Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[Agent H]

This was already an ongoing issue with Disney. Creative people feeling their work was compromised to fit corporate's or executive directives, or just feeling like a part of a machine to crank out movies.

Where have you heard this? It’s not like they pulled a Warner bros.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Where have you heard this? It’s not like they pulled a Warner bros.

This has been true of the company for decades. It's why Don Bluth famously quit, as did a lot of future name talent in the 80s.

Over the years, Disney has lost creatives like Chris Sanders, kicked people out because of changes to their animation department, or those they felt were controversial. They are not known for stability and there's a reason why so much of the company's product is sequels and remakes.

You don't work at Disney to have your vision come to life. You work there to support the company's goals. Sometimes the two go hand in hand, but certainly not always. Even if your project gets made, it could be dropped by publicity or go straight to streaming with little fanfare. This is not a unique to Disney problem, but they are also not exempt from such behaviour.

 

[Agent H]

This has been true of the company for decades. It's why Don Bluth famously quit, as did a lot of future name talent in the 80s.

Over the years, Disney has lost creatives like Chris Sanders, kicked people out because of changes to their animation department, or those they felt were controversial. They are not known for stability and there's a reason why so much of the company's product is sequels and remakes.

You don't work at Disney to have your vision come to life. You work there to support the company's goals. Sometimes the two go hand in hand, but certainly not always. Even if your project gets made, it could be dropped by publicity or go straight to streaming with little fanfare. This is not a unique to Disney problem, but they are also not exempt from such behaviour.

Okay yes sometimes creatives come and go creative people tend to disagree with each other and the corporate machine I’m not blaming them or anything it’s just a fact

 

[doctornick]

You don't work at Disney to have your vision come to life. You work there to support the company's goals. Sometimes the two go hand in hand, but certainly not always. Even if your project gets made, it could be dropped by publicity or go straight to streaming with little fanfare. This is not a unique to Disney problem, but they are also not exempt from such behaviour.

I think the bold is the key part though. Disney isn't providing unfettered creative freedom, but I don't think any major studio does. If a creative feels like Disney is interfering too much they can always leave of course, but I'm skeptical they'd find another studio that is substantially better in this regard. It's just the way the industry is.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I think the bold is the key part though. Disney isn't providing unfettered creative freedom, but I don't think any major studio does. If a creative feels like Disney is interfering too much they can always leave of course, but I'm skeptical they'd find another studio that is substantially better in this regard. It's just the way the industry is.

This was my first thought also, even if Disney tones down their public statements they’re still going to be one of the most progressive work places around. Disney was inclusive long before being inclusive was popular, I don’t think that’s going to change simply because they are playing it safe in search of a broader audience and more money.

Stories may get watered down a bit for the masses but that’s true at every studio, unless the creatives want to self produce an indie film for Sundance their work options are pretty limited.

 

[Casper Gutman]

It’s neat that we’ve decided government repression of speech is no biggie. Good thing history never happens and nothing ever really changes.