News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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_caleb said:
I'm not sure she'll actually get the job. We knew she (along with D'Amaro–sorry @Sirwalterraleigh) were being considered. But they were also considered to be not-quite-ready (hence ol' Iger coming back).

I've noticed a common storyline in lots of "news" articles about this: that Iger was never really a huge fan of Chapek or sure about his readiness to lead the company. This seems strange to me, since I was under the impression that Iger picked and promoted Chapek. Maybe it's just spin-writing a new narrative. But interesting nonetheless.
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She has two things going against her- she was the backstabber, and is the first name out of the gate. Couple that with her complicity in funny numbers and absolute DEARTH of experience running an entertainment conglomerate and I don’t see her as a realistic candidate.
 
OrlandoRising

OrlandoRising

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EPCOT-O.G. said:
She has two things going against her- she was the backstabber, and is the first name out of the gate. Couple that with her complicity in funny numbers and absolute DEARTH of experience running an entertainment conglomerate and I don’t see her as a realistic candidate.
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Her going to the Board to help oust Chapek is more likely seen as a sign of prudent leadership rather than being a "backstabber." Has anyone criticized her for it publicly?
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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OrlandoRising said:
Her going to the Board to help oust Chapek is more likely seen as a sign of prudent leadership rather than being a "backstabber." Has anyone criticized her for it publicly?
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I didn’t say she was wrong. Merely pointing out that there’s a long human history that the one who wields the knife doesn’t necessarily benefit from the sudden vacuum.
 
Indy_UK

Indy_UK

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I don’t see it happening but Kevin Feige is still my choice for CEO.

Jon Favereau I think will take over Lucasfilm once Kathleen is gone. Maybe share the role with Dave Faloni.

Cash D’maro needs to go too. I just don’t like the guy
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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OrlandoRising said:
Her going to the Board to help oust Chapek is more likely seen as a sign of prudent leadership rather than being a "backstabber." Has anyone criticized her for it publicly?
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If the story is true Bob was moving budgets around to disguise the D+ hit she could well have been the one that did it at his request then let the board know what was happening. After that quarterly he was done
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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JoeCamel said:
If the story is true Bob was moving budgets around to disguise the D+ hit she could well have been the one that did it at his request then let the board know what was happening. After that quarterly he was done
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Yeah she was up on those stages with him, and prepared those reports. She’s senior enough and those take enough time (and have enough eyeballs reviewing them) that the “I was under duress” argument doesn’t fly.
 
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Raidermatt

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el_super said:
Yeah that doesn't sound all that accurate, especially considering some of the later history of the studio. Roy was the one that pushed Walt aside when Walt had managed to upset the studio staff. Roy was the one making deals and Roy was the one that bought Walt's likeness to promote the studio. Roy was the one that kept the lights on for years while Walt was detached and eventually, without Walt he built WDW.

It was always in Roy (and the studio's) best interest to promote Walt as the one in charge but I don't think that really jives with history so much.

The only real reason a comparison with Wells isn't so apt is that the studio was a much smaller place in Roy's time.
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That is certainly a "creative" interpretation of history. Not really sure where to go with the discussion from there.
el_super said:
There were a lot of other issues going on at the time other than just Wells. Eisner had a heart attack around that time and something that tends to get glossed over in the fan history is how Wells and Eisner both were taking a lot of blame for the cost overruns at Euro Disneyland.

Eisner's attitude was due to shift whether Wells lived or not.
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Eisner's attitude was never the issue. His inability to main relationships either internally or externally was his biggest failing, and that had nothing to do with EuroDisney. This was a problem Wells was able to mask, which only delayed the implosion.
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

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Moving content made for one outlet to another is not criminal, and may be the right move at times. Pretty much all studios were doing that during the pandemic.

But not pointing it out to investors isn't being transparent.
 
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MAGICFLOP

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Iger is a nice step backwards. He is OK because he was at the helm when the economy took a downturn, but my opinion is he had Disney going in a morally wrong direction and Chapek went with throttle up.. A CEO is important to the company, their vision, their reading the market and firm direction is make or break... Sears, Toys-r-us, plus many other American Icon companies got wiped out by poor management at the CEO level..
 

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