have had the "Titanic" mentality that goes like this:
"We are so big and strong and powerful that not even God can sink this ship...and that is why we don't fear icebergs...."
It is THIS toxic ARROGANCE that has driven Disney straight into icefields with no fear. Every iceberg they hit,..they LAUGH at. "Sir,...we struck another berg and are taking on more water!" and Burbank's reply is always: "Haha,...so what?.. we are "Disney" and we are bulletproof and we'll never sink...full steam ahead!!!"
Burbank is toxic and going further,...they have NO respect for this company's lineage and history. Their ONLY concern today is pushing modern day political messaging and tearing down and replacing it's past as fast as possible.
Burbank needs to be replaced with people that LOVE this company and it's past and are NOT trying to use Disney as an iconic media platform for "personal" political addenda's.
BTW?...do you know "why" Disney has no Iger successor in the pipeline?? Because IGER has made DARN SURE that nobody will ever get close enough to him to challenge him. Iger stacked the Board with HIS people. Yes,..there is no second in line today behind Iger....and that is 100%....BY DESIGN!
It’s cyclical. The 2000s saw WB pretty much controlling the box office with the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter series, 2010s were Disney’s with Marvel and the Revival period in Animation, 2020 it’s still early but pointing to Universal starting to get dominant.