Just the opposite. They should consider releasing the male-targeted films they’re less confident in under a spin-off brand and release the ones they’re more confident in under the Disney brand. It would rehabilitate the Disney brand. Remember these slumps have happened time and time again. Disney always bounces back.
I think for something more adult, like Aliens, placing it under the Fox umbrella rather than the Disney umbrella would absolutely help at the box office, as you said they already do that with Marvel and Star Wars though, I’m not sure there’s anything Disney can do to distance their IPs from the Disney name, it’s simply common knowledge.
It’s mostly because I find the situation absolutely hilarious but I haven’t been shy about saying “great job Disney!” regarding Alien and Predator.
What I’m really referring to is the stigma Disney’s caught itself in in the past few years and if it would beneficial to leverage Fox. I guess only time will tell.
Disney films are geared toward younger audiences. I do agree that original films targeted at adult males should be released under the 20th Century Studios brand.
Could you define this “stigma?”
The “Disney isn’t actually for families” stigma and I won’t go into more detail than that. Agree or disagree it’s too loud to be ignored. The stuff they’re being accused of pushing is like a potent men repellant these days.
Frankly, I think all the studios have gone through a bust cycle, not just Disney. The pivot to streaming plus Covid clearly had an impact on creative quality. I do believe 2025 has demonstrated a return to quality.
It seems like Disney has given wide latitude to many film/TV makers - The Eternals, Acolyte, the Sequel trilogy, The Marvels, Boba Fett - were all directed/run by supposedly talented, creative individuals. (Same for Andor, Mando, Thor(s), and more.) And Kennedy has an extensive background in producing creative filmmakers. Although the consensus has been that the quality hasn't been there for many of these projects, I don't think it's due to not letting the creative people do their thing. They seem to have been doing a great deal of that.
Really? You can't see why someone would cancel their D+ over something like the Acolyte? My main reason for D+ was Star wars and marvel. So Acolyte was the straw that broke the Camels back. When my service date came up, I didn't renew. You have to earn a subscription and D+ hasn't done that.
So if Andor hit like Mando, they say oh well, can't do 5 seasons because Diego is gonna get too old. Absolutely not. If anything it was a cost vs RoI issue, it wasn't cheap to make. And after the results of the first season, I bet it confirmed it to them. But I have no doubt if the show became a real water-cooler show with great numbers they do all the seasons.
If it wasn’t for the NHL on ESPN+ I would have cancelled my D+ bundle months ago, 95% of my D+ viewing is old TV shows, old movies, and sports, without the NHL I could never justify $20 a month for the 1 or 2 decent shows they release every month between D+ and Hulu.
Genuinely, I really don’t think it has much impact. My family is hard-right conservative. They still love Disney. I also help the public on their smartphones quite a bit and you’d probably be surprised by the percentage of people I help whose Home Screen has this combination of apps.
Exactly. I would have spent about $140+ on D+ since I cancelled if I had continued it. For what exactly? One show, maybe two if I end up liking skeleton crew? I can think of a lot of things I could spend that money on. So Disney has put me in this position of going to churning.
The only “streamer” ahead of Disney’s viewership is Netflix. Obviously Disney is getting people to watch their stuff.
Skeleton Crew, Andor season 2, Daredevil: Born Again, Paradise, Alien: Earth. It’s more than I’ve watched on other platforms…
I’d have to guess the back catalogue is doing a lot of heavy lifting here?
And Pixar is producing flop after flop if it’s not a sequel right now. Oh how the mighty fell.
Flop after flop? I get that Elio didn’t do well at the box office, but it was a good film. Elemental was great. So was Luca and Soul.