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Key point. They hit max success just before the bottom dropped out of the industry with 2020, so there was no thought of Plan B, and since then streaming has virtually necessitated Plans C, D, and E.

I think you’ve got a point. This is a Hollywood problem more than a specifically Disney problem. But other studios have figured out ways to reinvent their core franchises, admittedly with mixed success. Top Gun at Paramount. Todd Phillips’ Joker (and Barbie even if it wasn’t a core franchise)...

Valid question, and I wondered what they had in mind as well. Disney/Iger has touted their franchises as the bedrock of the company’s entertainment strength. He says this on nearly every earnings call of late. New Star Wars content, new Marvel content, new animation sequels, synergy in the...

Notable excerpt from article:

From Hollywood Reporter: Bob Iger’s Invincible Era Is Over https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bob-iger-disney-nelson-peltz-shareholder-meeting-1235860938/amp/

If it’s going to happen, give Gosling a blank check and go from there.

I’ve seen quite a few of those interview-style trailers. Thought the one for Poor Things was like sticking training wheels on the movie to head off any social media uproar.

IMO Eisner is the start of modern Disney by that definition. Miramax, Hollywood Records, ABC, Lucasfilm deals for the park attractions, even the Pixar distribution deal — all of those confused the issue of what Disney represented. The Marvel purchase is the biggest differentiator in Iger’s era...

Grouping Captain Marvel and The Marvels box office is hilarious. Wild, actually. Next they’ll give the Disney box office total for the last 20 years as proof that everything’s good in Fantasyland.

Gonna be hard not to laugh if this media strategy blows up in their face.

lol this is getting good

Innocently asking this: Has Feige ever expressed a passion for movies besides MCU content? Reason I ask is because I get the impression he’s a brand manager more than a movie maker, which would explain why the MCU productions seem to be so uneven in the creative arts. He seems more interested in...

Don’t you think “the masses” is overselling it? It’s done well for the budget but it hasn’t done the kind of business Disney expects for its animated releases.

Wouldn’t be shocked if Elio is the last original from Pixar for the foreseeable future, especially in the event that it does poorly.

Horror audiences never stopped showing up. It’s why something like mid-budget Smile was a hit for Paramount a couple years ago. Or why Talk to Me was a huge hit for A24. It’s one of the few genres where original stories can still get through and turn a nice profit. But it helps that horror...

Or that old chestnut “see, people don’t like original stories.” You can bet they’ll take the wrong lesson, either way.

She’s not bad IP to have around

https://deadline.com/2024/03/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-disney-record-viewership-1235862323/amp/ Spin hath beguneth

Example: RRR which had musical numbers, including a show stopper, and wasn’t derided as a turn off to men in the audience.

It simply means both films advance a feminist/anti-patriarchal message by showing the self-actualization of the lead women. Different tones, obviously, but the similarities are undeniable. It’s gotta be one of the reasons Barbie became such an also-ran during awards season. Voters could reward...